First visit. The phones on the wall and rustic / pastel paint job are creative and cute without being tacky - nice vibe. Staff very friendly and helpful. We tried 2 of the bagel sandwiches: The Mountain View. Egg, latke and cheese - great combo I've never heard of before, highly recommended - there was so little avocado that it didn't register, but it wasn't needed. The Sun City with bacon, egg, cheese, honey on everything bagel - also a good combo if less original than the Mountain View. The music was loud and not great. Maybe the strategy is to get people to just take out and not sit down? The suggested tip starts at 15%....l know many places in DC are doing that but for takeout it's not ok with me. Prices + tips have gotten out of hand and we do eat out less often now because of it.
It’s ok. Restaurant name and colors are doing the heavy lifting. We tried 3 sandwiches, only Mountain View stood out with maple bagel. The cappuccino was terrible, I couldn’t finish it. Flat white was better, it covered the disgusting taste of milk. I don’t know if it’s their vendor or this time only.Dietary restrictions: It says Jewish but uses pork.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Jim C.
They've got wonderful bagels and heavenly egg sandwiches (on bagels of course). They also offer bags of peanuty granola and delicious toasted bagel chips (like an everything bagel crostini).... Oh, no! Just heard they've discontinued the bagel chips. Bad decision. 5 stars just became 4.
Christine D.
It was my first time visiting this location of Call Your Mother, and I appreciate how consistent it is across the locations. I got the Thunderbird (chicken sausage, egg, cheddar and American cheeses) on their gluten-free yuca bread. It was very filling and hearty, and I love the hint of honey on it. Their gluten-free yuca bread is also SO GOOD. I also got their special Cinnamon Bun latte, which was a perfect balance of cinnamon sweetness (but not too sweet). This is a perfect place to stop in before or after dropping into Politics and Prose next door for a new book :)
Lisa Jones
First time experience was amazing! Service was exceptional and the food was filling! Definitely coming back to try other items on the menu. Thank you for recommending the breakfast items. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bailey Martin
Always met with the nicest and most upbeat staff! Highly recommend ordering on the app ahead of time. Some menu items are a bit overpriced. Seasonal coffee options are always a hit
Taylor McDonald
We typically hike to the OG location. This right by where we stay when we visit. So good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cym Everything Bagels
Liz Barratt-brown
So, being the scatterbrained person that I am, I left my bagels behind this morning. Jason kindly put them in an Uber for me so I didn't have to loop back. They are for my Ukrainian refugee tenants who are leaving for Canada next week - they'd never had an American bagel. Thank you Jason and Call Your Mother for your double kindness!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rachel DeKeyser
Fantastic customer service! Also get their confetti cookie they’re the bomb
this chain feels like a “Jewish” deli targeted at non-Jews. Never ever in my life have I eaten a square latke and I don’t want to again- the employees were very nice though just I dont like the
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Andrew C.
This is more a review of general Call Your Mother that I've noticed than just this location specifically, though I do frequent this location the most. Overall, Call Your Mother makes great/quality and creative bagel sandwiches. The pastrami sun city is top notch! My wife is obsessed with the bacon sun city. The bagels are very well covered in their everything bagel/sesame/etc topping so you know they know what they're doing when making a quality bagel. It's so disappointing getting a bagel from elsewhere and the poppyseed/everything/etc toppings are barely there and that's definitely not an issue here! I would definitely recommend Call Your Mother highly for a high quality bagel sandwiches! The shops also have a nice vibe and I've never had any issue with the service of their staff. My only problems with Call Your Mother in general are 1. not serving standard bagel types like poppyseed, garlic and/or onion. I'm not too into the specialty flavors and love the classics, but beyond everything, sesame and plain, they don't offer any other standards. 2. I love my bagels toasted and well browned and I've asked bagels to be double toasted in the past but they come back just warmed essentially. 3. Their online ordering system is too restrictive. It's annoying that if you ordered a specialty bagel sandwich, you can't select which type of bagel you want it on and can't specify getting well toasted or requesting mods to coffee drinks like light ice, all the syrup options for coffee drinks, etc. I think if Call Your Mother provided some more of the standard bagel flavors, properly extra toasted bagels upon request and added more flexibility to their online ordering system, this would easily be a 5-star rather than a 4-star.
Kathryn J.
So nice to have a Call Your Mother close to home! I placed a take out order for breakfast on Saturday morning, and there's nothing I love more than a simple pick up process! I walked in and found my order on the shelf. I went to the counter, picked up my drink, and I was ready to go! Each sandwich was made perfectly, and even eating 30 minutes later the sandwiches still had a perfect cheese pull. The bagels are exceptional, the eggs are soft and delicious, and the bacon and honey make for a perfect touch. I also had the hot chocolate, which was absolutely amazing! The best breakfast in the area!
Emek K.
Lovely and kind staff, amazing menu and a very fun ambiance. The zaatar bagel is something else entirely. Love love love.
Alethea Etinoff
I stopped by this morning for a bagel, because it was the first to show on Maps. I am so happy it was. I’ve never had Latke and decided to try something different. The Valencia Del Sol, blessed my whole day. It was that good. I will be back.
