M&J Hot Bagel and Deli — Restaurant in North Bergen

Okay better place for some of the variety of bagels, but when you slice open the bagels they break apart because of splits on the outsides of the bagels. The pumpernickel bagels need to be softer, we bought two of them and they were almost flat and tough to eat, even slice through. The bagels were like two rocks. We wound up throwing them out. The spreads and types of sandwiches are displayed as they have always been although customers were complaining about previous orders not being consistent with customer requests on bagels. It doesn’t seem like the people who work there are knowledgeable of “bakers dozen”’which was something the owners used to do. However in the past this place used to give the “bakers dozen” as well as other bagel places that carry out the same, which is the 13th bagel being free as a courtesy to returning patrons...

Much much better than it's competition_ i.e. the Dunkin across Tonnelle. Food is fantastic, staff is always hustling and busting their hump to fill orders. The place could use a renovation and admittedly bc of it's popularity at certain times the line gets out of control- however if you want egg that's cooked on a grill vs gross and microwaved, it is worth the wait. The ice cubes in the iced coffee are themselves made of coffee so when they melt it doesnt get diluted. The spicy bagel and the French toast bagels are also interesting offerings. They season their own custom cream cheese. I'm partial to the scallion and the olive varieties. It's a definite guilty pleasure / go-to for those of us that live off of Tonnelle in...

Great place. Classic bagel place. Only gripe I have is that the cashier also cooks your food. So they handling cash and your food. Yes they wear gloves but sometimes they forget to use. And they recycle the disposable gloves, putting in their pockets, instead of using new ones each time. I work in the restaurant industry, so I understand how this could easily escalate to a health issue. Just have a dedicated cashier who takes orders and answers the phone, and dedicated cooks who handle all the food and you'll increase efficiency, get rid of waiting clients, and also increase phone orders because now your answering the phones.

Food wise, great stuff. ...