Dead End Bakehouse

Food is good, but not worth the 2-3 hours you will have to wait for it. Ordered online and the wait time was 90 minutes, that was a lie. While waiting the additional time in the store people were told a wait time of 45 minutes, which was not at all true. Order from here if you have nothing else to do today and aren't hungry yet.

Food: we ordered 3 breakfast sandwiches. One was a bagel and 2 on sourdough toast. None were toasted-more “warmed” with no visible toast marks. Understandable as the kitchen staff was stretched to the max. Egg Portions were good with lots of egg but a bit skimpy on the pork roll and bacon. Service: staff were very friendly and I watched them deal with grumpy customers with grace. They have a nice ordering system, they could benefit from an outside monitor as it is very cramped waiting for your order and share with customers where they are in the queue. Communication helps. Many of us just wondered where we were in the wait time. Wait times: this was the main reason for my low rating. I waiting 35 minutes for 3 simple breakfast sandwiches. I watched 2 women work their butts off in the back trying to keep up with orders. They need to either rework how front staff work orders (as many times they were standing around waiting) or hire more cooks. I overheard many people mentioning they would not be back because of wait time. I awkwardly watched some men go up front and stare down staff waiting for their slow-moving order.

Fantastical Sourdough bread toasted with Avocado & Crispy Bacon. And, we've already purchased loaves of the Sourdough Bread, sliced right there in the bakery. Highly Recommended! You'll notice the 'end piece' gone, as it didn't quite make it back to the house ......

Back in town visiting family and used to frequently buy from Dead End. I always was very impressed by the quality and service in the past but today was a different story. Today I waited for two bagels for 20 minutes to be disappointed. We ordered a pork roll egg and cheese BUT the bagel was cold, untoasted, stale tasting, barely any egg, and one measly slice of pork roll. Quality has completely ate the dust.

Cost affective but for a reason. I ordered an everything wheat bagel toasted with Italian herb CC. Came out as a plain bagel with barley any cream cheese. The cream cheese was disgusting with huge leaves of rotten rosemary and sage in it. Service was slow and customer service was not great. Ghetto bathroom with not great accessibility. Definitely don't recommend unless you don't care about a good bagel and good service.

Best Breakfast & lunch option in Ocean City. I got the Jersey hangover on the Cheddar Jalepeno bagel. AMAZING. My husband got the crabby grilled cheese & loved it as well. The wait was typical for a Sunday morning I believe. Absolutely worth it though. The bagel was so fresh & the pork roll was perfect.

Ridiculous wait time. We placed an order for 4 sandwiches at 9:30 online, thinking we were going to save us some time. After placing the order we saw the pick up time was 11, which we possibly thought was a mistake. We went in there around 10 and the order was not ready so we went to walk around Asbury for 45 minutes hoping our order was ready. Once we came back it was actually little past 11, we were still waiting for our order and were told it was going to be another 15-20 minutes. After 30 minutes, we went to check again and it still was not ready. All we were told was that the order will be on the pick up shelf when it is ready. After almost 2 and a half hours, our order was finally ready. But unfortunately was wrong! We were not informed that they were out of egg whites even 2 and a half hours into our order wait time.

I asked for a BEC on cinnamon rasin and after waiting 15 minutes got sausage on a poppy seed bagel. My friend asked for sausage and bacon on a cinnamon rasin and they gave him a BEC on plain with onions… Food was tasty though

My favorite bagels in Ocean City! I'm a big fan of the HMRX group and their signature colorful nostalgic eateries. Dead End Bakehouse is no exception!! My favorite parts: the pastries, doughy bagels, generous spreads, and delicious coffee My critiques: there's always a wait when you order in-store (this can be avoided by ordering online before you arrive), and parking around 10th and Bay isn't the best. Dead End is one of my favorite spots for grab and go breakfast and pastries. It's close to the 9th street bridge, open year round, and the food is delicious. I'd highly recommend if you're looking for a quick bite in the morning!

Amazing that they were open the day after Thanksgiving. Unfortunately they were running out of bagels quickly this morning and the poor girls working alone had a lot of orders to fill. But we were in no rush so we waited. Keep in mind this may not be a quick stop if they are understaffed. Overall my bagel was amazing. I love how much I could customize it. It was a bit expensive so I wouldn't do it all the time but I was a nice breakfast treat with family. Highly recommend getting their sourdough loaf to go. We sat out front and enjoyed the sunshine as we ate.

Never again. I almost fell over when the employee told me $17.06 for 6 bagels and they're not sliced either. Not to mention, the inventory was low, so we had to get two of each instead of 6 different bagels. Never, ever again will I buy bagels here, even if they're the absolutely best bagels I've ever had in my life. What an absolute rip off. I guess they're trying to offset the high rent of their new location on the boardwalk. Such a shame.

Walked to Dead End on the boardwalk in the pouring rain this morning to get a dozen bagels. They said they can't bag them unless I got a spread on them. Stupid rule very poor customer service.

Good food, poor service and understaffed/ poorly organized. It shouldn't take 25 mins to make a sausage and egg bagel. Looks like DoorDash is taking priority over people in store.

I will never go back here.... Absolutely pathetic. Dunkin Donuts has a better operation than Dead End Bakehouse. Every time I come here they mess up the order and simply lack quality.

