Discover Dead End Bakehouse
By Marci Lutsky
I wish that I was the kind of person who could be satisfied getting everything at the supermarket for a great meal, but I’m not because I like for each part of the meal to taste as fresh as possible. I prefer buying my produce and eggs from local farms, fish from the fish store (Crab Daddy’s in Somers Point is my favorite), and bread, well that has been tricky up until now. I don’t want bread that has been cooked from frozen dough at the supermarket. Thanks to Dead End Bakehouse in Ocean City, you can now buy the freshest bread and bagels daily that are pure perfection.
Dead End Bakehouse has the perfect recipe for success. Take one part owners of successful eateries around Ocean City (and soon to be Somers Point and Atlantic City) along with one part best bread baker around South Jersey and you have everything you need for a successful bakery. Unless you have been living under a rock, you have probably enjoyed one of Sharon and RJ Idell’s fabulous eateries. This mother/son team are the owners of Sunrise Café, Drip N’ Scoop, Dockside Kitchen and now Dead End Bakehouse. They have established excellent brands that are known for freshness, innovation and consistency. They are lucky to have Mike Fitzick as the Lead Baker at Dead End Bakehouse. I started following Mike several years ago on Instagram where his handle is @pizza_jew and he has over 23,000 followers. He refers to himself as a Pizzapreneur and he is just that, pizza and bread master.
Dead End Bakehouse is conveniently located at 1050 Bay Avenue. If you headed towards the bay, you would hit a dead end. They specialize in bagels and breads, but they don’t stop there. They also offer spreads like maple whiskey cream cheese and white chocolate chip along with sandwiches and toasts. It was nearly impossible for me to choose which toast to have for lunch recently, but I went with the Everything Always which was cream cheese, avocado smash and everything seeds on sourdough toast. That along with the hot coffee they serve from Counter Culture was all I needed for a perfect lunch.
At Dead End Bakehouse you will find consistent favorites every day but you will also find a variety of specials like squid ink bagels. I tried one and it’s definitely something I could see coming back for. If you go in for a bagel, it will be hard to resist also picking up a sourdough boule, cookie or slice of cake. Everything is made daily with fresh ingredients and no preservatives. Mike will also be offering breakfast pizza pop-ups with combinations that you could never imagine but won’t want to miss. Text DEADEND to 66866 to stay in the loop about the breakfast pizza pop-ups.
Dead End Bakehouse is open daily from 7am to 2pm. It is located at 1050 Bay Avenue in Ocean City and if you aren’t following them on social media, start immediately @deadendbakehouse. Next time you want the perfect bagel or bread to compliment your dinner menu, stop in. Make sure to check out the daily specials!
