MAMA Bakery and Karahi in East York

62 Overlea Blvd UnitB10, East York, ON M4H 1C4, Canada

★★★★☆
(163 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant

About

People love desi food and we are making different kind of dishes from Karahi, Chapli to Biryani to satisfy all our customers. When it comes to Naan bread, Try it once & you will never forget the freshness of our Naan.

Address
62 Overlea Blvd UnitB10, East York, ON M4H 1C4, Canada
Plus Code
PM54+7J East York, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
8 AM–10 PM
Tuesday
8 AM–10 PM
Wednesday
8 AM–10 PM
Thursday
8 AM–10 PM
Friday
8 AM–10 PM
Saturday
8 AM–10 PM
Sunday
8 AM–10 PM

Services

Service options
Takeaway Delivery
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Family friendly Transgender safe space
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Debit cards Credit cards
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

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Reviews

3.9
★★★★☆
163 reviews

Most Mentioned

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December 15, 2024

One of the worst experiences of my life. Mama Bakery is one of the most expensive bakeries in Toronto. which sells one bread for 3.25 cents which is available in all bakeries in Toronto for the price of 2 and there is no tax. They only know how to deceive people. And no option I even not give him zero star

★★★★★
October 20, 2024

The Afghan bread is best in this shop. Reliable and clean. Mama bakery and Karahi is Halal.

March 21, 2024

I wanted to share a recent experience I had at MAMA Bakery and Karahi that I believe you should be aware of. First and last time at the MAMA Bakery and Karahi terrible experience I had yesterday. I was SHOCKED last night i bought BOLANI . I can not explain how bad these BOLANIS were . The BOLANI did not have Potatoes and onions . Have you ever see the BOLANI without any filings .the prices seemed disproportionately high for what was in the market .i strongly suggest all customers to please check the price and freshness before buying anything.I wanted to share this feedback with you in the hopes that it will prompt improvements and ensure that others do not have a similar experience.

★★★
August 29, 2023

Mama Bakery and Karahi is a clean and a hygienic place with friendly staff. There is no in-house service or seating but for take-away. The take away meals were not of popular taste even for the native palate. Though they seem to specialize in making flat-bread, they could improve on their other meal recipes as well.

★★★★★
August 8, 2023

I was happy to find out about this place while visiting Toronto and they have amazing Afghani bread. We ordered couple of barbari bread, 2 different kinds of the round bread and a box of dessert. Everything was delicious and their customer service is amazing 👏.

June 7, 2023

Worst Biryani and Jalebis we ever had. The Chicken Biryani was bland, no flavor at all. The Jalebi was soggy and falling apart. Do not recommend at all. Only thing they are good for is bread. Hard to mess bread up.

★★★★★
May 6, 2023

Accidentally stumbled upon this gem of a bakery. Absolutely delicious fresh bread and butter naan. At $2.50 each, it's well worth the price. You can see them bake it fresh on site. Staff is very nice and friendly.

★★★★
April 9, 2023

Best butter naan in Toronto. The naan can easily be reheated after a day & still maintains the freshness. It’s reasonably priced at $2.50 a naan. Also, they don’t make the naans every time. I went around 7 pm to buy it & they were done for the day. Were trying to sell their burnt naans. While handling the food they should wear hairnets & gloves. Cashier is handling the food & putting the naans barehands into the bags. Its disgusting & public health guidelines needs to be enforced. Also, women cashier unable to communicate due to language barrier & always acts aggressively. She shouldn’t be rude to those who don’t know their language. I hope they can improve the customer service as they lack hugely & be more inclusive. Despite all these complaints, i still recommend their naans.

December 22, 2024

They are using some cheap oil Made my daughter sick

Local Guide
December 16, 2024

Workers not polite, they closed before 10PM? on 14 December. PLEASE CHANGE YOUR WORKING TIME ON GOOGLE MAP IF YOU DON T WORK AFTER 10PM

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 23, 2024

The Best Naan in Toronto

★★★★★
November 23, 2024

Outstanding customer service Nan is real afghani Nan

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 23, 2024

Great and delicious breads

October 23, 2024

every day Naan price change they are not even fixed the price they think Naan price and USD dollar price go up and down so they are just following USD Exchange Rate, Lolzzzz

October 23, 2024

Please don t buy out lamb rosh and chaple kabab from here, The lamb rosh taste like sour soup (yakhne) just waste my money for nothing chaple kakob was full of spices doesn t taste like real Àfgh ñi chaple kabob. Chef is pakistani he doesn t know how to cook Àfgh ñi Rosh and chaple kabob. Don t wast your money here for the food you will regret it

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 23, 2024

Very good quality bread, the price is affordable too. I grab some every time Im in the area.

