Following several days of controversy and an hour-long rally by Brisbane’s Vietnamese community and supporters, Anna Demirbek, director of Fortitude Valley’s Uncle Ho restaurant, has agreed to change her business’ name to the notably less offensive Uncle Bia Hoi.

The Vietnamese community, led by Queensland chapter president Dr Bui Cuong, protested the name of the Vietnamese-style street food restaurant and bar, as it is a reference to communist dictator Ho Chi Minh.

“The communist people called him Uncle Ho. That is Ho Chi Minh. He is a mass murderer, a dictator,” Dr Bui told The Courier-Mail.

“People can support the communists, but the Vietnamese people here are the people who ran away from them. We don’t want anything to do with the communists. I am very against the name Uncle Ho because that brings back the bad memories, the nightmares for people who lost their families. Every time they think about it, they cry,” he said.

It was initially reported that Dermirbek refused to change the name because of business costs, but has since released a statement that the name has been changed to Uncle Bia Hoi – a reference to Vietnamese beer cafes.

The website is yet to be updated. Let’s hope the food is less offensive than the original name.