Who would have thought Oreos belong stuffed in a bagel, or cream cheese could taste like cannoli?
The Bagel Nook, which originated in Freehold, New Jersey, just opened its second location in Princeton, New Jersey. Managers Gaurav Rasdogi and Suk Patel, say they wanted to “expand the horizon” for the business in bagels, and they certainly seem to have done it.
Their work has attracted attention from across the nation. In 2016, Buzzfeed featured Bagel Nook in a video that now has over 20 million views. In addition to this, their famous Flamin’ Hot Cheetos bagel stuffed with ghost pepper cream cheese and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos was featured on the Food Network in 2017.
The atmosphere of the Bagel Nook is fresh, clean, and modern and the staff is friendly and efficient.
The overall idea seems to be creativity. How much you can push the boundaries of the common bagel? There are hot Cheeto dusted bagels, bagels with Nutella cream cheese, and then there are the crazy combinations and flavors like Fruity Pebble, Coco Pebble, Flamin’ Hot Cheeto, Oreo Overload, and Captain Crunch.
Patel says they have brought all the favorites from the Freehold location but are also making “creations on their own.” For example, The Princeton location offers the maple bacon bagel and the tie-dye bagel.
How do these crazy bagels taste? Excellent.
Take, for example, the Blueberry Crumb Overload. The sandwich, which is big enough for two, consists of a blueberry bagel with blueberry cream cheese and a blueberry crumb cake stuffed in the middle. The crumb cake in between the sandwich is an excellent touch to the dish.
This place is worth the drive, line, or price.
With holiday-specific bagels, like Valentine’s day heart-shaped bagels, and a plan to create vegan options, the Bagel Nook will soon have something for everyone.
Rasdogi stated, “We always want to keep something new, something different, something to keep the customers coming back.”
Bagel Nook is located at 301 North Harrison Street and is open Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sundays from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m..
