New York Style

As the early morning sun climbs above the towering mountains that border the small college town of Bloomsburg, PA, locals and visitors crave one thing, fresh bagels and a sweet cup of home brewed Joe. Located on the corner of E Main Street and Iron Street, Bloomin' Bagels is home to the famous New York Style Bagel.

Some people from New York say it is their water that makes the bagels so irresistable but Bloomin' Bagels soft, chewy and doughy bagels are cooked fresh daily right here in Bloomsburg, Pa. Around 6 a.m. a copiousness of bagels are arranged by their various flavors in tall metal shelves labeled with signs for customers to pick and choose from.

A mouth-watering sweet blueberry bagel
with fresh strawberry cream cheese.

From strawberry cream cheese to lox and cheeseburgers this morning breakfast stop can also be an afternoon lunch break with friends.

Several shops along the streets of Bloomsburg can slap some store brand cream cheese on a day old plain bagel, but at Bloomin' Bagels, it is all about giving the customer exactly what they want.

"Is that enough cream cheese?"

Back: An everything bagel lightly
toasted with pork-roll, egg and american
cheese.
Front: An onion bagel toasted with
one buttermilk pancake and bacon

yells a worker from behind the mixes of fresh made cream cheese. She is given a a tired nod from the man holding a 16 oz coffee in his left hand. As she finished up sleepy coffee mans cream cheese bagel, another slip is placed next to her reading "BEC KSP" which stands for bacon, egg and cheese with ketchup, salt and pepper. With only two workers behind the 3ft counter, she slides over to the grill while the other employee continues to take orders. As she throws the eggs and bacon on the grill a few pops and simmers caress the ears of hungry customers.


Together the two Ally Wolfe, a Senior at Bloomsburg Area High School and Mike Young an upcoming senior at Bloomsburg run the shop on their days.
Ally Wolfe has been working at Bloomin' Bagels for the past two and a half years. When asked her favorite thing about the bagel shop she replied,

"My co-workers i now consider family, and i could not imagine it anyway else."

Katelyn Meeker