Hung Far Low
Restaurant & Lounge
Submitted by: Ami C via Engrish Funny Submissions
This is a restaurant in Portland, OR
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It’s just normal chinese.. I guess
I saw this on the Jay Leno show. He’d rather eat at the House of Poon.
Dude… W…. uhh…. The number is on the SAME BOARD!!!!!! why do you need to say it for you? D:
You don’t mean that either this is someone’s name, or it’s deliberate, do you?
Either way, it’s still funny!
can I get takee outee?
Maybe she doesn’t want the restaurant number, but the number of the guy who is “hung far low” ….
Um, isn’t it SOP to blur or black out the number? I imagine they aren’t too keen on the prank calls they’re getting from the Internet exposure.
I’m sure they are used to the prank calls. They’ve been around for 70 years, after all.
A couple years ago, I was worried that they had gone out of business. Turns out they just moved to a different location.
I live in portland and yes thats someones name belive it or not lol I had to ask myself
The lighthouse icon is a nice touch.
thats not a lighthouse <.<
Braggart.
Do you think anyone but the Chinese would be able to name their establishments with these naughty sounding names?
From the Portland Mercury:
“Side controversy: Translations of “Hung Far Low” vary amongst the “experts”. Ricker says he’s heard it means “some kind of flower blossom” but a Cantonese-speaking politician who asked to remain anonymous because he doubts his Mandarin skills says that’s totally wrong and believes it means “golden tower of prosperity.”"
Hung Far Low was a Portland Chinatown fixture from as far back as the 1920s and has always been a very popular place for Cantonese cuisine. A few years ago they relocated to the East Side to be closer to potential clientele. The new sign doesn’t do the place justice. The store is here:
http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/archives/2008/10/03/hung_far_where
and a photo of the old sign here:
http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/Starrs/HUNGLOW.html
Ah, too true. That’s why my brother told me to keep my head down in that area when I visited him a few years ago. I love Oregon, but I can’t understand why the “Friendliest State in America in 2004″ doesn’t live up to its title. There’s so much f-n racism, even for what was once considered a “free” state. Thank God my Bro don’t live there anymore.
Portland like any city on the planet has good neighborhoods and bad,i moved here 6 months ago and have been nothing but dumbfounded about how accepting and friendly people are here,it more than lives up to that title from workers in high end stores not minding if your just browsing to people showing genuine interest about you and welcoming you to the area yes there is some racialism here and there which sucks but compared to other places its far less Portland is extremely diverse it has large populations of Hispanics Russians Vietnamese Chinese Japanese Korean Thai African both native African and African American Portland is also one of if not the greenest city’s in the US there always finding ways to make things better on the environment and they take into consideration how things will affect nature when they build,don’t label a hole city a bad place because of a few jack asses you might as well label the entire planet a bad place to live if you base it on that
Men. They’re always finding ways to tell you they have a BIG one.
We do not!!! Not even if we DO have one, which of course I DO, but that’s beside the point!
Anyone else want to take the opportunity to say it?
I’m sure they don’t hang further than the knees LIKE I DO!
Of course, you also have a congenital deformity in which your knees are where your hips should be.
Anything I’ve said on the subject on Engrish has been absolutely true; I do have big hands and drive an old car. Any claims that are read into that by women are clearly wishful thinking on their part!
It’s a Portland Oregon institution. The food there is actually quite excellent. They’ve been around for about 50 years.
You mean they’ve been hanging far low around for 50 years.
Sounds better than many of the institutions I deal with.
It is one of Portland’s best Chinese restaurants. One of the weird things I miss about Oregon.
We have a “Mee Hung Low” locally. Good food! Plus they have a dumbwaiter!
Maybe they need to hire more intelligent staff…
Now, just because the waiter can’t speak doesn’t mean he isn’t intelligent.
Not a “he.” It’s a mechanical contrivance, but you don’t get to watch it unless you eat upstairs; and you can’t eat upstairs unless you’re in a group.
I did know what a “dumbwaiter” was. My grandmother had one for trash in her old Lower East Side (Manhattan) apartment. I suspect Meowth knew, too. We often play “dumb” for jokes.
BlueJade needs a sense of humor adjustment…
Get out your wrench, wench!
I think you need a winch.
