Where Is Willie Bird's Restaurant Now? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 2 Santa Rosa, California
Current status
As of October 2026, sonomamag.com indicates The Bird relocated to 4776 Sonoma Highway, Santa Rosa, CA; reviewed by our team, not yet independently confirmed.
What the source shows: Sonoma Magazine reported on August 27, 2021 that the original Santa Rosa Avenue restaurant had closed and that Joe Castro, who bought Willie Bird's in 2020, reopened it as The Bird at 4776 Sonoma Highway with turkey staples such as the Turkey Dip and the Mama Bird sandwich. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 2, Episode 7
- Aired
- Address 4776 Sonoma Highway, Santa Rosa, CA 95409
- Now called The Bird
- Website thebirdrestaurant.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Willie Bird's Restaurant in the "Talkin' Turkey" episode, which aired 2007-11-10, highlighting the restaurant's turkey dinners. Willie Bird's was a turkey-focused restaurant that Willie Benedetti opened on Santa Rosa Avenue in Santa Rosa, California, in 1980. Sonoma Magazine reported on 2021-08-27 that the original Santa Rosa Avenue restaurant had closed after nearly 40 years, and that new owner Joe Castro, who purchased the business in 2020, reopened it under the name The Bird at 4776 Sonoma Highway with a revamped turkey-centric menu and full bar. The article noted the new location kept staples such as a Turkey Dip and a Mama Bird sandwich. No further, more recent coverage of the new location's status was found in this check.
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Also in Season 2
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Ep 6Smoque
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Ep 8Grubstake Diner
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Sources we checked
- sonomamag.com https://www.sonomamag.com/santa-rosas-willie-birds-restaurant-reopens-in-new-location/
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Record ddd-0057 · checked by Cal Marchetti.