★★★★★
July 23, 2024

Good food, great customer service by ( Fatima.)

July 23, 2024

Bad customer service

July 23, 2024

Very impatient and bad customer service. Kept shouting and wasnt helpful at all.

July 23, 2024

Bad customer service he kicked me out

July 23, 2024

He yelled at me and told me to get out

★★★★★
June 23, 2024

Excellent Nans

June 23, 2024

The pictures and menu are all fake. When asked about the food, they only offered roti. It was so rude. They dont even have any bakery items. When I asked for a menu, she told me to go and check online.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Best naan roti

April 23, 2024

Always dealing with Cash, never accepting Debit or credit, un behavior and un polite staff. And too much expensive

April 23, 2024

Customer service is 0

April 23, 2024

If u want to see new girls everyday u should visit customer service is absolutely bad bad bad

April 23, 2024

Better not to visit .dont have any customer skill its seems like they are giving free food or naan but intact its not very rude they must have a customer skills

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

This is one of the best bakeries in Toronto, serving Afghan, Iranian, and Karahi traditional breads. The Karahi bread, fresh out of the oven, is to die for.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Delicious naan and other extras

February 23, 2024

Don t waste your time

★★★★★
February 23, 2024

Very tasty and delicious food and bread.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 23, 2024

Breads are amazing, always fresh and delicious

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

Delicious fresh naan and food! Really sweet and kind.

January 23, 2024

The bakery is fine and the bread is good, but the front of house cashier its both disrespectful and unhygienic. We ordered two pieces of bread. She proceeds to grab the bread with her bare hands after handling cash, after we bring up the fact that its unhygienic and that she should wear gloves, she becomes incredibly disrespectful giving us the side eye and even dropping the bag of bread before I could grab it. I wont be coming back

January 23, 2024

I asked for not hot and it s Ben very hot

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

One of my favourite bakeries and afghani places in the city.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

cashiers are so nice and helpful

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

The best bread I have ever bought here mashallah.I will visit again.

★★
December 23, 2023

I bought bread from this place and noticed they now have chicken biryani It was okay not much spices and masala and tasted like plain rice The bread was very good .

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Fresh naan and food! Great service. Highly recommend!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

My husband and I were visiting Owen Sound for a weekend and went for dinner. Great tasting and good portion of food.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Fresh and tasty.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Great customer service, perfect hospitality and very welcoming staff team.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Amazing food! The lamb rosh is the best! So soft and just melts in mouth! One roti and one rosh is easily good for 2 people. A MUST TRY!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Great service with awesome smile . The best Afghan authentic bread I have ever experienced abroad. Frankly speaking I am addicted to it s taste and quality. Highly recommended.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Tried an order of Chapli Kabab and Chicken Karahi today. Went back for a second order immediately. Haven t eaten good authentic food this good in a while. Reminded me of my mothers cooking. This place also makes really good Naan bread. Took a few home as a test batch and my family loved it. It is a traditional bakery so there aren t any tables to sit down and eat at. It s a takeout restaurant. But definitely worth the try at least once.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

The Chicken Karahi was absolutely delicious and just the right amount of spice. The bread was freshly made right there and was also amazing. I was very impressed with this dish and with the friendly service. We were able to sample the dish before we purchased.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Fantastic food and great staff behind the counter! The breads are super fresh and incredibly well baked. The lamb was just so good, as was the beef. Highly, highly recommend!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Second time. I came back for a Karahi Chicken and again amazing. Real authentic and reminds me when I first had chicken Karahi very first time. They make the authentic way!! Amazing bread too and good people. This will my go to spot. If they had a some sitting spots that would have been awesome place for a sit in meal

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Best Afghan naan in Toronto but super expensive

December 23, 2023

Worst experience, time of closing is 9:00pm but the place is empty with no food and naan on Saturday 3 hours b4 closing ,very unprofessional and not clean,their advertisements not true!,

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I came to try out since I saw them in blogTO when I arrived at 830 the girl at the front said they are closed... But in the back the most likely the owner and couple of his best friends 4 to 5 eating as shown on the pictures below while a couple of customers were walking away... Even though on Google maps and on the door it says they close at 9...

