The bagel baton on Columbus' East Side is getting passed yet again. Anything Bagels is set to take over the former Marx Bagels storefront at 6115 McNaughten Road, giving the longtime breakfast corner yet another reboot under a new banner.
According to a June 3 news release cited by Columbus Business First, Marx Bagels owner Y.Y. Davis sold the Reynoldsburg shop to Tajuan “T.J.” Burkheart earlier this summer. Burkheart plans to reopen the East Side spot under the Anything Bagels name, although he has not committed to a specific opening date. Columbus Jewish News also covered the deal.
Trademark filing makes the name official
Public trademark records show a June 11 application for "ANYTHING BAGEL BAKERY" listing Tajuan James Burkheart as the applicant. The filing is an intent-to-use application, which lets him lock in the brand name while he gets the operation ready to reopen. The application appears on USPTO data mirrors and confirms the branding locals can expect to see on the revived shop, as shown in USPTO records.
From Block's to Marx to Anything
The McNaughten Road storefront has not exactly been a sleepy strip-mall slot. Block's Bagels, founded in 1967, closed its McNaughten location in March 2025 following owner Hal Block's death. Marx Bagels moved into the same space in early 2025, with local coverage framing the Cincinnati import as a kind of passing of the torch for East Side bagel regulars. That round of musical chairs was chronicled by Columbus Underground.
Owner says he'll honor the spot
Burkheart, who reports from Columbus Jewish News, lives in the Berwick neighborhood and has decades of food service experience, said he wants to honor the history of the spot while bringing new energy. With Marx Bagels' tenure at the address turning out to be relatively brief, neighbors can expect the morning bagel routine to return in a recognizable form, even if the sign out front changes and menu tweaks are still under wraps.
Neither Burkheart nor Davis has put a firm reopening date on the calendar yet. Still, the completed sale and active trademark filing suggest bagel fans will not be waiting forever. Until hours and soft-opening plans are posted, the McNaughten strip remains one to watch for anyone keeping score at Columbus' busiest bagel corner.
