Gabe Rucker is an interesting character and thus draws interesting characters to his second restaurant adventure, Little Bird. Gabe attracted national attention when he opened Le Pigeon on E. Burnside a few years ago.  He’s that young, good looking, overly tattooed, trucker cap wearing, scotch swilling total sweetheart who got to be on the cover of Food & Wine.  His food creations are amazing albeit rich and super high in calories.

French style is the name of the game at both Le Pigeon and new shop, Little Bird.  We could not be more thrilled to have a restaurant of this caliber in the SW Downtown area. Business people rejoice that they can grab an amazing lunch, a glass of wine at 3PM or a burger at 5PM.  The location is directly across from Big Pink (the US Bank Building at SW 6^th & Burnside) so it’s on the MAX line and easily accessible from any point in downtown.

Gentle jazz music fills the air and the crowd is eclectic. That evening was a Wednesday night when they do their wine flight specials which is a fun way to explore different types of wine.  The staff is a delightful mix of alumni from top-notch establishments and your experience at Little Bird will include spot on service.

Be sure to enjoy the burger, it’s the same burger you can get at Le Pigeon except the plan is to never run out at Little Bird.

SAMPLE MENU SELECTIONS

APPETIZERS

Steak tartare $12
farm egg, grilled baguette

Potted duck liver $11
duck gelée, pickled plums

Crispy Beef Tongue $10
glazed cippolini, sherry

Escargot $12
garlic cream, gougères

Sweetbreads $11
roasted mushrooms, marrow onion purée

SALADS

Field Greens $7
banyuls vinaigrette, Le Chevrot

Beets $9
mâche, hazelnuts, goat cheese cream

Butter Lettuce $8
roquefort, tomato

ENTREES

Grilled Flatiron $22
truffle creamed spinach, pickled onion rings

Grilled Tombo Tuna $23
fennel confit, grapefruit butter, citrus salad

Grilled Trout $17
almond purée, green bean salad

Braised Lamb Shank $22
flageolet beans, persillade

Coq au Vin $17
potato purée, chicken liver toast

Duck Confit $20
lentils, garlic-scallion pistou

SANDWICHES

Baguette $7
Jambon de Paris, gruyere, dijon, greens

‘Le Pigeon’ Burger $12
fries or lettuces