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Chicken karahi is chicken cooked in blend tomato paste. However their Naan s are really good and fresh. Thank you for your response, update my reviews.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Amazing food and Naan.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Great customer service. Delicious Chapli Kabob and Naan!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

This place has a variety of delicious types of baked bread which include barbary, sangak and taftoon. They taste best with homemade food. And its freshly baked every day which is amazing! Definitely recommend it! Clean, free parking, helpful customer service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I would really recommend their bread. Its fresh. It is utterly butterly delicious. It fresh from oven and you can literally see them making right infront of you. The biryani is good too. On the whole the price is very affordable too. The only issue with this they dont have dine. They treat their customers with very polite and humble manner.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Guys, your Chapli Kabab are the best in town. I found them better than Bamiyan and Afghan Cuisine. Naans are superb as well. I found the Kabab to be spicy (contrary to being a Pakistani I eat mild). Please let me know if we can request a mild spice level.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

New place tried it a few times different workers give different food 1 time was good 1 time not so good need better receptionist couldn t understand English or answer questions about menu.

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

You have to speak Hindi to be served. Uncomfortable place to dine

December 23, 2023

Kebobs crumble like cookies. Terrible taste

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Served us raw chapli kabab. This is the 2nd time it has happened.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Amazing family business, very friendly and helpful, authentic naan bread , I tried the uzbakey palow and it was really good and it s enough for 2 people.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Best Afghani and Persian bread! They have fresh bread whole day!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Its a nice take out but if you ate going for a Dine in then dont go as they dont have any seating

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The fresh baked bread is amazing! $2/bread. Soft with a little bit of chew. Perfect for nihari/paya. I buy the bread and keep it in freezer AND it is just fresh after putting it in toaster oven for 3mins!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

How good their bread is, is beyond imagination! I m gonna have to go back and try their food for sure. Recommended dishes

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Just I want to say wow!!! Chapli kabab Uzbaki palaw and also bread is the best and also very good costumer service Parking: Good location

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Quality bread, fresh and well-textured.

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Got Karahi chicken, chicken biriyani and Naan. The food was too oily and very basic. No salt no flavour, the biriyani was just oily rice and they billed us for 2 big Naans instead of 1. They gave us 2 big Naans but we didn t need it, it was a lot for us. Okay for a one time try but we won t go again. The food is not even worth 2 stars.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I fell in love with this afghan restaurant. Food is perfect. The size of portions are really good. the guy who brought the food for us was so nice and I asked him if I could have a little of stew.he gave me a bowl of stew . Its a take out restaurants. Try their food and bread. Youre going to love this place

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Great customer service, offers authentic taste of an array of Afghan foods The bread sold here is a Pilar of Afghan culture and has been present for countless centuries in Afghanistan and the rest of Central Asia, it is unfair for some Iranian individuals, to leave unfair and spiteful reviews because they believe sangak bread is exclusive to them. Furthermore the kind of Karahi, Capli kebab etc. you will be served here is the authentic Afghan style which predates the one later on introduced in Peshawar and further popularized in Pakistan. Once again it is unfair and negatively effects an honest business when people are leaving false negative reviews because they believe certain foods to be exclusive to their country.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Best Chapli kabab in GTA but you need to keep the standard same. I first tried that in Jan bought a couple for tasting & ends up arguing at home who will eat it as it was amazing. Your place is about 60km away from my home but I bought plenty back in Feb with same great taste. However the last one we bought on March 8 the taste is not the same more like that of Bamiyan (which is ok but not great). Please keep the original recipe..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The bread here is so fresh and delicious!! Such a hidden gem! And the employee I met was super sweet , I asked if the bread was $2 casually however it was more but because of my error in words he still honored it and wouldnt take more than $2. Thats real good customer service !!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I found the best place to get our desired and the best afghan bread. I will try their dishes nex time Thanks for the best service Food : 5/5

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Fresh and tasty nans

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Best Afghan food and fresh baked Afghan bread . Must try this little hidden gem guys only losers will miss out. Parking: Lots of empty spots to park Kid-friendliness: Family environment

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Amazing bread. We also ordered from the kitchen and I am looking forward to coming back.

December 23, 2023

Every thing is good but was very disappointed when I took the jalaybee box yesterday Monday it was not fresh and very soogeey, this is second time I took it first time was good fresh and crunchy but 2 time not good at all.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

The bread is soooooooo good and so fresh. It s a small store with takeout only. We got the bread with flaxseed and oh my God it is so good. You can also cut it up and freeze it and then pop it in the toaster when you want it. I highly recommend

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Ordered some naan and lamb karahi recently. Naan is clearly their specialty - it was fresh and tasty and many customers had lined up to purchase it which is an attestation to its quality and value. While flavorful, the portion of the lamb karahi was shockingly small for the price especially for the area and a quarter of what I thought was meat was just fat. Theres better value for Afghan food in the plaza alone. In terms of hygiene, its concerning that the person handling cash is also packaging the naan and while I was there I didnt see any use of gloves, handwashing or sanitizer.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

