Rise Bagel Co.

Snagged half dozen bagels with vegan scallion cream cheese to go. You kinda need to eat them fresh, they are delicious, slightly salty but the perfect bagel- but they don’t keep. Able extend life by air frying with water on the bottom for 3 minutes the next day. The cream cheese is wonderful and has more of a homemade texture and taste.

Sadly, where I live, we don’t have many bagel shops, so anytime I am in a new city I want to snag a bagel if I can. I searched for the best breakfast places in Minneapolis online and heard great things about Rise Bagel. Let me start with the things that weren’t great. Since I’m from out of town, I wasn’t really sure where I should park and most of the spots on the street were taken, so I opted for an adjacent parking lot, even though I wasn’t sure whether I was going to be threatening or not. it looked like all of the spaces were reserved for tenants or something, but I found a handicap spot and hoped for the best. And then tried finding the accessible entrance, but struggled because the two main entrances I saw both head stairs. They both had a sign posted about an accessible entrance on the south side of the building, but apparently my directions were off, so I just walked around the building until I saw a door with a push button. So I meanwhile it was a hassle, at least it did have a push button! Once I got in, the downside was that the line was, probably 15 people deep or more at times. The good news is that it went fairly quickly. This is a large spot so there’s adequate room to snag a table or stand around while you wait. Now, the good news… The food was incredible! I LOVED my smoked salmon bagel sandwich on sesame. However, my friend let me try a bite of her artisan bagel sandwich on a salt bagel and holy cow that was a melody of flavors. My smoked salmon was so delectable and did not have the overwhelming fish taste, which I really was thankful for. The classic was just that… Amazing bagel, fluffy, egg, great bacon, and quality cheese. The staff was very friendly and I most certainly will be back. Especially now that I have found the accessible entrance.

I thought it was gonna be a lox bagel, turned out to be cooked salmon. The salmon was very dry. This thing costs $17 which is insane for two pieces of bread and dried salmon. I don’t understand why this place has 4 stars, I just moved here and I’m starting to think Minnesota people don’t know what good food is :(

Very expensive, riding on that organic label. $2.5 for a bagel, okay. Then another $2.5 for butter on that bagel? Crazy. They don’t have any sweet/fruit bagels like blueberry, cinnamon, etc. A cup of tea was like $4.50. I just moved here from the Bay Area of California and these prices are higher than some of the stores I went to out there, which is insane to me. I don’t know what business they share the building with, but the entry and hallway smelled horrific and the smell lingered in the dining space. They’ve got the whole urban chic look with exposed ducts, etc. It was fairly open and pleasing to look at but the food and smell left much to be desired. I’d come again if a friend really wanted to come here but it wouldn’t be somewhere I recommend.

My husband and I came on a Saturday morning about 15 minutes before close and the place was completely empty. The staff were nice and the food came out relatively quickly. We didn't stay and eat, but the atmosphere was nice and had lots of seating. The bagel sandwiches were good.

First time today for me. Worth the time and effort. Everything bagel was crisp and chewy. The plain cream cheese was whipped and creamy. Next time I will try a breakfast sammy. Go here. Support local. Enjoy.

Not impressed at all. First off, they don’t serve decaf. They don’t allow you to mix and match what you want on your bagel. The bagels have the flavor of warm cardboard. I paid $7.50 for eggs, cheese and warm cardboard. The bagels have a bread like Texture, I prefer a chewy bagel texture. Clearly, it is a trendy spot don’t be fooled. Both my daughter and I only ate 1/2 of our respective bagels if that doesn’t sum it up.

One of the best bagel sandwiches I've had as a VEGETARIAN, hands down! Credentials: lived in NY. Order: Rosemary bagel w/vegan sausage, just egg and jalapeño cream cheese. The bagel itself is perfectly baked, with the earthy, aromatic rosemary infusing every bite. Vegan sausage was very well seasoned with herbs; it was savory and perfectly complemented the spice profile of the jalapeno cream cheese. I also had the rosemary latte, which may cause you to lift an eyebrow, but WOW the combination really works. I highly recommend you give this a try.