Write Around Tampa

Big Apple Bagel

23908 FL-54
Suite 101
Land O’Lakes

Hailing from Philly I’m always on the lookout for a good bagelry or deli. Hello, I found it.

Quality and pricing of food and drink:
Phenomenal. My BLT breakfast sandwich was $4.49. The veggies and the bacon were crisp and fresh. Bagel was the perfect amount of toasted, and the cream cheese is made in-house. Got the green apple smoothie (so many flavors I had a hard time choosing) which is simply delicious, just the right amount of tart and sweet. Plus they have regular size and mini muffins. And bagel dogs.

Are there enough outlets?
Booths and tables, every one fitted with an outlet. Clearly they cater to the writing and working set.

How’s the wifi?
Secured, accessible with the password written on their daily chalkboard.

Will my muse come out?
Happily. The atmosphere is quiet with subtle music, well-lit, friendly staff. A customer came in, the woman behind the counter knew his order before he said it, asked if he also wanted his usual smoothie. Because sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your order and want to be sober to enjoy it.

How long can I park it?
They open very early at 5am and close at 3pm so definitely for the morning-brainers, but my night owl brain got there at 12 and was very happy to tap away at the keyboard for three hours. And leave with a bag of mini muffins.

Final rating: 5 out of 5 laptops

Rachel Remick’s fiction and non-fiction stories have appeared in various magazines, among them Rosebud, Bluestem and ellipsis . . . literature and art. A frequent contributor to women’s magazine Sasee, her writing has also been published in several volumes of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books. She lives in Tampa, Florida.