The boardwalk location always looks empty and you will think you will get your food fast! Don't be fooled, behind the storefront is where everyone is waiting, and waiting, and waiting. The guy next to me ordered a coffee and was waiting for 20 minutes! read more

One of the best bagels you can get on the jersey shore. I get a bagel almost every morning I'm here (sometimes 2). They don't skimp on the portions at all - you get 2 eggs on a big bagel and the bacon is thick cut! Variety of different bagel and cream cheese options. Don't forget to try their sandwich options along with their stuffed bagels and pizza bread. Order early because this place is popular! read more

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Food is generally very good but they screw up something on EVERY order. They put spicy cream cheese on a ham sandwich. They routinely omit parts of an order. I have to stand there and check everything and then wait forever while they fix it. DO NOT get delivery. And orders take at LEAST twice as long as promised. Often more. read more

The food itself is good and the best breakfast sandwich in OCNJ. The wait time however is horrible. I have learned to order ahead as I know the wait times can get ridiculously long. I waited an hour and fifteen minutes for my order. It seemed that they serve the people in line faster than if you order online ahead of time. Any time I asked for an update on my order they would not come back to give me a realistic timeline and seemed to avoid talking to customers in general (likely because everyone was complaining). I second all the people telling you to only go here if you have nothing else going on for your day. It was a large waste of our morning. Many customers complain and complain every year, I wonder what it will take for the business to prioritize customer satisfaction! I gave 2 stars to be generous due to good sandwiches but on service alone, I would rate it less than 1 star. read more

This is my favorite bagel place! The bagels are always fresh and huge! If you get cream cheese (love it) there's always soo much it's so good! The pastries, especially Christmas cookies are large and very good! Also love the CBD lattes! The service has always been great, staff very polite, patient and helpful! I'm confused by the negative reviews. Every place/ person always has not the perfect experience every single time. But the size of Dead End is small, as is the kitchen prep area, so that needs to be kept in mind. Summer months it gets super busy so yes, there's a wait. They decorate for holidays, play music etc., so that review was maybe a one off or weird timing. Pricing also seems to be on target with the market. If you want a cheaper bagel that doesn't taste nearly as good, Dunkin is down the road. read more

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I have been meaning to try Dead End Bakehouse for a few years and was surprised to see that it only had 3 stars on Yelp. A few different things thwarted our attempts to visit over the years: weather, Covid, even a fire! We went for a late breakfast on Sunday (11am) and the place was pretty empty. It looked like they still had most items available, including delicious looking homemade pop tarts on the counter. I must say that I love the branding of this place. They are owned by the same group that owns Sand House and Drip & Scoop, all which have really great interiors. I got an Avocado BLT on an Everything bagel. It may just be because I have not had a bagel in a long time, but I though this bagel was amazon. I would have gotten a different sandwich though because a BLT on a bagel is mostly bread. My girlfriend got the Honey Ham, which is Pork Roll and Habenro Honey cream cheese. It was amazing, She got it on a poppyseed bagel which really paired nicely with the ham. My friends got the Bacon & The Goat avocado toast which looked really good and was certainly a big enough portion to split between two people. We sat outside in their bright orange chairs (love these) and enjoyed the nice day. This place is quickly becoming a staple in Ocean City. Whether you are hungover and looking for a greasy breakfast sandwich or picking up a dozen bagels to take home, this is the place for you. The location could be better but there is usually plenty of street parking along Bay Ave (or on the *Dead End*). Definitely stop by! read more

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tl;dr DEAD END, TURN AROUND: this cute concept is an absolute train-wreck, demonstrating shockingly poor execution of a bagelry I find most of the food at the shore to be just OK -- and that's OK! When I'm on vacation, I don't always want to be cooking for myself, so grabbing a convenient fast-casual option, especially one that caters to the whole family, is worth its weight in gold. Dead End Bakehouse claims to be just that -- a bagel-focused eatery ideal for your breakfast needs The menu looks exciting from the specialty bagel and cream cheese offerings to the make your own sandwiches. And on the weekend, the line goes out the door as early as 10AM. We decided to go a bit early (9:30) to grab a bagel sandwich, another half-dozen bagels, and a tub of cream cheese. But I can't recommend enough that you skip out on this place. The line is a complete disaster; people just mob the counter, and the workers obliviously greet whoever pushes their way up front first. These workers are beyond unprofessional, and none of them are at all productive despite there being so many. As my partner was ordering our half-dozen bagels, the woman behind the counter was more invested in conversations with coworkers and checking her phone, and four times asked us to repeat. And then the wait -- there were only a handful of people in front of us in line, yet it took nearly 40 minutes to make our bagel sandwich. My partner went to ask a worker about it, and the worker simply shrugged her shoulders. My partner almost never gets angry, but after a half-hour of watching the workers run around like chickens with their heads cut off, she was fuming. I cannot make up how terrible this experience was. And somehow the workers even managed to forget our cream cheese. Yikes. This is the kind of establishment that predicates itself on being trendy than on offering consistent, high-quality food. To be quite frank, I am struggling to find a substantial reason to even give them 2 stars. The space is cute, but there is no AC, making it hotter than the summer sand. I suppose the only saving grace was the French Toast bagel, which was a surprisingly apt homage to the breakfast classic. But all the other bagels were tough, almost like they had been leftovers from the day before. And the bagel sandwich (on a Squid-Ink bagel) was nothing special at $7. I'd take Wawa over this any day, and I'd take no breakfast over Wawa. read more

