I love their wood-fire oven Montreal-style bagels. I prefer their Avenue Rd & Lawrence location just because it's bigger, I can see the wood fire oven better & get parking more easily. Otherwise, I would have given this 5 stars.
PARKING
Metered parking can be a nightmare at this Bayview location.
Located on the west side of Bayview, but close enough to Millwood lights to the south that you can park on either side.
FOOD
They sell Western brand cream cheese to go or you can choose from around a dozen really interesting, traditional and non-traditional flavours of cream cheese they blend. It's cute because they decorate the top of each flavour.
They have a phyllo "spinach feta spiral" that is garlicky and tasty. It is better if it is warmed up, which they offer to do.
They sell a few flavours of rugelach, but I haven't had them.
Their bagel flavours are pretty traditional: cinnamon-raisin, poppy, sesame, everything. They have a wonderful chew. They are not the massive oversized bagels. I wish they had a sprinkling of salt for their seed options to compensate for the lack of salt that is in traditional Montreal bagel dough, but I still enjoy them immensely anyways.
I love that they never seem to run out of flavours. I'm guessing they bake bagels all day/night like the Avenue Rd location???
DRINKS
They have some bottled brand name smoothies and juices.
SEATING
Next to none. Maybe 3 seats if I am recalling correctly.
STAFF
Prompt and friendly. Though hard to see staff over the tall display cases; I use my imagination and envision a giant claw machine at the arcade that fetches a plush toy after I put in a Loonie then they appear at the cash register with my haul.
HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE?
Yes. No steps. No washrooms whether handicap or non. Wide enough passage way along the counter. Good visibility of products for wheelchairs.