God dammit, this gets old. It means almond blossom. I can’t even tell you how sick the wait staff is of explaining that to people.
Big clue – if you want to say “Almond Blossom”, say “Almond Blossom”, don’t try and be clever and render the idiograms so you actually say “Hung Far Low”!
so their not allowed to use there native language because jackass Americans snicker,racist much
So it is only the blossoms that are hung far low?
If it’s getting old, that means the blossom has come off the romance.
You’ll end up romancing the stone, then.
My wife is many things, but a stone she is not.
Just stoned?
Not necessarily stoned, just beautiful.
A stone cold fox?
Ha! Can I have your number????…thats a mistake there. The number already appears on the sign!
The name is meant to be a joke. The original owners knew exactly what they were doing when they named the place.
Well, if they didn’t know in advance, they certainly knew about five minutes after they put up the sign — and either didn’t care or thought that it might be good for business.
thats a lie
I wouldn’t go there. I hate prevarication.
Sounds to me like this should be a brand name for gangsta pants.
Actually its really good Chinese. And that’s a pagoda on the sign. Being a Portland icon for nearly 100 years, economic hardships and high rent hikes forced them to move to a more affordable area, 82nd and Division is their new home. While the area leaves something to be desired, the food does not. The fried shrimp is amazing, I’ve yet to be disappointed with anything I’ve tried. It’s a definite DO NOT MISS when visiting and a monthly staple when you live here.
You eat so much there you have to have a monthly stomach staple?
Because she got riri fatt?
If she got Riri Fatt she wouldn’t have had to go to Hung Far Low.
She would if she was short.
this in portland, oregon.
didnt see the sign when i was there i think its been put down or closed down :’(
its still there
I went there a few times in college when we had things to do in Portland. I don’t remember if we ate or not (I don’t remember most of college). What I remember most is trying to hold on to my drink long enough that it wouldn’t get knocked over when someone hit the table! Hopefully they got new carpets when they moved, LOL.
Does it also get riri fatt? (Good grief, that’s possibly a bit burlesque for this hour of the morning…)
It’s REAL! They’ve been around for something like 80 years. Note to naz–I think they’re still in business. They moved to SE 82nd and Division. Right near the Canton Grill.
This made me smile when I came across it this evening.
) Keep Portland Weird. I moved from the east side to the west side, so I’ve been missing out lately. I should make a trip that way – and I normally don’t even like chinese food!
^5! YAY PORTLAND!
It’s not that funny, is it?
I live in Portland. Tourists seem to love it.
It’s not even funny,
and the food is AMAZING.
This place was crazy. When I lived in Portland I used to go to the bar in the back of the resturant. It was almost completely dark, lit by candle light and had buddah and monk statues all over the place. Served the strongest drinks I’ve ever had at a bar. The resturant side looked like a highschool eatery. Had the long foldup tables on wheels. But man, the food was great.
Wow. I can see why the name would make it so popular… XD
Haha…that is weird, I have driven past this place several times and thought is sounded funny…only in Portland!
I first ate at this Hung Far Low in 1966. It was funny then & it’s funny now!
But do they serve Cream of Sum Yung Gai?
Hahaha! Love the “Wayne’s World” rip. I don’t actually live in Portland (OR), so I wouldn’t know off hand, but considering “Cream of Sum Yun Goi” (How it’s REALLY spelled) is Mongolian, I don’t see why not. I have to get my brother to take me the next time we go.
Didn’t your mom ever tell you that, as the old saying goes (Look at me, I sound Chinese with the way I go on about ancient stories): “It ain’t the size of the boat that matters, its the motion of the ocean”?
I miss New Cathay, the restaurant that used to be at Hung Far Low’s new location. New Cathay moved out in the sticks and I think changed hands, the food isn’t as good as it used to be. 82nd ave is a gold mine for folks that love Asian food of any kind. Nom nom nom!
This is a restaurant in Portland, OR and there are actually two. Regular Chinese food that has been around for ages. And Portlander’s are not “f-in racists.” I am sure, like all cities in the world, we have some racists, but not all of us are. We are a very friendly city!
This place is in Portland Oregon, they make strong drinks!
I know exactly where that is.
HAHAHAHAHA I used to eat there all the time, they make a MEAN 151 and Coke!