XLB (Portland, Oregon)
| XLB | |
|---|---|
Exterior of the original restaurant, 2021 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | January 2017 |
| Closed | April 20, 2025 |
| Owner(s) |
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| Food type | Chinese |
| Street address | 4090 North Williams Avenue |
| City | Portland |
| County | Multnomah |
| State | Oregon |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 97227 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 45°33′12″N 122°39′59″W / 45.5532°N 122.6665°W |
| Website | xlbpdx |
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XLB was a Chinese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. Second-generation Chinese chef Jasper Shen opened the original restaurant along Williams Avenue in the north Portland part of the Boise neighborhood in January 2017. He and new business partner Linh Tran opened a second in northwest Portland's Slabtown district in 2019. The Slabtown location closed in 2021 and the original restaurant closed permanently in 2025.
XLB specialized in xiaolongbao and the limited menu also offered other soup dumplings, baozi, buns, noodles, and greens. The restaurant garnered a generally positive reception, with the soup dumplings receiving the most praise. XLB ranked second in the "Best Chinese Restaurant" category in Willamette Week's 2020 readers' poll.