Great price point, local feel, quality food, and quick service. Just remember to bring cash when you come in! We split a lox bagel, an egg bagel and a cheese danish. Everything was delicious and we'll definitely be back next time we find ourselves in the capital! Nowhere to sit so don't plan to eat there. We opted to order a coffee at the gelato place next door and just had our meal there! read more

Note: This is a review of their sandwiches ONLY! I also got some fresh ground coffee, but have yet to try it so that is not included in the review. Pricing here is fair and honest, my turkey and avocado sandwich only cost me $6.50, so that is definitely a plus! As for the sandwich, it was pretty underwhelming considering this is a deli. I personally felt as if there was not enough meat on the sandwich, especially in ratio to the overwhelming amount of bread (mine was on an Italian roll.. Which was super doughy and not that great.) Also asked for it toasted, but the sandwich was cold. Thought they might have just forgotten, but there were some minor toast marks on the inside.. So I guess the toasting was just subpar. Might try this place again for bagels.. Since that is what most of these reviews are on. But on the plus side the coffee selection was extensive and everything smelled amazing. Will try this place again for other products but unfortunately not for sandwiches. read more

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What a great spot!! Classic little deli where you can build custom sandwiches. They also sell a wide variety of coffee and random groceries (have not identified a pattern in what they stock, it's like a little surprise everytime you go in) Tip: bring cash, its cash only, so yea.... (also their is an atm next door) read more

Poor service. They gave my boyfriend the wrong sandwich and then refused to fix his order, issue a refund or even apologize for the mistake. It's a place he has been frequently but they've now lost a customer. read more

*CASH ONLY* This was such a pleasant place! Hole in the wall and family feel type of shop. Definitely worth checking out while in D.C. Oh they also serve Boars Head! Nothing better than good quality and trusted meat. read more

I love a good, local hole-in-the-wall, and this place is it. Pros: -Family run, extremely friendly staff. -Pastrami/corned beef is delicious, as is the tuna. Get it on rye! -breakfast sandwiches are delicious, particularly on a croissant -feels like walking into an old-school deli, with chachkies and assorted items like chips and cookies lining the shelves -bagels are very good (everything bagel/sesame seed = best options) Cons: -If you are big on "well-toasted" bread or bagels, this is not the place for you. "Double toasted" will not yield a well-toasted carbohydrate. -The place is small, and deliberately not an assembly-line style setup, so it will take a minute to get your meal. Patience is a virtue! read more

This place is really good for sandwiches coffee pastries. Bring cash they don't take cards if I'm in the area I will return for lunch. read more

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The owner was extremely rude and had an attitude, he was pushing me to order while I was trying to read the menu because was my first time there. He was very rude and unprofessional, never going back there again. read more

Best breakfast sandwiches around (yes, better - and cheaper - than call your mother)!

Do you like bagels? Flavor-packed fillings? Potato salad? And a random assortment of Italian dry grocery goods? Then you should go to So's Your Mom. They have delicious brunch sandwiches and a small deli selection of pasta salads, potato salad, etc. Their chip selection- an essential part of any sandwich experience- is also decent. Their scallion cream cheese is fresh, and the scallion flavor is given a chance to permeate the rest of the cream cheese. Their smoked salmon bagel will fill you up for hours. Get a smoked salmon bagel WITH scallion cream cheese and experience one of the great pleasures in life. The order/pickup area can be hectic, but you just need to know- order at the back deli area, get out of the way, and then pick up at the cash register. Cash only. read more

Some of the best bagels in DC! My husband and I love this place. They are very quick so although there are usually a few people in line, it's never a long a wait. read more

Great neighborhood bagel and sandwich spot. There's a reason there's always a huge line on the weekends, everyone loves this place. Go-Tos: Pastrami on Rye with Swiss, Slaw, Russian Dressing or an everything bagel with egg, sausage, cheese. read more

Stopped at breakfast time, thinking they'd have a bunch of breakfast stuff (found it searching "breakfast" on Yelp). They are a deli with bagels, so likely coulda done a bagel. But got a sandwich. Guy behind the bar was nice and fast. Food took about 20 seconds Had a NY corned beef sandwich warmed on grilled rye with mustard: corned beef was nice and red, not super fatty. Liked it. read more

