Mike's Bagels

Washington Heights, Manhattan

Mike's Bagels
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Total Score

Ranks & Awards

3.58 / 5
#38 in Manhattan #133 in NYC

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

Mike's Bagels

Washington Heights, Manhattan

Mike's Bagels

Total Score

Ranks & Awards

3.58 / 5
#38 in Manhattan #133 in NYC

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

Bagel Size and Texture

CracklyChewySmallX-Large

Seed and Salt Density

High Salt RatioLow Salt RatioTopping LightTopping Dense

Spread Ripeness and Texture

Fine ScallionCoarse ScallionDairy LatentDairy Forward

Store Style and Services

Variety of ServicesFocused ServicesClassicContemporary