Bagel Beanery - Grand Rapids

I used to come to Bagel Beanery almost every. single. morning. I would recommend their bagels to all of my friends and coworkers, and I would bring to all of my family parties, friend get togethers, etc. Over the past 6 7 months, Bagel Beanerycould not be worse. They used to give you a ton of cream cheese (the main reason people loved going there), and the last many,many bagels I have gotten have not even had enough cream cheese to cover one whole side of my bagel. I keep thinking it will bedifferent the next time, and it never is. Their bagel maker was down for 3 4 months, and now the steamer is down. Last time Iwas in, their espresso maker was down. This last time, I decided to order extra cream cheese which cost me $1.60 extra, makingmy bagel over $5.00. Of note, there still wasn?t even close to as much cream cheese on this $5 bagel as they used to give you.At Terra Bagel in GR, where they already give you a TON of cream cheese, extra cream cheese is only $0.50. Unfortunately due tomy last 10+ experiences, Bagel Beanery has officially lost my very loyal business (despite my many attempts to give them asecond chance). Hoping this review encourages them to reevaluate their recent way of functioning and they can return to beingthe iconic bagel shop they used to be the last few years! I have seen many other recent reviews saying the same as mine, and forthe time being, I will not be returning to Bagel Beanery.

Coffee is fine, nothing special, but the bagels themselves are excellent and earn them 5 stars! My go to order is the half bundle. 6 bagels and a tub of their flavored cream cheese (all of the flavors are good, but veggie is a standout for me! Itmakes an outstanding breakfast/lunch to eat over a few days.

Love the location and atmosphere, but wasn?t a fan of the sandwiches. It was fairly bland. Workers there were very kind though!

This place has amazing bagels and their homemade(i think lol) strawberry cream cheese is fantastic. taking one star off because their iced lattes are lacking in quality but i think it?s because they?re only $2.50 for the summer so the employees areprobably fed up making stupid lattes lol

This place is typically my go to bagel spot. They have been serving up Gordon Foods bagels while their oven is down. This is typically not an issue but their staff do not tell their customers that the bagels are from Gordons. That doesn't sit well withme.