Lúc Lắc Vietnamese Kitchen

Lúc Lắc is a counter service style Vietnamese restaurant co-owned by Adam and Alan Ho.{{cite web|url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-best-noodle-soups|title=14 Soul-Soothing Noodle Soups in Portland|first=Nick|last=Woo|date=December 27, 2018|website=Eater Portland|publisher=Vox Media|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021325/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-best-noodle-soups|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/03/counter_insurgency_portland_re.html|title=Why some of Portland's hottest restaurants are counting on counter service|first=Samantha|last=Bakall|date=March 2, 2017|work=The Oregonian|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021329/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/03/counter_insurgency_portland_re.html|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}} The restaurant opened in November 2011,{{cite news|url=http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2011/12/07/luc-lac-vietnamese-kitchen|title=Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen|first=Marjorie|last=Skinner|date=December 7, 2011|work=Portland Mercury|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224082552/http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2011/12/07/luc-lac-vietnamese-kitchen|archive-date=February 24, 2016|url-status=live}} following Pho PDX's rebranding and relocation.{{cite web|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2011/12/2/6632739/inside-luclac-vietnamese-kitchen-now-open-downtown|title=Inside LucLac Vietnamese Kitchen, Now Open Downtown|first=Erin|last=DeJesus|date=December 2, 2011|website=Eater Portland|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021325/https://pdx.eater.com/2011/12/2/6632739/inside-luclac-vietnamese-kitchen-now-open-downtown|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/01/portland_food_halls_arrive_in.html|title=How food halls became Portland's next big thing|first=Michael|last=Russell|date=January 13, 2017|work=The Oregonian|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021329/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/01/portland_food_halls_arrive_in.html|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}} Menu options include crispy rolls,{{cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/cheap-lunch/2018/07/11/21235102/cheap-lunches|title=Cheap Lunches!|date=July 11, 2018|work=Portland Mercury|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511140222/https://www.portlandmercury.com/cheap-lunch/2018/07/11/21235102/cheap-lunches|archive-date=May 11, 2019|url-status=live}} mussels, pho, steak rolls, and sugarcane shrimp.{{cite web|last=Lassalle|first=Janelle|url=https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/complete-travelers-guide-to-portland-cannabis|title=A Complete Tourism Guide to Portland's 2018 Cannabis Scene|date=December 6, 2018|website=Leafly|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021324/https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/complete-travelers-guide-to-portland-cannabis|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}} The "Sassy Sour" is the restaurant's best selling drink.{{cite web|url=https://pdx.eater.com/2012/11/30/6513851/simmering-kaffir-tea-syrup-with-luc-lacs-adam-ho|title=Simmering Kaffir Tea Syrup with Luc Lac's Adam Ho|first=Erin|last=DeJesus|date=November 30, 2012|website=Eater Portland|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021354/https://pdx.eater.com/2012/11/30/6513851/simmering-kaffir-tea-syrup-with-luc-lacs-adam-ho|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}} Ca Phe Cola is also on the drink menu.{{cite news|last=Cottell|first=Pete|date=November 10, 2015|url=https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2015/11/11/sparkle-party/|title=Sparkle Party: Where to Get Bubbly Coffee Drinks in Portland|work=Willamette Week|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021328/https://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2015/11/11/sparkle-party/|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}} Lúc Lắc has been described as a "cozy Vietnamese sandwich shop/cocktail bar".{{cite news|last=Frankel|first=Chris|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/travel/destinations/article/The-9-best-American-cities-for-the-ethnic-food-fan-6870889.php|title=The 10 best American cities for the ethnic food fan|date=March 4, 2016|work=Houston Chronicle|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021325/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/travel/destinations/article/The-9-best-American-cities-for-the-ethnic-food-fan-6870889.php|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}}

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."{{cite news|url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18691-make-me-over.html|title=Make Me Over|first=Kelly|last=Clarke|work=Willamette Week|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021325/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-18691-make-me-over.html|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}} 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."{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2012/04/portland_happy_hour_luc_lac_vi.html|title=Portland happy hour: Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen|first=Michael|last=Russell|date=April 26, 2012|work=The Oregonian|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021324/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2012/04/portland_happy_hour_luc_lac_vi.html|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}} Lúc Lắc began participating in Amazon's Prime Now service in 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/window-shop/2015/10/amazon_restaurant_delivery.html|title=Amazon rolls out restaurant delivery in Portland|first=Anna|last=Marum|date=October 20, 2015|work=The Oregonian|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021325/https://www.oregonlive.com/window-shop/2015/10/amazon_restaurant_delivery.html|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}}

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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.{{cite news|url=https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-25089-best-of-portland-readers-poll.html|title=Best of Portland Readers' Poll|date=July 14, 2015|work=Willamette Week|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055602/https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-25089-best-of-portland-readers-poll.html|archive-date=January 6, 2019|url-status=live}} The Oregonian{{'s}} Michael Russell ranked Lúc Lắc number 26 on his 2016 list of "Portland's best late-night eats".{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/01/portland_late-night_restaurant_1.html|title=Portland late-night food: The 27 best places to eat after 10 p.m.|first=Michael|last=Russell|date=January 24, 2016|work=The Oregonian|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021325/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2016/01/portland_late-night_restaurant_1.html|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}} In 2017, readers ranked Lúc Lắc number five in The Oregonian{{'s}} list of the city's "best inexpensive restaurants".{{cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/02/best_inexpensive_restaurant_pe.html|title=Readers pick Portland's 10 best inexpensive restaurants: Cheap Eats 2017|first=Samantha|last=Bakall|date=February 23, 2017|work=The Oregonian|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021325/https://www.oregonlive.com/dining/2017/02/best_inexpensive_restaurant_pe.html|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}}

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". Thrillist called the restaurant a "late-night pho oasis".{{cite web|url=https://www.thrillist.com/travel/portland/visit-portland-things-to-know|title=The Ultimate Portland Travel Guide|first=Thrillist|last=Travel|date=12 September 2018|website=Thrillist|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021325/https://www.thrillist.com/travel/portland/visit-portland-things-to-know|archive-date=10 May 2019|url-status=live}} 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."{{cite news|url=https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/03/26/five-places-to-eat-cheap-after-hours/|title=Five Places to Eat Cheap After Hours|date=March 26, 2019|website=Willamette Week|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510021329/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/03/26/five-places-to-eat-cheap-after-hours/|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}} The business was included in Eater Portland's 2022 overview of "Where to Eat and Drink in Downtown Portland".{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2015-09-16 |title=Where to Eat and Drink in Downtown Portland |url=https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-restaurants-bars-food-carts-downtown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104000040/https://pdx.eater.com/maps/portland-restaurants-bars-food-carts-downtown |archive-date=2022-01-04 |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=Eater Portland |language=en}}

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• List of Vietnamese restaurants

{{reflist}}

• {{Official website|https://luclackitchen.com}}
• [https://www.pdxmonthly.com/restaurants/luc-lac-vietnamese-kitchen Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen] at Portland Monthly
• [https://www.thrillist.com/venue/eat/portland/restaurants/luc-lac-vietnamese-kitchen Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen] at Thrillist

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