Hot Bagels & More — Restaurant in Atlantic City

I have no idea how this place has positive reviews. I’ve been here twice, only because of proximity, and both times felt like stepping into the Twilight Zone. This year, I promised myself I’d be more authentic with my reviews. And I am exhausted—exhausted from handing over money, tipping before I even get my food (because you literally can’t check out online without tipping first), only to receive absolute garbage—both in service and in food.

Strike One: The Bacon, Egg & Cheese Debacle

The most basic bagel order of all time: 🥯 Bacon, egg, and cheese with salt, pepper, ketchup. I rush to pick it up, get back to my office, unwrap it, and..nothing. Just a dry, sad, plain sandwich. No salt. No pepper. No ketchup. And unless I’ve started stockpiling ketchup packets at my desk, my options were: 1.Eat it dry like a fool. 2.Wait until I got home to fix it. And guess what? That was just the food. The service? Somehow worse.

Every single worker in here-especially the women act like they’re too busy and important to deal with customers. (As if customers aren’t literally the reason the place exists.)

I’ve lived in Seaside Heights, so trust me, I know bad service. I don’t need people to roll out the red carpet for me. I just need them to do their jobs.

Strike Two: The $18 “Breakfast” That Almost Broke My Tooth

Against my better judgment, I gave this place another shot. (Huge mistake.)

I ordered: ✅ Egg bagel with cream cheese (figured toasted was implied—wrong). ✅ Side of bacon. ✅ A cup of their tragic coffee.

💰 Total? $18.23 (including the forced tip).

I get in my car, excited to take a bite… and the bagel is ICE COLD. Not toasted. Not even pretending to be warm.

And the cream cheese? Tasted like refrigerator air. If you don’t know what that tastes like, consider yourself blessed.

Desperate to save my breakfast, I put the whole bagel (still in its wrapper) into my office toaster oven.

🔥 It . caught. on . fire. 🔥

Because these geniuses wrap their bagels in actual PAPER. Not parchment paper. Just… paper.

Strike Three: The Coffee is a Literal Scam

☕ $3.25 for plain black coffee—undrinkable.

And for milk options? ❌ Not regular milk. ❌ Not oat milk. ❌ Not almond milk. ✅ Just off-brand creamer with those sketchy little pumps that barely work. (It’s 2025. What are we doing here?)

For $3.25, I should at least have the illusion of choice.

Final Verdict: Don’t Spend a Dollar Here.

This place is overpriced, overrated, and aggressively bad.

The service is rude. The food is trash. And no one should feel this much regret over a freaking bagel.

I will actively tell people to avoid this place until they fix their attitude, their pricing, and their basic ability to make a bagel and underrated sandwiches.

⭐ 1 star. Not changing it. Ever.

Go to The Daily Grind instead. At least they know what...

The bagels were very tasty and the bagel sandwiches were HEARTY!! Mmm. Heavy on the bacon made us HAPPY! The hash browns were “MEH,”though and the toasted bagels were extra crispy.

There was a bit of a wait, but considering that we purchased breakfast on a Saturday, the wait was as expected.

Parking was THE PITS. While there was a dedicated parking lot, it was completely flooded and there was no street parking.

Seating was scarce.

It’s a typical mom & pop style bagel store, but it was spacious and had a “coffee center” of a sort. Aside from us, coffee was a big seller.

Cash is preferred as there is an UPCHARGE for using a credit card. The cashier seemed to have been new or in training, so she moved a bit slowly, required additional assistance, and inputted our order incorrectly. It was her learning curve, so those weren’t big deals, but her supervisor openly scolded her.

Since I had dropped something on the floor, my fingers grazed the floor lightly. OMG!!!! The level of GREASE on the floor was far from Health-code...

By far the worst experience I ever had. Beware this place is RACIST and they discriminate. I came in and ordered 2 orders and 1 bagel with cc. I was the 3rd one to order and there were about 15 other people behind me . Why did everyone get served before me? I'm standing there with my son wondering where my food is? They notice me looking and staring for my food and still nothing. My son keeps saying why is it taking so long, they stare me down without saying 1 word. People are also noticing why am I there so long. Customers who came in 20 minutes after me who were white received their food before me. Why did I have to pay before my food arrived and I still had to wait 25 minutes. They didn't even acknowledge me at all. Unprofessional and rude. They also kept moving my service ticket down the line and then the girls would laugh. This is completely unacceptable and I have reported them. I hope this never happens to anyone else. How embarrassing and this is NOT HOW YOU RUN A BUSINESS. GET WITH IT...