Phở Gabo was forced to shut down after nearby resident repeatedly complained about the smell of cooking meat, causing the restaurant to have an excess of fines.
PORTLAND, Ore. — After a Vietnamese restaurant was forced to close due to repeated odor complaints by one neighbor, the city of Portland has made some adjustments to the controversial code.
This week, the Portland City Council passed a proposal to adjust the city’s odor ordinance, with the biggest difference being that restaurants will no longer be subject to odor code rules, starting in March.
Back in February, Phở Gabo in Northeast Portland was forced to close after fines started to rack up due to a nearby resident repeatedly complaining — anonymously — about the smell of cooking meat coming from the restaurant. The restaurant had been in business on Fremont Street and Northeast 74th Avenue for five years with no complaints.
A city inspector told Eddie Dong, the owner of Pho Gabo, that he could buy …