Eater released its list of the 16 in the U.S. on Wednesday, and a D.C. deli made the cut.
Park View鈥檚 , known for its wood-fired bagels and creative sandwich combinations, was the only local eatery on the list. Others included Virtue in Chicago, Atomix in New York and Musi in Philadelphia.
Eater editors recognized Call Your Mother for its 鈥渙ffbeat menu items, like challah cheesesteaks鈥� and chef Daniela Moreira鈥檚 baking skills. The publication also gave a nod to founder Andrew Dana鈥檚 鈥渙n-point branding.鈥� (Dana told WTOP in an earlier interview that his idea for the shop鈥檚 d茅cor was Boca-meets-Brooklyn, with 鈥渂right and tight and South Florida vibes.鈥�)
Moreira and Dana are also the duo behind the Petworth pizzeria Timber Pizza, which Bon App茅tit the country鈥檚 best pizza in 2017. In April, they opened a by-the-slice outpost, called Turu鈥檚, in Ballston鈥檚 newly redeveloped Ballston Quarter.
Some of the more popular dishes on Call Your Mother鈥檚 menu include The Craig D (seasonal fruit cream cheese, nectarine, hot peppers, bacon and chips on a plain bagel) and the za鈥檃tar bagel. Other standout items include latkes, pastrami-fried rice and Jew-ish tacos (brisket, pastrami, cheese, jalape帽os, cilantro, onion and lime on a corn tortilla). Moreira also bakes black-and-white alfajores and babka.
For months, Call Your Mother drew around-the-block crowds when it opened last fall. In June, the deli鈥檚 team to open a second location on O Street NW in Georgetown.
