“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!”
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“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!”
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“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.”
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“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!”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“their bagel is my problem here- hear me OUT OK. it was just way too chewy, not fluffy, and flat. 6.8”
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“Crispy bacon, melty cheese, soft bagel. The perfect morning bite.”
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“BUT their bagel egg sandwiches are always perfect. The proportions and cook on everything always seems to be spot on.”
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“Leon’s is good but not worth waiting on line for”
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“bagels were good but not memorable.”
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“Many, many bad bagel places (including hyped ones - looking at you Leon’s).”
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“I love Leon’s bagels. I think it’s the texture.”
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“Apollo is better than”
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“Their bagels are closer to grocery store bagels than nyc bagels.”
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“They're really good for groups and couples that don't have the same bagel preferences.”
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“The closest decent bagels to you are Leon’s”
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“Leon's is extremely meh. It's like a cold bagel you can get at a coffee shop”
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“don't go to Leon's highly overrated imo.”
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“I’m a fan of Leon’s, great egg sandwiches”
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“A good bagel isn't hard to find.. I like Brooklyn bagel co, bagel pub, leons..”
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“Leon’s Bagels just down the block is better, in my opinion!”
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“This is the most overrated bagel in NYC. It's a bagel for people who only care about what's in-between the dough. Also overpriced.”
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“Leon’s bagels are great too”
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“Leon’s also has a nice crust and softer inside than most of the chewy NY style.”
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“Leon’s Bagels - best bagel sandwich’s”
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“Their bagels themselves are objectively really bad.”
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“Leon’s bagels is ok”
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“it was an insane line for an average bagel.”
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“BECSP ... hmm.. leons I reckon”
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“Leon’s is not worth the line.”
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“I always forget about Leon's, their bacon is 🤌🤌”
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“I prefer Leon’s since they are soft bagels”
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“It’s like a 7 or 8. Very tasty but overhyped”
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“Leon’s bagels, 10/10”
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“Strongly prefer Russ & Daughters, Thompkins Sq Bagels, Inwood Bagels, Leon's, Utopia, Liberty, Zabar's, Absolute, or even Pop-up honestly.”
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“Sort of liked: Tompkins Leons”
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“It’s not, it’s like the definition of middle of the road. It’s not bad but it’s definitely not a *10*.”
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“I LOVE Leons but wanted to try something new”
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“Don’t go to Leon’s Bagels at all”
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“Same with Leon’s in Williamsburg. Just go to Apollo on n 7.”
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“there are a ton of better spots than either of those you have listed”
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“Agree on Leon’s, L’industrie and Levain!!”
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“It's not the best but very serviceable.”
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“Leons”
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“you can do take out at a casual spot like Chloe (vegan), los tacos no 1, or Leons bagels”
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“leon’s bagels is a very good bagel though I’ll admit (more of an influencer spot though), purely food wise you won’t be disappointed with leon’s if you stick with it.”
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“I live by Leons and have had it a few times. It’s good, but the lines I see all the time suggest it’s much better than I think.”
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“If you’re still hankering for a bagel sandwich, you can head next door to Leon’s Bagels, too! Double whammy!”
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“a local for me, I go here at least once a week”
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“Kossar's, Leon's, Kosher Bagel Hole in Midwood--all of these places have more real bagel bona fides”
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