President Theodore Roosevelt famously advised patrons of Mama Fu's to “Wok softly and carry big chopsticks.” Heed his words of wisdom with today’s Groupon. For $10, you get $20 worth of Asian fare and drinks at Mama Fu’s Asian House, located across the bay from Tampa at the Clearwater Mall. Mama Fu’s recently appeared on the “Top 100 Movers & Shakers” list of Fast Casual Magazine.

Dine on a versatile menu of freshly prepared, Asian-inspired delights that are whipped up quickly and skillfully. Start off with an appetizer, such as the potstickers (filled with pork, green cabbage, scallions, and ginger), lettuce wraps (chicken or tofu with shiitake mushrooms, water chestnuts, scallions, and garlic), and general’s wings (full pound with spices, sweet chili, garlic, and scallion glaze). Salad and soup options include the peanut soy salad (soy-glazed chicken over mixed greens, carrots, snap peas, wonton chips, and sesame seeds, with a soy peanut dressing) and Thai coconut soup (with chicken breast, lemongrass, mushrooms, tomatoes, and lime). Or opt for an entree with your option of chicken, beef, shrimp, tofu, or veggies. Options include honey glazed, Thai cashew stir fry, lo mein, Vietnamese crunchy noodles, and Thai fu noodles.

Mastery of chopsticks comes only after tireless attempts to snatch a buzzing fly from midair or sampling a wide range of speedily prepared dishes. Mama Fu’s offers a great place to do so, with a menu that can be customized for vegetarians while avoiding unwelcome attention from insect-rights activists.

Reviews

This blogger was pleased with the food and price at Mama Fu’s Asian House: I would definitely recommend Mama Fu’s for an affordable meal with an Asian flavor. If you want Authentic Asian food, you might be disappointed. Overall the flavors were mild, lacking in zing, but a tasty and very affordable Americanized version of Asian food. – Diane Watkins, Tampa Ethnic Foods Examiner

Three reviewers on Insider Pages give Mama Fu’s Noodle House four stars, 71% of Urbanspooners like it, and four Yelpers give it 3.5:

• If you like noodles, this is the place to eat! Noodles with all kinds of ingredients. I like the chicken and broccoli. The atmosphere was very friendly and the service was excellent. I wasn't expecting this, i was greatly surprised. This was my first visit. – Shanda D., Insider Pages
• i love the food the atmosphere is excellent the employes [sic] are very nice and it does not take along time for your order to come out, this is a place i would recommend to my friends. – Matthew G., Insider Pages