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After receiving approval to join relatives in the United States, the family journeyed by boat over the South Pacific enduring rough seas, inclement weather and even a pirate attack before arriving in Houston, Texas on August 16, 1980. In 1982, Mama La re-established her Kim Son restaurant with her husband, Son, in Houston’s Chinatown.
The Original Ninfa's on Navigation is a popular Mexican restaurant located at 2704 Navigation Boulevard in Houston, Texas. The restaurant serves both Tex-Mex and Mexican cuisine. The Original Ninfa's was started by Ninfa Rodríguez Laurenzo, a Mexican-American woman, in a tortilla factory. Ninfa Laurenzo became a full-time restaurateur and the ...
About Us. “Mama La” is the secret ingredient behind each of our Kim Son Restaurants. Born in Vietnam, Kim Su Tran La, her husband and their seven children, arrived in Houston in 1980 after fleeing from Communist regime in their homeland. Armed with her extensive knowledge of Vietnamese cooking, which was passed down to her from her mother ...
Mama La's Kitchen, Houston, Texas. 6,654 likes · 2 talking about this · 175 were here. Food. Friends. Family.
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Jan 19, 2023 · Ninfa and husband Domenic Thomas Laurenzo opened a tortilla and pizza factory in Second Ward after moving to Houston in 1949, and began selling their fresh packaged pizzas in grocery stores.
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Why choose Mama La's? For more than 35 years Mama La has been preparing distinctive dishes from her homeland. She views sharing her food as a privilege—a way to share a piece of her Vietnam with you. With every bite of Mama La’s dishes, you’ll taste the result of generations of tradition and passion for great food.
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May 12, 2014 · By 1980 there were seven restaurants; by 1982 there were 13. The family's company, called RioStar Corp., also launched other restaurant ventures - fast-food soft tacos, pizza, seafood, Italian ...