The name might give you the impression that it is a simple pizza joint, but Big Mama’s is full of surprises. Mama has taken a concrete shophouse on a dingy sidestreet and transformed it into a warm and inviting casual restaurant. The interior is an eclectic blend of elements: faux wood paneling painted cheery yellow, crayons and white paper placemats, tacky laminated cards advertising “new” items as well as cheap wine by the glass (B100), Thai textiles, African-style paintings and a collection of colorful metal and glass sheeshas, which customers are welcome to use in the alfresco area. As you would expect, Mama cooks all sort of homestyle food—pizzas and pastas mostly but also salads, baked mussels or other seafood in clay pots—and she’ll do her best to fatten you up with the generous use of cheese, butter and salt. Mama’s not the greatest chef in the world, but she cooks from the heart, and judging from her low prices she also has a big heart.