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| - I was thisclose to giving this restaurant five stars, which doesn't happen often in my book. Is it because I now call North Carolina my home, where the dearth of authentic Chinese (let's not even talk about dim sum) restaurants makes me cry weekly? Probably. But compared to any standard, the dumplings here are delicious, not to mention cheap. We returned twice within a span of three days on a recent trip to Toronto. Four point five stars, easy.
I loved the taste of the xiao long bao and both types of veggie dumplings my husband and I tried (both steamed and fried). The shrimp and/or meat dumplings, veggie and/or pork bao, and chive/egg dumplings are also really good, although truth be told we have probably had slightly better elsewhere.
Advice: don't dine here on a time constraint - service is remarkably slow. We ordered 3 dishes and just edged in ahead of the lunch crowd, but it still took nearly an hour and a half to finish eating since the orders came out one at a time, after a long delay. However, for the made-to-order freshness and price, Mother's Dumplings just can't be beat.
P.S. When we were there, there were tons of other Asians dining in the resto, contrary to what some other Yelpers have noted.
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