Dead End Bakehouse

Incredible. Hands down the best bagels in south Jersey. Absolute favorite is jalapeño cheddar bagel toasted with (either) cheddar / jalapeño cream cheese or honey habanero cream cheese. 🥯 Pork roll egg and cheese on everything is another favorite. Kids love the rainbow bagels. & any breakfast sandwich slaps in the am 🤪

I’m never someone to leave a bad review, but this has happened every single time this summer. I ask if they can please make sure the cheese is melted & my bagel is toasted. And they never ever do it!

Hate to leave a bad review, but I feel that I need to. This was the worst breakfast sandwich we’ve ever had. We ordered two bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiches on an everything bagel and a salt bagel. The bagels were cold, which they should be toasted and warm with a hot sandwich. There was something strangely crunchy in my husband’s sandwich, which was probably egg shells. The bagels tasted like they were at least a day old. The person who made our sandwich was not wearing gloves, which is usually not a good sign as far as the cleanliness of a restaurant. As we were sitting outside, we watched two other customers throw away their completely full iced drinks, complaining that they also did not taste good. I think anyone who thinks the bagels here are good probably hasn’t had an actual good bagel before. It’s disappointing because I was so pumped to try this new place. This was a waste of a breakfast at the beach and money.

Went today and ordered a bagel and a bagel sandwich: ordered a pork roll egg and cheese on a chocolate chip bagel. Should have checked the order but it was slow so I figured they would get it right. Get home. My sandwich is on an everything bagel. I go back and the girl barely acknowledged me and when I finally talked to her she was more interested in proving to the chef that he made the order wrong and that she rung it in right. Never once got an apology. Once I checked it this time I could tell they just took the sandwich ingredients and transferred it to a new bagel so it still had everything seasoning on it. At that point I just wanted to get out of there because I was losing my patience. Would not recommend or go back.

Our Bagel breakfast sandwiches were fresh and done to perfection! The woman at the counter was very friendly and the service was great. They had a nice big table with umbrellas for shade for us to sit and eat with our kids and grandkids. Upbeat music playing at a good level even for grandparents 😄

Wow, what a hot mess of a place. Sure the bagels and food are amazing...if you're fine with waiting over a hour for a small order. While I'd love to blame the popularity for this, after standing in their shop for that long I can say it's a issue with staffing. I literally watched the cashier ask the back if anyone knew how to do a refund, which should be apart of basic training. They need more hands on deck! Not enough people who know what their doing or working stations to pump food out for the demand.

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!

Won’t be coming here again. With my family on vacation so we are new to the area and the service here was not warm or friendly at all. I had an online order and asked upon walking in, the cashier told me it probably wasn’t ready. Waited about 20 min only to notice there was a take out section. My food was sitting there. I also was there with my toddler who thankfully waited patiently. As I walked out, I noticed the orange juice machine. I asked to order and the barista looked around and asked if I ordered it already which I did not. He proceeded to rudely state, “well no, I don’t have any right now then.” Isn’t that the point of the machine? To make the juice!? Never again. Our bagels were also not tasty enough to deal with rude customer service.