Washington D.C. bagel shop dialing up spots in in Cap Hill, Berkeley

A series of bagel outlets within the Washington, D.C., space that President Joe Biden visited every week after his inauguration is opening two places in Denver.

Name Your Mom Deli, which launched in D.C. in 2018, plans to open at 1291 N. Pearl St. in Cap Hill and at 3870 Tennyson St. in Berkeley in early 2023.

“My spouse and I traveled to a bunch of various cities, however nothing felt proper,” stated co-owner Andrew Dana. “Then after we toured Denver and checked out properties. All the things felt proper. We beloved the vibe and the neighborhoods, and it simply clicked.”

Dana’s goddaughter additionally lives in Denver, so he’d go to regularly.

Dana and his spouse and co-founder Daniela Moreira leased every of the two,200-square-foot areas right here for 10 years. They plan to open one location three months previous to the opposite, relying on the size of the allowing course of.

“Whereas doing the tour, we discovered a lot actual property we beloved to the purpose the place we needed to discuss one another down from doing extra,” Dana stated.

Name Your Mom Deli, named after one thing his Jewish grandmother would at all times yell at him, is thought for its home made bagels and distinctive bagel sandwiches, like “The Boca Membership” with whitefish salad, bacon and greens. It doesn’t try to recreate water from New York, like native store Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen.

“We predict with the correct amount of affection and chilly fermentation time, any water might be nice water,” Dana stated. “We love the D.C. water and are wanting ahead to see how we make that Denver water work for us.”

Name Your Mom Deli’s Georgetown location, which President Joe Biden visited every week after his inauguration in early 2021.

Dana stated they plan to create some sandwiches with particular Denver themes.

A single bagel prices $2.50 and bagel sandwiches vary from $8.50 to $11, primarily based on Name Your Mom’s D.C. menu.

The constructing Name Your Mom will occupy in Cap Hill is owned by Denver-based Kentro Group, which purchased it for $850,000 in 2017, information present. The property was beforehand house to 7-Eleven, however has been unoccupied since Kentro’s buy.

“The area was leased to an pressing care and a nationwide espresso store for over a 12 months,” a Kentro Group consultant stated in a press release. “In each situations the town necessities on a small tenant enchancment build-out made it extraordinarily tough for these tenants to maneuver ahead as this was not a brand new floor up improvement. The location is suited completely for a neighborhood bagel store, particularly with the devoted parking.”

Name Your Mom’s Tennyson location, in the meantime, can be inside an condominium constructing that was developed by Denver-based Alpine Investments that opened earlier this 12 months and bought across the similar time.

Dana and Moreira have employed native architect Tweed Studios to design their areas, which have a Brooklyn hipster really feel with numerous vibrant colours.

The couple began Name Your Mom Deli after opening a pizza store known as Timber Pizza Firm. Dana was impressed by his time rising up, visiting his Jewish grandparents in Boca Raton.

Name Your Mom Deli has 5 places in D.C. and two in Maryland, together with the one which Biden stopped at in early 2021.

“Very not often does one thing transfer the needle, however the presidential bump lasted about six months and blew the doorways open after a time after we had been hanging on for pricey life,” Dana stated.