Very disappointed and bummed! It is such a cute spot. I wanted to love it. I ordered an avocado BLT on a bagel and added an egg. When I got home, they had not added the egg (an extra $3 on top of $12 for the sandwich) . The lettuce was brown and disgusting (see pics), the avocado was brown, and there was no flavor. :(

Stopped in before hitting the 1st beach trip of the year. Usually go to Bennie's but decided to change up to this nicely named place. Couple of bagel sammies which both were stacked high and very filling. One had egg/cheddar/pork roll w/ roasted tomato schemer on a cheddar bagel. The other was egg/cheddar/avocado on a everything So damn good for the beach.

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!

Takes awhile for food to be ready so order online but usually it's always worth it. The portion size has definitely gone down which is disappointing. The sausage was way too small and I don't eat egg so it was not worth $9.

Went to order a bagel sandwhich and was told it would be 45 minutes so switched order to an everything bagel with cream cheese. Waited 60 minutes and this is what I opened up when I got home. No everything seasoning, no cream cheese. They lost business today.

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.

Dead End Bakehouse is a hidden gem in OC. The guys working there are great and the bagel sandwiches were not only delicious but a reasonable price as well. The blueberry scone was warm, fresh, and yummy!

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.

Heard so much good about this place, we were disappointed. Half dozen bagels over $14, you decide, I think this is very expensive. Was hungry so got one cinnamon raisin to eat right away. Pretty much a tasteless bagel. Needed to be sweeter and nowhere near enough raisins. The other five bagels are sesame. Absolutely tasteless bagels, just round bread. No criso crust and soft yeasty insides. Just flat and tasteless. Go to Hot Bagels and More, a dozen bagels are $18 and they are bigger and much better.

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

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!

Aptly named, this is a "dead-end" for quality and service. You'll likely go here anyway because you've rented a place around the corner and don't feel like walking an extra block to a higher quality place - but you should really think twice about skipping the "dead end." Teenagers are dismissive and disinterested by nature, but the dead-end staff seems to lower the bar even farther. They really don't care - what you've ordered, how long you've waited - really about anything. And they make sure you know it!! The terrible service pairs well with the substandard food. The one thing the café of miserable teens was able to do is screw up a bacon, egg, and cheese. That is an accomplishment! They got the bacon and cheese, but somehow missed the cheese (partial credit?). See photo. It was served on untoasted limp bread.

Friendly staff, quick service and luckily not crowded on a Friday morning as the place is on the small side. Bagels were fresh, crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. Nice flavor with lots of seasonings on the outside. Ordered the pretzel bagel which had was an interesting mix between a pretzel and bagel. Would order from here again.

Pro tip - when ordering online, the time that is provided for pick up is not correct! I waited about a half hour this morning because I didn't realize YOU GET A TEXT WHEN IT IS READY. However! It is absolutely delicious and worth the wait. Especially on the weekends- just be prepared for a long line and a long wait. If you order online, give it at least a half hour.

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!!

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!

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

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.

I dream of the veggie cream cheese. It is the best. Also the jalapeño cheddar bagel is amazing. I look forward to my vacation just so I can eat here.

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

Said order would be 20-30 mins, sat waiting for 90 mins. Food was fine but service poor

We stopped by here today for breakfast and ordered 2 CYO sandwiches ($9 each), 2 bagels with cream cheese ($5.50 each), and 2 orange juices ($7.50 each). I paid with my card and selected the option for no tip and no receipt, as I planned to toss cash in the tip jar after grabbing my order. We sat down outside and a minute or two later I got an alert for my Apple Pay payment for nearly $68. That was almost $20 more than what was shown when I paid inside (with tax included). I went back in to the lady at the counter, who was less than thrilled to even be there and had been rude since we initially walked in. She gave me attitude because she didn't know why it was $68 either so I had her pull up the order and reprint the receipt. After I had walked away to go outside, "someone" had added a tip to my order hence the significantly higher bill. I was then given attitude when I asked for a refund. All the while, they were pulling crates of oranges directly off the Syco truck and dumping them unwashed and with stickers on right into the orange juice machine. If you're going to charge $7.50 for a small cup of orange juice you could at least wash the things first! Overall, the employee's poor attitude and shady practices will keep us away from there in the future.

If you're looking for a place to grab a quick breakfast, look elsewhere. Placed an online order that said it would be ready in 35 minutes. Ended up waiting an hour and 15 minutes for a bagel with cream cheese and a breakfast sandwich. I understand if things get a bit backed up and they are short staffed, however, they should update the wait time so it's more accurate and improves the flow of customers rather than having 20 people waiting for online orders. Barista did not even write customers names on drinks and just put drinks on the counter without calling peoples' names. Coffee and matcha were watered down from sitting for so long. Was really looking forward to trying this place because it looks great on social media, but after this experience it wasn't worth it. Managers need to focus on the quality of the food and service, not the aesthetics for the gram. After waiting so long our food wasn't even hot and bagels weren't toasted.... will not be going back.

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 .

I was really excited to try this place and was completely disappointed. In general, the bagels are eh. I would rather a high quality store bought bagel. I've made bagels homemade with better chew. But moreover, both sandwiches we ordered were not what we asked for. The first sandwich was CYO meat, egg and cheese. My friend asked for a pork roll egg and cheese on a toasted sesame bagel. He asked for double meat and cheese and was certainly charged for it but did not meet expectations. It was good, but nothing great. My sandwich was the Loxed and I ordered on a scooped (don't judge, helps with ratio of ingredients) sesame toasted with their daily special cream cheese, scallion herb. Pretty sure that was an up charge as well. Bagel was not scooped. The sesame looked like it was a plain that got rolled in seeds before service. My friend's was literally covered. And came with plain cream cheese. So frustrating. Mind you, 2 sandwiches, plus a coffee came to $40 with tax!

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