South Denver’s bagel game is about to level up. Call Your Mother, the Washington, D.C.-born bagel deli, is moving into the Happy Canyon shopping center, taking over the former Starbucks at 5074 E. Hampden Ave. The roughly 1,500-square-foot shop is part of the chain’s ongoing Colorado expansion and will add another breakfast option along the Hampden corridor. The company has not yet named an opening date.
According to The Denver Post, city filings list the space at about 1,500 square feet and estimate a roughly $64,000 build-out for the former coffee shop, which closed last fall. The Post also reports that Call Your Mother has three more Colorado outposts in the works that would nudge its local footprint toward 10 stores, and that co-founder Andrew Dana did not respond to requests for comment. Those details come from permitting records and local coverage rather than any formal company announcement.
Where the New Shop Will Sit
The Happy Canyon strip has been quietly reshaping itself into a blend of national chains and local concepts, and the Call Your Mother space slots into a row of recently vacated or repurposed storefronts. That turnover has opened the door for new food tenants and turned the area into a low-risk testing ground for brands that like drive-up convenience and grab-and-go traffic. For South Denver residents, the deli is set to bring another morning option alongside the center’s existing daytime services.
More Colorado Growth on the Map
The Hampden address is only part of Call Your Mother’s Colorado push. A recent permit filing points to a Union Station-area storefront downtown, per its Union Station takeover plan, positioning the brand to tap into commuter traffic, as per Hoodline. The chain is also lining up an outpost in Golden, with permits filed for a downtown location at 1106 Washington Ave., as reported by BusinessDen. Together with the Happy Canyon lease, those moves sketch a fairly rapid rollout along the Front Range.
What to Expect From the Menu
Call Your Mother bills itself as a “Jew-ish” deli built around bagels, creative schmears, and stacked breakfast sandwiches, with its website listing Colorado locations and menu highlights. Many of the brand’s shops feature bright pink-and-blue interiors and a mix of counter service with limited seating. The company has not posted a Hampden opening date on its site, and the co-founders have not provided an on-the-record update to reporters.
