Just like mom used to make...
...if she ever made dim-sum dumplings, that is

Terri has been trying to convince me — for a few weeks now — to try a Chinese place in Chinatown she was hearing raves about. She had heard of Mother's Dumplings through a review in NOW Magazine. A quick search on Google Maps revealed their location: north of Dundas, east of Spadina. We ventured boldly forth during our lunch hour to try a sample of their fare.

Mother's Dumplings is a spacious hole-in-the-wall sort of eatery, with seating for about 8 parties of 6 people each. Apparently, all of the food is home-made, something which is evident upon tasting the food. Uncertain of portion sizes, Terri and I ordered:

• 12 Pork and Chives dumplings


• 12 Beef and Chives dumplings — I wasn't paying attention when Terri ordered this, so I Might Be Wrong


• 6 pieces Lamb Shui Mai


• 1 Green onion pancake


• 1 order of Fried Rice

The shui mai/siu mai were generously-sized, the dumplings were gyoza-sized, the "pancake" (as suspected) wasn't a flapjack-style pancake, but resembled a potato-pancake. In other words, there was a helluva lot of food! The taste was as generous as the portion sizes, and the prices were unbelievably cheap.

Verdict: This is definitely an eatery to go back to again and again.