Noah’s Bagels

Great service, manager here always wearing a smile and greeting customers, by name frequently. Staff quick to tend to customers. Food is awesome, but new roll for pastrami ruben as opposed to the original rye bread toasted, is not an improvement. Imho. Being back the marble rye toast and this bumps to a 5 !

I have been to many Noah’s before and this one always gets my order wrong. The first time I came, I ordered a Bage. sandwich tosted with cream cheese. They forgot to toast the sandwitch and the cream cheese. Isn’t this the most important part? I decided to give it another try today and ordered a bagel sandwich with turkey and toasted. They again forgot to toast the sandwich and it was a complete soggy mess by the time I got home. The tomatoes were also completely soggy. Not giving this place another try.

Ahh. Noah’s Bagels. A flashback from my childhood. When I was growing up, there was a Noah’s Bagels a few minutes drive from my house and my family frequently ordered bagels by the dozen. We would also stop by Noah’s Bagels for the occasional bagel sandwich. When I returned to the Bay Area a couple of years ago, I was happy to discover a Noah’s Bagels opening up in nearby Walnut Creek. This location is pretty large — plenty of tables to eat in and plenty of staff making the goods. The Noah’s Bagels menu is much more diverse than what I was used to when I was growing up, but the bagels are still well made. The bagel sandwiches are also good as well. Great place to drop by for lunch or a snack! Love the doggie bagels too — my dogs, Teddy and Eli, are fans!

Two stars for really friendly staff. I’m usually there on the weekends and they are always so nice. However, the folks that are making my order, always seem to get it wrong. :(I just don’t know how much longer I can continue to go in if every time I get home something is wrong with my order.
My latest order was with two identical sandwiches except for the type of bagel. Both not toasted. But, one was toasted. Actually it was more than toasted — it was charred. You could see how the knife had scrapped off the burnt part then was used to cut the sandwich in half.

Worse Noah’s I’ve been to. Longest wait times, the prep area looks chaotic, and, after today, I will never return to this location. Half of the toasted bagel landed in the floor. The guy picked it up to put in the trash and another employee walked up to him, said something for a few seconds, then took the bagel half and put it in the prep area for serving. Waste and dropped food is a cost of doing business. If Noah’s can’t absorb that, then there’s a bigger problem than the poor customer service.

I was down the street with my husband and our bunny visiting the vet at VCA Cottage. After a quick nail trim, we pulled in here to grab a quick bagel to share. I sat in the car while my husband ran in. Only a few minutes had gone by before he returned with a toasted garlic bagel.
I’m not sure how they managed to toast the bagel that much that fast, but it was pretty well-​done. I asked if he’d ordered it that way, since that’s our usual request, but he said that was how that gave it to him without him saying a word. They were lucky we like our food a little on the burny side. We really do, but not everyone does and the garlic pieces were definitely dark enough that I wouldn’t have risked serving it like that if I were an employee.
All’s well that ends well though — we left happy! Everyone except the rabbit, who didn’t get to enjoy the delicious Noah’s Bagel!

I seriously just waited 15 minutes for my order with 2 bagels. Lots of people came after U.S. And all got their orders first. And one of the workers who was prepping food kept wiping her nose with her wrist.

I loveeee me some bagels! Yeah the staff at this store aren’t very nice but I don’t care because the bagels are delicious. Never crowded, always plenty of seating, clean enough, lots of parking.

Store is always clean unlike the Lafayette store. Bagel are bagels, but some shops you go into the bagel are hard and don’t seem fresh. Bagels from Noah’s have been soft and fresh on every occasion. Gene and the staff always make sure my large orders are ready to go when I expect them. That’s why I drive past a number of other bagel places to get my catering orders from this store. Great job!

Poor service! I called in my order 10 –12 minutes prior to my arrival. When I arrived apparently my order had not even been entered into the system. I was met with attitude. I asked if my order could be expedited due to there poor service. More attitude! Why would an order placed 10 – 12 minutes go after orders placed while I was standing there waiting and watching other people placing orders.

This is a chain so it’s pretty consistent. For California bagels this is your average bagel shop. If you would like a bagel breakfast sandwich this place is very good for that, bonus they serve breakfast all day, my favorite is the applewood bacon and cheddar. In terms of lattes and mochas make sure to try one of their frozen drinks. A word of caution though they advertise to be NY bagels, the bagels are quite small which is the opposite of most authentic New York bagel shops. Additionally they are slow, waiting 10 mins for a breakfast sandwich is not the best part of this experience,

We were excited to see this new (and closer!) Noah’s open up. We’ve been going to the one in Lafayette for years and while we enjoy it, it is super tiny and crowded. Hard to actually eat breakfast there.
Big upside of this place is the size. Very large, plenty of seating and comfortable. Great for eating breakfast! Service was good too. No issues. And it’s a Noah’s with all the usual fare and coffee. Noah’s/Einstein’s has surprisingly decent coffee.
So why only 3 stars? I don’t know if it’s been truly that long since I’ve been to one of these places, but the bagels just did not taste good to me. I had mine toasted with a bit of butter and it came out limp. Limp, lifeless, and tasteless. Noah’s bagels are clearly not authentic New York style bagels, but I’ve always enjoyed them nonetheless. But this time was different. I suspect that the staff needs a bit more training in how to properly toast a bagel. Either that or they have changed their bagel recipes.
We’ll still return and give it another try.

