Nervous Charlie's
13 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/austinfood14 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 5 threads.
What people say, in short
Nervous Charlie's earns repeated breakfast recommendations, including for the Lamar shop. Bagel breakfast sandwiches receive repeated praise. One customer likes the large sandwich and dark coffee, while another highlights the bagel and bacon. A critic finds it unremarkable by East Coast standards, and a former fan says a change to firmly cooked eggs put them off. These detailed opinions are not all explicitly branch-specific.
Address
Nervous Charlie's Bagels, 5501 N Lamar Blvd B101, Austin, TX 78751
At a glance
- Best for
- Breakfast
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Flimsy_Blackberry_55 in r/austinfood · Jun 2025taste
Says the bagel sandwiches here are pretty solid.
- Recommendsu/BigMac42291 in r/austinfood · Jun 2025taste
Praises this place's bagel breakfast sandwiches as well done.
- Recommendsu/gabawhee in r/austinfood · Dec 2023taste
Calls it their go-to brunch, praising a bagel sandwich and a dark coffee they rate as top in town.
- Recommendsu/FoldedKatana in r/austinfood · Jun 2025taste
Praises the classic here, with fresh bagels and excellent bacon.
- Recommendsu/TheStuChef in r/austinfood · Sep 2026
Suggests Nervous Carlies as another worthwhile stop for breakfast sandwich hunting.
- Recommendsu/Gai_Daigoji in r/austinfood · Jul 2024
Says Nervous Charlie's is good and close by.
- Recommendsu/aculp21 in r/austinfood · Jul 2024
Notes Nervous Charlie's is another breakfast option in the same general area.
- Recommendsu/sarmo215 in r/austinfood · Jun 2025
Seconds the parent's recommendation of this place.
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- Caveatu/chinchaaa in r/austinfood · Dec 2023
Dismisses it as common, saying similar spots are everywhere in East Coast cities.
- Mixedu/BadMutha in r/austinfood · Jun 2025consistency
Says the sandwich used to come with over-medium or over-easy eggs, now only over hard, which they dislike.
- Recommendsu/HellcatMMA in r/austinfood · Jun 2025taste
Says this place gets the bagel breakfast sandwich right.
- Recommendsu/GFK96 in r/austinfood · Jun 2025taste
Picks Nervous Charlie's for bagels, over the better-known local breakfast options.
- Recommendsu/foxychase in r/austinfood · Jun 2025
Recommends Nervous Charlie's as the alternative to the one being criticized.
- Recommendsu/Flatfork709 in r/austinfood · Jan 2025taste
Says the bagel sandwiches there are far above the rest.
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