Mother's Dumplings

421 Spadina Ave., Toronto
(416) 217-2008

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Vegetarian Steamed Dumplings
Smashed Cucumber Salad
Crushed Cucumber Salad
General TSO Chicken
Chicken and Mushroom
Pan Fried Dumplings
Stir Fried Eggplant
Vegetable Fried Rice
Hot and Sour Soup
Bean Paste Noodles

Menu

Entrees 主菜
J3. Stir-Fried Eggplant 煎茄子
stirred fried eggplant with red and green peppers ,vegetarian
J11. General Tso Chicken 左宗棠雞
made with premium chicken breast only, covered in our house special sauce
J2. Garlic Fried Chinese Broccoli 蒜茸芥藍
stirred fried Chinese broccoli with garlic, vegetarian friendly.
J4. Fried Long Green Beans 幹煸四季豆
Long beans with minced pork, ** can be made without pork
J8. Ma Po Tofu 麻婆豆腐
tofu stirred fried in spicy sauce with minced pork. vegetarian option upon request.
J9. Beef and Broccoli 牛肉西蘭花
stirred fried beef and broccoli
J7. Festival Spring Rolls 春餅卷菜
6 hand made wraps, stirred fried vegetables with soybean sauce and green onions on the side. vegetarian dish. 六片。
J5. Fried Egg and Tomato 西紅柿炒雞蛋
scrambled eggs stirred fried with tomatoes, one of the most common and popular dishes in China.
J12 Chicken Wings
breaded chicken wings, with house special sweet sauce for dipping. 10 pieces.
J1. Garlic Fried Bok Choi 蒜茸白菜
garlic fried Shanghai cabbage with shiitake mushrooms
J6. Green Bean Noodle Salad Northern Style 東北拉皮
vermicelli with vegetables, topped with sesame paste sauce
J10. Sweet and Sour Fish 糖醋魚
boneless basa fillet, with house made sweet and sour sauce .

Boiled Dumplings 水煮餃子
A1. Pork and Bak Choi 白菜豬肉水餃
A3. Chicken and Mushroom 雞肉蘑菇水餃
Premium chicken breast. 精選雞胸肉。
A2. Pork and Chives 韭菜豬肉水餃
A5. Vegetarian Chives and Noodles 素韭菜水餃
vegan friendly, hand cut chives, vermicelli noodles, and shredded carrots.
A4. Shrimp and Pork with Egg and Chives 三鮮水餃
lean ground pork, hand cut chives and one whole shrimp inside each dumpling.
A6. Pork and Dill Dumplings 茴香豬肉水餃
handcut dill with lean ground pork

Steamed Dumplings 蒸籠
B9. Juicy Pork Bun 小籠包
8 Pieces. 八個。
B4. Pork and Chives 韭菜豬肉蒸餃
B8. Bak Choi and Mushroom with Tofu 素菜蒸餃
6 pieces vegan friendly
B3. Shrimp with Egg and Chives 翡翠蒸餃
6 pieces, hand chopped chives, eggs, and one whole shrimp inside each dumpling, wrapped with delicious green wrappers (coloured with spinach juice only)
B5. Beef and Chives 韭菜牛肉蒸餃
B2. Melon and Tofu with Vegetable Noodle 素菜蒸餃
6 pieces vegan friendly, shredded winter melon, tofu, and vermicelli noodles.
B10. Lamb Shui Mai 羊肉燒賣
6 Pieces 六個。
B1. Beef and Celery 芹菜牛肉蒸餃
6 pieces, chopped celery with lean ground beef
B7. Pork and Pickle Cabbage with Whole Wheat 黑面酸菜蒸
B6. Pork and Radish with Corn Flour 玉米面蘿蔔蒸餃

Pan-Fried Dumplings 生煎
C1. Pork and Bak Choi 白菜豬肉鍋貼
C2. Pork and Shrimp with Melon 瓜菜豬肉蝦鍋貼
made with one whole shrimp inside each dumpling.
C3. Beef and Celery 芹菜牛肉鍋貼

Pan Cake 餅類
D2. Green-onion Pancake 蔥油餅
D1. Chives and Egg Filled Pancakes 韭菜盒子
4 large pieces of chives pancakes 四個。
D5. Potato Pancake 土豆絲餅
hand shredded potato pancakes.
D3. Beef-onion Roll 牛肉餅
D4. Beef and Vegetable Pancakes 牛肉洋蔥餡餅
4 Pieces. handmade wraps, slow stewed beef shanks with green onions and soy bean sauce. 四個。

Steamed Buns and Special Dumplings 蒸包子及特殊餃子
E6. BBQ Pork Buns 叉燒包
3 Pieces. cantonese styled bbq pork buns. 三個。
E8. Crystal Shrimp Dumpling 水晶蝦餃
cantonese styled shrimp dumplings
E3. Vegetarian Buns 素餡包子
2 Pieces. cabbage，mushrooms， tofu 兩個。
E7. Glutinous Rice Dumpling 糯米雞
3 Pieces. cantonese styled sticky rice dumplings with chicken and mushrooms. 三個。
E4. Red Bean Buns 紅豆包
2 Pieces. lightly sweetened red bean stuffing. 兩個。
E1. Beef Buns 牛肉包子
2 Pieces. large beef and onion steamed buns. 兩個。
E5. Dough Twist Buns 花卷
2 Pieces. 兩個。
E2. Pork and Vegetable Buns 豬肉包子
2 Pieces. lean ground pork and chopped cabbages 豬肉白菜蒸包

