As Good as Mama’s at Mama Fu’s

Well, truth be told, my mom didn’t cook much Asian food. However, I will assume that mothers can make food just as good as Mama Fu’s.

That could be interpreted as if it were a back handed complement, but that’s not my intent.

It was my first time visiting Mama Fu’s in Kyle and was kinda overwhelmed by the menu. When it’s an establishment where the first thing you do is make your order at the counter, you should number your menu and it should be concise!

I’ve experienced a similar problem with McAlister’s; the menu is overcrowded and difficult to navigate.

I suppose at both McAlister’s and Mama Fu’s the menu items are complicated, and can make bundling of the items pointless, since every customer will be particular about their food selection.

In that case, both McAlister’s and Mama Fu’s should change their service procedures and have a sit-down and waiter system, rather than its order-at-the-counter method.

Besides the immediate fluster at the counter, my family and I decided our meals and aimlessly made our way to fill our fountain drinks.

I’m not really sure if I should deduct points for doing a lot of self-service, the persons taking our order, and who ultimately brought us our meals were mild mannered and not exactly inviting.

Not much kindness, and providing little, they do get points taken for that.

Our appetizers came first, we ordered pork egg rolls.

They came out steaming! A great sight. And they tasted great, but I wish they’d gone a little easy on the sauce (as they took the liberty to top some of the sauce on the egg roll prior to its delivery).

After, we received our entrees. I ordered teriyaki chicken with a side of fried rice.

The meal was great. My chicken was hot, the vegetables used as garnish were fresh. My fried rice tasted good too.

It was actually a lot of food, and I had to take some home. With a lot of Asian food, it doesn’t sit well for a long period of time, and it’s best to finish it later in the day.

I guess my only serious complaint with Mama Fu’s is it’s strange service. Like McAlister’s, it’s in this limbo where it wants to serve as a fast food joint, but wants the classy food of a genuine restaurant. I guess I don’t really know what to make of that situation.

I can say that McAlister’s seems to encourage its servers to be warm and friendly.

I’d give Mama Fu’s…

⭐️⭐️⭐️ and a 1/2 stars out of 5.