New: Brownstone Bagel Bread Co.

Gotta love that last AY comment on brownstoner... I need to check this place out though!

Subject: New Bagel Place - 4th/Union

I had such high hopes for the new place (especially since Bageltique went to hell under the new owners), but I've been in there twice: both disappointing.

First of all, they didn't have what I ordered off the menu. Future restaurant owners, listen up: DO NOT OPEN TILL YOU'RE PREPARED TO OPEN. Jeez, is it so hard. If my first time trying your store you don't have what I want, how bad an impression does that make? One turn-off like that and plenty of people won't bother again.

But the worst part is that they totally swiped my change--both times!!! One time it came to $3.90 and the kid gave me back 6 dollars and quickly turned away to do something else. I got his attention again and said, "where's my dime?". Fine, maybe it was a mistake, whatever. But it totally happened the second time I went, also. That is so, so shady.

I went there -- but they didn't have iced coffee so I left.

Matrick wrote: I've been there twice so far. The bagels are alright. Their iced coffee is god awful and expensive. Bageltiques' is better. Hell, Around the Clock (the deli on the corner across the street) has better iced coffee.

gawdawful weak or strong?
(the only iced coffee I love around here is from Gorilla)

pitu wrote: [quote=Matrick]I've been there twice so far. The bagels are alright. Their iced coffee is god awful and expensive. Bageltiques' is better. Hell, Around the Clock (the deli on the corner across the street) has better iced coffee.

gawdawful weak or strong?
(the only iced coffee I love around here is from Gorilla)

God awful weak. And i agree, Gorilla is where it's at.

flexi, you're a traitor to the nabe. you shouldn't be down there getting bagels when we have terrace up here. plus they have rugelach and black and white cookies.

brooklynpotter wrote: flexi, you're a traitor to the nabe. you shouldn't be down there getting bagels when we have terrace up here. plus they have rugelach and black and white cookies.

BP, what type of chemicals are you using in your studio? I'm not part of this thread! I love me some Terrace Bagels.....and all of the nice people who work there. Hell, I even load up and bring those hunks of dough love to my mom when I visit her......and some lox, too (for her, I don't eat that stuff).

Ding-a-ling ;-)

well perhaps if you all complain enough about this place, they'll go out of business and you can get a nice bank in that spot.

while the bagels may not be your favorite, or you might prefer a different layout of bagels (what the hell?) keep in mind that it's an independent shop just trying to give it a go.

and places like this may open before everything is picture perfect so that they can pay the rent while working out the kinks. opening a business is a risky, expensive proposition.

given how badly 4th avenue needs services like this, i'm shocked how many people want to trash it. your comments are keeping people away. if that's your goal, feel free. but unless there are rats, the bagels are not edible or something else severe, this is one of those places that will survive (or not survive) only on word of mouth....

Mamacita is just so right on this.. You don't like the stuff in dunkin doughnuts... no reason to bring it up to the manager.. but this is private business and good chance they want feedback.

I just tried this place last night for the first time. I ordered an assortment of bagels and sat down to try them with a friend, and we both agreed that they're the best we've tasted in Park Slope. They did have a problem with my very minor cash transaction, but I can tell that the quality of the bagels there is fantastic. I haven't tried the coffee or sandwiches yet, but I'm looking forward to it.

I live 1.5 blocks away and was very thrilled to see this place being built. After giving them 4 tries, I've got to say that BBB is a big disappointment for the following reasons:
1. The bagels are very mediocre. A perfect NYC bagel should be chewy/doughy on the inside and it should have a thin, but crispy crust. BBB's bagels are either too dried out or undercooked and the crust is very thick.
2. Other breads are equally mediocre and quite flavorless.
3. They keep their breads out in the open on top of the main counter. I've seen several customers leaning over them, breathing on them and even sneezing on them. These are the same breads that your sandwiches will be made with. Yuck.
4. They have a huge beverage fridge, but it's stocked with a dismal selection of cold drinks.
5. The coffee is truly awful, muddy and grainy tasting. Even the nearby corner delis make a better cup of coffee.
6. They constantly run out of things you want. And they don't know how to make their so-called signature sandwiches. I ordered a sandwich that claimed to come with "shaved reggiano," but I wound up with some soft and bland cheese (maybe Muenster?).
7. The "baby field greens" for my sandwich came out of a large cardboard box sitting on the floor near the cooler. Yuck again.
8. Yesterday I ordered a sandwich and witnessed the staff arguing about it in front of me. The sandwich maker asked one of the kitchen helpers to get him something from the cooler and the guy yelled back: "Get it yourself!" They were all so pissed off, I was worried that they may be doing god-knows-what to my food in the back.
I will not be buying anything "freshly made" from this shop, perhaps just packaged goods.
I was impressed that I was able to get food there at 4:15 in the morning, but that's about the only positive thing I can say about this place.

rogerroger wrote: Ice coffee is for people who don't drink coffee.

I hope you don't work somewhere that serves iced coffee...
:roll:
and just fyi, it's for people who like iced coffee. in the summer, when it's hot fer instance.
A good place does a special batch, strong so that the ice dilutes it nice...