Noodles 麵條
F1. Noodles and Pork with Pan-Fried Bean Sauce 炸肉醬麵
lean ground pork in soybean sauce, northern Chinese style, with chopped cucumber
F2. Da-Lu Noodles with Meat 打滷肉麵
F1. Noodles with Pan-Fried Bean Sauce 炸醬麵
vegetarian option of the F1
F6. Shrimp and Vegetable Rice Noodles 蝦仁米粉
stir fried rice noodles with shrimp topped with teriyaki sauce
F3. Beef Noodles in Stewed Beef Broth 牛肉麵
slow stewed beef broth, with beef shanks, vegetables and noodles.
F2. Da-Lu Noodles without Meat 打滷麵
vegetarian option of F2
F7. Tomato Soup Noodle 番茄打滷麵
tomato and egg drop soup with noodles
F4. Korean Style Noodles with Beef and Egg-Cold 朝鮮冷面
This is a cold noodles dish. Korean style: refreshing broth with buckwheat noodles, eggs, and kimchi.
F5. Seafood Rice Noodles in Soup 海鮮米
rice noodles in slow stewed chicken broth, with shrimps, fish tofu

Rice and Congee 米飯及粥
G1. Steamed Plain Rice 白飯
G4. Vegetable Fried Rice 素什錦炒飯
G2. Shrimp Fried Rice 蝦仁炒飯
G3. Kimchi Fried Rice 辣白菜炒飯
G5. Millet and Rice Congee 二米粥
Plain. Unflavored. 白粥。無調味。

Stews and Soup 湯
H1. Wonton Soup 餛飩
House special Wonton soup, made with lean ground pork and water cress.
H3. Hot and Sour Soup 酸辣湯
vegetarian
H4. Dumplings Soup 餃子湯
Contains seaweed and dry shrimp. No dumplings. 內含海帶及蝦米。無餃子。
H2. Tomato Soup 番茄蛋花湯

Side Dishes 小碟

i12. Smashed Cucumber Salad 拍黃瓜
i14. Spring Rolls 春捲
4 Pieces. 四個。
i6. Kimchi 辣白菜
House made kimchi
i5. Bean Sprout Salad 拌豆芽
i1. Marinated Boiled Eggs 茶蛋
2 Pieces. 兩個。
i7. Tofu Strip Salad 拌豆腐絲
i2. Seaweed Salad 拌海帶
i9. Small Assorted Salad 小拼盤
combination of 3 types of cold salad dishes .
i3. Potato Salad 拌土豆絲
i11. Five-Spice Marinated Beef 五香牛肉
slow stewed beef shanks sliced
i8. Large Assorted Salad 大拼盤
i10. Spiced Peanuts 五香花生米

Desserts 甜品
K3. Sesame Balls 芝麻球
6 Pieces. 六個。
K1. Assorted Sweet Steamed Buns 甜品蒸包
8 Pieces. assorted pretty pastries, steamed. 八個。
K6. Cheese Cake 奶酪蛋糕
cheese cake topped with cherry sauce
K2. Ice Cream 冰淇淋
K5. Mango Mousse 芒果慕斯
2 Pieces. 兩個。
K4. Silver Woodear and Papaya Sweet Soup 雪耳木瓜糖水

Smoothies 水果奶昔
Smoothies 水果奶昔
Made with real fruit. You may combine the flavours. 新鮮水果。可以混合兩種口味。

Various Drinks 各式飲料
Soft Drinks 汽水
Nestea Iced Tea 冰茶
Soya Milk 豆漿
Apple Juice 蘋果汁
Milk 牛奶
Orange Juice 橙汁

Frozen Dumplings
Pork and Cabbage Dumplings Frozen 600g
Frozen Pork and Cabbage dumplings, 600g. About 3 servings of approx. 12 dumplings each.
Chicken and Mushroom Dumplings Frozen 600g
Made with ground chicken breast. 600 g. About 3 servings around 12 pieces per serving. no sales tax.
Pork and Chives Frozen 50 pieces
Frozen Vegetarian Dumplings 40 pieces
Cabbage, mushrooms and clear noodles

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Recent Reviews

Best experience here. Don’t usually like Chinese food but the flavours were wonderful and our server Paul was amazing. Went above and beyond. So kind and polite. I wanted to keep a beer can as I collect them so he went and got an empty one in the back for me. So humble and attentive. All the servers were amazing.
June 2025
On a cold and wet midday, we stumbled upon mothers dumplings. Far from our own mothers we knew we needed to try this place out. We were sat by the windows, and while we looked out on Spadina, we sipped the complimentary tea. Though the table was sticky the atmosphere was welcoming and the service speedy. Our food of choice was the Mapo Tofu (which we were told needed rice, so that as well) and the mushroom bok Choi dumplings. Both were yummy, and was a fair amount of food for...
June 2025
My dad lived in Toronto for about 15 years and every time I flew out there to visit him, the one demand I made of him and my stepmother was that we go to Mother's Dumplings. Absolutely amazing food, a constant flow of tea and just a fun little place to sit and eat in. Any time I talk to someone who mentions they are going to Toronto I make them promise me that they will go to Mother's Dumplings. As far as I am concerned, this is the best restaurant in Toronto, possibly...
November 2024

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Mother's Dumplings

421 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5T 2G6
(416) 217-2008