I stopped by the Great American Bagel yesterday and ordered a Popeyes Omelette on an Everything Bagel - it was delicious! The servings are so big that I could probably share this with someone else if I didnt eat it all by myself! :)There is parking provided for free; there are a limited number of spots, but theres always a spot available since people are constantly coming & going. Definitely worth it!

This is my favorite place for bagels, and favorite location. It’s always delicious. But more importantly the staff are always kind and upbeat and positive. Whether I’m the only one in there or it’s a crazy morning rush, they are attentive and friendly. You can tell they have a positive environment. I’m always happy with my experience here!

Delicious bagels, incredibly-kind staff, family-owned, what more could one ask for? I had to buy half a dozen and two types of cream cheese because they all looked so good! They were nice enough to toast my bagel while I sat for a minute to eat (my first meal at 4:30 PM!!) And then were nice enough to have donated two bagels to me that were going to be thrown away ! Now I can give one to someone on the street who needs some extra food. Wonderful establishment ! Frequent there if you can!❤️🧡💛

I feel like Ive been to only good restaurants in Chicago, and this is no different. Tasty sandwiches and the bagels are light and fluffy. Going back for lunch soon.

Found this gem last weekend for a morning breakfast in Lakeview. They have a variety of bagels and sandwich options including paninis to start your day. I was amazed by the size of their bagels. They were huge! I ended up getting an everything bagel Swiss with egg and sausage. It was very delicious and toasted perfectly. I kinda wish I ordered another one because it was so good. Also, they have 3 varieties of self service coffee. I had the French vanilla, and I thought it was good! Employees were super friendly and awesome. Service was fast and prompt. Will definitely come back again in the future. They have their own parking lot, which is awesome too. They adhere to covid protocols so no worries here. Give it a try!

Great American Bagel is just ok. There are simply better options for bagels in the area. The breakfast sandwiches feel like something you could replicate at home.

Seriously some of the best customer service I’ve ever received. Truly made my day. Delicious bagel sandwiches as well.

This is the only place I know that charges for butter on a bagel!! Starbucks doesnt even do this. I Wont be back. Im not a person to just throw my money away. My daughter said a container of cream cheese was like 1/2 full, she didnt buy it.Guess its ok for wealthy people. So happy I no longer live in Chgo. w/high prices.The older man cashier was not at all friendly.

Really good bagels. Great variety. Good cafe drinks.These bagels are very soft. Nice.

Weve always had great food here. Quick and friendly service in an unassuming space.

Some of the best bagels weve ever had! They are made fresh and all were cooked perfectly! They also gave us freezer bags and they kept great in there! Will return next time were in Chicago!

They’re so nice here, and the bagel was amazing. They definitely do not skimp on cream cheese!

Great bagels. Much better than average chain bagels. Find myself eating here at least twice a month. Whether you like cream cheese on your bagel or an egg and meat bagel to cure your hangover look no further than Great American.

I had been going here once or twice a week for the past 2/3 months. They have good coffee and great breakfast sandwiches. I order my food on Grubhub for pick up which has been very convenient. I order the same thing every time and I’ve interacted with enough employees that there is a basic recognition factor even in masks. A few weeks ago I asked for a cup to get some ice water and the gentleman working the counter sternly told me that I’d “better only get water!” I didn’t ask for a free cup of ice water. If he’d charged me a dollar I would not have been upset, I sort of expected to at least pay for the cup anyway but I found the lecture offensive. Today a different gentleman implied that I was planning on stealing a bottle of orange juice when I had gone nowhere near the fridge or even that part of the store. I have no clue where either of these accusations came from and frankly they were aggravating enough to keep me from patronizing this store any longer.

Cannot say enough great things about this place! We ordered a carry out order that unfortunately wasn’t ready for the time of pick up because they were out of chocolate chip bagels and they went out of their way to cook us a fresh batch and were very very accommodating for us. Great customer service!

Quick and friendly service, bagels were great! 👍prices are decent as well.

Love therr Spanish omelet with turkey on whatever bagel im feeling.

