401 upvotes, 19 direct replies (showing 19)
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I don’t think it’s nasty but “Call Your Mother” is overrated
Comment by [deleted] at 05/01/2025 at 01:34 UTC
143 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Yeah. The sandwiches are great, but the bagels alone are meh.
Comment by DarknessOverLight12 at 05/01/2025 at 01:28 UTC
52 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Definitely. After hearing so much hype from my boss, my friends, and even my own mother, I finally checked it out. It was the most average bagel I ever had in my life. I thought it'll be like the bagels in NYC and was greatly disappointed
Comment by GreatGrantsby at 05/01/2025 at 05:10 UTC
30 upvotes, 2 direct replies
So many good bagel options in DC, but Call Your Mother is held up as some kind of gold standard because they cater to the Instagram set offering style over substance with prices to match.
Comment by [deleted] at 05/01/2025 at 02:44 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Worst hyped bagel
Comment by BellsInHerEars at 05/01/2025 at 01:47 UTC
32 upvotes, 5 direct replies
Best bagels in the area (at least the MD side of the DMV) are Royal Bagel Bakery up in Germantown. Full tilt Italian bakery offerings, including stuff I hadn’t seen since I was a kid (grew up outside NY)
Comment by bubbabubba345 at 05/01/2025 at 01:30 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I think their egg / breakfast sandwiches are fine but everything else, esp. just bagels on their own, absolutely yeah
Comment by freecandy_van at 05/01/2025 at 03:44 UTC
28 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Obligatory - Bagels Etc is the champion bagel spot for DC proper.
Comment by footnote4 at 05/01/2025 at 07:27 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
As a Jew I find the name patronizing
Comment by clarryelli at 05/01/2025 at 12:26 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Bagels are way too gummy and the prices are even harder to swallow.
Comment by beehive3108 at 05/01/2025 at 01:35 UTC
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
So you didn’t call your mother afterwards?
Comment by BenGa36 at 05/01/2025 at 16:10 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
100% CYM is overrated. IMO The best bagels in the area are Bethesda Bagels. A little further out Bagel Cafe in Herndon is great too but not quite a New York style bagel more their own unique bagel. Amazing bagels at both spots.
Comment by brobal at 05/01/2025 at 16:52 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Thank you. Call Your Mother is literally shit. Any local bagel spot is going to be 100% better. Especially if you are into a breakfast sandwich like a bacon egg and cheese.
Comment by DM_ME_DOPAMINE at 05/01/2025 at 20:33 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Their black and white cookies are a crime. They’re god awful.
Comment by pontepilas at 05/01/2025 at 06:36 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Just go to Bagels etc. and call it a day
Comment by addctd2badideas at 05/01/2025 at 02:11 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I was very disappointed with them.
Comment by bacteriairetcab at 05/01/2025 at 07:44 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The sandwiches are some of the best in the city once you ignore the whole menu and build your own
Comment by squishypurplehippo at 05/01/2025 at 20:48 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
bagels are ok, i got a strawberry matcha latte from them once and it was the nastiest drink i ever drank. i literally spit it back into the cup after my first sip
Comment by pomskeet at 05/01/2025 at 23:04 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Very mid overpriced bagels
Comment by VVM258 at 06/01/2025 at 04:13 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I’m Jewish. I swear, all my non-Jewish friends can’t stop raving about Call Your Mother. But me and all my Jewish friends know that other than the sandwiches (which are good but not amazing), it kinda sucks compared to Bethesda Bagels and other options.