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Is LeChon ("Roasted Pig") Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Portland, OR)

Food Paradise, Season 16 Portland, Oregon

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, LeChon ("Roasted Pig") is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated September 2026 showed thousands of continuing reviews and photos, the restaurant's own website was live and taking online orders as of the 2026-09-08 review, and Google Places listed the business as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

Lechon, billed on the show as "Roasted Pig," appeared on Food Paradise's Flavor Fiesta! episode (S16E5), which highlighted its South American-inspired cooking. Jaco Smith opened the restaurant in August 2015 inside Portland, Oregon's historic Smith's Block building, which dates to 1872, according to Portland Monthly. The Argentine- and Chilean-influenced menu includes grilled octopus, Nikkei flanken ribs, ceviche, and house-made empanadas, according to the same source. The restaurant also accepts reservations through OpenTable, according to opentable.com. A Yelp listing for the business, updated September 2026, showed thousands of reviews and photos reflecting continuing customer activity, according to Yelp. Google Places listed the business as operational as of the 2026-09-08 review, and the restaurant's own website was live at that time with an active online ordering system, according to lechonpdx.com.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 16

Episode 5
Air date not confirmed
Title: Flavor Fiesta! · What was featured: Lechon's Argentine and Chilean dishes, including empanadas and grilled octopus
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

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Season 16: 44 of 72 still open · 7 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/lechon-portland
  2. lechonpdx.com http://lechonpdx.com/
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Record fp-1314 · checked by Cal Marchetti.