Awesome cucumber cream cheese. Peaceful spot.

The best fresh bagels in town!! Lots of choices also great panini sandwiches!!!! Very friendly employees!!

Best bagel ever. The cinnamon raisin with apple cinnamon cream cheese oh so good

Busy, but the people working at the restaurant are very nice and helpful

Always a great experience! Everything here is delicious. Staff are working hard and really have great Covid safety guidelines in place. Thank you for going above and beyond!!

Wouldnt take my call in pickup order because they were busy, bad service. To Make it worse when I got there 5 minutes later there were 8 employees in the store and 3 customers.

This great american bagel is OK. My only wish is that they sold bagel dogs like some of the other locations do. Other than that the bagels are awesome and the staff is great

Just amazing! Friendly, fast, great price and great bagels:) here every Sunday

Good bagels moderately poor prices, but really slow service even when theres a 15 person line going out the door into the cold Sunday morning. Management should really institute some streamlining/assembly line or something during these rushes because the staff acts the same when theres 1 person in the store or the long line.

Always great service hot coffee fresh bagels just great

Delicious bagels. Great variety of bagels and cream cheeses. Amazing sandwiches.

Wonderful place. Great to see its still running strong and safe through COVID.

...I only hAve one word...OMG!... ♡HALLELUJAH◇♡♡

Awesome fresh made in house bagels.

Love there cinnamon nor too sweet just perfect!

Finally had the bagel and lox sandwich it was amazing and service was fast.

The bagels Are always fresh. For those who like lox & bagel, its awesome. Highly recommend

Lets break it down...American: yes, very much on an American continent. Checks out.Bagel: while technically not a bagel, this places primary fare is bagel-based so I will definitely let that slide. Check.Great: though the hardest to define, this may be the most accurate of the three terms. Everything from here is delicious from the specialty bagels and sandwiches to a good old fashioned bagel with cream cheese. Coffee is good too and the service is very friendly. Theyre always quick and the place is good for both sit down and to go. They also have big windows where you can watch them make bagels in the morning - they say its great for the kids but Ive found myself entranced on many occasions. Definitely great.So Great American Bagel - delicious bagel shop thats very accurately named.

I love this spot. Not too many bagel places left. Full deli sandwiches and they make their own cream cheeses. Fresh and delicious. I can get my bagel toasted!!!

Love their jalapeño bagel with tomato basil cream cheese... YUM! Friendly staff and quick service. Pics next time...😊

Great service, cozy, smells amazing, great selection of bagels and cream cheese flavors. Reasonable prices and good for quick stops. Free parking and easy to spot from the street.

Cinnamon crunch with apple walnut creek cheese, yummy

A bagel 🥯 for dash this one

The bagels and coffee are great. The service was Good.

Fresh bagels and fast service, what more do you need?

Excellent place. Very kind staff.

I love their bagels, and they always have plenty of flavors ranging from whole grain to sweet to savory. The staff is friendly. I like sitting in the booths to take advantage of the bright southern exposure. Theres a Coke fountain with free refills. You can get deals using the Belly app.

Ive been there several times and the bagels are always delicious. I really like their coffee, too. I love coffee that doesnt need cream or sugar to taste really good. The staff is friendly and helpful as well.

I absolutely love this place! They have a great selection and all of the employees here are amazing people!

Friendly staff. Super busy, like line out the door, but super friendly and fast. Great jalapeno bagel. Crisp outside, light and soft inside. Yum!

Fresh & delicious bagels and great coffee. Definitely recommend the Jamaican Coffee.Pretty great to stop by to grab a quick bite before work or brunch.

Amazing service and nom bagels

One of the best bagel shops in Chicago.

Great placeVery clean, nice place bring the family

Great fresh made food - its more than just bagels. Love the sandwiches and salads.

The location on Belmont was clean, practiced social distancing, as well.

I love this place so much sooo good!

Very friendly staff. I just know they are smiling under their masks.

The staff was friendly and helpful, and the bagels are great. It feels like an old school stop in a small town. Their coffee could really use some help though, I ended up just tossing most of it....

