Western Bagel

These bagels are too good to be true and their cream cheese selections are equally delicious. My family has been frequenting Western Bagels for years but this location is the kindest! Random strangers always spark up the nicest conversations here and the people who work here are equally nice. And with bagels like these– how could we not come back? I would eat here everyday if my cholesterol wouldn’t hate me for it. A family favorite for life!

It’s no NYC bagel, but the closest thing I’ve found out here. 4 star score relative to west coast location. Crispy outside and chewy inside, nice toasting and good amount of cream cheese. My one complaint is that the bagels are actually pretty small! Wish they were 25% bigger, to a standard NYC bagel size.

So, this is the problem that I have. Western Bagels are delicious. Their cream cheese (even the reduced fat) is to die for. My problem is that the prices are outrageous and the bagels seem like they’re about ¹⁄₃ smaller than they used to be. I even drive from Moorpark just to get these bagels. But I just can’t, in good conscious, continue to buy my bagels at Western Bagel. Every single time I leave there with my tiny bag of a dozen bagels I feel completely ripped off. And it’s sad. My family has been buying bagels from them since they opened. My brother even worked at that same location in the late 70s/​early 80s. Goodbye to Western Bagel. We had a good run. :-(

We were so happy to discover another local bagel place, as the Noah’s on Moorpark is just so awful. The food and service are decent here, but our credit card number was compromised and we had to go through the ordeal of getting a new card number, etc. So maybe consider paying cash for your transaction at this location.

Best Bagels on the West Coast. Always fresh. Stopped in for a bagel and lox on a Bialy. $ 8.20 Versus $ 14 to 20 at the local delis. Can’t beat it. Coffees are very good also. No other Bagels compare locally.

Let me start my review by stating that my family and I are transplant from NY. That said it’s really hard to be pleased with bagels or pizza outside of NY. Western Bagels reminded us with Thomas Bagels that we found in the NY supermarket aisles in NY. Nothing to brag about despite most Angelenos declaring it their best shop. We were very disappointed though. However, they had a decent selection of cream cheese and outstanding customer service.

Old school place. Endless variety of delicious bagels. Decent coffee. Skip the pastry. We tried a cinnamon Danish and it did not compare to the bagels. The bagels are so fresh… Crispy on the bottom and chewy. Be prepared to wait in a long line during breakfast hours.

Best bagels in town. Best cream cheese in town. Best pizza bagel in town. This place has amazing bagels. The service is great! I come here every Saturday! Hope you come here too!

Where to start? 1970 maybe? I’ve always lived by a factory so Sunday morning staple… hot fresh bagels and they always gave us mini bagels as kids. Hot and fresh. The staff is always on point and the bakers dozen has always been their dozen. I have been lucky enough to enjoy Dave and Steve’s bagels since a little kid and you should too. If only they would open a store in Ventura!

I would do tricks for a bagel. Sit, shake your hand, play dead, spin. I can even learn something new. Yep, I love’em. By the dozen is how I do it, plus they’ll give a free one.
The people of Westlake Village really love their bagels, too. It’s a pretty big bagel shop, and on weekends it’s 20 people deep.
Western Bagel is a chain, but it’s a good one. Bagels aren’t overly large (ala Noah’s Bagels), so plan on having two.

Definitely the best bagels in the area. Always freshly baked, never old. Everyone that works there is always friendly

Western Bagel is fantastic. The food is always great and the chocolate chip Danish is to die for. It’s my second office. I always try to get there during the day to relax and catch up on my email and phone calls. The bagels are addicting ! You’ve been warned !

Ever since my local bagel shop closed down I started going to western. Normally the service is pretty decent and the food is always yum. This time when I went in I ordered an egg, cheese, ham bagel with avocado. The ham was not cooked (very cold in fact), the cheese was not melted (slapped on at the end), and the avocado was cut into large 3 inch chunks (slipped out of my sandwich). I don’t blame this on the restaurant I blame this on the employee (Lola). I went to talk to the manager but he was too busy sitting on his phone on the side seating area (lazy schmuck). I will now never return to western bagel and I have an avocado stain to remind me.

