LoveMama

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    $$ Thai, Malaysian, Vietnamese
    Open11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

    Verified over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
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    174 2nd Ave

    New York, NY 10003

    12th St & 11th St

    East Village

    Mon

    • 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

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    Tue

    • 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

    Wed

    • 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

    Thu

    • 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

    Fri

    • 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

    Sat

    • 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

    Sun

    • 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

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    Kam D.

    Welcome to LoveMama! We are a NY-based Malay, Vietnamese and Thai influenced Southeast Asian Restaurant and Caterer providing you tasty dinner in our Manhattan dining area. We also provide take out, and catering for individuals and groups or for private events.

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    • Q:

      Do you have your own parking lot? Is a safe neibor hood parking on the street?

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      No but is safe parking on the street

      Kam D., Business Owner 
    • Q:

      Are dinner reservations possible? Yelp only goes to 5pm

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      I would just call them. Sometimes the hours get changed.

      Powell M. 

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      Ryan C.
      New York, NY
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      Aug 4, 2024

      Bruneian here, I approve!!!
      Very good laksa and rendang!!
      Coming back here next week. Uncle very friendly wan

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      Arthur J.
      Elmhurst, New York, NY
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      Aug 2, 2024

      Food is delicious, got me stuffed, and price is reasonable for its portion. I would recommend anybody that is thinking about going here.

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      Candace K.
      Oakland, CA
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      Jul 20, 2024

      The food is so good! You can pick between Thai, Vietnamese, and Malaysian. The owner also serves you and is really welcoming and tentative. A great host for his restaurant. There's option of outside or inside dining! Also make sure you get the coconut drinks!

      I forgot to get pics of the food cause we chowed down as soon as it came!

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      David L.
      San Francisco, CA
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      Jul 23, 2024
      Seated via Yelp Reservations

      Food: 3
      Decor: 2
      Service: 4

      Came here for dinner twice (once solo and once with a friend). Had a decent experience the first time, but felt the food fell flat the second time.

      Pad Thai$14
      Hot and spicy. Sweet radish, egg, chives, bean sprout, roasted peanut, fresh lime, paprika.
      ~3/5. Generous portions but tasted a bit too oily for me.

      Rendang Nasi Lemak $14
      Coconut pandanus jasmine rice, rendang, curry, hardboiled egg, sambal chilies, pineapple achat, cucumbers, roasted peanuts and choice of protein. Hot and spicy.
      ~4/5. Tasted better than the pad thai, although it still felt a bit too oily for me.

      Roti Canai Planta, $7
      Malaysian crispy and fluffy roti dough with curry dipping sauce. Vegetarian. Hot and spicy.
      ~4/5. Nice and crispy, came out piping hot.

      Service was good. It's a very casual mom and pop shop.

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      Lisa M.
      Bronx, Bronx, NY
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      Jun 15, 2024
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      Good food but service could be better. Older woman was not friendly at all. Snatched menu out of my hand and was quick to give me the check as if she was rushing for me to go.

      The rest of the staff are very nice and the owner so polite. Food has a home cooked meal flair to it. Reasonable prices. Will return soon.

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      Christy L.
      Flushing, NY
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      May 29, 2024
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      Friendly staff but they keep
      forgetting utensil other than

      Place is alright
      Food taste great
      Around $62 without tax
      Food presentation don't good ..

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      Nhathan N.
      Stockton, CA
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      Aug 18, 2024

      The owners were extremely attentive, sweet and energetic with customers. This carried into the food, as it really tasted delicious and full of love. The roti was fresh and warm, pad see ew perfectly salty and savory and the mango sticky rice was exquisite. I really loved the dumplings, because not only were they cooked to perfection, but the combination of flavors with peanuts and salty sauce made the experience memorable. I came at 5pm on a Friday and it was not busy at all, yet it felt like I was back at home eating a home cooked meal with my own family. Thank you so much for this business and the experience!

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      Mar C.
      New York, NY
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      Aug 17, 2024

      Got the chicken Thai fried rice in picture it was amazing, very tasty !!once arrived at the table I could smell it right away q very great aroma in the air.
      I had gotten spicy pad Thai with the beef, taste incredible as well serving size is good, I was stuffed after.
      Customer service is great as always glad to see my guy our waiter always a pleasure to see him. :D
      Side note; beef pho is fire would recommend

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      Dianna H.
      San Francisco, CA
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      May 21, 2024
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      It pains me to give this restaurant 3 stars since it's a small mom and pop joint, but all the food felt extra oily, they got our order wrong, and we all thought the service could be improved.

      I needed to make a relatively last minute reservation for Mother's Day lunch, and I was pleasantly surprised that LoveMama had plenty of slots available just a couple days beforehand.

      When my party of 4 arrived on Sunday at 11:30, I was surprised to see the whole restaurant was empty. We were the first party seated. It gradually filled up, but it definitely wasn't nearly as busy as I thought it'd be for a restaurant in this location with so many reviews on Yelp.

      Maybe it's because we came on a rainy day, but most of the restaurant felt very dim even at 11:30 am. We sat at the table closest to the window for maximum light.

      They offer a good selection of Thai, Vietnamese, and Malaysian appetizers and entrees at a very affordable price point. I was particularly impressed by their $12 weekday lunch combo, which comes with one appetizer + entree.

      I shared with one other friend and the rest got their own food. We shared:

      Roti canai planta ($7) - this is the first time I didn't love roti canai at a restaurant. The roti just felt extra oily and the lentil dip wasn't that tasty

      Rendang nasi lemak with chicken ($15) - this is their most popular dish, so I knew we had to try it. The owner took our order and recommended we get it with chicken instead of beef, which is the usual meat. The chicken came with a lot of flavor, but we could barely taste the coconut in the coconut rice, and there wasn't nearly enough rice to go with the amount of chicken provided

      Char kwa teow with beef (but not sure if we got pad see eew instead??) - we asked for this with beef and not spicy, and the first time we got the dish, it came with chili flakes all over it and had chicken. I would've let the chicken slide, but I'm a wimp when it comes to spice and one bite of the dish had my mouth burning, so we let the owner know and he quickly came back with a non-spicy beef noodle dish. All's well that ends well, right....

      HOWEVER, when we checked the bill at the end of the meal, we realized he entered Pad See Eew into their ordering system, so I'm pretty sure we got pad see eew rather than char kwa teow. Very disappointed that they got the order wrong. No wonder the noodles were on the sweeter side; I was very confused by the sweetness.

      My two other friends ordered the pad thai and both enjoyed their noodles. I think that's the dish to get here.

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      Vin R.
      Clifton, NJ
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      Aug 18, 2024

      Wow been looking for some authentic Malaysian food. Love moma is right on point. Great food service and inexpensive for anywhere and amazing for the city will definitely be back

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