Staff at Call Your Mother deli at 4828 St. Elmo Avenue in Bethesda are making final preparations for the opening of the local chain's newest location on August 3, 2026. A final addition to the exterior is a lit logo sign that has already been activated. Inside, the chain describes the interior design as "a fun house that feels like Boca in your backyard. All of the signature bagel sandwiches CYM is known for will be on the menu, including the Jetski, the DelRay Club, and the Suncity.
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| Suncity sandwich with bacon |
"Bethesda has always felt like home for us," co-founder Andrew Dana said in a statement. "It's a community where people care deeply about supporting local businesses. We received so much love the first go round that we knew we needed a bigger space, and we're so excited to welcome folks back and meet new friends!"
9 comments:
Took long enough. And no, part of the delay wasn't because it used to be a furniture store. It's way better than Bethesda Bagel though that's an institution around here. And my prediction is that it'll do far more business than Pop Up.
More bread!!!!!!
Here's a quarter, make that a dime.
I'll offer to help repait it :D
Handin' out freebies this am.
Definitely not better than Bethesda Bagel. BB is closest thing to NYC bagel, and I say that as someone born and raised in NYC.
10:19 - Respectfully, Bethesda Bagel is not even close to a NY bagel. In fairness, nothing is. Call your Mother is leaps and bounds over BB and that's just a fact. New players come into the arena all the time and unseat the leaders. But in BB case, it took years. They had no competition forever but now they do and it's just better. Want another example? Tastee Diner was the top place in town for breakfast, lunch, and dinner any time. They have never changed or tried to get better and it shows. BB won't go out of business but has never changed or tried to get better and it shows.
I said BB was closest you could get to NYC bagel, although there are good and bad ones in the city as well. Respectfully, Call Your Mother is like eating paste. Bergen and Buffalo is better as well.
If BB wasn't at the CCT head it wouldn't be in business. Didn't work near Dupont either.
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