Dead End Bakehouse - Squid Ink Bagel Sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

Creative cream cheese flavors and great bagel! Had the egg bacon with bacon scallion cream cheese and it was delish. Bagel exterior has a nice sheep with a great chew on the inside. Cream cheese is great! Bacon and scallion was so yummy. Next time will try the sweet cream cheeses! read more

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We got a scone, and sandwiches. Excellent food and service! There's window seating inside and tables to eat outside. Lots to choose from! read more

There is no flow to the space. Line backs up out the door, straight down the middle and divides the space. People are then waiting on either side of the line, making it hard for people picking up to grab their food. It's chaos. You can't even properly see the bagel types available until you're close to the front. And even then, it doesn't matter because chances are they're out of the cream cheese or topping you wanted, and they'll be out of it for days. Waited 15 mins for a plain toasted bagel. The bagels are mediocre and inconsistent. Sesame bagel was thin, flavorless. No chew, no crunch. The pumpernickel bagel was thicker and had more chew, but still underwhelming. Everything was handed over in separate bags to juggle -- why not just combine it all per order?? Only decent item is the coffee! read more

Really good breakfast sandwich and the staff was so nice! Only thing that would make it better is if they added hash browns to the menu! Love read more

Service is horrible. Imagine waiting 45 mins for a bagel with cream cheese. Ridiculous. I understand that busy times cause for a bit of wait, but I have never encountered such a business like this in my life. Will never be back. If you are ok with waiting 1+ hours for a simple bagel, this is the place for you. Also ambience is awful. No fans, no music, no decorations for holidays. Save your time and place your business elsewhere. read more

Dead End Bakehouse - Bagels Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

Pre ordered here for Easter weekend. Got a ham and herb quiche, the lemon loaf and a sourdough loaf. Each item was fairly priced and absolutely delicious! The quiche and lemon loaf was devoured, best we've ever had! Can this place be mobbed and disorganized during peak season?! Absolutely, so know the rules of the shore and pre order and go early! #dontbeashoobie read more

Dead End Bakehouse - Quiche and lemon loaf - Bagels Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

don't come here unless you have nowhere else to be the rest of the day. i placed an order online and waited for over an hour for one sandwich. absolutely ridiculous. i will never come here again or recommend it to anyone read more

this place was a 5/5!!! deeeee-licious! and i'm from long island where IMHO the best bagels come from. great food and drinks and SO friendly. with outdoor seating on a quiet block. fully recommend!! read more

probably the best price in ocean city for a dozen bagels. lots of different options for bagel types/flavors if you're looking to try something new. the people here a very nice. a personal favorite here was the blueberry bagel for sure! honey oat is a close second! read more

Love this place! Good bagels and excellent custom bagel sandwiches. I always get their roasted poblanos, roasted jalapeños, or both. Only knock is that they are extremely slow, even during off-days and even if all yuh want is a coffee. However, you can order online which makes up for the slow service. read more

Bought a dozen and half bagels on Sunday. The half dozen everything bagels were good. Very good. Issue is all but one or two of the dozen sesame bagels are stale. Almost impossible to cut, tastes like shoe leather. It appears they are day old as I bought these in the morning. For the price, I would skip this place. Unless you like stale bagels. read more

Finally got to stop here. I've been seeing all the social media posts of the food and it looks delicious. Ordered ham egg and cheese on jalapeño cheddar bagel. To my disappointment the bagel was more bread like then a traditional bagel. Maybe they should call it a breagel. Also maybe an ounce and a half of ham. Otherwise it did the job of feeding my hunger. read more

Dead End Bakehouse - Breakfast bagel - Bagels Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

