Call Your Mother Deli – Pike & Rose — Restaurant in North Bethesda

On this sweltering day, a lighter dinner was appealing. So my NY-native partner and I visited for sandwiches, Dr. Brown's, and a black and white cookie. The staff could not have been kinder! When I asked about the candied lox spread (new to me), they immediately got me a taste without my asking. They also grabbed a large cup of ice (without my asking) to go with my fountain water-- much appreciated on this 100+ degree day! I enjoyed the complementary tastes and textures of the candied lox (a sweeter lox version of whitefish salad) on a z'attar bagel with fresh cucumber-- a fun evolution of my usual lox and cream cheese on an everything bagel. My dinner date enjoyed a tasty turkey sandwich on challah (though he missed having a bagel... so we ordered a dozen to bring home). The large B&W cookie was very good, as were the individual babka/rugalach we brought home to share with my parents. We'll be back! ETA-- don't sleep on the mini babka rugalach-- the cinnamon, chocolate, and fruit one were awesome! Also don't sleep on the maple salt and pepper bagel. It's like a Canadian version of the trendy hot honey in a bagel--...

Hi, leaving a review because I'm a little disappointed. I come here often and have spent hundreds of dollars at this location. I enjoy the food here. I came in about 10 minutes before closing asking for a bagel. Nothing done with the bagel, just the plain bagel. Apparently because the store is about to close they can't sell me a bagel because they have done inventory to the bagels. I guess it's too difficult to grab a bagel, put it in a bag, sell it and subtract 1 from inventory. All it takes is one stupid experience to leave a bad taste in your mouth. I've had orders messed up here before, I get that, it happens. But to not serve a customer something extremely simple because you're about to close is just lazy. I would understand if I was asking for something cooked and the kitchen had been cleaned. But this is a bagel, with nothing done to it. Close the store earlier if you don't want to serve the customer something that simple when the store...

The Architecture of a (Sandwich) Bite

I was very excited about my first visit to Call Your Mother. Their slogan, "A Jew-ish Deli," is really cool and the design is stunning. And since I was really in the mood for a bagel with lox (one of the most famous sandwiches in Jewish delis), I was sure I had come to the right place. I had heard the term "The Architecture of a (Sandwich) Bite" from Chef Tomer Agai, and if I remember correctly, he explained that in a sandwich, there's an opportunity to create layers so that each bite feels like an experience. However, in the case of my bagel, the architecture was not as good. While there was an excess of ingredients on one side, the other side was completely empty. The bagel itself was very hard and a little difficult to chew, which left me very disappointed. Food is an art, and it turns out that making a sandwich is an architectural job. Take it seriously...