Kiva's Bagel Bakery & Restaurant

I recently went to Kiva’s Bakery on Steeles and the food was delicious! I had the egg, onion and lox and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. I had no idea what lox was but my friend told me it’s salmon. The dish itself was perfectly blended…the onions and lox added so much flavour. Normally I’m wary of ordering orange juice at a restaurant as I sometimes find the juice goes down scratching my throat (does that make sense?!) but here, it was soooo good! Especially good if you like lots of pulp! It was so good that I bought a bottle for home! I don’t know why I don’t go here more often to eat (after all, it is just across the street from me!) but I will be back.

October 23, 2024 on Google

I love this place and I always have! It gets better every year! Good food, good service, good atmosphere! I come in with my service dog and they're always good to me and polite. The owner walked around to make sure everything is always perfect!

July 30, 2024 on Google

I’m not leaving this post to offend anyone anyone in particular I mean for the most part, what’s not to love about a Jewish deli run by pillipeeno’s lol that being said I used to have good memories of this place took my family here to go and support the business. Haven’t been here in years, we took a few bites and walked right out the door. Terrible service. The waitress said she was gonna make us a fresh pot of coffee. Absolutely did not do that. Brought us burnt stale coffee. That’s been sitting there since the morning I give you my word I’m not picky about coffee. nor is my mom but we Were disgusted asked for well done fries this photo is what I took. They literally gave us the fries, the potatoes I mean that we’re sitting in the bottom of the fryer for the last three months soggy black. disgusting. The soft scrambled eggs I would give a 7 maybe an eight out of 10 that was OK obviously that was made a la minute. And if I can add one more thing, I’m shocked that people would pay almost $10 for a bagel with cream cheese. Insane absolutely insane. The bagels were great though but for a small bagel with a little bit of cream cheese no way that is insane $10 so disappointed not to mention being lied to, to say to lie to my mother to say that she was going to make a fresh pot of coffee and absolutely did not do that. She didn’t make her way to the coffee machine and fill it up and the water running none of that she literally brought 2 cups of coffee 10 seconds later impossible to have made a pot that quickly, and it was disgusting and burnt just like the potatoes. Our food was terrible. We literally took a few bites and walked out the door refused to pay terrible terrible terrible service terrible food.

March 25, 2024 on Google

Went for lunch with my friend on a weekday and wow cant find any young people here😂 we were the only young ones here and felt like we dont belong there lolllll Service is super super fast. Israeli salad was too salty for us but the bagel and cream cheese was excellent. Fresh grapefruit juice was good too🩷

March 13, 2024 on Google

A classic local staple with a great eggs Benny. Kiva’s still holds its traditional atmosphere and welcoming service that they’re known for. No matter what you order, be sure to get one of their famous bagels.

March 11, 2024 on Google

Got a bagel, cream cheese, and lox. The bagel lacks a sweetness that I prefer from places like Gryfe's. It was decent though and the cream cheese and lox is delicious. The garlic part of this everything bagel could be more pronounced. Their eggplant parmesan is a fantastic value. Very dense, chock full of eggplant, but I found the cheese to have a weird taste. Tasted very processed. Still a good deal though given the amount and overall good taste. The service is excellent.

December 4, 2022 on Google

Came here for the all day breakfast meal, left very satisfied with the quality of breakfast served here, along with the cheerful owner and staff that just impacts your day positively. Me and my buddy arrived late at around 3pm when the restaurant section was already closed, yet the team was more than happy to accommodate by serving us food from the restaurant menu while we sat in the bakery section. I got the Eggs Benedict on a sesame bagel with spinach and lox (smoked salmon) on it while my buddy got the California breakfast set that came with a toasted bagel, fresh cream cheese, avocado slices, tomato slices and scrambled eggs. You definitely cannot go wrong with the fresh hand rolled bagels here. Furthermore, the fresh cream cheese was the crowning glory of my buddy’s breakfast set. I loved the Eggs Benedict, although the lox was a bit on the saltier side as opposed to what a plain smoked salmon would be. However, the portions of salmon provided were generous. I also got the Israeli salad with my breakfast set which I was impressed by how well seasoned it was, along with its generous portion size, freshness of the vegetables used, along with the variety that offered not just a soothing crunch but a cooling feel to the summer heat. Their refillable coffee is on the stronger side, something which I appreciate, especially when paired with their toasted bagels. I am looking forward to be a regular patron of Kiva’s bagels for not only their healthy spread of delicious food at market prices but also for their warmth hospitality by the staff and owner here.

August 11, 2022 on Google

One of my favourite cozy brunch places. It’s very local and always busy. The owner, Steve, is such a lovely guy. They also have a bakery, so you can eat and get your bagels to go as well. My favourite food here is omelette 😋 it’s usually very fresh and simple. Highly recommended.

March 19, 2022 on Google