Bagels ‘N More and Bliss Bakery

We tried the average and indulgent chocolate donuts and the ones sprinkled with sugar confetti and powder.

I went in Bliss Bakery for the first time looking for a cake to take to a small gathering celebrating a birthday. I believe they have just merged with a bagel shop and I was at first taken aback by the sign out front and the appearance inside. It looks more like a Bagel sandwich shop than a bakery. I was hungry so I ordered a wrap sandwich. The sandwich was good. There was a limited supply of cakes to choose from, they looked really good though. I purchased the small chocolate cake for $ 16.99 I did not eat any of the cake but all my friends loved it! I would give five stars if I felt like it was a true bakery with more variety in baked goods. Maybe they are in a transition.

This place never fails! I go to the Art Institute across the street and I get a bagel once a week. Everytime i go, I always hit a line but the workers are efficient and fast. The service is great, they always suggest specials and new combinations.
The bagels remind me of when I grew up in Newark NJ. They’re soft and chewy, and always fresh. The pastries are also amazing. Probably one of the biggest cream puffs and eclairs I’ve ever seen.
Please do yourselves a favor and visit Bliss Bakery/​Bagels n More. You’ll be a usual in no time.

Always out of roast beef. Friendly service but if your going to have a menu then actually have all the ingredients.

I’ve always liked this place and since they were bought out by bliss bakery, they’ve only gotten better. The menu boards are more updated and clear. The interior looks more kept up and inviting. There are quite a few more baked good choices (hello Bliss!) but they’ve retained the charm of the original place. I love the super veggie sandwich… cheese, lots of veg, sprouts, hummus all on a toasted fresh bagel… what’s not to love? Wish I had a more regular reason to be over that way so I can go more often.

I love this shop for their sandwiches. My personal faves are the Cosmopolitan, the Californian and the Tuna Melt. Their deli case now has goodies from Bliss Bakery too! Including my all time favorite guilty pleasure, French macarons! Check em out and tell em I sent ya!

Great cupcakes! I ordered one of each today… strawberry, key lime, vanilla, almond, chocolate, lemon, and red velvet. So far I’ve only tasted the red velvet and lemon, and they were both amazing. I parked on the bliss bakery side, but apparently they bought out bagels n’more so they sell the cupcakes in there now. I used to always go to Just Cupcakes, but now I’ve found my new spot! The cupcakes are fairly priced for what you get. ($ 2/​cupcake). The cupcakes looked ordinary, nothing fancy. They were presented on top of the counter under plastic containers. I actually didn’t notice them until I searched the front. And it’s given in clear plastic containers like the ones from a grocery store. I mean, I don’t mind sacrificing presentation for price as long as the cupcakes taste amazing. The only drawback is that they wouldn’t make for great gifts packaging-​wise. so I was skeptic at first… But once I bit into it I knew that it was right. The cupcakes were the perfect amount of moist with a nice fluffy flavorful icing. Nothing short of amazing. I only give it 4 stars because of the packaging.

I ordered a custom cake for a milestone birthday– I wanted something with a real *wow* factor. I was clear that I was happy to pay for it and gave plenty of lead time for the order. I asked for suggestions based on a couple fairly normal themes and to perhaps scan a look book for ideas. The lady behind the counter only offered the barest assistance with any designs (no book, no other customers were in the shop). All my design ideas were gently dismissed, and I settled for a design I thought was ok and bigger than I wanted. The cake turned out ok looking, but definitely didn’t get the reaction I hoped for from the recipient. The cake tasted good and was reasonably priced, but I will order custom design cakes someplace else in the future.

I have been a regular customer of Bliss Bakery’s «Bagels N’More» for many years, but have noticed a general decline in service quality over the past several months. My wife and I returned today — apparently they hired new staff — a male sandwich maker and a new cashier. When giving my order, I got the distinct impression that he was not listening, and that suspicion was justified. It took three tries for him to get the order correct. Also, there was a daily special providing for $ 1.00 off on a «create your own» sandwich and the cashier failed to provide credit. After all, a dollar is a dollar, even by today’s standards. She reluctantly went to the store posting to verify my claim, which was an insult to me. On another visit, I stood on line for almost 20 minutes while a cluster of employees engaged in what appeared to me to be idle banter — no recognition of me (or anyone else) as a waiting customer. Then, I had to repeat the order four times to an apparently disinterested employee. They need to restore their prior service level — Brueggers Bagels is virtually next door.

I called them last minute on a Thursday afternoon to order a birthday cake for Friday afternoon. Let me tell you, what a class act they were. They were able to complete my order and were so awesome about it. I ordered an 8″ round cake, it was marble flavor with buttercream icing. It was sooooooo delicious! The decorations were great and the handwriting was beautiful. The cake was, I believe, fairly priced. I’ve bought plenty of cakes in grocery stores and nothing compares to this. Thanks for getting this done for me … last minute. :) I’ll be back, for sure.

amazing customer service & a great tasting cake!

I decided to try Bliss on a whim. I was looking for something sweet and had read the reviews on Unilocal,so I wanted to check it out myself.
Customer service was fine. When I entered the store, an employee came down from upstairs fairly quickly to help me. She was friendly and knowledgeable about the items displayed. After looking around, I decided to purchase two donuts and a vanilla cupcake. The cupcake’s icing was creamy and sweet but had an underlying flavor of pepper that was offputting. I don’t know if it was supposed to taste like that or not, but it wasn’t pleasant. One of the doughnuts I purchased was cream filled and it was tasty. The second doughnut was really the star of the show – it was a maple glazed doughnut with bacon on top. Yes, REAL bacon in nice size pieces on top of a delicious maple glazed, yeast raised doughnut. Delish. Bliss is advertising a special right now, with a dozen doughnuts being 5.99 Sunday through Thursday, I believe. If you’re a doughnut lover, that’s a good deal.
So all in all, it was an okay thing. I don’t know that I’d be in a big hurry to rush back (it’s not particularly convenient to my home or work), but if I was in the area, I’d surely consider another one of those maple bacon doughnuts!

My first stop at this little shop, and I’ll definitely give it another shot. It’s a really cute little place with good customer service. I was jonesing for an apple fritter, and have NO LUCK with that in this city! In fact, I usually can’t even find them. They at least sell them, and the taste was ok but it was pretty doughy and a little uncooked on the inside. I think I spotted one tiny piece of apple, and the outside could be a LOT crispier and delicious. That said, their other offerings looked pretty darn good, so I would probably stop here to give some of their other stuff a try.

Great customer service!!! Went in with no expectations besides picking up a cannoli. Saw the different varieties of cupcakes and pastries and had to buy a few. As soon as I left, I opened up the box and tried one of the red velvet cupcakes and it was delicious! & the cherry on top was the gentleman who helped me was so friendly and helpful!!! I just found my new bakery!!!

** Readers should also take a look at the reviews for the other location listed on Unilocal at:
Bliss Bakery provided us with a great wedding cake for my daughter with a one-​week notice. Our other baker had a family emergency, and Bliss came through with flying colors. We had a four-​tier cake with chocolate, vanilla and carrot cake layers with a white fondant accented by teal fondant drapery with memorabilia accents provided by the bride and groom.
Bliss delivered the cake about an hour prior to the reception and set it up beautifully. The cake was fresh and tasted great!
I would highly consider coming here for another special occasion cake.