LIC gets a bagel boost thanks to Bricktown Bagels
Bricktown Bagels - 51-06 Vernon Blvd, 718.361.2428
Bricktown Bagels, which opened this past fall to a warm reception, is a bona fide NYC bagel shop, offering a spacious interior, comfy couches for lounging, nice tables, and free Wi-Fi. Add to that mix, an abundance of sandwiches, pastries, deli nibblers, and sliced meat. All the bagels are boiled and baked in the old school NYC tradition right on site, and the freshness is extremely self-evident. Bricktown offers the standard options of bagels, including bialys (of course) and whole wheat versions of popular bagel types.
Starting right at 6am, 7 days a week, you can pop in and get fresh bagels. Bricktown gets a gigantic thumbs up for the quality of bagels, and I only wish the coffee achieved the same level of excellence. Oh well. You can’t have everything, right?
Sometimes you can, but in the case of Bricktown, it’s all about the bagels. And if you need a quiet place to hang and do some work, it’s lovely and peaceful pretty much at all hours, even on Saturday and Sunday morning when a large number of families camp out on the couches. It’s a great place to connect with the LIC community, and the staff is exceptionally friendly. Though, it can be said, that most businesses on Vernon develop very close-knit connections with the Hunters Point residents. Maybe that will change when the thousands of impending residents arrive, but in the meantime, we can enjoy some small town perks with our bagels.
The interior of Bricktown Bagels
I am a private chef for a family on CPW. I am a frequent shopper at Fairway on Broadway. Oh yes , the Fairway experience is unlike no other supermarket in NY. There is a constant buzz in the store with all the employees about a new Fairway market arriving in LIC. Thought this tip may strike your interest after reading this article.
About Bricktown Bagels..
Its a nice place, but the staff seems to be “getting the hang of things”.
The place is open and big, but they could use more seating.
I think the coffee is served way too hot and too thin, i like just black coffee, no syrup, no foam, just coffee. I hope they charge a little more and add more beans to the brew.
The bagels are good, i’m happy about that.
But the new front window i hate. I like the fast changing area and morning sun. The new grade school artwork that covers those big plate glass windows are a disappointment.
I hope they change the windows.
I love the decor. Should concentrate more on food and bagels .Quality of food and service should be number one. Said to say it isn’t. Some owners just don’t have good taste. Good luck you will need it. I like the decor though.
I love their bagels! It’s best to get there early on the weekend and get them while they are still warm. A happy addition to my weekend routine!
The food at Brick Town Bagels is HORRIBLE!
The woman owner is a very nasty lady. Very arrogant. I would not
go there. Stay away. Nice decor, but did I tell you their food is HORRIBLE!
Nasty.
Too bad the woman is such a bitch. Very, very, nasty.
the food is not nasty there. sounds like you had a bad experience. well that happens. but their bagels are good. especially when fresh. sandwiches etc are also good. not really a fan of their cheap looking pastries and sub-par coffee, but in LIC we’re lucky just to have good bagels so let’s just go with that.
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Hey Samantha & George,
Sounds personal, too bad you two are so inept that you have to ruin this website with this nonsense. Do us all a favor and visit your local deli.
I tried the bagels today and thought they were pretty good. Unfortunately, the people who work there are so rude and inept that it’s going to be a toss-up whether or not I return. Seriously, there is no need to yell at people just because they’re trying to order a bagel on a Sunday morning. Not charming, just off putting.
Love the bagels and especially love the egg salad. Also, just got a new to go menu that says they’ll be open until 9pm on weekdays!!
Sad that adults still in this age get on a family website and curse. Get some class.
I live in East Coast 6, and I can say that there has been no change to the space across the street for the market…. it is frustrating.
Let me know what you hear from them!