Mom's Pan Fried Bun

What is Mom's Pan Fried Bun? Located at 185 Dundas Street West just east of University Avenue, Mom’s Pan Fried Bun (老娘水煎包) brings Shanghainese street food to a fast-moving downtown lunch crowd. The compact space is bright and utilitarian, packed with simple blonde-wood tables and an open view into the kitchen where cooks fry continuous batches of buns. Ordering runs on rapid QR-code ordering and counter pickup, making it a functional, grab-and-go-friendly pit stop for hospital staff, university students, and office workers.

Mom's Pan Fried Bun Menu & What to Order Order the Fresh Pork Pan-Fried Buns for their blistered, sesame-crusted bottoms, fluffy pleated tops, and hot pockets of savory broth. Pair them with the sticky-rice siu mai, pan-fried pork dumplings, and a cup of chilled sweet soy milk to cut through the grease. The menu leans heavily into pork and carbohydrates with minimal vegetarian or halal options, but the signature pan-fried buns consistently outshine the steamed soup dumplings.

Know Before You Go Tables are walk-in only, and lines can spill onto Dundas during peak weekday lunch hours, though table turnover is swift. St. Patrick subway station is steps away, making transit the best way to get here since street parking is scarce along this corridor. The kitchen operates daily from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., catering to mid-day lunches and late-night cravings alike.