Mt Bagel

We love Mt. Bagel and are so glad there is a storefront! We had been doing the very competitive Friday-noon-bagel-drop-delivery-orders, and now some weekends can grab fresh bagels from the shop.They allow you to order delivery for the next week at noon Fridays (you gotta be quick on the computer!!!) or there are limited bagels you can go pick up in store Tues-Sat. The store just sells bagels and cream cheese -- no option for sandwiches. They're keeping it simple, and we're happy with that as long as the bagels stay fresh and delicious. This is our favorite bagel shop in Seattle. The bagels are so fluffy and have a great texture. They season both sides of the bagel so if you're splitting a bagel in half there's no "worse" half!Our only request is more cream cheese options! Spicy Scallion is really interesting and yummy but a tough one to eat a lot of.

Mt bagel is a very small storefront shop for the real basics: bagels + cream cheese. Although you should expect a long wait outside (no chairs or sky cover), the bagels themselves are fantastic. The bread is super fluffy and flavorful and the crust is perfectly baked. There's a larger variety of bagels but three cream cheese options: plain, scallion, and spicy scallion. They have nice local drinks in the fridge + coffee.

Tried the salt and plain bagels with scallion cream cheese and everything was absolutely divine. Easily better than most NYC establishments I've been to. The only problem with Mt. Bagel is the crazy wait in line and the fact that they sell out all the time.

My first (and most important) task when moving to Seattle was to find my new bagel spot. This has become a weekly ritual to stop by and grab fresh baked bagels and cream cheese each week. The bagels are the perfect texture - nice and crusty on the outside but soft and fluffy on the inside. The staff is also incredibly kind and the line moves quick. My only advice is to go early since they sell out quickly or to order the week in advance for pickup!

Food: bagels are fantastic. Fresh and soft. Service: very kind group of people The line started an hour before they opened. And it was about an hour long to get to the front and finally order. I unfortunately didn't take a picture of the cream cheese spreads but the spicy scallion one was my favorite- get it!

5/5 bagels, better than many I've had in NY. We tried one of everything, and my favorites were the salt bagel and sesame bagel because the bagel itself shines through the most. I also preferred them untoasted because you get a better chew. Yeah, you should get there early. But if you're there with a friend, time goes by fast!

It's really hard for me to give this place a good review. Yes, the bagels are tasty, but the way they run their store is, to me, almost criminal. Waiting in line for Mt Bagel feels like waiting in line for bread during the great depression, only to get to the front to be told "sorry, ran out." Luckily, I made the cut off right before, but my heart aches for those right behind me.In this day and age, it's inexcusable to run your shop in such an excruciatingly inefficient and nontransparent way.1) Their storefront is only about 30 sq. ft. big, so most people need to wait outside. Rain or shine. Hot or cold. Wait outside. They don't care about you, the customer, enough to invest in a better system. Get sick. We just want your money.2) They don't tell you they're running out until... well... they run out. "Less than a dozen left folks! Sorry!" If I could initiate a chargeback on my time, I would do that in a heartbeat. Bait and switch, anyone?3) No parking lot or bathroom. I wouldn't want to live anywhere close to here, having my street clogged up every morning by random cars.If I could give a low-cost suggestion, at least create a ticketing system so folks can wait in their cars. Even the DMV has that!But hey, that's just me. If you're happy to wait, and have nothing better to do, then feel free to stand in that line and get your $3 bagel.

Bagel is a perfect balance of crusty, chewy, pillowy, perfect amount of saltiness. We tried plain, sesame, poppy, everything, and salt - would definitely including plain and poppy in your order - I thought these ones really let the bread shine and you could really marvel at what makes Mt. Bagel a crowd favorite.Their cream cheese is very good as well! Come with a cute drawing on top fo the lid. Be prepared to stand in line! There is one person doing cashier and packaging your order, so it's one by one (also nowhere to wait indoors). This is strictly a grab-and-go establishment. They don't have utensils either so bring your own knife if you want to eat it as soon as it's in your hands.I've been on the hunt for best bagels in Seattle and between Howdy in Tacoma, and Oxbow Bakery in Montlake, this place does indeed take the cake for me. Brought back the bagels to my family of 5 people and 4/5 people agreed.Don't get me wrong, the other places were absolutely fire, but if I were to force a ranking on the bagels, I can totally see why people would come back to Mt. Bagel. Don't think it's easy though! I've attempted a few times before and this is the first time I've successfully found alignment in my schedule to stand in line for up to an hour and it being early enough where the bagels aren't sold out. Tip: they do pick-up and local delivery for some weekdays!

I would give this a 4.5/5 star experience. I admit however I am not the most experienced bagel person so keep that in mind with my review. The wait: arrived around 11 am Saturday and it was sunny and the wait was about 20-30 mins. The bagels: got a dozen and tried the everything, salt, garlic, and onion bagels. My favorites in order were everything, salt, onion, then garlic. Crisp outside and very chewy and soft Insides. Shared with friends, one who lived in nyc and said that the bagels are very good. I say bagel quality is like a 9/10 overall. These will smell up anything you keep them in with the great bagel smells!The cream cheese: got all three options. You should really only buy the spicy scallion and/or scallion. The regular cream cheese at $9 just isn't worth it. I'd say the same for the scallion cream cheese but I'm lazy so I know I'd never make my own but you should. I wish they had more options for breakfast bagel sandwiches or more cream cheeses or anything but I'm just lazy. It's great as is.

I love places like this. In the middle of a non-commercial neighborhood, this business attracts people from all over Seattle. As a lover of old school NYC bagels like H&H as well as Boichik in Northern Cal, this place falls into that mode of great neighborhood gourmet bagel shops. Fully coated and with the perfect chewiness. If I lived here this would be my go-to bagel shop. My only critique would be that they did just a little more for you. Perhaps they could slice the bagels and or toast them for you. They are much better toasted so you definitely need to take them home to eat. Spicy cream cheese was good but $9 for the tub was a little high.