Bagel Sphere

Service was great, food was acceptable, if not amazing. The bagel was good, I had the very berry cream cheese. The cream cheese was a bit blander than expected.

Was craving a good bagel, so as per my boyfriend’s suggestion, we swung by downtown Eugene in search of Bagel Sphere one late afternoon. Since it was a weekend day (probably Sunday), we scored free parking in the nearby parking structure.
Bagel Sphere proved to be very comfortable, clean, and cozy, with a very relaxed atmosphere and music. There is a great selection of items on the menu, and many types of cream cheese to go along with them.
In the end, I opted for the Strawberry bagel with regular cream cheese, and my boyfriend ordered the lox sandwich with an Asagio cheese bagel. They were delicious! I could have eaten the toasted strawberry bagel all by itself.
The service was friendly and attentive, making for an overall positive experience.

Yummy! I always love a good bagel. I am fairly new to town and I think it is always a necessity to find a good local bagel shop when you move to a new town. Thankfully I’ve found one! I stopped in here because I was walking by and I was hungry. What more reason did I need? I had actually been wanting to try it for a while so I’m glad I finally did.
I had a turkey bagel sandwich and it was great! Loved the cheddar cheese bagel and the cream cheese. And the two ladies working were so nice and friendly. I definitely want to come back to try a breakfast bagel as well as just a bagel with one of their flavored cream cheeses.

I love it here! Friendly people, I work right around the corner. Sadly, today you burned my bagel.

We tried to hit up the waffle shop next door but it was too crowded on this rainy Sunday morning. Bagels were a good alternative and Bagel Sphere did not disappoint. Lots of variety, some unique options, really good coffee, friendly service and clean tables. Nothing off the chart spectacular but very good.

The staff at this location are incredibly interactive, friendly and obviously enjoy their job. Good food and THE BEST soy coconut latte I have ever had. A+++

I stopped in here last week, needing a lunch. I realized I forgot my wallet all the way back in portland and they offered me a bagel sandwich on the house! Great customer service, and I didn’t starve.

These are some of the downright best bagels I have eaten. They offer many different kinds of bagels and a variety of meats and other toppings. They also have chips and drinks and goodies. So good I had to buy one of their green and yellow «I love my bagels» tees!

Loved their lox bagel and their veggie bagel and especially loved their Mexican hot chocolate.

Bagel Sphere was just okay. I was craving a bagel sandwich for brunch, and this joint popped up at the top when I searched in Unilocal.The customer service was sub-​par; the cashier didn’t acknowledge me at first and a second employee had to do so awkwardly from the side. Food came out quick but my breakfast bagel was not soft, and the ingredients were mediocre. They have a wide selection but if you’re looking for exceptional, unique eats, this place is not for you.

Super good. Haven’t been here for years, kinda forgot about it to be honest. Be careful… you will eat until you go into a bagel coma. We both did.
The smoked turkey, and smoked turkey pesto melts on wheat everything bagels were fantastic! They should just call it «Fat, dumb and happy.» We even ordered a beef melt (with corned beef) to go for later…
Will be back often, like Wednesday.

I was anticipating my delicious bagel sandwich this morning only to be disappointed. First off, the food itself was good. It just wasn’t at all what I ordered.
I ordered the veg bagel; comes with cream cheese, onion, tomato, avacado and sprouts or lettuce. I asked them to omit the sprouts/​lettuce; the gal asked if I’d like to sub with spinach. I replied, «no, nothing green except the avacado.»
What I got was no where near my order; all of the above except the avacado! And, the cream cheese was barely visible; pile it up man! Me being the gracious person I am told them just to add the avacado, that I’d live with all the green things. The «cook» gave me a cup of avacado instead. I know, I could’ve insisted they fix it or make a new one, I just hate wasting food.
To top it off my Americano was like warm which is usual for this place. If you want hot coffee go to Dutch Bros! Then when I got to my car to fix my order my coffee tipped resolving the issue of temp.
2 stars for poor order taking and the «cook» not going the extra mile to make it right.

Very disappointed, from out of town looking for good bagel shop because I love me some bagels. This was not it… the fruit flavored cream cheese was very very bland and so was the strawberry bagel its self. I would not go back.

Update, I would say 3.5 stars. If we are rating them compared to other Bagel offerings in Eugene, they are obviously 5 out of 5. Real boiled bagels. If you are a bagel addict, you will not find better Bagels in Eugene. Compared to the better NYC bagelsmiths, more like a 3. But that’s obviously tough competition, so I’m not complaining.

We were in Eugene for a show and may never be there again, but if we find ourselves there again it won’t be at Bagel Sphere during a rush. As a Jew, I’m a self-​proclaimed aficionado of bagels. Their bagels, well they’re good. Not great, but good. Their service is incredibly slow, I felt like time may have actually stopped while we awaited our bagel breakfast. Alas, I was mistaken, time had not stopped and at least 20 minutes had elapsed. That’s just too darn long to wait for a bagel in my book.
Bottom line: bagels yum, super slow service, not yum.

I do like Bagel Sphere, but it still has kinks that need to be worked out.
Good: The bagels are better than anything else I’ve had in the Eugene/​Springfield area. There are a number of flavors for both bagel and cream cheese and the store seems to be fairly well stocked with the options no matter what time of day I’ve been there. The cream cheese flavors are really good. I usually go with the jalapeño, which has a bit of a kick but is never overwhelmingly spicy.
Meh: The service is super slow. I’m not sure what takes so much time — when I’ve been to other bagel places in other cities it takes about half the time. But what do I know, I don’t work in a place that sells bagels so maybe there is something super special that takes a while that I just don’t know about.
Bad: I usually get the onion bagel and today my fiancée got a garlic bagel. Instead of baking the onion/​garlic into the bagel, the flavor comes from pieces of onion (or garlic) on top. This forces me to make a difficult decision. I can either a.) not get my bagel toasted or b.) suffer through slightly burnt pieces of onion on top of my bagel. I really wish they would consider some kind of remedy to this problem.
I still go here about once a month because I really like bagels and I haven’t found another place in Eugene that makes a solid bagel. But I always find myself wishing that the service was a little faster and the bagels were a little tastier.

Had the bacon, egg, and cheese bagel. While it was good, it was tiny. Had to go to Voodoo to satisfy my hunger.

Wasn’t crazy about this place. The bagels themselves were on par with ones you can get at the local bakeries. They have a big menu though, so that’s a plus. Atmosphere is also nice, and the service is fast & friendly so it’d make a good place to study or something. But again, the bagels were nothing to write home about. I got sausage and egg on my bagel, both of which didn’t seem very fresh or high quality.

Bagels are a simple food, but simple things are tricky because every little detail matters. That’s why transplanted Easterners complain about crumbly, soft hamburger buns being passed off as bagels. They have a notion of firm, chewy disks with a shmeer of cream cheese that you need strong jaws and teeth to handle.
Bagel Sphere offers pretty good approximations of the classic, and lots of flavor combinations. The texture is still on the soft side, but they make them fresh every day. You can get sandwiches made with them at breakfast or lunch. Coffee must be good at a place like this, and theirs is.
If you live or work in downtown, this is a good option. Just don’t expect a back-​east experience.

Ever so delicious bagels. I love the alder smoked salmon with a spinach and herb bagel. Good coffee too.