Egg & Cheese on a Bagel, the answer to difficult mornings, slight hangovers, need for comfort food, sudden uncontrollable hunger… B.E.C (Bagel Egg & Cheese) remains my go-to food whatever bad press they get. I’m on a quest: where is the best Egg & Cheese on a Bagel in Philadelphia and around?

The little corner convenience store / deli, by my apartment building, doesn’t have a logo, even less of a website. It barely has a name, I had to hunt on one of my credit card receipt to find something. But, after living in the neighborhood for over 4-year, and stopping in several times a week, Jimmy (the owner) knows me, says hello and asks how I’m doing. In 4-year, I never tried their Egg & Cheese on Bagel. The truth is, I didn’t even know they were making hot breakfast sandwiches. But for the sake of research (hahem…), I had to check and to give it a try.

For the first time since I started the quest of the best B.E.C in the city (and surroundings), someone asked me “How do you like your eggs? Runny or dry?” That’s what I call personalization and good customer service. So, the bagel might have been a little too toasted, and the cheese completely tasteless, but overall, the experience was not too bad and deserves a kudo.

★★✩✩✩

Yang’s First Food – 21st between Walnut & Sansom streets