'My name isn't lady chinky eyes': Woman who was outraged after Papa John's write racist name on her receipt

Papa Johns pizza has issued an apology to a customer after an employee identified her as 'lady chinky eyes' in her order.



The racial identification was caught by New York City customer Minhee Cho Friday night after the store printed her receipt.



Taking to Twitter on Saturday, she uploaded a picture of the paper with the caption: 'Hey @PapaJohns just FYI my name isn't 'lady chinky eyes''



Details: A Papa Johns customer was shocked when she saw that she was described as 'lady chinky eyes' on her order's receipt

Contacting the pizza shop, The Huffington Post reports that an assistant manager said she was unaware of the incident.

But by Saturday evening, the company had reached out to Ms Cho with an apology.

'We are very sorry for this incident & would like to contact you to apologize,' the company Tweeted to her.



Taking to their Facebook page, they also issued a public apology and explanation.

Offended: Minhee Cho, 24, got a formal apology from Papa John's

'We were extremely concerned to learn of the receipt issue in New York. This act goes against our company values, and we've confirmed with the franchisee that this matter was addressed immediately and that the employee is being terminated,' they write.



'We are truly sorry for this customer's experience.'

Ms Cho works as a communications manager at investigative journalism site ProPublica.

She graduated from Syracuse University in 2010 and has worked in press relations since graduation.



Given her field, she was likely well aware of the firestorm that her Tweet would cause.



The photo of the receipt Tweeted by Ms Cho has since its posting been shared 14,723 times on Twitter.

In an interview with a Louisville, Kentucky paper, where the pizza chain is based, a company spokesman stressed that it was a one-time incident.



'We want to make sure she understands this was an isolated individual incident,' Tish Muldoon told The Courier-Journal.



'We do look forward to apologizing to her and we are very sorry that this occurred.'

