Mama Bear Taiwanese Cuisine

Such a great place for Taiwanese food! Most the combos are $ 10 – 12 and they come with a drink, three side dishes, and oranges for dessert. I tried the popcorn chicken and the sesame chicken. Both were great!
The popcorn chicken was crispy and tender on the inside. The sesame chicken was flavourful and not drier out. The side dishes included a bean sprout salad, bean curd with carrots and cauliflower/​broccoli.
The wait staff is also very nice! Not pushy and very helpful. Will definitely be back!

Decent food with and poor value is how I would describe Mama Bear Restaurant.
Overall the food wasn’t bad, I didn’t expect too much although I wouldn’t agree with the overall rating of this place. We tried many items and the subtotal was $ 75 for the four of us for lunch. A bit pricey considering some of us weren’t even full.
Notes:
— Scallion pancake wraps were good. I liked the egg/​pork floss one better than the beef. You can never go wrong with these crisp pancakes.
— I would describe the overall food as dark not only in color but in flavour. It was on the salty side, with a lot of soy sauce, and oyster sauce.
— The cucumber side was LOADED with garlic and coriander in a good way. A bit soggy and wet, there could have been more crunch. Pig ear and beef tripe was good but ‘darker’ than I am used to.
— Popcorn chicken meal was nothing special. The chicken was crispy but that was it. Side dishes included: cauliflower/​broccoli, beancurd, and cellophane noodle based stir-​fry with a miso based soup and a drink.
— I am much higher on the beef noodles than most. The soup wasn’t too sour but I felt like the noodles themselves could have been better — fresher.
— ‘Taiwanese Hamburger’ — pork belly bao was great. There were peanuts and preserved greens in there, all providing a nice contrast of flavours with the sweet bun.
Major kudos to the one waitress who on her own by servicing the entire place for lunch. It was understaffed yes, but she did fine.