⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bagel House – Phillipsburg, New Jersey
This place is the REAL DEAL. I stopped at Bagel House in Phillipsburg and ordered The Smoked Aztec, and this might be one of the best breakfast bagel sandwiches I’ve had.
I got mine with double fresh eggs, cooked right on the grill, and put it on a jalapeño cheddar bagel with their jalapeño Asiago cream cheese. The Smoked Aztec already comes loaded with caramelized bacon and onions, egg, hash brown and their smoky house-made chipotle cream cheese, so adding the extra egg and that jalapeño/Asiago combination took it to another level.
Just look at the picture — when I pulled the sandwich apart, the cheese was stretching between both halves. It’s thick, hot, loaded with filling and actually tastes like somebody made you breakfast instead of assembling something that had been sitting around.
What really impressed me, though, is that everything is made fresh when you order it, including the eggs being cooked fresh on the grill. And the bagels themselves aren’t some mass-produced bagel pulled out of a plastic bag. Bagel House makes their bagels from scratch every day — hand-rolled, kettle-boiled and baked fresh right there.
I couldn’t leave without hitting the bakery side too. I picked up two homemade muffins and a butter croissant, and that croissant was SO GOOD. 🥐
There’s something different about walking into a real bagel shop where you can tell they’re actually making the food. Fresh bagels, fresh eggs, homemade baked goods and a huge selection of flavors and cream cheeses.
If you’re anywhere around Phillipsburg, NJ, Bagel House is absolutely worth stopping for. And if you’re hungry, get the Smoked Aztec with double egg on a jalapeño cheddar bagel with jalapeño Asiago cream cheese.
That combination is a monster. 🔥🥯🍳
5/5 — I would absolutely come back.