B’s Bagels & Butters has outgrown its tiny Uddenberg Lane storefront so badly that staff have taken to laying seating mats on the lawn outside just to handle the overflow crowds. Now the beloved Gig Harbor bagel shop is planning a move to a much bigger home: the former O’Looney’s Irish Pub building at 3222 56th St., a spot more than double the size of its current space.
Owner Brittany Erwin is moving the shop into the former O’Looney’s Irish Pub building after it closed in May 2026, a turnkey restaurant space that already came with commercial kitchen equipment and furniture, according to Gig Harbor Now. As WhatNow reports, the shop is relocating from 3308 Uddenberg Ln. to the new address, with renovations just getting underway and Erwin targeting a spring 2027 opening — though she’s cautioned the timeline could still shift.
Gig Harbor Now reports the current Uddenberg Lane location is about 1,300 square feet; WhatNow reports that about 1,200 square feet are usable for the business. The new building will offer roughly 3,600 square feet, more than doubling the shop’s usable footprint, with expanded seating and a larger parking lot that Erwin expects will make visits easier and quicker for customers coming and going.
From Sellout Lines to a Search for Space
The cramped quarters have been a problem almost since day one. When B’s Bagels & Butters first opened its doors in March 2023, demand was so intense that the shop sold out of its hand-rolled bagels within two hours. During the first few weeks, lines stretched out the door, and on one recent Saturday a line wrapped around the corner, as Gig Harbor Now reported. The shop had only moved into its Uddenberg Lane suite in 2022 before opening the following year, and it didn’t take long to outgrow even that space…