Empire Bagels

Was just in the store and I gotta tell you this place just gave me my bagel fix, I don't have to wait for my sister to drive down from S.I N.Y anymore to get a good bagel. I grabbed a BEC scrabbled on a plain a Chelsea and a few bagels to bring home but sat down and ate a BEC with my son and it brought me back to those morning waiting for the bus and eating breakfast. If they keep it they are going to make a killing.

Empire Bagels in Punta Gorda a must on the list of places to try. They haven't been open long, they were busy this morning and they have a few kinks to work out but that didn't change how good the bagels were. Nice to finally have a bagel shop in town with good home made bagels. We ordered 2 breakfast sandwiches, a French toast bagel and a plain bagel with cream cheese. All were very tasty. My only dislike was the cream cheese. It had flavor however, I prefer a softer whipped cream cheese for my bagels, theirs is a little on the harder side (similar to the cream cheese blocks). Happy we got a chance to try it, this will be my new go to bagel shop.

As I was driving by, I noticed Empire Bagels was finally open. I decided to try a breakfast sandwich. I enjoyed ham, egg, and cheddar on a plain bagel. I am not from NY, so I'm not sure how their bagels compare to NY bagels, but in my opinion it was a good bagel and Empire bagels is worth a try.