[1][5] Located at 112 Northwest 4th Avenue in Portland's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, the restaurant was owned by Wong On and open from lunch to early morning.

[1] In her 2013 book Walking Portland: 30 Tours of Stumptown's Funky Neighborhoods, Historic Landmarks, Park Trails, Farmers Markets, and Brewpubs, Becky Ohlsen said of the restaurant: "Dedicated barflies adored Hung Far Low for the minuscule corner bar, dark as night, with its tiny, cheap, and powerful drinks, impassive bartenders, glowing Buddha statue, and perilously long, narrow staircase that led up from the street.

[5] In 2008, the display was removed during building renovations and for safety reasons,[15] and put into storage at a sign repository in Scappoose, Oregon.

[1][2][10] Local residents organized a campaign to save the advertisement, and Kurt Huffman and Andy Ricker, the restaurateurs who opened Ping when Hung Far Low relocated,[10] worked to keep the sign because of its popularity.

"[10] Daily Journal of Commerce's Daniel Savickas wrote, "Earlier this month the Portland Development Commission spent $45,000 in grant money to restore and re-hang the Hung Far Low sign.

"[16] The sign has been called a "Classic Chinese gaffe", an icon,[17] and "unforgettable", as well as a "conversation piece, a landmark, and a testament to Chinese-American history".