MaMa Chef Korean Restaurant

Reviews

• Amy H.

  star star star star star 24 July 2026

  I was browsing for some good Korean food in Toronto on Yelp, and I'm glad that I did, because it was such a delicious dinner. I was expecting curt, to-the-point service that I often get at Korean restaurants, but the service at Mama Chef was surprisingly nice as well!
  
  Korean Black Bean Noodle (5/5) - So good. My favorite of the night. It was better than most of the ones I've had in Korea.
  Sweet and Sour Pork (4/5) - Flavors were on point, but the batter was not as crunchy as I would've liked.
  Cold Wheat Noodles in Soup (5/5) - Really good and authentic-tasting. Perfect for a hot summer day.

• Mabel L.

  star star star star_border star_border 22 July 2026

  Their dumplings are really good. If you were to go to this restaurant I would stick to their dumplings and the meat pie. I also ordered their special which is the black bean noodles with a side of sweet and sour pork. I ordered it because their was a sign in their restaurant saying it's their specialty. I was so wrong. The noodles are spaghetti and the black bean sauce was not spicy and did not taste like black bean. I do not know what they used but it was not tasty. The sweet and sour pork looked really good on the wall. I thought it would look and taste very similar to the Chinese version of Sweet and Sour pork but as you can see from my picture it looked very interesting. They served the pork separately and you had to dip it into the Sweet and sour sauce. There was more batter than pork. My husband ordered the tofu soup and wasn't too amazed by it.
  
  Therefore, we were a little disappointed in the food. I left without finishing the noodles because it was kind of gross. They have a wide selection in their menu but it was more or a miss than a hit. But like I said ordered their home made dumplings if you are to try this restaurant out.

• Andrei A.

  star star star star star_border 13 July 2026

  I only tried their noodles with black bean sauce and beef dumplings, but even that simple dish was very tasty and reasonably priced. Their in-house made dumplings reminded me of Ding Tai Fung in Markham - the best place for dumplings north of Toronto. Mama's dumplings had broth on the inside, albeit dumplings at Ding Tai Fung are chunkier with more broth spilling out at the first bite.
  
  The service was good. The girls working there are very friendly and courteous.
  
  Would I be back? Yes, but first I've gotta try all the other highly rated Korean restaurants on that stretch of Bloor. :)

• Sel Z.

  star star star star star_border 12 July 2026

  This restaurant has really good Unagi Hot Pot Bibimbap! Portion size was pretty big, and they used purple rice instead of regular white rice. There was a good amount of fresh, crunchy vegetables, with delicious sauce and unagi on top. The vegetarian japchae (Korean glass noodles with vegetables) was decent and came on a good-sized plate as well.

• John M.

  star star star star star 11 July 2026

  I'm staying at an airbnb on this trip on Euclid and have eaten a tonne of Korean since I'm so close to Koreatown, and this might be the high point. Service was really friendly and sweet and the server identified each of the banchan he brought out- best was the fresh cabbage "salad" but all were quite tasty.
  
  I ordered the spicy pork with kimchi with rice plate and it was fantastic- that purple rice you now see at all Korean places with a big pile of perfectly cooked pork and kimchi. One cool thing- I ate all the banchan and asked for more of that gorgeous cabbage (it wasn't fermented so not sure if it'd count as kimchi; there was also proper fermented kimchi with a lot in the entree of course as well), and he brought me refills of all five, with a smile. I know that this sort of service isn't unheard of, but something about my whole experience here made me feel extra loved. A gem.