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LeChon, Portland, OR
LeChon, Portland, OR
LeChon, Portland, OR
LeChon, Portland, OR
LeChon, Portland, OR

LeChon

4.8
4.8
3161 Reviews
$30 and under
South American
Lechon is a South American dining experience that seamlessly combines the fiery cooking of Argentina, Chile and Patagonia, along with creative inspiration of the chef. Enjoy perfectly charred 28-day dry-aged ribeye, grilled octopus with chorizo, housemade piquillo pepper and pork empanadas, slow roasted lechon, refreshing ceviches and smoked bone marrow.

Executive Chef Jaco Smith consistently pushes the boundaries on traditional Latin fare by incorporating wood-fired flavors into his cuisine while boasting a view of the Willamette River that few Portland restaurants can offer. Smith comes from a large family of cattle, sheep and grain farmers. He started cooking at a young age in his mother’s kitchen. His favorite childhood memories include the tastes of dulce de leche, flan and grilled breads, reminiscent of South American flavors and commonly found on South African kitchen tables.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 54 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    South American, Argentinean, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Happy Hour Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (503) 219-9000
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Chef Jaco Smith
  • Private party contact
    Event Coordinator: (503) 219-9000
  • Neighborhood
    Southwest Portland
  • Cross street
    Between SW Pine & Ash
  • Parking details
    Metered street parking (free after 7:00pm)<br />Next to several Park & Pay lots
  • Public transit
    MAX stop 1st & Oak puts you one block away; Red and Blue Lines only
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 3,161 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

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3,161 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Portland

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 1 day ago

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    We visited for our 30th anniversary. When I made the reservation I indicated we were celebrating this special occasion. The wait person never acknowledged our anniversary. We chose to do the chefs tasting menu with a wine pairing. The most expensive thing to do but we generally love that option as it’s normal to get more personal explanations of the course and understand the vision of the chef. That didn’t happen at all. Each course was delivered in an expedited fashion with no description or explanation of what we were getting. We had to ask for a menu so we could read about the course. The food was delicious but the service was less than exciting. I was quite sad about that. This was a big deal for us and it appeared no one at Le Chon cared 🙁

    1 person found this helpful

  2. Jessie

    Portland

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is fantastic. A bit on the pricey side, but definitely worth the trip.

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall2food3service1ambience4
    Food was fine, service was nonexistent. Enjoyed the bone marrow.

    1 person found this helpful

  4. ChrisG

    Newcastle

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fabulous good and great service! We had beef short rib, scallops, Peruvian chicken bites and bread. Our server was amazing too

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  5. Chadwick

    Portland

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food and drinks filled with flavor. Some of the best I’ve had in Portland. Great ambience as well.

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  6. Elise

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was phenomenal, the restaurant was quiet and easy to hear others at the table, service was fantastic. Can’t wait to come back!

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  7. Veritas

    Seattle

    56 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    56 reviews

    Dined on November 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very nice Spanish-ish tapas food. Excellent cocktails. Friendly waitress.

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  8. HeatherH

    Portland

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Favorite happy hour in downtown Portland. Can’t wait for my next visit. Those empanadas!

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  9. Dermo

    Portland

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    Excellent food, superb service (Kaden) and very interesting space.

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  10. MeganL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    LeChon was incredible. The food was delicious and came out quickly! Staff was helpful and attentive. The whole experience was fabulous.

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  11. Sharklady88

    Portland

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on November 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Exceptional food and the margaritas were amazing. I love a hot and spicy margarita and the habanero passion fruit delivered! We've been a couple times and our favorites are the spicy chicken bites, wild mushrooms with the egg and pureed caramelized onions, the chocolate hazelnut tary, and the corn fritters. We will be back again soon!

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  12. Sabineg

    Portland

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Every visit provides a new experience, excellent culinary delights and fun ambience. The octopus is fabulous. Smoked bone marrow is a favorite, extra special treat. The chef knows just how to blend flavors for unique tastes!

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  13. LuckyLani

    Seattle

    46 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    46 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was soooo gooood. Recommend the corn-cheese fritters, any/all of the empanadas, and the elote. Supposedly the banana dessert was amazing, but only my friend had enough stomach left to consume.

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service by Caden. All food was amazing. Did the chef special. Too full at the end that we skipped dessert (offset by cocktails).

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  15. SonnyH

    Seattle

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent food, service, creative cocktails. Fun aquarium

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  16. BarbaraL

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    We ordered several pescatarian tapas and some cocktails. We enjoyed everything especially the mushroom baocitos , grilled octopus and the delicata squash dish. Zero proof cocktail was as good as the alcoholic bevs.

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  17. BlakeF

    Phoenix

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a really great dinner last night! Our waitress was friendly and made great suggestions. The cocktails are interesting and tasty!! We got three tapas - delicata squash, fig salad and spicy Marcona and olives. All were excellent but the delicata was a fav. For dinner we all ordered something different- scallops, a beef dish and the tofu dish. We all liked our choices the best!!! All of the dished have amazing flavor. Can’t wait to go back!

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  18. FredK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Glad we were able to get a reservation here while visiting Portland. Amazing quality food and the service was fast and friendly. Would definitely come back again to try more things on their fairly large menu.

