All Star Bagel Ocean Grove — Restaurant in Neptune Township

3 1/2 stars

All Star Bagel got our business by default, but that's not necessarily a negative. I came here with my top-tier chum to grab a bite this past Saturday before hitting the beach. The downtown area of Ocean Grove is super tiny so there aren't a lot of breakfast games in town. We saw a bakery across the street with a line snaking out the door, and decided to go with the other open establishment within our line of sight that didn't have a line. That was that. There were a handful of customers waiting for sandwiches/bagels, but the line moved and we were in and out of there in less than 10 minutes.

This is probably the least bougie spot we frequented over the weekend, and again, not an insult. This is pretty much dictionary definition bagel shop - no frills, just efficient bagel ordering/processing. I don't recall a seating area but if there was one, it was only one or two tables; this is a place you grab something to go, not hang out and mingle. There's a refrigerated area with some drinks, but most of the square footage is devoted to the work in the back, where everyone was super busy. We showed up probably around 8am or a little after and it was hopping. OG is not a party town, and this was exhibit A.

Neither of us was insanely hungry (case in point - my chum finished off her order the next day), but I thought it was important to get a few carbs in before the adventures started. I went with a classic bacon egg & cheese on a roll, and my chum got an everything bagel, I think with some stuff on it. Perfectly fine. To me, it's pretty difficult to mess up a breakfast sandwich. My only quibble is that the ingredient equilibrium was a bit off - this was heavy on the cheese versus the egg. I'm sure tons of people are into that, but I like to be able to legit taste all three players. Otherwise though, did exactly what it was supposed to.

I don't usually heavy breakfasts like this unless I'm on vacation (I'm a Wheaties adherent 99% of the time), but this was good. No issues, just pretty run of the mill. And given that we literally had two options, this was an acceptable...

Congratulations to the New Owner (is your name Joe?) of All Star Bagel by the Beach!!!!! You are going to be a great success! We loved the All Star, before, and, now the gauntlet has been passed to the fabulous new Owner, who is friendly and charming and accommodating with a staff who are friendly and smiling!!! My husband and I got a takeout lunch on March 8th, the official opening day! The sandwich contents were freshly cut with crisp lettuce and just right ripe tomatoes, the rolls were fresh. the coleslaw was delicious, and the pickle was delightfully tart! Would love multigrain chips in the future, instead of the classic chips we received (too salty)! However, chips are always a great treat, and it's just the beginning inventory! Kudos! Good luck! Stay well and safe! We'll be back! Ginger...

Terrible Service. First thing I noticed was void left by the absence of everything bagels. Everything bagels are a staple and a well run bagel store should have plenty. Me and my friends ordered 3 sandwiches, 2 bacon egg and cheeses and a plain bagel with butter. Each sandwich had their own issues. My bacon egg and cheese had multiple hairs in it, the other bacon egg and cheese had ketchup on it when my friend specifically asked for no ketchup because she has a tomato allergy. The buttered bagel had only a small chunk of butter on one corner of the bagel which my friend had to spread out to eat. The kicker was that our food took 30 minutes to come out even though we were the only ones in the store when we walked in. I am never...