The Posh Bagel

Location

206 F Street (Next to downtown Starbucks, across from Armadillo Music)

Hours

Daily 6:00AM-5:00PM

Phone

(530) 753-6770

Website

http://theposhbagel.com

yummy bagels

Posh Bagel is a mini bakery that makes their own bagels, bread loaves, and pastries every morning. They sell all their baked goods either plain or as sandwiches. Some of the sandwiches use cream cheese creatively, for instance the BLTCC. A variety of fruit salads (sliced melons and berries) are also available. It appears to be family owned, and they are very friendly.

they even sell pastries and fresh baked muffins

They also serve Java City coffee, which you might like better than the Starbucks coffee next door. They also have various milk teas and Thai tea with optional tapioca pearls. Though the tapioca drinks are a little more expensive than average, the coffee drinks are quite a bit cheaper than the equivalent at Starbucks and other nearby coffee shops.

In April 2007, they revamped their menu, getting rid of the "hot sandwiches" category completely, but adding many new sandwiches overall. The price of almost all sandwiches increased by over a dollar (it also used to be cheaper on a bagel than on a roll - now it's the same price). The average sandwich now costs $5 to $6, and they no longer offer the meal combo (chips and drink at a reduced price).

They accept cash and credit cards, with a $3.00 minimum on the latter.

Although not free, you can get a clear WiFi signal from the Starbucks next door.

The Posh Bagel was previously Bruegger's Bakery & Cafe and Main St. Bagel. If you go back to the bathrooms, there are still original Bruegger's posters on the wall, one of which seems awfully confused as to what bagel place it is advertising. The Posh Bagel is a chain, with stores in places such as San Francisco's sunset.

There are a small but growing number of people who call the place "Pork Bagel" because the "Posh" in painted sign in the window looks like it says "Pork".

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2005-09-26 12:13:54   I recommend their Pineapple croissants, and their jalapeno cream cheese. —RyanCastellucci

2005-09-26 12:20:42   Their 'Eggwich' breakfast bagels are good as well, though you might wanna order it without butter. —RyanCastellucci

2005-11-16 17:14:16   I got a green tea latte tapioca drink. It was chalky, tasted like "white chocolate", and was overly sweet. The boba were mushy. Yech. I did not finish the drink. —JudithTruman

2005-12-20 10:42:38   What I really like about this place is not the food they serve. They have the greatest selection of drinks! They have Orangina, and Naked Fruit ... it just makes me happy. —SS

2006-02-19 15:36:29   I do NOT recommend this place. Bruegger's used to be much MUCH better. The pastries tend to be stale and the bagels aren't that good. Much better to go to the CO-OP for frech bagles. Other than Noah's there aren't decent bagel places in town anymore! :( —LookyLoo

2006-03-06 16:55:20   Marinara Bagel with Tomato Basil cream cheese. Best bagel in the history of the world. —ZacMorris

2006-03-12 13:05:08   I had to wait in line for a while but I thought it was well worth it. I ordered a Eggwich with ham and enjoyed it. Filled me up =D and I'm happy with the price. —JoAnnaRich

2006-03-22 21:34:19   They have mini bagels. awesome stuff! —PattyLouieJunior

2006-04-03 09:56:59   The eggwich bagels are super (especially on an asiago bagel), though I second the recommendation to either skip the butter or tell them to go light on it. The bubble drinks are not great, but the chai tea is some of the best I've had. —AlexPomeranz

2006-10-14 01:04:47   The muffins and many of the other pastries look suspiciously like they came from Costco. My wife once ordered a blueberry bagel that had a blueish tint, but not a single blueberry. She was not offered a refund or another bagel. So overall it's a disappointment, but the eggwiches are pretty good. —MatthewPearson

• I used to think the same thing, but I saw an employee scooping batter into muffin tins one day, indicating that at least some of the muffins are likely made in-house. —AnnaJones
  

2006-10-15 15:51:38   I second the EggWich praise; the butter makes it better, IMO —TerryMcConnell

2006-12-16 22:36:57   I love their Dutch cruch rolls. The only thing I buy here (but quite often) is the Sub-Club Sandwich (turkey, avocado, cheese) on a Dutch Crunch Roll. mmmmmmm. Good. —PeterAnselmo

2007-06-12 20:45:41   My absolute favorite sandwich is the turkey and cranberry. The sprouts and pickles and cucumbers are an awesome combination, and they always serve you with a smile. I used to like Nugget best, but this has beaten it out. —DanielHill

2007-06-22 20:13:27   Good sandwiches, very good breakfast sandwiches, and they have Vietnamese coffee. —MisterProfessor

2007-09-03 08:21:56   The "Lite Lox" should be called the "Lox Less Monster"— I see small chunks in there and its kind of pink, but there's not enough to survive scientific scrutiny. I was kind of wondering why it was so cheap. They should raise the price and add some more salmon. I'd pay for it. —CraigBrozinsky

2007-10-14 03:17:17   The operators of this place are very nice, even when it is busy. I don't go all that often, but it is one of the only "to-go" breakfast places in town (besides the 8:45am snack truck at Big-O tires- then 9:00am at cable-car wash). I like how I can order an eggwich hold the cheese and they'll subtract like 50 cents. Plus they don't charge you extra for soy milk. Being a non-dairy person I appreciate things like this. —JeffShaw

