Mama’s Cha Ca

We are regulars to the Banh Mi Cha Ca. Hits the spot every time. Best Cha Ca place by far.

This is primarily a take place, but they have 2 tables out front in the courtyard where you can sit, eat and smoke, sharing space with cafe I4 and Quan Bun Co Giao Thao which seemed to have closed for good.Bun rieu was $13, tasty broth more of pork stock than pure crab, a chunk of minced crab meat, slices of fish cake, 2 cubes of blood curls, fried tofu, served with plenty of fresh herbs, hot pepper sauce, lime slice. Bun rieu here is unique with the addition of slices of cha ca, which were tasteless to me.Lots of people ordered take outs. Good food, reasonable prices, quick service, nice airy outdoor sitting where you can smoke, a good place for lunch. Parking is tight in this strip mall. Will try their other dishes.

1. The fish cakes in the sandwich are good! The coffee was also comforting!2. The spot has fast-casual vibes!3. One table inside and another table outside!4. Staff was friendly and timely with my order!5. Parking lot is medium size but there is street parkjng nearby!Note: There is a single restroom!Photo: Vietnamese Iced Coffee and Banh Mi Cha Ca

Soo delicious!! Highly recommend! We'll be back for sure! Service was great! Overall, amazing experience!

I like the Fish Cake here it's really good the Owner is a young beautiful girl she takes care customers so good explaining clearly if you need some information about the products she sold in store Inside the store is clean and neat . If you like Fish try to get this and see how good it's

I don't know about the other foods but for sure, you can't go wrong with the fish cakes. Super fresh!!! They make new ones on the daily. I came here twice today lolThe first time, I got 1 lb. They just made it, so it was still very hot. At first, she wrapped up a whole piece for me. However, I wanted to eat it right away, so I asked if she could cut it. She was really nice. She got it cut and packed up neatly. Also, she gave me utensils and napkins. The fish cake was chewy and tasty. I usually like mine with dill, but these were good even without.My mom enjoyed it very much as well. We went back and got 2lbs. I didn't think we would get fresh hot ones. However, they were almost done making a new batch, so we waited. Such a good snack or add it in bun rieu or whatever you want.

Honestly one my favorite Cha Ca Chien(Fried Fish Cake) & Bun Rieu(Vietnamese Crab/Tomato Soup) places!The Cha Ca Chien which is fried fish cake, was absolutely flavorful & very light & tasted amazing in the Bun Rieu.Bun Rieu is a light & flavorful tomato pork broth that is generally accompanied by crab paste/mixture/meatballs, fried tofu, & vermicelli noodles, along with choices of herbs & vegetables.Truly one of my favorite dishes that warms the heart & Mama's Cha Ca definitely hits a home run for it.Most notably I'm super impressed by the Cha Ca, & how delicious it was. Definitely coming back just for the $12/LB to add to some home-cooking!Recommend to go here since theres barely any space to really dine, but super grateful to had the chance to!

Alright, so my sister told me about this place and said it's really good. I don't live in the area so I wanted to try it out. I saw one review that said, she found fish scales in her raw cha ca that she had bought but I didn't pay much attention to it. I did read her review and the comment with the owners family member responding to it. My two cents as a person who fishes, I already knew that, even when cleaning fish (no matter how much there is) you spray water to wash off all the fish scale off the fish or as much as you can see. Apparently they don't do that here. They prefer quantity over quality. I ordered a cha ca sandwich to try this place out and even when eating the sandwich, I felt the texture of fish scales. I thought it was just in my head and pretended it was maybe the texture of the bread or pickled veggies but then I found a piece of scale in my mouth. The sandwich was tasty though and they always say dirty places do have good food lol. But probably, I won't be coming back!As for their service, they suck here. It's a very small place and customers had to go towards the back to get the attention of their staff to come to the front. Never again!

Location*In the corner of a small L-shaped plazaAtmosphere*Small, clean, fast-casual to-go but they do have 1 table inside for dining---at least 1 outdoor table, sometimes I've seen 2Food*They specialize in cha ca which is all made fresh from them. However, I just want to share that their bun rieu cha cais sooo good especially since they give a generous amount for price of $13. I crave it all the time... They also have banh canh, bun cha ca, banh mi cha ca.Beverages*Very limited selection: water, tea, milk yogurt with condensed milk, soda chanh, might be missing a few more options

Recommended this place to my mom and now this is her favorite place! She also told her friends, and now they all frequent here. The ladies love their frozen cha ca. They buy dozens. The frozen version is a cheaper alternative to the pre-fried cha ca. They seasoned it well, so you don't need to season it before frying unless you want to garnish. Highly recommend.