Goldberg’s Famous Bagels

IN LOVE with this place!!! If you are looking for authentic and tasty NJ NY bagels, this is the place to come. I HIGHLY recommend, and when I say HIGHLY it’s a nice way of saying you MUST, order a taylor ham egg and cheese with ketchup, salt and pepper on whatever bagel you would like (I prefer onion or garlic). Just thinking about this sandwich is making my mouth drool right now! Their regular bagels with cream cheese are also super delectable. These are good bagels for buying and freezing also. Since I now live in FL, whenever I’m in NJ we come and byu dozens of bagels to bring back home, because no one does it like Goldberg! The place is quite big inside too for a bagel shop, and the staff is super friendly, they have been there for years so it’s nice to always see a familiar face. I HIGHLY recommend this place!!!

Wow where do I begin! 4 stars for a quality breakfast and fresh bagels made daily. I grew up in the area and just took a trip back home and made sure this was a stop.
It’s extremely chaotic in the morning, but that’s jersey for ya. They have plenty of options to choose from when it comes to bagel and spread flavors. Taylor ham is always on point (it’s a jersey thing). They are a little on the pricey side, but in my opinion it’s worth it.
The only downfalls with this place is that there’s a bit of a language barrier, and they just recently started accepting debit cards. They require a $ 10 minimum. Come on guys it’s 2016! Aside from that I thoroughly enjoy coming here whenever I take a trip up to NJ. I usually buy a dozen, freeze them in zip lock bags, and bring them back to Florida. Can’t get enough!

I ordered simple; a blueberry bagel with nothing on it. What I got was the guy behind the counter Stone Cold Stunnering me and then drinking… one beer… two beers… three beers… over my limp and grounded body.

I grew up in in the area, and have been going to Goldberg’s for years. One of my favorite things while growing up was bagels and football on a Sunday, and that tradition started at Goldberg’s. My usual order was always an everything or sesame bagel with cream cheese, and a nesquick. Simple (and possibly childish) but it hit the spot…
That was the past, and what I learned from a recent visit down memory lane, is that unfortunately sometimes things/​places change, and not for the better. My past few visits to Goldberg’s have been sub-​par but my last one was so below the level that I expect from Goldberg’s I felt the need to post about it.
Upon walking into the store I was greeted with total chaos. There was no clear line, and things were moving slower than slow. Being busy is never something I’d hold against a store, but when half the staff is standing around talking instead of taking orders there is no pass. Things got worse once I got into my car and opened the wrapper containing my bagel… when you order a bagel with cream cheese, it’s usually nice when they put cream cheese on it. I’ll be the first to admit I like a lot of cream cheese on my bagel, but this is so below even a normal level it’s sad. I’ll let the picture do the rest of the talking for me.
I hope Goldberg’s will turn things, and get back to being the Goldberg’s I remember growing on.

Absolutely the worst place! They rip you off! $ 15 for 2 bagels with one egg white and one slice of bacon??? Really! And to top it off, you screw up the order and then tell me I owe you more money because you had a throw a bagel out? Rude workers and the place is dirty. Health department needs to get in there ASAP! Save your time and money and keep driving!

$ 4.50 for a bagel with 1 piece of ham and 1 egg and cheese!
Never again I’m coming here again! Rip off and nothing special about the bagel!

I went here to satisfy a serious hankering for a Bacon, Egg and Cheese. My order was taken quickly and executed correctly by polite staff. I went with a friend and we compared notes after. Neither one of us was impressed with our sandwiches. Mine even had a few bites that were just off — one too garlicy another too American cheesy and they went overboard with the ketchup spoiling the whole sandwich. The bagel pulled apart easily resulting in some bites that were too much bagel not enough sandwich. But I’m just being picky. Real problems were the coffee cups were such low quality that it made a puddle in my cup holder, and the pricing. I got a Bacon, Egg and Cheese and a small coffee for $ 4.50. My friend got an Egg and Cheese, no coffee for $ 4.25?! I wouldn’t go back for risk they would overcharge me. I feel sorry for anyone in the area who thinks this is a good bagel spot. The competition must be really bad to make this place palatable. Maybe it’s an acquired taste?

This place is hit or miss. The staff are pretty crappie and pretty long faces. Bagels are good until they mess up ur order. Cream cheese is good. Dingy place tho, it needs an update with modern look. I work the night shift and this place is one of the few that are opened. It satisfies the hungry for what it is.

Crappie attitudes with guys behind the counter. Asked where do I order and did not get an answer but a snarky remark «they’re are others before you». So asked again and they blew me off with «we are busy right now» Great way to run a business.

This place is so disorganized. The bagels are all mixed up and I didn’t get the type I asked for.

The place is always busy so you know it is a staple in the community. The reason is definitely their quality of food. Amazing bagels, sandwiches, even their coffee is great. I love coming here and trying new things. In regards to all of these negative customer service reviews, I say the staff may not be the most overly friendly people ever, but be nice to them and they will take care of you. You’re in Jersey! They’re not being rude, they’re just busy and trying to do their job. I will always come back here. Also, good to note, they have the freshest lox you will EVER have on a bagel. They cut it off of the salmon right in front of you when you order it.

