[2] The restaurant closed permanently on January 26, 2025, and Gabriel Pascuzzi plans to convert the space to the steakhouse Bistecca.[3][4] Mama Bird was a casual, counter-service restaurant in the Slabtown neighborhood of Portland's Northwest District,[5] with a seating capacity of approximately 90 people.[13][14] In June 2020, the restaurant donated $3 for each bird sold to Know Your Rights Camp, during the George Floyd protests.[16] In 2019, Eater Portland's Alex Frane included Mama Bird in his list of sixteen "quintessential" restaurant and bars in Slabtown.[17] In 2021, the website's Brooke Jackson-Glidden said "Mama Bird is a godsend, with grilled chicken and vegetables that have a refreshing element of creativity and finesse".