Great bagels at a good price. Only complaint is that they use styrofoam cups. Terrible for the environment.

I visited here on July 25th and ordered a salt bagel with cream cheese. The bagel was soft and delicious but there was barely ANY cream cheese on it.... a very thin layer. Not satisfied at all. I wont be back.

Ice cold frozen bagels warmed up in oven. Chicken tastes like rubber... Better skip this place. Nothing fresh.

I love this place I just wish the had locations on the south side of Chicago. I love the vegetarian bagel sandwich.

Great service, fresh bagels, amazing cream cheese.

The sandwiches sounded amazing, but when I got home, my bagel had a tiny little omelette in the middle with none of the cheese or tomatoes that it said it would come with

Seems staff is all pretty young and unsupervised. Tables werent wiped down at all, so the place just felt dirty. Food looked great, but the environment was not appetizing.

Really delicious bagels with light consistency

Bagels were delicious. Got the jalapeño bagel for me and chocolate chip for my kid. We both chowed down.

Great bagels and unique variety of flavors. Also really enjoy the sandwiches for a yummy lunch

The French toast bagel is to die for! I have never tasted a bagel like this. So soft and the perfect balance of sweetness!

Good food

Great bagels. Bakers dozen is a must and Wednesday special is always a good thing.

If you never had a great American bagel then you never really ever ate a bagel. I love this place the bagels are always fresh and softer than Donuts. Theyre cream cheese is ridiculous as well

Nice place

Amazing bagel sandwiches, great staff, very friendly. Definitely sign up for the Belly rewards. Ive been there quite a few times since i work in the area and ive gotten a dozen bagels free and free cream cheese. You also cant beat their dozen bagels for 9.99 on wednesdays!

You already know. Its always fresh

Great bagels amazing people

The most freshest, delicious, tastiest bagel I have ever had. Super duper recommend!!

The bagels are delicious, but the staff is really what will get me to come back - the employee saw that I had my dog with me and threw a bagel bone in the bag for me, didnt even say anything. Murphy loved it and we will for sure be returning!

We love this place!! We are here at least once a week. Best bagels I have ever had!!

Fresh bagels always. i wish the location near me had a pole to tie my dogs leash there, i always worry about leabing my little puppy out of my sight when i go in to get the bagels in the mornings.

Every Wednesday morning I go for a Med Coffee and bagel with smeer for $5.51. There are multiple Wednesday specials to take advantage of! Bagels are delicious, service is quick, always worth it

My mother started taking me to this location when I was a small child . I now take my children there . Thank you for always being smiles when we come in and dealing with my moms loud and straight forward attitude . Lol .

It smells heavenly in here. Fresh and delish.

Their Scrambled Eggs taste different then the other locations . They are fluffy and flavorless.They also do not have the option of Egg Whites.The costumer service is nice but I prefer the other locations.

The food here is good if you see a guy name Luis Fausto working he has good customer service is nice but overall its a great place I highly recommend.

My spot for a quick bagel. Always quick and fresh!

Good food very nice place

Great good fast service good prices

Delicious, you can tell the Bagles have never been frozen. Fresh is best.

Im not a fan. The ingredients are low quality. Like the chicken, the eggs the chili. Yuck.

Great variety and price. I tried the french toast bagel and it was amazing.

Has down best bagel place in the midwest

Basically white bread pushed into a circle shape. Probably one of the worst “bagels” I’ve had in my life. I shared the other half with the trash.

They have my favorite bagels in the city! Check out the belly application for some more great Perks at this place of business as well!

Ok for a morning starter, but the bacon could have been cooked longer!

Good bagels lots of options a little on the pricey side.

Bagels are just average here. Service is okay. Price is pretty affordable and fair though.

Awesome bagel place. To get new York style bagels in Chicago this is definetly a place to go to.

Staff is always friendly. Love the Liz and cream cheese sandwich.

Good bagels but dont expect a nice, chewy NY-style bagel.

Very pleased and the bagels were soft! Highly recommend the walnut raisin cream cheese....to die for!

Good bagels