Mother's Bistro

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Mother's Bistro
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Mother's Bistro
Restaurant information
Established2000 (2000)
Owner(s) Lisa Schroeder
Head chefLisa Schroeder
Street address121 SW 3rd Ave.
City Portland
County Multnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97204
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°31′20″N122°40′25″W / 45.52222°N 122.67361°W / 45.52222; -122.67361
Website mothersbistro.com

Mother's Bistro and Bar is a restaurant in Portland, Oregon. [1]

Contents

Description and history

Lisa Schroeder is the owner and executive chef. She opened Mother's in 2000. [2] Schroeder announced plans to relocate the business in mid 2018. [3] [4] [5] Mother's relocated from 212 SW Harvey Milk Street (formerly 212 SW Stark Street) [6] to 121 SW Third Avenue, inside the Multnomah Hotel, in January 2019. [7]

Reception

Mother's tied for first place in the "best old hometown restaurant" category Willamette Week 's 2002 reader's poll. [8] The restaurant ranked number one in the "Best Omelet" category, and Schroeder was named "Best Chef", in the same poll in 2016. [9] Mother's also ranked third place in The Oregonian 's "best brunch" poll in 2016. [10]

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