Firehouse Bagel Company

Ok I have to put up this review the place is that good. Most of the time I go to Unilocal when I want to light some place on fire. Not this time this is a pot of gold in the middle of the woods. I’m in deep jersey at my wife’s road race she’s a runner most of the time I follow in a chopper (joking) so I’m sitting on my butt and I’m looking for food and I get in the car and come up this place all I know the sign said bagels I walk in and it’s old school jersey bagel sloppy joys fantastic looking baked goods. A staff of happy little darlings that are clearly sweet charming and kind. I order an everything bagel with scallion cream cheese and lox tomato and onion the girl ask me if I would like capers on that I’m thinking wow who ask that that’s over the top I declined the capers but just the fact they offered made it wonderful the lox was hand cut fresh as good as it gets the sandwich was huge and look so nice I can’t remember a lox sandwich that looked so good. My only regret I didn’t take a photo to show you guys. When I left I told them to look out for my review.
This place is a joy to have on earth and all the people in there are a gift to the world so kind the women that wanted to wrap my sandwich nicer not that there was anything wrong with the wrapping she just wanted it to be better. The place is amazing stop everything and go there. It’s 90 miles from my home and I will for sure be back. Loved this place thank you guys for being there

There was not much in Branchville, NJ. Especially nothing of any worth except this bagel shop!!! I’ve never come across a better bagel in my life, taste and texture wise. My boyfriend got the breakfast burrito which was huge and tasty but the minute he tasted my Bagel he knew he made a mistake on ordering. I got a simple jalapeño and cheddar bagel with cheese and bacon. It was out of this world!!! I soon after went all around upstate NY and the city in search for a bagel that could compare and I never found one. This place is a must if I ever visit New Jersey again.

Clean and cozy. Ordered a breakfast sandwich, 2 eggs, 2 slices of cheese, a LARGE portion of ham, and toasted fresh bagel for $ 4.60. A little pricey but was worth it. Service was standard for the order, no complains. I will be back again.

This place is an under the radar gem. I am a bit picky about my bagels. Don’t give a dough roll with a hole in it and call it a bagel, please. They nail the perfect bagel for me. I adore the multi grain and the Black Russian. Plus they make this amazing homemade tuna. The only thing was I was jonesing for juice with my lunch and I wound up paying 2 bucks for a small bottle. Other than that I feel they are completely reasonable price wise.

Never know what you’re going to get…
We basically only go there now on default. Last weekend we got a bagel with lox spread, ($ 4.25) and got home to a bagel that looked as though it had been lightly drizzled with a touch of cream cheese. If I wanted to pay $ 4.25 for a bagel with cream cheese I would’ve just bought a container and a plain bagel so I could at least get what I paid for. I’ll reconsider next time, and actually contemplate driving farther to a more accurate/​consistent joint. I’ve worked in the deli/​bagel biz, training employees is VERY important!

I live in Maryland, but grew up in bucolic Branchville (population 800). Every time I come back to visit I go to Firehouse Bagels. I go for 4 reasons. First, these are legit northern NJ bagels. (Anyone who learned to love bagels around here then left the area knows what I’m talking about.) Second, I love the young women who serve the bagels. I always get a smile and courteous, fast service. Third, the coffee is hot and good. Last, and most important, it feels like Branchville — devoid of pretense, just a bunch of people being friendly in their subdued way and doing a workman-​like job of getting out the bagels.

This place is the worst. Every time I go, I say I’ll never go back. somehow I’ve gone back. it’s always some clueless underage girl who knows nothing about making a sandwich. I once got a bagel and i legitimately didn’t know if it was a hard roll or a bagel when I was eating it. I ordered a sub with oil and vinegar and the girl used balsamic vinegar. seriously? who does that?

DIRTY, DIRTY, DIRTY!
I have patronized this shop for years, of late it is incredibly dirty. For example handbags are on cutting boards, floor is disgusting and looks as if it hasn’t been cleaned in months. The staff is disorganized and doesn’t even listen to ones order. I saw 3 people get the wrong, order myself included.
In spite of themselves they are still busy, only be a use of the lack of competition and the high visibility. As for me I will not step into that dirty place again.
CLEAN UP YOUR ACT!!!

This place is crazy they have alot going on here. Their coffee is amazing puts starbucks and dunken to shame. Their food is just as good as the coffee. The staff was very nice and quick to answer any questions. The prices were also pretty fair for what you got.

Bagels are AWESOME!
Pancakes are OK!
Sandwiches are GOOD!
Service is PAINFULLY SLOW!
I would have given 4 stars if it weren’t for the service. Service is friendly, just SLOW.

Good bagels. This is a great place if you’re into old fire trucks and alarms. The only downside is that the service is slow. Last time I was there, I was there for an hour and a half. If you’re in a rush, go somewhere else.

They have great bagels at a decent price. My family and I order a dozen every other week or so.

Consistently good bagels, large menu

We bought a boat load of subs for the playoff games. We thought it would be way too much food but the sandwiches, especially the ‘sloppy joes’ were so tasty that eventually all sandwiches disappeared. Our only disappointment was that we had no self control

Very slow. Inexperienced cook. Bagel itself was good.

Everything bagels are certainly worth waiting for. The bagel shop has changed a few hands & help has come & gone. Currently, the bakers and counter staff are totally on their game. Bagels are done to NY metro stringent standards and are big and crisp to the bite. Almost good enough to have without butter (who wants a bagel without butter?) or cream cheese.