Reviews for Lúa - Vietnamese Restaurant & Bar in Portland, OR

10/10. The food was better than what you see in the photos. Seriously top tier Vietnamese food. Try the colorful mixed drinks. I... didn't get photos of everything because we just ate and drank too fast. If you go after reading this, tell them Kevin's friendsent you. Read more

My brother and I stopped in early yesterday evening for a bite to eat. The place was well lit, clean and smelled great. The... staff was friendly and attentive. The food was excellent. Fresh and delicious. The portion was perfect. The prices are a biton the higher side, but honestly, the food was well worth it. My only complaint, was finding parking along Williams. Read more

Service with a smile. Perfect rice. Cool water jug thingies? Incredibly fresh salad rolls. Tasty lemon grass chicken. Give... this place a try you won?t regret it! Read more

Had the bbq pork and crispy pork belly dry noodles and the chicken wings for dinner. Service was great but the crispy pork belly... meat was a tad too chewy for my liking. Perhaps this is just a difference in how this is prepared in Vietnamese cuisine vs whatI am accustomed to with Chinese BBQ meats, but the latter typically just breaks apart with little chewing effort. The staff isfriendly, but the ambience indoors is a little odd. The restaurant ceiling lights are mounted with Philips Hues that rotate thrudifferent colors. I get what the restaurant is going for ? they want to recreate the atmosphere of eating on the streets ofvietnam with neon lights flashing all around you. I get it ? and I think the idea is great. But my recommendation to therestaurant is to use hard transitions between colors to recreate that vibe. The slow transition between the colors of therainbow is just weird and makes it hard for you to appreciate what you?re eating?after all, we do eat with our eyes! Read more

I tried dinning in at Lua tonight. It took them 15 minutes to bring the drinks and that was the first sign of things to come.... The first plate of food (Cha Gio Tom & Heo) came out 42 minutes after the order was placed. It then took another 8 minutes forthe second plate. When the final plate came out it was over 1 hour 10 minutes after it was ordered. All would be understandablebut not one dish came out hot, and most were room temperature at best. Read more

Incredible food and an impressive happy hour from 2-5 with $3 sliders! We tried their dumpling week dumplings which were coated... in a chunky spicy chili sauce that I'd want to take a bottle of to go. Also tried the Banh Boa which was a fried chicken thighin a steamed bun, like a taco with banh mi fixings and a sweet chili sauce, then had the Banh Mi sliders, also with friedchicken thighs. As a banh mi lover, I was completely satisfied with their rendition. Only downside was the time it took to getall three dishes: they came out one at a time and about seven to ten minutes between each. Still, the quality was so incredible,this place deserves all five stars. The restaurant is still in its "soft opening" phase, so I guess just keep that in mind. Nota single complaint about the food though and the staff was super friendly. You gotta try this spot! Read more

This is my favorite restaurant in the area. Their food is always amazing, service is incredible, and overall they're phenomenal.... I normally get take out, but I go in and order, then order happy hour while I'm waiting on my food. Everything is fantastic,but these wings will change your life, and their steamed buns are out of this world. Read more

Amazing food we had at Lua. My vegan dishes were awesome, great tofu banh bao, the rolls and everything else that we tried.... Loved the Vietnamese IPA as well. 100% recommended Read more