This is my go-​to bagel shop. BEST bagels around. There’s just something about them… I dunno what it is, but the bagels themselves are definitely better than Bagel Brunch or Bagel Buffet.
Driving down the shore and need to stock up at the liquor store next door? Or hungover from the night before? Yea those are the times you will need to take yourself down to Goldberg’s.
Very extensive assortment of cream cheeses. I LIVE for their toasted salt bagels, but they do run out/​screw up my order now and then, especially if I order a breakfast sandwich. You can’t forget the s/​p/​k this is New Jersey!
One problem about this place is that it can get pretty crowded at times and you will have to wait, but worse is that it shares a parking lot with 24Hour Fitness (ugh) so all the gym nuts take up all the parking.

I’ve been here a few times before this visit. Bagels are ok, they’re crunchy where I prefer chewy. Someone made the comment they charged him different prices on different visits, that happened to me last visit.
The guy waiting on me seemed to have trouble with the English language, I suspect English wasn’t his first language. I ordered the breakfast special, when I went over by the coffee I asked if there was any real half and half, not fat free… he pointed to the milk containers that were lined up by the coffee… I looked again, only spotting the fat free… I asked him again, he motioned to the milk line up again and looked like he was getting upset… I said there are only fat free here… he really got mad and ignored me.
I ordered the breakfast special but I guess I upset him so much he charged me for each item… there he got me back for wanting real half and half… ouch.
Sandwich was good, staff was rude, and they have no real half and half at least on my visit but I checked the prices this time and I was charged correctly for a sandwich and coffee even if the guy was mad at me.

I wish I could take their lox to my favorite bagel spot and that would be the best combo. Maybe it was just the day I went but the bagel was a bit hard from the outside. I like them a bit firm and chewy on the inside and I didn’t taste any of that.
Service is okay. Nothing terrible in my experience but nothing spectacular. The coffee was the bomb though!!! They had graham cracker flavor which is what I ended up getting

Bagel store in a mini mall with tons of parking. There’s a seating area with a few tables, where you can eat your food.
I’ve tried a few things from here in the past, which included an omelette and numerous bagels. The service here is pretty fast. The omelettes are pretty good and the bagels are very fresh.
The bagels here are weirdly priced though. I think its 95¢ for the bagel and its $ 2.25 for the bagel, toasted with cream cheese. So either, its the toasting or the cream cheese, maybe both, that makes the bagel go from 95¢ to $ 2.25 (a difference of $ 1.30), quite a big jump in price. I’d guess its the cream cheese that causes the price increase, but I’m not sure. Quite expensive cream cheese, if it is.

Boy going to this place in the morning was like the Hasbrouck Heights hangover convention. Obviously a lot of people needed that breakfast sandwich and a coffee to get them going after a long night of partying. And doesn’t a nice bacon egg and cheese hit the spot after a long night? Hell yea it does!
Goldberg’s always hits the spot. Their bagels are nice and fluffy not hard and chewy. Their meats seem to be a good quality as well. Needless to say Goldberg’s is never a bad choice.

Excellent spot for traditional NYC deli fare. I love a good bagel and this place is one of the best ive had. Old school bolied then baked but very light and easy to eat not leaving your jaw hurting from chewing. Ive also had a pastrami/​corned beef on rye here that was very tasty and didnt break the bank (under $ 10) I highly recommend this joint!

We stopped by here twice for breakfast, got two humungous sized bagels with lox for under $ 6, three of us ate from it and we still had leftover, that’s how big the bagels here are. The lox within the bagel was excellent, nice smokey salmon and generously filled.
I read the other reviews about the service but I guess I was lucky both times and got excellent service.
They take credit/​debit cards BUT, your total has to be more than $ 10.

2.5 stars, rounded up to 3 stars.
I just picked up lunch here while waiting for my windshield to be replaced at the Safelite across the street. Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed.
The «Grilled lemon chicken wrap» I ordered had no hint of lemon in it at all. The chicken was dry as expected, being white meat, but I did encounter bones in the chicken. For $ 6, you can definitely do better elsewhere; the wrap wasn’t the largest of portions and should have been priced at $ 5 or less.
I don’t think I would travel out of my way to eat here. This review probably would be a two-​star review, but I decided to give it an additional half star as I imagine there aren’t too many other offerings like this one in the immediate area for fresh bagels and general deli offerings. Coming from Route 120, you will see mostly gas stations and chain fast-​food and fast casual establishments.

Large, solid doughy bagels; ordered a cinnamon raisin with cream cheese and an egg and cheese on everything. I was disappointed that there was not quite enough egg/​cheese on my sandwich. They were, however, generous with the cream cheese. I might check out what else is in the area, but it was not bad.