Food & Drink

Looking for Mother’s Day brunch to take your mom? Here are five restaurant options

The chicken and waffles breakfast, served all day, at Fixins Soul Kitchen in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Fixins was featured on OpenTable’s list as a place to take mom for Mother’s Day.
The chicken and waffles breakfast, served all day, at Fixins Soul Kitchen in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Fixins was featured on OpenTable’s list as a place to take mom for Mother’s Day. Sacramento Bee file

Whether your mom enjoys comforting Southern cooking or a contemporary brunch, Sacramento offers any number of places where you can treat mom for Mother’s Day.

The restaurant reservation website, OpenTable, has released a list of brunch spots that have tables available for Sunday, May 10.

Take mom to a place she’ll love with the people she adores the most.

The Porch Restaurant & Bar

Enjoy food crafted with sustainability in mind made from scratch and inspired by Lowcountry, Cajun, Creole and other southern cuisine at The Porch.

“Here at The Porch we care about sustainability and protecting the environment which is why we use biodegradable and eco-friendly products, fruits, veggies and grains provided by local farmers, as well as heritage breeds of pork, grass-fed beef, organic farmed seafood and free-range chicken,” according to the restaurant’s website.

Where: 1815 K St.

Price: $30 and under

Frog & Slim

Frog & Slim invites families to enjoy a specially curated prix fixe Mother’s Day Brunch Menu. The fixed price menu for a starter plus a main course and bread is priced at $55 per adult and $25 per child.

Where: 1420 16th St, Suite 300

Price: $25 to $55

Frog & Slim offers several seafood and fish options for those observing Lent. Frog & Slim was featured on OpenTable’s Mother’s Day brunch list.
Frog & Slim offers several seafood and fish options for those observing Lent. Frog & Slim was featured on OpenTable’s Mother’s Day brunch list. Frog & Slim/Instagram

The 7th Street Standard

If mom loves eclectic contemporary California cuisine then The 7th Street Standard is the place to take her. The restaurant offers a refined yet hearty menu.

“Our carefully curated and seasonally rotating farm-to-fork dishes represent a melting pot of flavors and dishes featuring products sourced from local farmers and ranchers,” according to the restaurant’s website.

Where: 1122 7th St.

Price: $31 to $50

Scott’s Seafood on the River

Want a brunch by the Sacramento River? Try the Westin Sacramento. The restaurant’s menu has something for everyone including steak and eggs, chicken and waffles and a toasted croissant breakfast sandwich. Scott’s Seafood on the River is open for brunch from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Where: 4800 Riverside Blvd.

Price: $31 to $50

Fixins Soul Kitchen

If your mom is a lover of fluffy biscuits, buttermilk pancakes and packed omelets then take her to brunch at Fixins Soul Kitchen. Fixins seeks to “set the standard for the American soul food experience,” according to the restaurant’s website.

Where: 3428 3rd Ave.

Price: $30 and under

An order of fried chicken, one of the most popular items at Fixins Soul Kitchen, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at the restaurant in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood.
An order of fried chicken, one of the most popular items at Fixins Soul Kitchen, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at the restaurant in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood. Hector Amezcua hamezcua@sacbee.com
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
The Sacramento Bee
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado is a service journalism reporter at The Sacramento Bee. She previously worked at the Star Democrat in Annapolis, Maryland. Veronica graduated from Georgetown University with a master’s degree in journalism.
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