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Fearless Critic restaurant review
Portland
Food
Feel
Price
7.1
9.0
$40
American
Casual restaurant

Hours
Tue–Thu 7:00am–2:30pm
Tue–Thu 5:30pm–9:00pm
Fri 7:00am–2:30pm
Fri 5:00pm–10:00pm
Sat 9:00am–2:30pm
Sat 5:00pm–10:00pm
Sun 9:00am–2:30pm

Features Date-friendly, outdoor dining
Bar Beer, wine, liquor
Credit cards Visa, MC, AmEx
Reservations Accepted

www.mothersbistro.com

Downtown
212 SW Stark St.
Portland, OR
(503) 464-1122
Mother’s Bistro & Bar
Eat your green beans and keep your mouth shut

Mother’s needs a good cleaning. Empty tables full of dirty dishes surround you. Several tables of patrons are looking around, wondering where their food or checks are. Your own empty dishes sit untouched next to your newly dropped plates. Despite the name, make no mistake: your mother doesn’t work here.

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