Kinderkamack Hot Bagels — Restaurant in River Edge

I am relatively new to the area and have been searching for a good bagel. In my search I found Kinderkamack Hot Bagels, which ended up having GREAT bagels. They have fresh hot bagels, they have great breakfast sandwiches and on top of that the people that work there are fantastic. I am a new customer and they immediately made me feel like I am part of the community. Long story short, embarrassingly, I forgot my wallet at home, they let me take home my order trusting that I would reimburse them upon the next time I came back. I went home and came back shortly after (with my wallet this time). Where I'm originally from, I don't know if any place would trust me to do this. In short, I was already going to come back because their food is amazing. Now they've made me a lifelong loyal customer because of the kindness and trust their...

I just found bagel heaven. I haven't had one like this in years. From the outside, they look substandard, like small and disappointing. Don't let that fool you. They are an honest, true, and authentic bagel. Crust is not crusty like baguette, but firm and well formed, because they have been baked properly. The crumb (inside), is dense and chewy. The flavor is ever so slightly sweet, as a good malty bagel should be. The onion topping I had was crisped to perfection. Other places have lost the real recipes, and the will to execute them. I commend Kinderkamack Hot Bagels for their honorable diligence. Edit August 24, 2025 After eating a few more of their bagels, I'm still impressed, but I don't think there's any malt flavor, which I would...

Bagels are tasty but service ceased bad. I went in on March 17 and ordered a breakfast sandwich on a plain bagel and a raisin bagel with butter. To start many people came in after me ordered and left before my food came out. Then, when being rung up I only saw the sandwich and asked “did you get the bagel with butter?” To which the taller skinny male employee replied “yes”, gave me my change and the bag which only had the sandwich in it. I looked at him and he was lost so I said forget it because I needed to get to work. When I got to work I discovered he gave me a breakfast sandwich on a raisin bagel with butter....