Jake's Bagels & Deli 220 North Broadway, Aurora, IL 60505

"Everyone I meet, I tell them about this place. Any local is very familiar with Jake’s! I grew up eating their bagels and not much has changed. It’s a gem."

"We just Love going to "Jake's"! On this visit we chose to get a dozen bagels and their "Olive" cream cheese, as well as a container of plain. We arrived fairly early and surprisingly were 3rd in line. Normally the line is much longer. The staff at "Jake's" is very helpful, patient, and friendly. In my opnion, the size of the bagels are a perfect portion. Not small and Not oversize. My favorite is the sesame bagel, followed by jakes special (everything), and the multi-grain bagel. Our favorite cream cheeses are: vegetable, giardiniera, olive, and plain. In the past we have also enjoyed their huge bagel dogs, cooked at home in our air fryer. The breakfast bagel sandwiches are also enjoyable. $2 Tom"

"Great local bagel deli, apparently everyone knew about but me. Line out the door! We got 2 breakfast bagels, one with bacon. On their signature jakes (everything) bagels. Bagels were perfectly soft and chewy nice big crunchy bits of salt, garlic, seeds.. The eggs were big and fluffy, really good overall. Got half a dozen to go with some scallion cream cheese. Looking forward to coming back. Now I'll be a local regular"

"Amazing everything. Just go!!!! My favorite cream cheese is the pineapple walnut. My husband loves the salsa or the jalapeno salsa. Their soups are great. Everything is! Best bagels anywhere."

"Beautiful location with a lovely view to the Fox River and Hollywood Casino. The staff is great, very polite and courteous. Tables are always clean and seats comfortable. My favorite here is the Chicken salad on an All grain cold bagel. There is an open beautiful area with benches on the back facing the Fox River. Plenty of parking and short waiting times."