First visit. The phones on the wall and rustic / pastel paint job are creative and cute without being tacky - nice vibe. Staff very friendly and helpful. We tried 2 of the bagel sandwiches: The Mountain View. Egg, latke and cheese - great combo I've never heard of before, highly recommended - there was so little avocado that it didn't register, but it wasn't needed. The Sun City with bacon, egg, cheese, honey on everything bagel - also a good combo if less original than the Mountain View. The music was loud and not great. Maybe the strategy is to get people to just take out and not sit down? The suggested tip starts at 15%....l know many places in DC are doing that but for takeout it's not ok with me. Prices + tips have gotten out of hand and we do eat out less often now because of it.
This place has the best bagels ever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cym Everything Bagels, Confetti Cookie
It’s ok. Restaurant name and colors are doing the heavy lifting. We tried 3 sandwiches, only Mountain View stood out with maple bagel. The cappuccino was terrible, I couldn’t finish it. Flat white was better, it covered the disgusting taste of milk. I don’t know if it’s their vendor or this time only.Dietary restrictions: It says Jewish but uses pork.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
They've got wonderful bagels and heavenly egg sandwiches (on bagels of course). They also offer bags of peanuty granola and delicious toasted bagel chips (like an everything bagel crostini).... Oh, no! Just heard they've discontinued the bagel chips. Bad decision. 5 stars just became 4.
It was my first time visiting this location of Call Your Mother, and I appreciate how consistent it is across the locations. I got the Thunderbird (chicken sausage, egg, cheddar and American cheeses) on their gluten-free yuca bread. It was very filling and hearty, and I love the hint of honey on it. Their gluten-free yuca bread is also SO GOOD. I also got their special Cinnamon Bun latte, which was a perfect balance of cinnamon sweetness (but not too sweet). This is a perfect place to stop in before or after dropping into Politics and Prose next door for a new book :)
First time experience was amazing! Service was exceptional and the food was filling! Definitely coming back to try other items on the menu. Thank you for recommending the breakfast items. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always met with the nicest and most upbeat staff! Highly recommend ordering on the app ahead of time. Some menu items are a bit overpriced. Seasonal coffee options are always a hit
We typically hike to the OG location. This right by where we stay when we visit. So good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cym Everything Bagels
So, being the scatterbrained person that I am, I left my bagels behind this morning. Jason kindly put them in an Uber for me so I didn't have to loop back. They are for my Ukrainian refugee tenants who are leaving for Canada next week - they'd never had an American bagel. Thank you Jason and Call Your Mother for your double kindness!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fantastic customer service! Also get their confetti cookie they’re the bomb
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this chain feels like a “Jewish” deli targeted at non-Jews. Never ever in my life have I eaten a square latke and I don’t want to again- the employees were very nice though just I dont like the
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
This is more a review of general Call Your Mother that I've noticed than just this location specifically, though I do frequent this location the most. Overall, Call Your Mother makes great/quality and creative bagel sandwiches. The pastrami sun city is top notch! My wife is obsessed with the bacon sun city. The bagels are very well covered in their everything bagel/sesame/etc topping so you know they know what they're doing when making a quality bagel. It's so disappointing getting a bagel from elsewhere and the poppyseed/everything/etc toppings are barely there and that's definitely not an issue here! I would definitely recommend Call Your Mother highly for a high quality bagel sandwiches! The shops also have a nice vibe and I've never had any issue with the service of their staff. My only problems with Call Your Mother in general are 1. not serving standard bagel types like poppyseed, garlic and/or onion. I'm not too into the specialty flavors and love the classics, but beyond everything, sesame and plain, they don't offer any other standards. 2. I love my bagels toasted and well browned and I've asked bagels to be double toasted in the past but they come back just warmed essentially. 3. Their online ordering system is too restrictive. It's annoying that if you ordered a specialty bagel sandwich, you can't select which type of bagel you want it on and can't specify getting well toasted or requesting mods to coffee drinks like light ice, all the syrup options for coffee drinks, etc. I think if Call Your Mother provided some more of the standard bagel flavors, properly extra toasted bagels upon request and added more flexibility to their online ordering system, this would easily be a 5-star rather than a 4-star.
So nice to have a Call Your Mother close to home! I placed a take out order for breakfast on Saturday morning, and there's nothing I love more than a simple pick up process! I walked in and found my order on the shelf. I went to the counter, picked up my drink, and I was ready to go! Each sandwich was made perfectly, and even eating 30 minutes later the sandwiches still had a perfect cheese pull. The bagels are exceptional, the eggs are soft and delicious, and the bacon and honey make for a perfect touch. I also had the hot chocolate, which was absolutely amazing! The best breakfast in the area!
Lovely and kind staff, amazing menu and a very fun ambiance. The zaatar bagel is something else entirely. Love love love.
I stopped by this morning for a bagel, because it was the first to show on Maps. I am so happy it was. I’ve never had Latke and decided to try something different. The Valencia Del Sol, blessed my whole day. It was that good. I will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5