Mother's

Mother's is an international restaurant in Bayview that celebrates LGBTQ+ culture through globally-inspired small plates and ticketed drag brunches, with all prices including tax and service. Located at 2900 S Kinnickinnic Avenue, Mother's operates as the kitchen facet of House of Bridges, a community-centered space dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The restaurant sources ingredients and develops recipes from around the world, blending them in creative and sometimes unconventional ways while respecting their cultural origins. Rather than claiming authenticity, Mother's embraces an intersectional approach to food, intentionally stepping back from fully composed cultural classics to leave space for those traditions to be stewarded by their communities of origin. The dining experience at Mother's is playful and intentional, with dinner service Thursday through Monday from 5-10 PM and Sunday brunch from 10 AM-2 PM featuring ticketed drag performances at noon. Menus are fluid and seasonal, changing based on ingredient availability and the kitchen's creative whims, with recent offerings including dishes like citrus salad with cara cara orange and chevre, tempura-battered buffalo legs, and New York strip tataki with panang curry. The restaurant's progressive pricing model includes all taxes and service in listed prices, making the cost transparent and eliminating the expectation of tipping.