When I say you should try it, you should try it

December 23, 2023

I bought a chicken biriyani today. The rice and chicken was stale and smelly when I opened it at home for dinner. I think they give me left out from yesterday. I had to throw it out in garbage. I bought another rice from the other Afghan restaurant also at same time but it was good and $3 cheaper also. This is my third time (and last too) in mama restaurant but earlier it was good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I cannot believe they have been in town and I missed it. Best bread you can get in the city. Fresh and delicious. They are very friendly too. Thanks for the service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Fresh !!! Clean!! Friendly!! Delicious!!! Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Never seen such a great and fresh foods and breads ,I tried lamb Rosh and Karahi it was amazing . Nice and lovely customer s service smell like a back home . Don forget about Chapali Kabob just amazing

December 23, 2023

Selling some products like Ginseng energy drink over price. Overall they sell everything over price. Poor service and not well trained staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I didn t expect this place have tasty and delicious Halim

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Very kind staff.. Dietary restrictions: Food being cooked in a very clean place by very kind ppl. Food : 5/5 |

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I was there on last Sunday the owner Mr.Rehim was very helpful and politely explain what they serve , the food, and the different roti are very good and highly recommend them. The best Afgan Roti and food served here and a very clean atmosphere . Vegetarian options: Not sure Parking: Not sure Kid-friendliness: Not sure Wheelchair accessibility: Not sure

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

The naans are amazing!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I tried the bread only. Amazing and good price.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

They make fresh naan and karahi. They carry other dishes also which includes qaboli. Its only take out.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Friendly people, good bread

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Best bread and Food in the City . Lamb Rosh , Lamb Karahi and Biryani is amazing. Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Their naans are very tasty.and reasonable price

December 23, 2023

Worst chapli kabab ever I had in my life .I ordered 2 orders of Chapli kabab and waited more then 20 mins thinking I will get a fresh and good food which I ended up throwing in the garbage it was hard as hell and burned couldn t even take the 2nd bite .I wanted to return the rest of chapli kabab but couldn t get a chance to go but I went the next to tell the person the food was awful and made my sister sick he responded back very rudely and said u have to bring me bck the food and show me .I am very disappointed will never buy food from here again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Amazing place amazing stuff.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The fact that they sell other food here is not obvious. Just see bread when you walk in.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great flavours, soft naan, tender meat and kind service. Also the jelebis were fantastic!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Exceptional naans. Friendly staff.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Afghani Swadhisthana food

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

One of the best naan available in town, keep it up Mama Bakery and Karahi

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Boolani is worse: add some quality you are ruining the Afghan foods specialities. I bought their Boolani it had nothing inside it. They fries some Chapati.. I wonder they eat the same at their home. This is Canada just add ingredients and charge is more. Potato is cheap in Canada. Smell: There is body odour and sweaty smells. My suggestion: - shower and wear deodorants - wash your apron and cooking or backing cloths after each shift

December 23, 2023

Got chicken drum for $13.99 plus tax and I get three small pieces of chicken!! Why do you charge this much for not an even half of chicken breast quantity?

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Nice crispy fine bakers. speciality Roti

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Mama bakery has amazing fresh afghan bread. You cant pass by it without stepping inside. They also serve yummy curries and soup. The owner and everyone here are very kind and friendly. I highly recommend going to this family run business!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great Sangak bread, but they dont have it every day, so call and ask. Their barbarry and lavash is great and they have whole wheat options too. Saves me from going all the way to North York for Persian bread.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Food tastes best at all and breads are super amazing just Waw thank you so much for the best service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

quite naans

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

I love it

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Food and bread both are very fresh, amazing taste. Very friendly and excellent customer service . I love to again and again.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Everything is fresh Love it, best and fresh all time

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

I have never taste a delicious bread anywhere else like here. Very clean and organized bakery . The staff are very professional.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

It is the best location for all types of breads and food . It has an excellent service try its delicious bakery breads

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Delicious chapal Kabab with hot Sangak bread Parking: A lot of space for parking Kid-friendliness: Best customer service

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

It has an amazing service and a very funny and nice worker .In addition to this, it bake very delicious breads and other related food please try it. You may not regret what you did.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Mashal Allah I give him 10/10 my family and friends loved and was shocked when they eat five kinds of Naan with different test each one just once test it and my review will be not out off prove Parking: Lots of parking Kid-friendliness: They were so nice and kind with my kids , treats them there long customer

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Best high quality food and bread also they are very nice staff kind and warm , I recommend this place to everyone even i buy my own bread and food from this place traveling all over Richmondhill .

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

The bread here is so delicious and fresh - among the best in the city and the people are really friendly. Im lucky to live so close by!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great place

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Best bread