It’s a Noah’s Bagels.
Friendly staff, decent food. Somewhat high prices, but it’s to be expected from a specialty shop. Great shmears, and on the healthy side, even for the sweeter ones.

What an AMAZING selection of bagels. I was almost overwhelmed by the selection. Wow, all these bagels could be mine you say? Mine?!!
I had an egg sandwich in one of the best cheesy jalapeño bagels I’ve ever had.
Went back another day and asked for a toasted bagel and they didn’t toast that shit. It was still good though so, I can’t even hate… jerks! But, listen to my wishes next time goddamnit, I have needs!
Grabbed an apple cinnamon and a cheesy poppyseed bagel to go and both were equally as pleasing. Dang, I love carbs!

I’m not a fan of the other Noah’s in Walnut Creek but decided to give this location a shot when I was shopping in downtown Walnut Creek on a busy Christmas Eve. I didn’t feel like trying to fight my way over to another lunch spot. This Noah’s has plenty of parking in a private lot and inside was quite spacious! The areas where you line up and then wait for your food were open and easy to navigate. As for the food itself, you know what you are getting and the quality doesn’t really vary too much. I’m not big on their bagels but their egg sandwiches are sufficient and I like the healthy-​ish egg whites with asparagus and some other veggies. They ran out of the «bagel thins» I normally get but the nice lady at the ordering counter offered to make sure they scooped out the extra bread on a regular bagel.
I found the staff to be super helpful, very nice and most of all, were able to get my order right! Believe me, based on my visits to other Noah’s locations, that is a special thing! Overall, I could see coming back-​especially if we’re going on a road trip, seeking some quick and easy sustenance. It’s location on Mt. Diablo near Highway 24 is quite convenient. Great convenient addition to this stretch of town.

I love Noah’s Bagel. You come in knowing exactly what you’re going to get every time. I’ve tried a few bagel combos but my favorite is the Asiago Bagel with the 25% less fat Garlic and Herb Cream cheese. I always ask for light on the cream cheese (which is a necessity because all Noah’s Bagels put WAY too much on) and sometimes I get it, sometimes I don’t. Definitely not the end of the world when they put too much on, I just use a napkin and wipe the extra off.
So glad this one opened up a block away from my work. I probably stop by and get a bagel once a week to reward myself. Wish they had a frequent buyers card for people like me: p

How can one flaw with a simple order of everything bagel toasted with a light cream? It was cold and difficult to chew on.
Definitely wasn’t baked today.

I don’t know what I would rather eat, a bagel or a stack of five pancakes. They are both quite heavy by themselves, and not all that appetizing when eaten alone either. But when you make a full breakfast out of it that’s something I would like to try.
At least you have some choices besides the basic bagel varieties, I like the pesto, jalapeño cheddar, and whole wheat bagels. It sounds good as part of the breakfast sandwich, until you actually order it. One side of the bagel was more toasted than other, the eggs were overcooked, and the cheese wasn’t melted. The turkey sausage saved the sandwich, juicy with a peppery kick to it.
There are a lot of people behind the counter there, including one person standing there watching everything, like he was the pit boss of the prep line. Not quite sure what he does there. Maybe next time he can keep a closer eye on the toaster when mine is in there.

I was so excited to see a Noals Bagels opening up near work. I looked at the menu for veggie options. Unfortunately there is no salads without meat. They are all pre-​made and even after asking if they would get some without meat they said they are not set up for it. What’s with that? So they only thing I can have is a bagel. Very disappointed that they are not catering to vegetarians at all.

This location opened recently after a big build-​up, via a huge sign out front that literally counted down each day until opening day (e.g. «12 Days Until We Open!!»).
Avoid it until they get their act together. Despite the publicity, they are very clearly not ready to be open. I went on their 2^nd weekend, on a Sunday around 10:50am.
The average wait time was 30 minutes, to fulfill an order. That is not a typo: 30 minutes! For a bagel sandwich! My order of 4 egg mits took 32 minutes. Try waiting at the bagel shop with two hungry kids who just want a bagel, for a half hour.
Probably 15 other customers were standing around, incredulous at the wait. The employees were staring at the monitors, unsure what to do, trying to figure out how to fulfill the orders but clearly lacking experience and adequate training. They did not know how to work together, to make these sandwiches.
There should be no need to invent the Bagel Sandwich Making wheel. The owner needs to observe other local Noah’s, adopt an efficient system, and then train the employees.
The manager tried to save face by stating that this was «soft opening» and that they aren’t intending to be ready for prime time, which does not ring true given the count-​down-​the-​days advertising scheme. They gave customers a coupon for a free bagel and schmear on the next visit.
Once they arrived, the sandwiches were pretty good. The eggs need a little help. They were worse than normal Noah’s; they were fairly tough, and too spongy. I would guess they spent a little too long in the microwave (in plastic!) or maybe they sat out too long, waiting for an employee to match them up with a bagel.
The bagels were good, typical Noah’s.
On a side note, 4 of 8 visible employees needed to improve their appearance. One female had a sloppy ponytail, with long strands hanging out here and there. 3 male employees had obvious bed head, with unkept and greasy looking hair sticking out here and there. This is not OK in food service.
One other comment: several of the signs are tacky and cheap looking, including signs with «coffee» type drinks. They look like Jack In The Box, and do not jive with Noah’s image.