My favorite deli I have ever been in! So generous with how much meat is on the sandwich! Enough to turn your sandwich into two! When I go, I always get two different sandwiches and make four and its so yummy and fresh. Family owned- the mother is Model Beautiful! Everyone is friendly and they remember you when you return. They also have Gourmet Food stocked from around the world and creative juices/drinks I have never seen before. A lovely gem and worth it to go to. Cash only, but there are two ATM's nearby. read more

Fact: You aren't really living in Adams Morgan unless you frequent So's. More facts: Family-owned, fresh ingredients, always tasty, cash only. read more

Love this place, a very homey type deli with great breakfast/bagel sandwiches. On the weekends they get pretty busy so I always try to call ahead. The owners are super nice and everything is well priced! read more

This review is about the bagel sandwiches. They are not good. I had an everything bagel with egg, cheese, and turkey bacon. Bagel was pretty dry and didn't taste fresh, which it should have been since I picked it up at 7:15am. The eggs were the biggest turn off as they were sort of grey in color and didn't taste great. Never had grey eggs before so not sure what that's all about. Cheese was fine. Turkey bacon was probably microwaveable turkey bacon from the freezer section of the grocery store. I was really looking forward to this place because of its reviews on Yelp and google but I was very disappointed. read more

Best bagels and coffee in DC. If you're going on the weekend it's best to call in your order ahead of time

CASH ONLY. The second time I came here I forgot that and was lucky enough to have cash on me, which I usually don't anymore. Also, they take the money AFTER the sandwich is made, so if you didn't know about the cash only thing and had no cash, it would be an awkward sitch. ANYWAY... It's a solid deli. The locals seem to recognize that because I went on a Sunday a little after 1pm and they were already out of both french and sub rolls. I went bagel over Kaiser on the advice of the pleasant young lady taking orders. For the ever growing amount of DC to LA and LA to DC people, the deli sandwich on a bagel was very reminiscent of New York Bagel & Deli in Santa Monica, if that helps... read more

Due to business complications I was stranded in DC over July 4th week. I found this awesome restaurant and returned daily because of the amazing flavor, quality and friendly staff. Thank you for making healthy, amazing food with real hospitality! read more

This place has a funny name but its food is not a joke at all. I loved the deluxe Italian sandwich, the salad selection and they serve great coffee too! Tip: extra mozzarella will make your sandwich a delight! read more

Jason, you have a very misguided recollection of what happened and I look forward to your video review of me underhandedly dropping a bag on the ground. Stop with your histrionics - nothing was thrown at you but your fact-free recollection makes for a nice story especially in todays climate. Like I said to you in person, inside the store - it took me a moment to realize that you made a mistake. Not me. I went inside to let you know and you were already visibly annoyed that I had returned, even before I started to say anything. "Your order will be out soon." However, at no point were you polite to me outside. And I look forward to you realizing that yourself when you review all the video footage from the neighboring establishments. You were ready to fight me on the sidewalk and had to be restrained by a passerby. Remember that? The videos sure will. Shame they won't pick up all the times you yelled at me to suck your ****. As someone who has also worked in food service for many years in a nearly identical setting, I have the absolute utmost appreciation and respect for anyone working in that environment. You however deserve none of that after your behavior today. Childish is trying to fight your customers in broad daylight on the sidewalk in front of your business over a mistake that YOU made. Perhaps adopt a numbering system that way you won't lose track of orders so easily. I think you can buy pads that have tare-away numbers. Super easy fix! oh, and we're the same age - that's neat! //// I'm writing this while the events of just a few moments ago are still fresh in my head. I literally just left So's your mom after being cussed out on the sidewalk by the young man that's typically working behind the counter. I ordered 1 everything bagel with scallion cream cheese toasted. Moments later a young lady ordered 1 everything bagel with scallion cream cheese and lox, toasted. They were getting a bit busy so the man behind the counter asked folks that had placed orders to wait outside and he would bring out the orders. Shortly after he bring out and says 'everything/scallion' - the young woman takes it and walks off. I wait a moment, go back inside, wait for him to finish his transaction (which he is still in the middle of) before saying that he gave her my order and that she ordered the same but with lox. He then storms outside accusing me asking why I didn't say anything! He then returned, called to the back for a new order and I stepped back outside. A few minutes later he comes back out with a few orders in hand. Gives me mine last and loudly and confrontationally states "don't ever talk to me like that again" to which I am ASTONISHED. I didn't make a mistake - you did! And when you got in my face three times and I remained calm - you showed your true self. A hateful racist child that is very upset with his current life. He got in my face ready to fight me on the sidewalk over a bagel order that he screwed up! So apparently I'm not welcome back either. And that's OK. The quality is basically on par with Subway anyway and they just reopened around the corner! DO NOT SUPPORT SO'S YOUR MOM!!! ps. I had been coming here weekly for 2 years without any issues ever. What happened today is disgusting and they should be held accountable. read more

