Looks like this bird’s found a spot to roost.
Popular food truck The Baked Bird is getting its first brick-and-mortar location, according to a recent Facebook post from its owners — and the hash house has landed in a familiar Northwest San Antonio location.
The Baked Bird is taking over the spot at 5822 Babcock Road that housed Martha’s Mexican Restaurant for more than 60 years. After Martha’s closure, Mi Gente Comida y Cantina operated in the space for less than a year before being shuttered in October.
The food truck’s owners told the Current that they hope to open the restaurant in early February.
The Baked Bird made a name for itself over the past three years by serving up gourmet breakfast burritos, cinnamon rolls, lattes, “eggs benny” and a robust lunch menu. The mobile kitchen won Best Food Truck in the Current‘s 2024 Best of San Antonio issue thanks to a cult following the business’ owners dubbed “flockers.”
In their Facebook announcement, The Baked Bird’s owners Jen and Matt Zdeb said the venture had seen them through the pandemic while local restaurants failed left and right. It’s now grown popular enough that it needs bigger digs, they added.
“While we love slinging hash all across the city, it does come with a set of limitations. Space being one of them,” the online post read. “We often find ourselves unable to take jobs or make sales due to lack of storage, cooking equipment or employees.” The chef couple acknowledged the meaningful history behind the location they have chosen, signaling that they see themselves as stewards of its culinary legacy.
“It’s with great admiration towards the ones who paved the way at Martha’s/Mi Gente that we get to carry the torch into the future!” they said in the post.
For those sad the food truck has flown the coop, fear not. The owners said they plan to bring the mobile kitchen back into operation once the brick-and-mortar is in full swing.
“As for the truck, we are finishing out December & then plan to pause until restaurant life balances,” the announcement added. “We have intentions of bringing the truck back out, but we want to focus energy into one area.”
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This article appears in Nov 28-29, 2024.
