Mama Hieu's — Restaurant in Westminster

This was my first time visiting, and after a long day of class, I was seriously craving some fried chicken. I called ahead to confirm if their batter was gluten-free, and they let me know they use rice flour—big plus for those avoiding gluten. I went with their Spicy Garlic Butter Box, which includes 7 pieces of fried chicken, 2 scoops of white rice topped with crispy fried onions, house-made pickled veggies, and a side of sweet chili sauce. They also offer other flavors like regular garlic butter, fish glazed, and salted egg yolk, as well as shrimp boxes. I added a side of their mama sauce and ranch for an extra $0.50 each. I also got their Truffle Parmesan Fries—which you can get with tater tots too. Once the food came out, I dug in—and honestly, it did not disappoint. The chicken was super crispy, juicy, and packed with flavor. The Spicy Garlic Butter was delicious and had just the right kick. The rice, however, was a bit underwhelming. I get that it’s just white rice, but it was quite plain—maybe some seasoning or a touch of rice vinegar would’ve given it a little more flavor to match the boldness of the chicken. That said, the fried onions on top were a great addition for texture. The mama sauce was tasty—I think it might be a mayo-based blend with something else, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Still, it paired well with the chicken. The Truffle Parmesan Fries were a standout—crispy, well-seasoned, and a generous portion for just $5. Easily enough for two people to share. Staff was welcoming and super friendly when we walked in. The dining area was clean and well-maintained. It’s a small space, so it’s probably best for smaller groups—if you’ve got more than 5 people, you might not all fit at one table. Overall, I’d definitely come back. Next time, I want to try their shrimp box. I also noticed they offer party trays to-go, which would be great...

Mama Hieu’s started during COVID shut down and landed their first brick and mortar in Hanoi Plaza next door to Pho 2 To.

We have ordered countless times for their party tray wings out of their house the past few years.

They have the best Vietnamese fried chicken wings in OC! Has the perfect crisp with savory and sweet flavor. In addition to original and spicy garlic, they have now added fish sauce glazed with mild or medium spice and salted egg yolk flavor.

The menu was limited during soft opening but the grand opening was on Saturday 9 March.

They offer only one choice of house specialty box that comes with 9 wings, two scoops of rice, and side of pickled veggies for $15.99. I asked if I could mix flavors and they said no. Only original and spicy garlic could be half and half. We tried that in the past so we got an order of medium spice fish sauce glazed.

However, they gave us the wrong order and gave us half original and half spicy garlic on accident.

Fortunately, we ordered a party tray of original wings for pick up in the evening. So they threw in the correct order of fish sauce glazed at pick up.

The article on the window states you could order wings a la carte at $1.40 each. I really wanted to try the salted egg yolk flavor but didn’t want an order of 9 wings in case I didn’t like it. I asked about the statement posted. She said it has to be a minimum of 5. It’s still cheaper at $1.64 with tax than other places but misleading advertisement. I would have ordered one.

Overall, great customer service, quality chicken flavors and fried to perfection. All the flavors stood out on their own and it’s all based on preference. The original reminds me of Korean wings, the fish glazed is 100% is Vietnamese, the spicy garlic has a true kick and we have a high tolerance, the salted egg yolk was very...

My partner saw some posts about Mama Hieu's from Instagram and thought it looked so good. Took the trip from Alhambra to Westminster which I don't mind for good food which Mama Hieu's definitely did not disappoint!

They are usually busy from all the reviews I've read, when I got there were a couple of guests in front of me. Took about 15min before my order was ready, which was expected. All the seats were being occupied so don't expect to be eating there.

We ordered the specialty box with original garlic and fish sauce glaze (mild). The box comes with 2 scoops of rice, pickled veggies and a dip for your chicken. The rice comes sprinkled with garlic flakes, make sure you request no garlic on your rice if it isn't your thing.. my rice came out a little bit soggy but that's no big deal.. usually I'm not a fan of pickled veggies but I could not stop eating it. I even took my partners pickled veggies bcus he didn't want it. NOW, the fried chicken was delicious! The dips that came with it paired amazingly well. I was not expecting the original garlic to have a "sweet" taste. Fish sauce glaze was perfect and would definitely recommend!

Even one week later I'm still thinking about how great that fried...