The Jewish Mother was established in 1975 in Va. Beach, Virginia. The three original partners decided that Virginia Beach, a resort town, needed a deli restaurant, which would double as a lounge after dinner hours, with a stage for live entertainment.

The restaurant became a full service restaurant seating approximately 200 people, with an innovative multi-paged newspaper style menu. One partner, Jeffery Segal, whose mother was Jewish, was instrumental in introducing various choices to the menu. These choices, lox and bagels, quiche, omelettes and deli meats such as corned beef, pastrami, brisket and tongue became standards.

Mrs. Segal, our |Jewish Mother| became the standard for the name of The Jewish Mother Restaurant and after checking the trademark possibilities, the partners found the availability of |The Jewish Mother" in Jewish Script. The application of the |Trade Marks| for restaurants, food products, product lines etc. was later received in order to franchise the existing concept!

The Mother is also known for the famous music artists, who not only eat here, but have played here as well. Richie Havens, Dave Mason of |Traffic|, Leon Russell, The Little River Band, Dave Mathews, Hootie & The Blow Fish, Bruce Hornsby, G E Smith, Jack Cassidy, Keller Williams, Burning Spear, B J Leiderman, Ice Cube, Pharrell, Chay & Shay from N.E.R.D. and many, many more throughout the thirty years.

Hampton Roads Monthly magazine rates The Jewish Mother in the top 50 restaurants in the seven-city area known as Hampton Roads.

The Jewish Mother, recently featured on |The Food Network|, continues serving up great food and selling its retail line in the store and on her website. You can also find some of our product lines for sale in your local grocery stores Farm Fresh and Harris Teeter. Check out the new location in beautiful downtown Norfolk on Granby Street (behind the Norva).

The next time you're in Norfolk please stop in and enjoy The Mother's Hospitality.

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