What started as a business born out of the pandemic has become a popular restaurant that brings generations of Vietnamese Americans together in Little Saigon of Westminster.
Jimmy Le, 39, opened Mama Hieu’s in a busy strip mall last year as he decided to share his favorite childhood dish, Cánh gà chiên bơ tỏi or Vietnamese butter garlic chicken, with the community.
But the chicken Le serves at his restaurant is more than traditional Vietnamese butter garlic chicken because it has its own twists inspired by his mom’s recipe…