Yummm! We went here for lunch after seeing the yelp reviews. Definitely worthy of the great reviews. I got the rare roast beef sub, the bread was so fresh and almost a cross between a sub roll and a croissant; Absolutely delicious! The roast beef was high quality and very flavorful. The fresh lettuce and tomato was piled high on the sandwich just like I like it. It was a great lunch. The only downside was there is no seating to eat there, but there is 1 very small bench out front we sat and ate our sandwiches. They have assorted pastries and bagels too that looked good, but we didn't get any. read more

Came in today for the first time. The bacon egg and cheese bagel was great, very NY style, it was chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside. And the iced coffee was very good too. Boyfriend had an Italian sub, which was very good also, although the bread did not seem quite as fresh as the bagel. I'm sure they get shipments every day/every other day so it's hard when you don't make in house. Over all very good and we will be back, and i actually prefer the bagel to Bethesda Bagel, and no giant line. Score! Tip: they only take cash. read more

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Great quality and yummy sandwiches. It's an amazing lunch break spot. Bring cash though, they're cash only.

This is your standard local deli with moderately priced sandwiches. If Stachowskis in Georgetown is the gold standard, 5-star deli this is definitely just average. I've been here a few times when I'm craving a deli sandwich, and I'll definitely go back but the flavor, portions, and price are all average. I've had the salmon and roast beef with garlic herb cheese (pictured) and they're good but nothing I couldn't easily make at home if I wasn't lazy. Im not super impressed with their bagels, kind of dry. They have barrels of coffee beans in the front which smell good and might be appealing if I made my own coffee. It's cash only! read more

So's Your Mom - Delis Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Cash only! This is a cute little family-run deli. Iced coffee is delicious and will only set you back $2.09. I love the egg salad there - it's my favorite breakfast, but they have the usual bagel and cream cheese options. read more

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It is Sunday morning, and I am waking up to the sound of a bus releasing its hydraulic bowels in order to let passengers leave drift in from outside the window of my friend's living room in Adams Morgan. The air around me smells like cheap whiskey and slightly of vomit laced with the iron crust tang of dried blood. I open my eyes and peer dimly through the kind of hangover than F. Scott Fitzgerald would have laid down and closed his eyes for, and realize that the smell of whiskey, vomit, and blood is in fact myself. There are worse realizations to make on a Sunday morning - perhaps you forgot to grab this week's Barron's publication from your stoop and now your neighbor will have happily absconded with it to peruse as he eats a sleeve of fig newtons. Perhaps you realize, idly, that you are in bed with someone you should not be in bed with for a variety of reasons that will become more clear as your memory also becomes more clear. Life, in all of it's expansive possibility, is laughing at us. The choices we make are infinite and yet we invariably choose to self destruct - to die, willingly, and generally for nothing much more than a promise or a pair of beautiful eyes set like agate in the idol of a cult. I sit up and look over at my friends - also collapsed in various ungainly positions on couches in the living room. We are all awake. We are all hungover. We all look like we went 12 rounds with joe walcott and barely made it past the 7th before taking a beautiful cross counter 1 minute into the 12th that colored our memories red with white stars. Welcome to fucking America. We all want sandwiches. So's Your Mom is maybe the best goddamn deli in the city, and perhaps on the eastern seaboard. This counts Sunny and Annie's up on 7th and A in NYC, an establishment that has known my presence in remarkably similar situations. We shuffle, awkwardly, to So's Your Mom, and squint over the extensive menu. I do not know why we do this. Perhaps nobody does, but it is a thing that is done, by all of us. We know what we are going to order and we have known from the moment we woke up. This is a thing buried finger deep in humanity, and it cannot be removed. The breakfast sandwiches are huge, and greasy, and delicious. For the normal sandwiches, the meats are fantastic and sliced thin enough to be used as bandages. The vegetables are fresh, and the combinations offered take advantage of meat synergies. The lox is to die for, if you are a salmon. A Deli is just a Deli in the same way that a gun is just a gun until it's loaded. When I'm loaded, So's Your Mom isn't just a Deli anymore, it's a goddamn mecca towards which we bow in thanks for the best damn sandwiches in the city. You should really go there, and maybe buy a vitamin water too, I hear those things have electrolytes. read more