As a New Yorker I feel qualified to say these are the best bagels I’ve found in Los Angeles. I also love their tuna salad sandwich. They know how to make the dough is all I can say. Highly recommended. Sunday morning the line is out the door.

IF YOU LIKE A POPULAR LUNCH ITEM YOU HAVE TO GET IT AT BREAKFAST!
The only reason I give this place 2 stars is because I absolutely love their hand carved turkey sandwich on a bagel the only problem is I can never get one. A couple years ago when I worked in the same shopping center a couple of my coworkers turned me on to this sandwich when one of them didn’t want the other half of hers because she had eaten a large breakfast and was full. I loved it! I soon realized though that if I didn’t get it by 10am they always ran out. And they would say «yeah we run out quickly and people ask for it all day,»
I have since worked somewhere else for 2 years now and I had forgotten about this place. My husband and I were in the shopping center for something at lunch time one day and I told him we should go in and get the turkey sandwich. Low and behold they ran out. What a surprise. They asked if I wanted something else. Uh, no!
You would think if you knew something was your most popular lunch item and that everyday you ran out and continued to have people asking for it that the logical answer would be to make more? But yet in 3 years that I know of this has not dawned on them? I found the Rhineland Deli since then and will continue to go there. They have this amazing rye bread and I hate rye normally but knowing everyone loves their rye they always have plenty of it. No matter what time of day I go they always have what I want!

When are going to do away with the ridiculous numbering system? Though it is quite humorous to watch adults move closer to the counter as though the # they preselected is magically lowering.
Removing the numbering system and paying first has 3 main benefits:
1. Reduces stress in line.
2. Avoids having the teenage bagel expert ask you what you ordered again and again while the rest of your order sits on the counter behind him or her getting cold. the order would be written on the receipt since you already paid.
3. Allows us to get our coffee while u make the bagel. so for the first time in western bagel history i can have hot coffee and a warm bagel at the same time.
You guys are one of those companies where your product is so darn good that it overshadows many any other issues. but I keep coming back anyways!

I’m always craving their traditional– which includes lox, cream cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and capers and I get it on a toasted water bagel for the low carbs. Oh and make sure you get that dill pickle it goes so good with this but sometimes they forget to add it in there. This is my favorite bagel. I get my little ones the roasted turkey bagel with cheese and they love it. Kid friendly place, prices are decent and the service is quick. It gets crowded on Saturday and Sunday mornings, best to hit this place after 11am for brunch or really early. ;p

Solid, quick and friendly.
You walk in and are quickly overwhelmed by the bagel options. SO many to choose from. They all looked bomb. Then you get to choose what you’re actually getting on the bagel. I went with lox, capers and cream cheese on an everything bagel. It tasted great, was a good price and was ready fast.
This is a great spot to stop off and grab a quick bite to eat especially when everywhere else is overcrowded during brunch.

You have probably eaten Western bagel so many times without even knowing since they are one of LA. s largest suppliers to restaurants! If you are lucky, you can even take a tour of the WB factory on Sepulveda and watch the bagels being made. This review is for the Westlake store. Bagels are hot and fresh if you get there in the morning. I usually buy 12 which is a baker’s dozen (13) and eat one on the way home! The everything, everything with cheese, onion, garlic, salt, egg, plain, sourdough, pumpernickel, whole wheat, and rye are some of my favorites. I also love the cream cheese selections. The vegetable cream cheese is delicious and the lox spread has chunks of lox running through. If you decide to eat in, order up a bagel, lox, and cream cheese, with onion and tomato. This is a complete meal and very filling. For lunch, most locations make killer fresh turkey sandwiches, on you guessed it, a bagel! Get there early though as they sell out. I am giving four stars because the coffee could be better. It’s their own WB blend and a better blend would push them up to a 5!

While staying with family in the area, I fell in love with the Sprouted Wheat bagels they were serving me each morning for breakfast. After inquiring about said magical bagels, I discovered that they were from Western Bagel. Best bagels ever! Before I left town, I went there to stock up and take a bunch home with me to freeze and enjoy later. I also liked their Berry Cream Cheese Spread.
Only thing that could be improved is a more cheerful demeanor on the employees. After all, bagels are breakfast, and who doesn’t want a friendly encounter at breakfast-​time?