Excellent bagels! I am not sure I have had a better bagel in my life to be honest. It was perfectly soft and crisp at the same time.The sandwiches are fire! Plenty of space for working as well
7/22 Update: I've gone back because the bagels are so good but my feelings still stand. Additionally, the store upsets me because the staff during the week is good but I get the vibe that they aren't getting paid enough or treated well. Makes me conflicted about supporting the store, so when I go I try to tip well.I really want to love this place but every experience I've had here has been chaotic. Barry Bagels are possibly the best tasting bagels I've ever had but sadly the service and restaurant cleanliness has always been sus. The last few times I ate here, the restaurant was completely staffed with high schoolers, with no adult on staff. Which could be fine, but I got the feeling it was bc the owners want to save money and they didn't seem trained properly. When I say the experience was chaotic, I'm talking about an employee glancing around to see if anyone was looking and then scooping up cream cheese with their hand and yeeting it into a tub for an order. For reference, a spreading knife was in front of him. I overheard employees talking about how pans were crusty but they just filled them anyway instead of cleaning them. There were globs of cream cheese on every surface and during our last visit. And now, this is hilarious, but some globs comically kept flying through the air and onto us. During rush hour there were like 4 employees just kinda aimlessly walking around while the line got longer. Somehow, the person making our bagels always throws them in the air for fun and it always touches their shirt. One time it fell on the floor. I've only seen one employee wear a mask. Honestly, I had such off-putting experiences the last 2 times but felt bad saying anything about it since the reviews are so overwhelming positive. Maybe these things won't bother you, in that case go enjoy the great bagels! I'll give this place another try or two but if nothing changes, I won't be coming back.
Apparently Barry's delivery person likes parking in handicapped spots while running in to make deliveries.
I typically don’t post reviews. But a few friends and i stopped on the way to get bagels and muffins and they did not give us the bagels. No big deal whatsoever, but i stopped back to pick the bagels up 15 minutes after closing, and 3 staff members just stared through the window. We had a receipt in hand and the empty bag, and they didn’t open the door?Probably is a good restaurant, but terrible staff.
The manager has zero work experience in food service or customer service and the employees sure do confirm this with the same lack of intelligence and respect. Nothing here is original you can make the whole menu at home for much cheaper and probably safer to eat considering they can't seem to keep anything clean. I pray this poor owner finds peace and gives up that store to someone who can actually take care of the communities needs.
I used to love the bagels here. Workers are always kind and make great food.Unfortunately the management threatening to withhold tips from employees is highly illegal, and unethical. Guess I'll be going to a new breakfast spot from now on...
Disappointing to hear that the management at this location thinks its appropriate to threaten employees with not being given their tips. While I have enjoyed the bagels here in the past, and interacting with the employees, I cannot support a business that treats their staff with such disdain.
Berries bagel can stand toe to toe with any New York bagel shop. True local gem. If you looking for a ordinary bagel with cream cheese this is not your place, well maybe it is it has plain, Sesame, As well as vanilla cinnamon & everything bagels. I asked the bagel artist to create a sandwich for me!She nailed it a pastrami on a sesame bagel with banana peppers pickles red onion and garlic cream cheese. It was absolutely delicious. My friend had a spinach feta bagel lightly toasted with turkey and veggie cream cheese. If you’re looking to step your bagel game up the place.
I really want to love this place but every experience I've had here has been chaotic. Barry Bagels are possibly the best tasting bagels I've ever had but sadly the service and restaurant cleanliness has always been sus. The last few times I ate here, the restaurant was completely staffed with high schoolers. Which is normally completely fine - no shade to having your first job at a bagel joint - but it really seemed like they weren't doing what they were supposed to and didn't care. I've also never seen an adult employee or manager there before. When I say the experience was chaotic, I'm talking about an employee glancing around to see if anyone was looking and then scooping up cream cheese with their hand and messily smoothing it into a tub for an order, when a spreading knife was right there! I overheard employees talking about how pans were crusty but they just filled them anyway instead of cleaning them. There were globs of cream cheese on every surface and during our last visit, some globs even flew through the air an onto us. During rush hour there were like 4 employees just kinda aimlessly walking around while the line got longer. Somehow, the person making our bagels always throws them in the air for fun and they always make contact with their shirt. I've only seen one employee wear a mask. Honestly, I had such off-putting experiences the last 2 times but felt bad saying anything about it since the reviews are so overwhelming positive. Maybe these things won't bother you, in that case go enjoy the great bagels! I'll give this place another try or two but if nothing changes, I won't be coming back ??♀️
On the positive side the shop runs very efficiently and the garlic bagel chips are great. On the negative, I ordered a garlic bagel with bacon horseradish cream cheese and (if I remember correctly) beef barley soup. Instead I got a sesame bagel, a minor disappointment. However, the bagel was chewy and flavorless, the cream cheese barely had any flavor either; to be polite I struggled to eat half of it. As a long time Ann Arborite I have encountered Barry's bagels many times and always found them heavy and chewy. Granted this isn't a soup place, but an average can of soup is better than what they served me.