Lúc Lắc Vietnamese Kitchen

Lúc Lắc Vietnamese Kitchen, or simply Lúc Lắc, is a Vietnamese restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Leon Chung Company Building, in the United States.[1]

Lúc Lắc Vietnamese Kitchen
The restaurant's exterior in August 2020
Restaurant information
EstablishedNovember 2011 (2011-11)
Owner(s)
  • Adam Ho
  • Alan Ho
Food typeVietnamese
Street address835 SW 2nd Avenue
CityPortland
CountyMultnomah
StateOregon
Postal/ZIP Code97204
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45.5169°N 122.6754°W / 45.5169; -122.6754
Websiteluclackitchen.com

Description and history

Lúc Lắc is a counter service style Vietnamese restaurant co-owned by Adam and Alan Ho.[2][3] The restaurant opened in November 2011,[4] following Pho PDX's rebranding and relocation.[5][6] Menu options include crispy rolls,[7] mussels, pho,[2] steak rolls, and sugarcane shrimp.[8] The "Sassy Sour" is the restaurant's best selling drink.[9] Ca Phe Cola is also on the drink menu.[10] Lúc Lắc has been described as a "cozy Vietnamese sandwich shop/cocktail bar".[11]

In 2012, Willamette Week's Kelly Clarke said of the Vietnamese restaurant's interior: "The decor ... is as delightfully baroque as its drink ingredients. A horseshoe of tall-backed, red-leather banquettes surround a huge oval-shaped wood bar painted bright teal. One entire wall is devoted to a stunning, graffiti-ish mural of capering Chinese dragon heads while a flock of pink parasols hang from the high ceiling. It's a fun, fabulous place to eat and drink, like a long lost Asian set piece from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg."[12] According to Michael Russell of The Oregonian, "Happy hour is more relaxed, with inexpensive Vietnamese appetizers and inventive cocktails served under the pink parasols hanging from the ceiling."[13] Lúc Lắc began participating in Amazon's Prime Now service in 2015.[14]

Reception
Exterior during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)

The restaurant won in the "Best Pho" category in Willamette Week's annual "Best of Portland Readers' Poll" in 2015; Lúc Lắc also received "honorable mention" in the "Best Baguette" category.[15] The Oregonian's Michael Russell ranked Lúc Lắc number 26 on his 2016 list of "Portland's best late-night eats".[16] In 2017, readers ranked Lúc Lắc number five in The Oregonian's list of the city's "best inexpensive restaurants".[17]

In 2018, Eater Portland's Nick Woo has described Lúc Lắc as "hip and loud", and included the restaurant in his list of "14 Soul-Soothing Noodle Soups in Portland".[2] Thrillist called the restaurant a "late-night pho oasis".[18] In 2019, Willamette Week included the restaurant in its list of "Five Places to Eat Cheap After Hours", saying: "Luc Lac is one of the very few spots where you can stuff your drunken craw with delightful, heaping takes on Vietnamese classics in the wee hours of the morn."[19] The business was included in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of "Where to Eat and Drink in Downtown Portland".[20]

See also

References
  1. "These Happy Hours Are So Cheap—It's Unreal". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. Woo, Nick (December 27, 2018). "14 Soul-Soothing Noodle Soups in Portland". Eater Portland. Vox Media. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  3. Bakall, Samantha (March 2, 2017). "Why some of Portland's hottest restaurants are counting on counter service". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. Skinner, Marjorie (December 7, 2011). "Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  5. DeJesus, Erin (December 2, 2011). "Inside LucLac Vietnamese Kitchen, Now Open Downtown". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  6. Russell, Michael (January 13, 2017). "How food halls became Portland's next big thing". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  7. "Cheap Lunches!". Portland Mercury. July 11, 2018. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  8. Lassalle, Janelle (December 6, 2018). "A Complete Tourism Guide to Portland's 2018 Cannabis Scene". Leafly. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  9. DeJesus, Erin (November 30, 2012). "Simmering Kaffir Tea Syrup with Luc Lac's Adam Ho". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  10. Cottell, Pete (November 10, 2015). "Sparkle Party: Where to Get Bubbly Coffee Drinks in Portland". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  11. Frankel, Chris (March 4, 2016). "The 10 best American cities for the ethnic food fan". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  12. Clarke, Kelly. "Make Me Over". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  13. Russell, Michael (April 26, 2012). "Portland happy hour: Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  14. Marum, Anna (October 20, 2015). "Amazon rolls out restaurant delivery in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  15. "Best of Portland Readers' Poll". Willamette Week. July 14, 2015. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  16. Russell, Michael (January 24, 2016). "Portland late-night food: The 27 best places to eat after 10 p.m." The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  17. Bakall, Samantha (February 23, 2017). "Readers pick Portland's 10 best inexpensive restaurants: Cheap Eats 2017". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  18. Travel, Thrillist (12 September 2018). "The Ultimate Portland Travel Guide". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  19. "Five Places to Eat Cheap After Hours". Willamette Week. March 26, 2019. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  20. "Where to Eat and Drink in Downtown Portland". Eater Portland. 2015-09-16. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
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