The bagels were amazong but only after going through my expenditures did I realize the lady (new) overcharged us for a half dozen. it was busy so I just put my card in and foolishly even tipped. $16 for 6 bagels. No one answers the phone so when I tried to call the next day it was a waste of time. the girl was clueless could not even answer if the could slice bagels and wondering why she would be on the register. in any case, my bad, but she couldn't figure out how to print a receipt either and so I wouldn't hold up the line, I was like ok. I did say half dozen and she's like yes. Excellent bagels. But still pissed I was overcharged and was a visitor. read more

It's been a go-to for years but when I went this week, it seems very disorganized. Bagels were okay, we didn't have to wait long but the overall quality and service seems to have gone down. read more

My two stars are simply about price. $2.50 for a single bagel without any topping is highway robbery. Typically a plain bagel costs $.80 - $1.40 on the high end..... Yes these are good but 20 bucks for a dozen bagels is loony tunes. read more

The wait may be long but the breakfast sandwiches and baked goods are great. All made fresh in house

How is that I payed 14 dollars for a grill cheese and they give me this burned as hell grill cheese I don't even have words. So disappointed. SMH. Bad costumer service. They should've make it again read more

Dead End Bakehouse - how it is that I bought I grill cheese for 13 dollars and they give me this burned as hell grill cheese - Bagels Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

Food is amazing!!!!!! The best bagels on the island. We will be coming back!!! So easy to order online and then just pick up when it's ready. read more

Tried for the first time today, and won't be returning. I was one of the first 4 customers this morning at 7am. Ordered 2 simple sandwiches and 2 coffees. Didn't get my items until 7:25, even with 3 people working. By the time I left, the line was out the door. It had nothing to do with demand - all slow, inefficient service. Didn't have majority of the bagels or cream cheese advertised (even checked the bake schedule!) which prevented me from ordering 2 additional items. Got home, opened my sandwich and was greeted with flabby, undercooked bacon. Completely inedible for $7. read more

Dead End Bakehouse - Inedible, flabby, undercooked bacon on my $7 sandwich - Bagels Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

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I was so disgusted for a dozen bagels cost me $28.15 they said I tipped 4.69 for a girl getting me bagels I would have tipped 1.00 not 4 something I will never go back - Tracy S. they did the same to me warning check your bank acct if you go there! read more

Great bagels. Cream cheeses are unique and also great. Breakfast sandwiches have been good. The service is pretty slow and agree that they are disorganized. It's take out so I can't knock another star for service. No one has been rude it's just not optimized. The prices are absurd but what do you expect in OC? read more

Was looking forward to getting some bagels on my last day in Jersey before heading home. Ordered ahead for curbside pickup at earliest slot, 7am, so I could get the family fed and packed up to hit the road. Called at 7am from the pickup spot and was told their cook didn't start working until 7am so it would be a wait. I received an automated text at 7:05 saying my order was ready (it wasn't). A few minutes later an employee came out to tell me that it would be a 10 minute wait for the pumpernickel bagel in my order to be ready. Since that's my favorite flavor and it's hard to find where I live, I decided to wait. I think I finally had my order in hand around 7:18. I got home and found that my order was missing an item. I called and they were able to refund me for the missing item. I was also disappointed in the pumpernickel bagel itself - I'm used to pumpernickel breads being dark brown and very flavorful. This bagel was tan and hardly had any flavor - I'd have guessed it was whole wheat. Everything else we ordered was fine but I wouldn't go out of my way to return, and I wouldn't recommend the order ahead feature to save time. read more

The beat bagels anywhere. And I lived in New York for 5 years. They're open all year and everything is fresh and made in house. I'll be there again tomorrow morning for sure! Probably an everything bagel with cream Well so much for that. That was my last review. Today I went in early. It wasn't crowded. I ordered two everything bagels, one toasted with cream cheese for me to eat now, and one un-toasted with out cream cheese for my wife to eat later. It was a struggle for the guy to ring me up. Then I was asked again if one was to be un-toasted. When I get home they're both toasted and mine was only half of an everything bagel, see the pic, I don't mind paying $4 for a bagel but not this one. Back to NY Bagels I guess. 6 people working and it seemed very disorganized. The dreaded summer help issue I think. Maybe I'll go back in the fall. read more

Dead End Bakehouse - Everything bagel but only half? - Bagels Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

