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Is Lardo Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Portland, OR)

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As of September 2026, Lardo is listed open on oregonlive.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Primary source
oregonlive.com ·
Secondary source
lardosandwiches.com

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What the source shows: The Oregonian reported the Hawthorne Boulevard Lardo shop's participation in Portland's Dumpling Week in February 2026; the business's own website independently confirms the same address, hours, and menu, though the site itself carries no explicit modification date.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

This episode featured Lardo, spotlighting its pork belly sandwiches and other Portland-style sandwich-shop cooking built around 'bringing fatback' to the sandwich counter. The Hawthorne Boulevard location sits in Southeast Portland and operates alongside the brand's other Portland-area sandwich shops under the same ownership. The restaurant's own website, checked in this pass, listed active online ordering, gift-card sales, and a gallery of the shop's food and space, along with contact information routed through [email protected]. The site's copyright and page content skewed toward 2023, so this appearance record relies on the sandwich shop's continued presence in the database's existing record rather than any newer confirmation gathered here. The name and Hawthorne Boulevard address match the business already tracked in the database, and this appearance adds the show's episode to that existing listing's history rather than creating a new entry.

Man v. Food's fifth season stopped at Lardo, a Portland sandwich shop built around pork- and beef-forward combinations such as the Dirty Pork Sandwich and a Korean pork shoulder sandwich. Lardo opened its first two Portland locations in the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood and downtown's West End before adding a third shop on North Williams Avenue in 2014; that North Portland location closed in 2016, and the West End shop closed in 2024, according to Eater Portland. The Hawthorne Boulevard restaurant featured on the show remains the flagship, and Lardo has since expanded into vendor spots at the Moda Center, added in 2023, and Portland International Airport. Portland Monthly included the Korean pork shoulder sandwich among the city's "most iconic" dishes in a 2025 list, and the Oregonian reported on Lardo's participation in Portland's 2026 Dumpling Week event.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 5
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Hog Heaven
What was featured
pork belly sandwiches and Portland-style sandwich shop fare
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Lardo
Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 7
Original air date
Episode title
—
What was featured
pork- and beef-forward specialty sandwiches
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Lardo

Frequently asked questions

Is Lardo still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Lardo is listed open on oregonlive.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Lardo after Food Paradise?

This episode featured Lardo, spotlighting its pork belly sandwiches and other Portland-style sandwich-shop cooking built around 'bringing fatback' to the sandwich counter. As of September 2026, Lardo is listed open on oregonlive.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Lardo located?

1212 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Lardo?

Season 8, Episode 5 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Hog Heaven”.

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Address
1212 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
lardosandwiches.com

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