Madison restaurant owner has no plans to change Pho King Good name

Ting Cai Zhou is calling his Vietnamese noodle restaurant Pho King Good and has no intention of changing its name.
SAMARA KALK DERBY, STATE JOURNAL

A Madison restaurateur who is calling his Vietnamese noodle restaurant Pho King Good has no intention of changing its name after learning it includes words that sound obscene when spoken together.

“He didn’t mean to say a dirty word, that’s not his meaning or his main purpose,” said Shuai Yuan, who translated for his friend Ting Cai Zhou, who speaks little English and owns the proposed restaurant.

Ting insists he had no idea that the name was controversial until a reporter pointed out that “pho” — the popular Vietnamese soup pronounced “fuh” — plus “king” sounds to English speakers like an expletive.

Read more:  https://madison.com/wsj/entertainment/dining/restaurants/madison-restaurant-owner-has-no-plans-to-change-pho-king/article_7916746e-2e5a-577b-989d-5fa687b6de0b.html