*You can't rush perfection* A review. This was quite possibly the best sandwich I've ever had, period. That's coming from someone who's favorite food is the sandwich. The bagel is that of which you can only find in the northeast, crispy on the outside soft and tender on the inside, perfect. All the ingredients are fresh and tasteful and they do not short you on them. Perfectly cooked bacon and fried egg. As a self proclaimed coffee aficionado, I LOVE the cold brew. (Tastes like it may be roasted over at Ocean City Coffee Co. But I'm not certain.) Smooth with fruity undertones that make it perfect for front porch sippin on a warm summer morning. I was pretty devastated when The Breakfast Shop announced their permanent closing but I have renewed spirit after my experience with Dead End Bakehouse. I would happily wait over an hour for the kind of food they are putting out. If people were so worried about it taking long they would put in their order ahead of time and give a time they want it fired and ready. When you're looking at these reviews and seeing Negative Nancy's only minority complaint is that it sometimes takes too long and the rest are raving about how it tastes you must wonder if people are just too impatient. (I've got my delivery within 45 minutes to the south side of the island all 3 times I've ordered, food still hot) Some of these "local guides" need to have some respect and empathy for these restaurants putting out amazing food, now more than ever. Imagine giving a restaurant a 1 review not based off food, but for taking a little longer, during a pandemic. How selfish can you be, order earlier next time. Dead End Bakehouse you are doing amazing things, I'm dissapointed I have not ordered from you sooner. You are a new staple of my families shorehouse summer routine. Thank you for the amazing experience. *PS...Shameless plug* I own Concierge Digital, a marketing company, and would love to work with you all if you're looking to increase your sales. The world needs to know about this food!!! read more

Dead End Bakehouse - CYO Everything Bagel, bacon, egg, and cheese w/avocado and cold brew coffee - Bagels Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

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Just found out new favorite bagel/bake house in OCNJ!!! Got the hangover bagel sandwich and was amazing!! read more

Dead End Bakehouse - NJ Hangover - Bagels Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

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Do you like fresh delicious bagels ? This is the place for you then! Every time I'm down in ocean city I come here! The staff is friendly and nice and everything is just amazing. I've never been disappointed. read more

Dead End Bakehouse - Cyo: garlic bagel with bacon egg and cheese - Bagels Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

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Absolute terrible experience this morning. Just trying to simply get two bagels. We first ordered online and the wait was 45 minutes. We arrived at the store an hour later to give them an extra 15 minutes to get our order ready. The line was out the door and we could not even get inside for another 10 minutes to see if our order was ready and it was not. I had to ask and associate for an update on my order as it had been close to an hour and a half for two bagels. The employees are working their butts off, but the amount of online orders that are accepted cannot be handled. The guy handling the online orders was receiving so many tickets so quickly that he was pushing them into a pile onto the counter. The store looked completely overwhelmed, despite there being many employees. The silver lining was that the bagels were good but the wait time is not worth it. This used to be my favorite restaurant years ago for breakfast but now I refuse to go because of the wait time. Do not recommend anybody to purchase from here if you are in a hurry and want to miss miss a sunny beach day . read more

The guy taking my order was nice but the wait was over 20 minutes and I got charged an extra 2 dollars for bacon that I didn't even receive 1 star. read more

Dead End is an awesome breakfast stop if you want a fresh baked bagel to go. Varios types available for consumption. Also have fresh baked bread, homemade pop tarts, and other bakery items. We ordered ahead of time, which helped for quick service. Definitely a spot to consider if visiting OCNJ read more

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I had high hopes for this place, ordered online which was easy but it is very expensive. $26 for a bacon egg and cheese bagel sandwich, a plain bagel with cream cheese ($4.50 for this alone) and 2 cappuccinos? It was Ok, but not worth the price. read more

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The Dead End is appropriately named, being located on the corner where the only short-term parking spot is on a dead end street, requiring an awkward turn around. The remodeling is nice and designed for takeout. The bagel toaster is located just under the smoke alarm, so it sounds-off frequently. The bagels are light and tasty, especially when lightly toasted. I ordered the Loxed that left a bit to be desired -- the skimpy serving of smoked salmon had a fishy smell and the sliced tomatoes had a green core. The touch of dill is nice but no replacement for capers. Not worth $10!! There are several varieties of loaves of sourdough bread and muffins, albeit pricey. With time, the kinks will be worked-out. Definitely need a bike rack! read more

Dead End Bakehouse - Bagels Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

ABSOLUTELY LOVE The best bagels I have ever had! In my opinion the coffee could be a tad better but everything else was great! read more

Dead End Bakehouse - super cute atmosphere - Bagels Near Me - Ocean City, New Jersey

This place sucks the wait is ridiculous if they are gonna have a long wait then they should either have a sign at the door or have the cashier inform the customer of the excessive wait. Also 10 bucks for a crummy breakfast sandwich is ridiculous. read more