The Bagel Cafe
Coffee
Vanilla Crumb Cake
Blackberry Muffin
Cinnamon Roll
Black & White Cookie
Buttermilk Pancakes
Malted Waffle with Strawberries and Jam
Challah French Toast
Cheese Blintzes with Sourcream and Jam
Corned Beef Hash with Overeasy Eggs and Everything Bagel
Only visited once in the past, but a place to which several others have been referred when craving a good local deli, it was in reminiscing of Langer’s a week prior that breakfast was enjoyed at The Bagel Cafe, certainly not the landmark sort of place found in Los Angeles but a very good meal at a fair price just the same.
Laid out with a grab n’ go area, bakery, and deli near the door as a spacious but tightly packed dining room fills the rear it was just after 8am on a Friday that our party of five entered and with family getting seated while I perused the pastry case it was mere moments before the menu was navigated; orders placed and rather weak coffee poured.
Perhaps the youngest people in the place, my 60+ year old mother included, it was not long before pastry selections arrived tableside, the daily muffin and huge slice of crumb cake each buttery soft while a warm cinnamon roll was unfortunately a bit overbaked, the black and white cookie fluffy and thick although frosting tasted a bit artificial.
Moving onward to mains, the kitchen expediting orders at breakneck pace with the dining room 2/3 full, it was with faux-Maple syrup cast aside in favor of the real stuff from home that French Toast, Pancakes and Waffles were gilded, the last a flavorless disaster when compared to the textbook alternatives; the the hash simply not my style and the blitzes failing to live up to the high standards set by Langer’s and innumerable others.
THREE STARS: Slipping a bit since my first visit, perhaps an effect of such a large crowd or perhaps a result of me overrating the place based on excellent ordering the first time around, The Bagel Cafe remains a competent spot for those craving Deli foods or what is still, in my view, the best bagel in Sin City.
RECOMMENDED: Bagels, French Toast, Muffins.
AVOID: Waffles, Cinnamon Roll, Chocolate half of the Black and White Cookie.
TIP: Those inhabiting Summerlin should keep their eyes on local mailers and newspapers as The Bagel Cafe frequently offers $5 giftcards for purchases of $25 or more.
WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor
