Mama Bird was a restaurant inPortland, Oregon, United States.[1] In 2023, the counter service restaurant announced plans to expand the menu, add table service, and become known asMama Bird Wood Fire Grill.[2] The restaurant closed permanently on January 26, 2025, andGabriel Pascuzzi converted the space into Bistecca Wood Fire Steakhouse.[3][4][5]
Mama Bird was a casual, counter-service restaurant in theSlabtown neighborhood of Portland'sNorthwest District,[6] with a seating capacity of approximately 90 people.[7] The interior had high ceilings, large windows, natural wood, neutral tones, and plants. Mama Bird's "allergy-friendly"[8] menu focused on grilled chicken and vegetables.[9][10] Pete Cottell ofWillamette Week has said the menu "[split] the difference between comfort food and health food".[11]
Gabriel Pascuzzi opened the restaurant on September 26, 2019.[9] Soon after, Mama Bird closed temporarily because of smoke pollution complaints from neighbors.[12][13] It reopened in November.[14][15]
In June 2020, the restaurant donated $3 for each bird sold to Know Your Rights Camp, during theGeorge Floyd protests.[16] During theCOVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant had patio service, as of September 2020.[17]
In 2019,Eater Portland's Alex Frane included Mama Bird in his list of sixteen "quintessential" restaurant and bars in Slabtown.[18] In 2021, the website'sBrooke Jackson-Glidden said "Mama Bird is a godsend, with grilled chicken and vegetables that have a refreshing element of creativity and finesse".[19]
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