I should disclose that my parents were the owners of this deli for the last 15 years so I might be a little biased. All I want to say is that they tried their best to serve the freshest and tastiest food to their customers and I think they did a pretty good job of succeeding. Growing up eating sandwiches (and getting sick of them) and working as a buyer for the gourmet foods industry, I must say that I have yet to eat a sandwich that comes close to the ones sold here. Just an fyi, but they are opening a new deli in the Palisades area (Palisades Deli), so if anyone lives there or is around that area, stop on by and get the same tasty egg sandwiches, lox on bagels, and turkey avocado as this location. I will always have a warm spot in my heart for a hot pastrami on toasted rye with deli mustard....just plain good. read more

Things you'll notice about So's Your Mom: 1) The clever name 2) The great smell of coffee beans that fills up the front of the store 3) The sign that says "boars head" deli meats. If you are from NY, you might get a bit nostalgic. 4) The interesting/ quasi-exotic food offerings on the shelves, that are slightly over-priced. 5) Damn good sandwiches (for veggie- meat-lovers alike) at good prices 6) The BEST egg and cheese breakfast sandwich in the area: two eggs scrambled, with cheese (get it on rye, yummy) 7) Friendly staff 8) Neighborhood patrons 9) Cash only 10) Conveniently located next to that park on Columbia Road, so you can grab your food, a newspaper, and go sit in the park to eat. love it. read more

Somewhere along the line, I became super Asian. Most people eat sandwiches for weekday lunches. I bring in a Ms. Bento. Today's lunch is yaki onigiri, ebi mayo and miso soup. Yesterday I had brown rice with braised bok choy, tofu and mushrooms, and miso soup. My handy Ms. Bento tote ("Obento: Anywhere you go, enjoy the warm meal") also contains a small bag of cherries and a credit-card sized pink Hello Kitty tupperware, which in turn contains two whole wheat fig newtons. For me, sandwiches are a weekend treat when I just can't be arsed to cook. I know--what? It's because I can't eat sandwiches. More specifically, I can't eat bread. I eat rice, and various soy-based products, which means I am only a few months away from karaoke and photos with peace signs. Which, if you check out my Facebook photos, I have already done. But "ironically." That said, So's Your Mom has become a Saturday post-yoga ritual. I say ritual, but it's really only been two weeks in a row. I have been tucking a $5 bill into my keyring, before going off to indulge in 75 minutes of laboured contortion, and then I stop by So's Your Mom to get a sandwich to eat in the park. Every week it is a BLT, because it costs $4.50 + 10% tax = $4.95, and is the only non-breakfast sandwich I can get for less than five bones. It's a pretty good sandwich but then I remember that it involves: 1) frying bacon 2) slicing tomatoes 3) toasting bread 4) mayo 5) assemble and wrap. So it's really hard to screw up. I think that's pretty much my view of So's Your Mom. It's good, but only because, really? How is it possible to make bad sandwiches? read more

The best bagels I've had in the DC area, hands down, and at 2.50 a pop with flavored cream cheese, cheaper than the chain places. The ham egg and cheese croissant is good also, but not worth twice the price of their bagels. read more

Grabbed an egg salad sandwich here one morning. Very tasty and very fast. They've got a large list of sandwiches on a board on the wall that I'll probably find myself working through on subsequent visits. All seemed reasonably priced at $4-5 dollars. The packaged food they sell on the shelves, not so reasonably priced. Is a jar of Nutella really worth $8? Well, maybe. But I'm not buying it. I'll stick to the fresh-made stuff for now. oh, and cash only! read more

How about a Sunday brunch that you don't have to wait hours for, will fill you up, NOT empty your wallet, and offer you lovely, heart-nurturing scenery? Pop into So's Your Mom, order your favorite favorite ingredients on a bagel, toast, or croissant (egg, cheese, bacon, turkey, ham, avocado, cream cheese, tomato, whatever...) and a large fresh squeezed orange juice (THE CHEAPEST FRESH SQUEEZED OJ IN DC, I SWEAR). Walk less than one block south to Kalorama Park, grab a bench and chow down. Watch the dogs play, read your Post, and see other humans enjoying life. If your previous week was way too crazy, and you're pretty sure the next one will be as well (we are in The District, here, after all) then this is just the thing to center yourself before plunging headlong into the insanity that is your work life. I'm only giving 4 stars for the cash only thing, which I respect, but is inconvenient, even though there's an atm outside and because I'm stingy with 5 stars! read more

