Salty & Clever
Langbaan
Wednesday-Sunday tasting-menu dinner with two seatings; official pages currently conflict on price and booking platform.
Restaurant case file
A practical, best-effort guide to planning the meal. Unknowns remain visible rather than being converted into assumptions.
Operating intelligence
Read the service constraints before the plate.
Direct-confirmation checklist
- Is the service format I am booking (dining room, lounge, tasting, patio) the one I intend?
- What is the current deposit, cancellation window, and maximum party size for this seating?
- Can this kitchen accommodate the specific dietary restriction without converting an unknown into a guarantee?
- What is the step-free route, entrance, and restroom configuration for this party?
- What is the expected all-in cost after service charge, pairings, and supplements?
- Do the published hours and last seating still match the reservation time?
- What room, capacity, and minimums apply for this party size or private seating request?
- Are wine pairings, corkage, or tasting-menu beverage packages required or optional tonight?
- Which of the conflicting official statements is currently charged or enforced?
- Which of the remaining unknowns materially affect this occasion, and who will confirm them before arrival?
These questions are generated from published evidence and unknowns. They are not a substitute for speaking with the restaurant.
Contact and booking
Address
1818 NW 23rd Place, Portland, OR 97210
Phone
(971) 344-2564
Plan the visit
- Hours
- Dinner is offered Wednesday through Sunday in two coordinated seatings each evening. Published times are 5 PM and 7:45 PM Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday, and 5:30 PM and 8:15 PM Friday and Saturday.
- Reservations
- Reservations are released one month at a time at noon on the 15th for the following month. Reservations require confirmation at least two days before the meal, and late cancellations or party-size reductions can be charged the full menu price.
- Typical meal length
- Plan for a fixed-seating multi-course experience rather than a flexible drop-in meal.
- Dress guidance
- No formal dress code was stated on the reviewed first-party pages.
Occasion, room, and group fit
Good fit for: Destination dinner; serious tasting-menu experience; anniversary; adventurous date; food-focused visit to Portland.
Groups: Intimate 24-seat tasting room best suited to small, fixed-size parties. Party-size changes can invalidate a reservation because of the tightly planned seating model.
Atmosphere: Intimate, highly choreographed Thai tasting-menu experience inspired by the convivial feeling of a Thai home kitchen and built around Pacific Northwest ingredients.
Dietary and access notes
Dietary information: At least two days notice is required for restrictions. The current FAQ states that vegan, vegetarian, fish-free, coconut-free, capsaicin-free, and allium-free requests cannot be accommodated. The menu states that many dishes contain seafood, fermented fish, nuts, cilantro, and other ingredients even when not listed.
Physical access: Physical access details were not stated in the reviewed first-party pages.
Before you go
Confirm the current price, booking platform, dietary feasibility, party size, and cancellation terms before booking. The official site still contains conflicting historical details on some pages.
Parking and transit: The restaurant warns that neighborhood parking can be limited and recommends allowing an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Ride-share users should verify the current northwest Portland address.
What we could not confirm
Live availability; accessibility; authoritative booking platform (official pages conflict)
Conflicting information: CONFLICT field=price+platform. A: home, reservations, FAQ retrieved 2026-08-02: $145 tasting, OpenTable, 20% auto gratuity. B: older contact page prior capture 2026-07-24: $125 and Resy language. Rule: Do not select the more favorable statement. Reader must confirm live. Last rechecked: 2026-08-02. Close only when official pages converge or outlier removed or written operator confirmation.
Sources and currency
Last reviewed: 2026-08-05
Next review: 2026-08-12
Source basis: Official restaurant website / first-party home, reservations, FAQ, menu and contact pages
Deep Dish
The same restaurant, with the decision made out loud.
This page is the case file: what Langbaan publishes, when it was read, and what is still unknown. Deep Dish takes the same record and answers the question you actually walked in with — whether this place fits the night you are planning, what you give up by choosing it, and what has changed since the last read.