“Personally it gives grocery store bagels! They were fine but the outside wasn’t really crispy / crunchy — texture was very one note. I would skip!”
H3
5.0/10
AI-generated summary
People argue about Leon's. Critics say the itself tastes like a grocery store , dry and one note, and not worth the line or the price. Fans say get a instead, and the comes back praised for crispy bacon and melty cheese. Either way it's a soft , not the chewy New York kind.
“Personally it gives grocery store bagels! They were fine but the outside wasn’t really crispy / crunchy — texture was very one note. I would skip!”
H3
“Leon’s bagels were a big miss for me. The bagel is incredibly dry, the cheese had a terrible texture and overall it’s a subpar bagel experience.”
H3
“We loved it. The everything bagel was so flavoursome and the texture was perfect. Plus the fillings tasted so fresh. Nothing to be improved on in my opinion!”
H3
“I thought it wasn’t great. I just tried a bagel with cream cheese. Poppy. Bagel didn’t taste as fresh as other (well regarded) bagel spots. Bready, supermarket taste.”
H3
“A tiny one opened in Nolita, and those sandwiches are _outstanding._ Just enough filling on the bagel to make it worth its hefty price tag without being entirely sloppy, on a huge bagel that stands on its own as being absolutely delicious.”
H3
“their bagel is my problem here- hear me OUT OK. it was just way too chewy, not fluffy, and flat. 6.8”
H2
“Crispy bacon, melty cheese, soft bagel. The perfect morning bite.”
H2
“BUT their bagel egg sandwiches are always perfect. The proportions and cook on everything always seems to be spot on.”
H2
“Leon’s is good but not worth waiting on line for”
H2
“bagels were good but not memorable.”
H2
“Many, many bad bagel places (including hyped ones - looking at you Leon’s).”
H2
“I love Leon’s bagels. I think it’s the texture.”
H2