178 JT Connell Highway
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 841-5578
May 29, 2014
So apparently the curse of “Laura’s Lunch” is still alive
and well. Remember last week’s salsa
explosion? Well this week my shoe broke
while I was walking into Bagel Boys.
What is it with my luck on these lunch excursions?!
Enough about me … let’s get down to business. I’ve been ordering from Bagel Boys for about
three months now and everything has always been awesome. I usually get chicken salad with veggies on a
spinach wrap, but today I wanted something different. I just had no idea what that something was.
Cue my boss, who overheard me talking about “going out
for lunch.” “Where are you going,” she
asked. When I told her that I was
heading to Bagel Boys, she replied, “Do they still have that curry chicken
salad?” Um … what? They have curry chicken salad?! I love curry chicken salad! Now I knew what I was having for lunch.
I gave Bagel Boys a call and ordered my curry chicken
salad on a sesame bagel with every vegetable they had on hand. The boss wanted her sandwich without veggies
and on a poppy seed bagel. I was quoted
a wait time of ten minutes, so I collected my things and headed for the door. The restaurant is located in a small plaza, so pay attention when you're driving because you may just zoom right past it.
I’ll have to visit Bagel Boys at some point for breakfast
because they really have some unique bagel flavors like French onion, wild
berry, garlic and parmesan and “breakfast bar.”
The bagels in the baskets on the wall were a bit picked over, but it was
almost 1 p.m. so I’m sure that was to be expected. My boss’ order came to $7.29, and since I
added a can of Coke to my meal, my total was $8.80. The only problem was that I didn’t realize
Bagel Boys was a cash only establishment.
Luckily for me, there was an ATM inside.
The only part that stunk was the transaction fee was a whopping
$2.50. Yikes!
I brought the sandwiches back to the office and dug into
mine. I stored the other sandwich in the
fridge since the boss was in a meeting.
My sandwich was fantastic. The
curry was very spicy and the chicken was plentiful. Now originally my boss told me that the salad
contained walnuts and grapes, but I hadn’t noticed any grapes. Either way, everything was amazing and the
veggies – an awesome mix of banana peppers, spinach, red peppers, sprouts and everything
else they could find – were fresh and crunchy.
The bagel had a nice chew to it and the meal even came with a delicious
pickle on the side. It was a very
filling lunch for under $10 bucks.
Soon after I finished my meal, the meeting had adjourned
and the boss returned to her desk. I
grabbed her sandwich from the fridge and she dug in. She mentioned the missing grapes, but perhaps
Bagel Boys has stopped using grapes in their curry chicken salad. She also thought the curry had a strong kick
to it, but she really enjoyed the sandwich.
She mentioned it several times throughout the day: “My lunch was so good!” It certainly was.
- Minutes from the office: One.
- Cost of the meal with drink: $8.80.
I will continue to visit Bagel Boys on a regular basis
because of the excellent sandwiches, flavorful bagels and – for the size of your
meal – great prices. They also have a location
in Middletown, so be sure to check them out when you’re on Aquidneck Island.
R.I.P. sandals