2007-12-19 20:01:24   Their lox bagel sandwich is great. Haven't had lox like that since I was back east. Try it! —thelonepiper555

2008-01-20 22:57:44   LOVE THIS PLACE! I would recommend the herb turkey sandwich, or the garden vegi. Great service, and fresh food. —Dr.Lindsay

2008-04-18 12:18:05   The BLTCC is one of my new favorite sandwiches in town. I like to get it on a Blueberry bagel. Yum! —YupYup

2008-05-22 05:29:53   marinara and tomato basil bagels are worth trying! Keeps me coming back for mroe —mikokuriko

2008-07-01 11:50:45   Any day I don't have time to make brekfast I stop in here for one of their delicious wholewheat, assiago, pesto or sundried tomato bagels. They have great prices on soda at $1.75 for a huge coke. They are always friendly. —JamesLDownie

2008-08-19 17:19:29   I like this place. They have good food and quick service. They also have a nice large accessible bathroom! —HazelWatson

2008-09-01 13:39:50   Although they aren't very spicy, I recommend the jalapeno bagel for the bacon eggwhich. —TheDavisMarine

2008-11-25 19:48:36   The bagels here are some of the best I've ever had. —Theo

2008-12-05 19:08:10   Mmmmmm. Pesto Bagel w/ cream cheese. I usually ask to go easy on the cream cheese or else it makes me sick. They really slather it on. Way better than the breakfast choices at Starbucks. —EricaMacGregor

2009-02-16 18:01:15   Marinara bagel with jalapeno cream cheese, red onions, tomatoes, and jalapenos. Gives you a good kick in the pants in the morning and it is delicious! —GeorgeLewis

2009-05-19 05:50:03   Oh my gosh, Posh Bagel rocks! I am totally in love with it! —Davisilva

2009-05-24 01:25:31   I used to go here all the time until one day, I saw a couple of small cockroaches jumping around on the inside of the glass from bagel to bagel. IT WAS DISGUSTING!!! I just can't bring myself to go there anymore. I had to leave that day. SO GROSS. Their bagels can be delicious, but if they're going to have cockroach poo or eggs, JUST SAY NO!!! —MBarcelona

2009-05-31 12:53:44   Came in here on a whim the other day, wasnt expecting the place to be so popular. Definitely one of the best bagel places I've been to, I can see myself returning any day now —JimL

2009-07-11 10:28:19   Bagel was good, latte horrific. Not surprised to read comments below regarding cleanliness/infestation. Flys were sitting on the cashier's head like he was in some third-world country. —busthead

2009-07-18 13:36:11   The asiago bagel here is great. But, the price and service are not my favorite. I usually just get a bagel and cream cheese, and they only ever put enough to cover one side. When I asked for more, they told me it would be an additional charge. And there are flies in the bagel cases. Kinda overpriced in general. Take your money to Konditorei. Much better breakfast, but no bagels. —DaniD

2009-07-18 14:42:32   They have Shave Ice in lots of different flavors! —RenewDenim

2009-08-07 12:04:43   I recommend the Turkey Cranberry on a specialty bagel. The veggie is great as well, the sprouts sell it. The staff are really nice and are very quick. —shraken

2009-09-14 10:45:04   I went there today with my 3 year old, who got a strawberry milk. Sadly, after he finished the milk, I noticed the date was 2 weeks expired. I checked and all of the Nestle milk was 2 weeks expired. This store obviously does not care about consumer health, and the staff did not appear to be sorry nor concerned. —judyoneill

Did it taste or smell bad? Is your kid sick? If not, then there doesn't seem to be any problem. —NickSchmalenberger


Selling (and stocking) two week old MILK is bad, especially for a 3 year old kid. Expressing legitimate concern doesn't make that person "a tool." —H4rry


• In critique of the store, it is pretty bad of them not to keep up on checking and replacing each item in their store, but it is understandable how something could have been missed, especially if they only replace things every 2-3 weeks (ie. the amount of time for said milk to have gone bad from the time they stocked it). In critique of milk, I think people are too critical of when milk goes bad in relation to the "expiration date" that is labeled. It really is about storage. I've had cartons of milk that went bad weeks before the labeled date and I've had milk that still smelled completely fresh beyond the date. Obviously, I would have looked at the expiration date before serving anything to a child, but that may just be me. It is still bad on Posh to let that happen. And as far as Nick's comment, it is logical that milk beyond the date could still be consumable and good, but how could the store know that? —SunjeetBaadkar
  

2009-11-10 08:57:51   The food is great, however, when I ask for extra cream cheese, I do not actually get what I ordered. This has happened on more than one occasion. —Crystallite

2009-11-19 13:32:17   I love this bagel shop. I get a pesto bagel with spinach dill cream cheese and they toast it to perfection so that it is crispy, soft, and warm at the same time. I also just went here to order a dozen bagels for my work and it (to me) it seemed reasonable. $14.00 for 12 gourmet bagels (baker's dozen) and 2 cream cheeses for $2.99 seemed like a great deal. The staff is also very friendly and efficient. —BamCam