Mike's Bagels
Washington Heights, Manhattan
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Store: A small set-up filled with doctors and nurses from the local medical facility. Strong store signage out front. A clean, austere spread display, tiny drink selection and limited pastry selection. Very fast, responsive staff. While low on amenities, the store's nods to classic stylings buoy its rating. 3.75
Bagel: A medium sized bagel with toppings on both sides. Topping composition is standard and dominant on the bottom half. The dough exists in the twilight between fresh and old, with a tough chew that doesn't seem by design. Salt apparent visually and in taste, with shotgun blasts of flavor here and there. 3.25
Cream Cheese: Served cool. Extremely fine scallion chop, whipped up to a pistachio green coloring. Hyper tangy, dairy forward and highly vegetal. Even coverage but a bit too much applied. The very uncommon - though not unique - style merits novelty points for sure. 3.75