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  19. AnastasjaW

    Portland

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food and cocktails were fabulous. the service was attentive and friendly.

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This place is a gem! Food was fantastic! Brisket empanadas is a hit. Banana caramel pie is a MUST! 9/10

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  21. BJGN

    Portland

    67 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    67 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    This was our third trip and we will certainly go back! Despite having requested quiet table on our Open Table reservation we were about to be seated right in the middle, next to kitchen. It would not have been pleasant due to my husband hearing aides. I appealed to the hosted and we were then seated in the quiet back! That worked!! Thank you hostess Food was good .. not exceptional but very good!! Cocktails were exceptional!!

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  22. OpenTable Diner

    Portland

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was amazing!!!! Love this place!!! Can’t wait to go back.

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  23. Chris

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 2, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience3
    The food was good, especially the short rib and the octopus/potato dish. The service was prompt but extremely impersonal and rushed. Several times we had more to order but the server took my order and immediately rushed off without asking my husband if he was ordering anything. This happened 3 times, once to me, twice to him. We just didn't order the items we were wanting and settled for what we had. The inclusion of fried calamari in the tasting menu was a bit strange, as there was nothing notable about it, it was the same thing you could order anywhere. Besides these things, we did enjoy the meal overall, just wish we could try a few more things as it's an exciting and varied menu

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  24. mjo421

    Portland

    24 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    As good as we have in Portland. Unique drinks, informed wait staff. Menu choices are great and never disappointing.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    Portland

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Several tasty vegetarian entrees and the ambiance is lovely. Tofu stir fry was excellent. Many interesting choices. The jellyfish tank is mesmerizing.

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  26. JayG

    Portland

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on October 31, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    The ambience is fabulous and the two aquariums are also fabulous in addition to the food.

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  27. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience3
    Food and price were great. Service was slow for us because it was at the end of the night.

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  28. SamanthaSeay

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    1.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    This place was a huge disappointment. Food was not good, portion sizes are HUGE and the open air kitchen caused most people in our party to tear up all night from the onions. Do not recommend!!!

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  29. Will

    Washington DC

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 27, 2023

    overall1food2service1ambience2
    made a reservation 1 week in advance. had to wait for table. expensive, small rations , few options

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  30. Layton

    Portland

    16 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    16 reviews

    Dined on October 26, 2023

    overall3food4service4ambience1
    Despite making reservations a month in advance, our party of four was seated at a high-top, just a couple of feet from the kitchen, with staff and diners walking both in front and in back of us throughout the meal. We asked to be reseated, twice, and despite the fact that there were open tables, the staff declined in a somewhat snippy manner. During our entire stay, there were other tables available. The noise level at the table largely prevented conversation. The food was good, the service was very good. But the experience isn't one anyone in our party would repeat.

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food, excellent drinks. Friendly staff and excellent ambiance. I love coming here!

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  32. Hannah

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was delicious. I loved the tapas style so you can enjoy a variety of the menu.

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  33. JosephS

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food at La Chon is excellent tapas and great drinks, the service is perfect. The wait staff had the food courses at our table in perfect sequence, I want to give our main waitress Hailey a shout out " great job"!

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    They made our day very special!

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  35. PDXMom

    Portland

    40 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    40 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wow! We had such a great dining experience! Everything was absolutely delicious. We decided to get the tapas and we were very happy and stuffed. Le Chon is the best restaurant we’ve been to in a long time.

    1 person found this helpful

  36. Carmen

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food is incredible. Waiters knowledgeable on menu and very friendly, gave good suggestions. 10/10, take me back.

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  37. Sabineg

    Portland

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The grilled octopus is an absolute favorite! Special Key Lime Pie was a true delight in presentation and flavor. Never disappointed…

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  38. MeghanH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food, service was perfectly timed, and a kind and beautifully understated way to celebrate a birthday (they had a card and dessert for our guest of honor).

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  39. Holly

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    The food at Lechon was unique and delicious, as were the drinks. It took a considerable amount of time for our drinks to get to our table, however after that everything came out as it was made. Highly recommend the bone marrow. Such a flavorful dish and one that does not disappoint!

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  40. BobS

    Portland

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Very loud but very live that, the energy of folks having a great time. Poorly dressed tee shirts and sport jackets with slacks, all made to feel welcome Haley, our server, added to the evening. Casual place far less expensive than I imagined the way they show their menu. Splitting Tapas is great for most. With my wife primarily a V, we still made do. Chicken, empanadas and a special squash dish tonight excellent.

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
    • Contactless payment available
  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables
  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks
    • Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
    • Staff temperature check required

FAQs

LeChon does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats.

LeChon is rated 4.8 stars by 3161 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 54 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for LeChon

113 SW Naito Parkway, Portland, OR 97204

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Between SW Pine &amp; Ash
  • Neighborhood
    Southwest Portland
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Happy Hour Tue–Sat 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    South American, Argentinean, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Metered street parking (free after 7:00pm)<br />Next to several Park & Pay lots
  • Public transit
    MAX stop 1st & Oak puts you one block away; Red and Blue Lines only
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Chef Jaco Smith
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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