Location: 780 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Mississauga
Website: https://momspanfriedbun.com/

Mom’s Pan Fried Bun is a popular place.  The first time I tried to visit, it was packed, with a mob of people waiting for a table.  I showed up a few weeks later — earlier this time, at around 10:30am on a Saturday.  I got a table right away, but by the time I left, it was packed, with a mob of people waiting for a table.

I tried a couple of things, and yeah — I get it.  It’s quite good.

Of course, you’ve gotta try the pan-fried buns.  They have a couple of varieties on the menu: braised pork, and fresh pork.  I went with the braised pork, which was really, really tasty.  The pork is flavourful, the filling has a good amount of moisture without being overly soupy, and the bun itself is perfectly fluffy and fresh.

That’s not to mention the delightfully crispy bottom, which adds some great texture and contrasts nicely with the soft pastry and the tender filling.

I also tried the braised pork, a delightful Taiwanese dish in which ultra-tender chopped pork is served in a savoury sauce on top of rice.  This was fatty, tender, saucy, and delicious, with the zingy pickled mustard greens on the side doing a great job of cutting through the dish’s richness.