We tried this place when one of the directors at ours son’s school told us this is place had the best bagels in OC. She was right, everything I’ve ordered in the half dozen times I’ve gone has been great. The Lox is currently my favorite, the OG and MF also fantastic. The coffee is top notice, the staff is extremely kind and helpful. Love everything about Boil & Bake, it’s a weekly stop for us now
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Lox
Madison Schoolfield
These bagels are AMAZING!! I got the heirloom (which was my favorite), the OG (which had a really delicious side sauce and sausage), and a plain bagel with cream cheese which as “plain” as that sounds was packed with flavor. The staff was so nice and offered up recommendations!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Malek A
Anyone who says this is like an NY bagel must have bumped their head (coming from a born and raised NY’er) That is not to say, the bagel doesn’t taste good, but the structure, consistency, and density is very different. They were a bit tough for my liking. The cream cheese was great, and the bagel sandwich was good. Pretty pricey per item. Relatively decent for what you can find in the OC area. Line was exceptionally long.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Patrick Khanh
I like their bagels and taste in music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paige Boies
I would drive up from San Diego just for this bagel…and we have a go-to bagel place in SD already. The flavor and quality of the bagel and toppings is unmatched. I originally went for the lox (house-cured, delicious) but I would return for the sausage on the OG. There are different types of bagels in this world. These particular ones are on the thicker, sturdier side. They’re not going to squish into nothing and they’re not the type that appear soft but then feel like you can’t get your teeth through because the skin is so tough. These bagels have an excellent chew but remain tender. As I said, ingredients are exceptional. Loved the scallion cc and the attention to detail like the flaky sea salt on top of the fresh herbs in the Fully Loaded. Staying true to form (which is their respect for food), even their pastries were top shelf. Chocolate Chip cookie was delicious and the kouign amann was buttery vanilla heaven. I had doubts about the latter as it did not look like it was made properly (no classic 4-cornered swirls of croissant on top, the bottom was shiny but looked like one solid hard piece instead of layered croissant), BUT I stand corrected. The taste was phenomenal and the pastry was perfectly crisp and soft.
Parking: Indoor seating is just a small bar top. There is a decently sized outdoor patio with table/chairs. Come ready to sit outside if you’re dining in.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fully Loaded Lox and Bagel
Krishna Narasimhan
Wow! In my opinion, among the best bagels locally. And having lived in New York for many years and loved the bagels there, the closest you can get to the bagels there. They also have excellent cream cheese, and great patio seating. The coffee and orange juice were great too.
They also have wine, which doesn’t make sense to me at all bagel shop, but then again, I don’t try to rationalize wine, I am just happy to drink it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matthew Polidoro
As someone from New York I am always skeptical about trying new bagel shops (especially those 2,000+ miles away) but skeptics need not worry about Boil and Bake. The bagels are some of the most delicious I have ever had period. The food, service and atmosphere are all incredible. Cannot recommend Boil and Bake enough!! Thank you for helping this weary East Coast traveler break the jet lag!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Don't Go Bacon My Heart, Lox and Bagel Cream Cheese
Magali Gutierrez
I had high hopes for boil & bake but I thought it was just OK. Before arriving to the shop we did not realize there is no substitutes or modifications. My sister doesn’t eat egg and could not get a bagel without eggs- thought excluding an ingredient wouldn’t be an issue but it was. I did like that they use all locally sourced ingredients.
Dietary restrictions: There is no modification options so a little difficult to eat if you have specific requirements.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Ossie Cecconello
Live Live this begal spot in OC had the spicy cheese bagel with smoked salmon and green tomatoes DELICIOUS spice was just right will be back for sure
We tried this place when one of the directors at ours son’s school told us this is place had the best bagels in OC. She was right, everything I’ve ordered in the half dozen times I’ve gone has been great. The Lox is currently my favorite, the OG and MF also fantastic. The coffee is top notice, the staff is extremely kind and helpful. Love everything about Boil & Bake, it’s a weekly stop for us now
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: The Lox
These bagels are AMAZING!! I got the heirloom (which was my favorite), the OG (which had a really delicious side sauce and sausage), and a plain bagel with cream cheese which as “plain” as that sounds was packed with flavor. The staff was so nice and offered up recommendations!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anyone who says this is like an NY bagel must have bumped their head (coming from a born and raised NY’er) That is not to say, the bagel doesn’t taste good, but the structure, consistency, and density is very different. They were a bit tough for my liking. The cream cheese was great, and the bagel sandwich was good. Pretty pricey per item. Relatively decent for what you can find in the OC area. Line was exceptionally long.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
I like their bagels and taste in music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I would drive up from San Diego just for this bagel…and we have a go-to bagel place in SD already. The flavor and quality of the bagel and toppings is unmatched. I originally went for the lox (house-cured, delicious) but I would return for the sausage on the OG.
There are different types of bagels in this world. These particular ones are on the thicker, sturdier side. They’re not going to squish into nothing and they’re not the type that appear soft but then feel like you can’t get your teeth through because the skin is so tough.
These bagels have an excellent chew but remain tender.
As I said, ingredients are exceptional. Loved the scallion cc and the attention to detail like the flaky sea salt on top of the fresh herbs in the Fully Loaded.
Staying true to form (which is their respect for food), even their pastries were top shelf. Chocolate Chip cookie was delicious and the kouign amann was buttery vanilla heaven. I had doubts about the latter as it did not look like it was made properly (no classic 4-cornered swirls of croissant on top, the bottom was shiny but looked like one solid hard piece instead of layered croissant), BUT I stand corrected. The taste was phenomenal and the pastry was perfectly crisp and soft.
Parking: Indoor seating is just a small bar top. There is a decently sized outdoor patio with table/chairs. Come ready to sit outside if you’re dining in.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fully Loaded Lox and Bagel
Wow! In my opinion, among the best bagels locally. And having lived in New York for many years and loved the bagels there, the closest you can get to the bagels there. They also have excellent cream cheese, and great patio seating. The coffee and orange juice were great too.
They also have wine, which doesn’t make sense to me at all bagel shop, but then again, I don’t try to rationalize wine, I am just happy to drink it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
As someone from New York I am always skeptical about trying new bagel shops (especially those 2,000+ miles away) but skeptics need not worry about Boil and Bake. The bagels are some of the most delicious I have ever had period. The food, service and atmosphere are all incredible. Cannot recommend Boil and Bake enough!! Thank you for helping this weary East Coast traveler break the jet lag!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Don't Go Bacon My Heart, Lox and Bagel Cream Cheese
I had high hopes for boil & bake but I thought it was just OK. Before arriving to the shop we did not realize there is no substitutes or modifications. My sister doesn’t eat egg and could not get a bagel without eggs- thought excluding an ingredient wouldn’t be an issue but it was. I did like that they use all locally sourced ingredients.
Dietary restrictions: There is no modification options so a little difficult to eat if you have specific requirements.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Live Live this begal spot in OC had the spicy cheese bagel with smoked salmon and green tomatoes DELICIOUS spice was just right will be back for sure
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow the lox bagel is so amazing!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fully Loaded Lox and Bagel
Restaurantji Recommends
Best bagel I’ve ever had. We drive all the way from Long Beach.
Absolutely delicious.
I had Heirloom and hubby had Bella.
Parking: Traditional strip mall parking.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fully Loaded Lox and Bagel, The Heirloom, The Bella
Loved the bagels! Worth the hype.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tasty bagles to go but overpriced. . Not nice to eat in. Cold patio seating area.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Food is amazing, they clearly care and know what quality food means. You won’t be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terrible food and service.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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