I was at work and my generous boss brought in a bag of bagels, which were soft on the inside and chewy on the outside. Somebody asked, "Hey, bagels! Awesome! Where'd you get these bagels?" And he said, "So's your mom." And we said, "...excuse me?" But, it turns out, he wasn't just being ornery. So's Your Mom has excellent bagels, a fine selection of sandwich toppings, tempting displays of condiments (how I love condiments), and a friendly, neighborhood feel. The best time to go is on a weekend morning when everyone's out with their kids, dogs, significant others, and Washington Posts. It's warm and fuzzy. I've had a few types of sandwiches here, always with avocado, always delicious, and always stuffed with good sandwich fixings. No skimpy sandwiches here! No bites of plain bread! But no, back to the condiments. They have pickles and anchovies and marmalade and pesto in a fancy European tube. They have mustard and jellies and olives. They have LU cookies (and if you don't know what that is, they are only the BEST packaged cookie in the whole world.) They have crackers and capers. This, for me, is impulse-buy heaven. ...Yes, my impulse buys are usually capers and fancy mustard. What's your point? There's no seating, so be prepared to take-out. And pay in cash. These are minor drawbacks when you have the prospect of really delicious sandwiches at your fingertips. There's an ATM right next door, anyway. Now go get some bagels! read more

So's Your Mom is quite possibly one of the biggest underground gems in the city. They are arguably the best sandwich makers in DC. My favorite observation about their sandwiches: the avocado slices are ALWAYS perfectly ripe and delicious. I'm obsessed with avocados, so this is a major plus for me. So's Your Mom also has all kinds of groceries and foods that are hard to come by in a conventional grocery store. Everything from exotic jams to imported European chocolates. The service is always super-prompt and very friendly. The owner was telling me yesterday that he plans on eventually making bagels from scratch -- I can't wait for that. If you're in or around Adams Morgan around lunchtime and you're ready for a snack, So's Your Mom needs to be #1 on your list. read more

New Yorker reporting. Since my move to D.C. I've had the displeasure of finding out that this city can't do several things right - things like a decent subway system, pizza by the slice, or breakfast. However, I stumbled upon this place one hungover sunday and I've been picking up breakfast from them very frequently. WHere to start - the joint is pretty small by D.C. standards (but is basically a mansion by NYC standards), and boasts a deli that usually has 2-3 people working. Just like home, it's assumed you can think of what you want between two pieces of bagel, and will stand around and wait while they make it. I usually pop over next door to teh health food place, go to the wine shop, or look at pictures of cats on my phone so I don't have to make eye-contact with the other denziens of adams morgan who haven't become real people until they've had breakfast. The food is solid. The bagels are the only acceptable ones I've had since leaving home. They're kinda small (like an H&H on 14th st), but the texture is right, and they pack it with an irresponsible amount of cream cheese - just as god intended. The lox is very good, and my friends have told me the pastrami doesn't suck. Cash only. Oh, and they have those Tate's cookies which are basically crack for anyone from Long Island. read more

Having now been for breakfast and lunch, I can confidently give this place 5 stars. Breakfast bagel sandwiches are a necessity after a night out on 18th street, and they come cheap with no frills, just the way a bagel should be. Egg and cheese or a little cream cheese and boom, you're back in the game. Their iced coffee is no joke as well. For lunch, you can't go wrong with any of their sandwiches but the corned beef or pastrami options are absolutely delicious. I wanted a third half. Make sure to check this place out and bring your cash! read more

So's your mom is my favorite deli in the DC area! You might walk right by this place, thinking that 's it's just another random creepy liquor store with barred windows. But take a closer look, step inside and you will find a cute bustling little deli! Fresh bread, bagels, meats and coffee galore! My favorite sandwiches are the Pastrami (on rye with slaw and thousand island- AMAZING), the Veggie Pocket (every veggie you can imagine topped off with fresh fresh avocado) and the BLT with Avocado (on toasted wheat). Opposites I know- but it makes it clear that So's can do any type of sandwich right. I've tasted the pastries, but they have the made from the box vibe, so although they were yummy I wasn't super psyched on them. I'm going to have to try and get over here early to sample one of their breakfast bagel's I've heard so much about- I only wish they were closer to my neighborhood! read more

Went for a breakfast bagel. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't worth it. Head to Bethesda Bagels in Dupont if you can instead.