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| - Not impressed. I have been eating at Poppy Seed bagels for about a month now. It is right down the road from my job so it was a convenient alternative to the Independence Fast Food choices.
Now, being a Southerner, I've never had the chance to experience "bagels &Lox" but decided that this place might be a good starting point. After all, they taught themselves as being an authentic NY Style Bagel shop. What I got was 100% opposite of what I was expecting. Their menu pics would have you believe that you would be enjoying a delicious bagel with cream cheese,capers and thin slices of smoked salmon. What I received was about 1 cup of cream cheese with what seemed like chopped pieces of "salmon" mixed in with it. Can't say it tasted like anything more than a fishy cream cheese bagel. The actual bagel wasn't anything to write home about either. I've gotten the same or better at my local grocers bakery.
I decided not to ban them after this one failed outing and gave them a second try. I had a plain bagel with their Scallion cream cheese. It was again, 1 cup of cream cheese with a few diced pieces of the actual scallion. I, honestly, couldn't even tell that it was there. T
The next meal was one of their sandwiches. I tried the Harmony Turkey sandwich on a plain bagel. The fact that they use Boars Head meat is a plus and honestly, made the sandwich. The bagel was tough and the wimpy shredded pieces of Iceberg lettuce were a let down.
Needless to say, I won't be going back here for the bagels, which is sad because that's what they are supposed to be specializing in.
The decor is cute and homely. They have a good selection of kettle chips and desserts at the counter.
However, I'll stick to McDonald's bagels with egg,cheese and bacon for a quick on-the-go breakfast. It's actually much better.
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