Lúc Lắc Vietnamese Kitchen

Lúc Lắc Vietnamese Kitchen
The restaurant's exterior in August 2020
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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°31′01″N 122°40′31″W / 45.5169°N 122.6754°W / 45.5169; -122.6754
Websiteluclackitchen.com

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]

Description and history

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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

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b c 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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