RI-ENT-006
Le Pigeon
Portland chef-driven tasting destination built around a fixed multi-course format rather than flexible ordering.
Decision brief
No blocking evidence found; the situation is still thin
- Fit
- Reads 49/100 against a partial situation. Strongest recorded use: tasting / immersive. Add an occasion to sharpen this.
- Residual risk
- No critical risk recorded for this situation. 4 watch items and 7 residual unknowns remain visible.
- Confirm burden
- Confirm burden 81/100 · planning load Heavy · one official conflict open · reviewed 2026-08-05, next 2026-08-12.
Recommended next action
Call (503) 546-8796 to confirm hours, party size, and the volatile fields, then book on the Direct / confirm live pathway.
Confirmation pass — in order
- 01Call (503) 546-8796 and ask the conflicted field as a direct question. Keep both recorded claims visible until sources converge; do not adopt the friendlier one.
- 02Volatile fields — hours, availability, price — should be confirmed in the same call.
- 03Hold as corroboration only. Confirm entrance and restroom on the restaurant's own pages or by phone if a guest needs access detail.
- 04Confirm hours on the restaurant's own page or reservation system for your date — directory hours lag renovations and holidays.
Watch
4- Watchevidence · impact 84 · high confidence
Official sources conflict — both claims preserved
Retain each source, date and field conflict; do not select the more favorable statement without evidence.
DoCall (503) 546-8796 and ask the conflicted field as a direct question. Keep both recorded claims visible until sources converge; do not adopt the friendlier one.
- Watchevidence · impact 46 · high confidence
Review due within the current cycle
Reviewed 2026-08-05 · next review 2026-08-12.
DoVolatile fields — hours, availability, price — should be confirmed in the same call.
- Watchenrichment · impact 28 · low confidence
Google Places reports wheelchairAccessibleEntrance (+1)
Google Places · labeled
wheelchairAccessibleEntrance · wheelchairAccessibleRestroom. Retrieved 2026-08-10T21:33:28.015Z — third-party directory signal only; first-party route remains unstated.
DoHold as corroboration only. Confirm entrance and restroom on the restaurant's own pages or by phone if a guest needs access detail.
- Watchenrichment · impact 24 · low confidence
Google Places structured hours available (first-party hours thin)
Google Places · labeled
Sun 16:00–22:00 · Mon 17:00–22:00 · Tue 17:00–22:00 · Wed 17:00–22:00 · …
DoConfirm hours on the restaurant's own page or reservation system for your date — directory hours lag renovations and holidays.
Unknown — held open
7- Unknownaccess · impact 24 · high confidence
Access honesty marker: route unstated
Detailed physical-access route and restroom information were not stated in the reviewed first-party pages.
DoAsk only if a guest needs it; the record does not claim accessibility either way.
- Unknownresidual · impact 20 · high confidence
Current tasting-menu price
Recorded as unknown at the last first-party review; not inferred, not filled.
DoCarry into the confirmation call if it bears on your night.
- Unknownresidual · impact 20 · high confidence
Live availability
Recorded as unknown at the last first-party review; not inferred, not filled.
DoCarry into the confirmation call if it bears on your night.
- Unknownresidual · impact 20 · high confidence
Physical-access route and restroom configuration
Recorded as unknown at the last first-party review; not inferred, not filled.
DoCarry into the confirmation call if it bears on your night.
- Unknownresidual · impact 20 · high confidence
Dietary modification limits beyond the vegetarian menu
Recorded as unknown at the last first-party review; not inferred, not filled.
DoCarry into the confirmation call if it bears on your night.
- Unknownarrival · impact 18 · high confidence
Parking and transit unstated
Parking and transit details were not published on the reviewed first-party pages; confirm access for your arrival window.
DoLow stakes here; check a map before you leave.
- Unknownenrichment · impact 16 · low confidence
Google Places parking signals: free street, paid street
Google Places · labeled
Directory parking flags only. First-party arrival guidance is still unstated. Retrieved 2026-08-10T21:33:28.015Z.
DoCheck a map before you leave; treat Google parking flags as a lead, not a fact.
Confirmation pass
- Confirm live hours and closing time for your night
- Verify reservation rules, deposits, and cancellation terms
- State dietary needs and request accommodation policy
- Confirm physical access route and restroom access if needed
- Check current menu prices and special-event menus
- Confirm party size capacity and seating preference
- Verify parking or transit for arrival window
- Confirm beverage program fit (wine list / zero-proof)
- Re-check any field marked unknown or volatile
Sources of record
Verify current menu, access and dietary needs directly.
Full evidence log
Every line, as the restaurant states it.
- Service
- Open nightly with reservations recommended, according to the restaurant.
- Menu
- Omnivore and vegetarian tasting menus are published; no a la carte menu is offered.
- Occasion fit
- Special-occasion dinner; chef-counter experience; tasting-menu date; destination dining.
- Hours
- Le Pigeon is open nightly for dinner.
- Reservations
- Reservations are recommended for dining-room tables and the chef counter. The official site presents booking from the main page.
- Price
- The restaurant currently operates as tasting-menu-only. Confirm the active omnivore and vegetarian tasting-menu prices on the booking page before reserving.
- Dietary
- Separate omnivore and vegetarian tasting menus are published. Other dietary modifications, allergy feasibility, and cross-contact controls require direct confirmation.
- Beverage
- Wine and beverage menus are published alongside the tasting menus.
- Groups & private
- Best suited to small parties and chef-counter dining rather than flexible large-group meals.
- Atmosphere
- Compact, chef-driven Portland dining room with a close view of the kitchen and a deliberately focused tasting-menu format.
- Accessibility
- Detailed physical-access route and restroom information were not stated in the reviewed first-party pages.
- Parking & transit
- Parking and transit details were not published on the reviewed first-party pages; confirm access for your arrival window.
- Dress
- No formal dress code was stated on the reviewed first-party pages.
- Typical meal length
- Plan for a full tasting-menu evening.
- Practical notes
- There is no a la carte path. Choose between the omnivore and vegetarian tasting menus and confirm dietary feasibility before booking.
- Address
- 738 E Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214
- Open unknowns
- Current tasting-menu price; live availability; physical-access route and restroom configuration; dietary modification limits beyond the vegetarian menu.
- Conflict
- Retain each source, date and field conflict; do not select the more favorable statement without evidence.
- Source authority
- Official restaurant website / first-party page
- Confidence
- moderate_with_conflict
- Freshness
- CURRENT_WITH_OFFICIAL_CONFLICTS
- Field volatility
- Availability, dietary and cross-contact claims require same-cycle confirmation; hours, reservations and price are reviewed within 7 days; menu and access statements within 31 days.
- Next action
- Sources reachable as of 2026-08-05; official conflicts still open — do not collapse to friendlier claim. Reconfirm live before booking.