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Mom’s Special Cooking is a family-owned Burmese restaurant in Austin, TX, serving authentic Burmese food, Tea Leaf Salad, Mohinga, Burmese noodle dishes, Falooda, and comforting home-style meals made with Mom’s care.

Some dishes are easy to order any day. These two aren’t.They’re the kind of dishes you might go looking for and still ha...
09/04/2026

Some dishes are easy to order any day. These two aren’t.
They’re the kind of dishes you might go looking for and still have trouble finding. And even at Mom’s, they only show up once in a while.

This weekend, September 5–6, Mom is making ဝက်ခေါင်းသုပ် (Pork Head Salad).
The pork head is tender with a little chew, tossed with crisp vegetables and Mom’s sour dressing.
You get the richness of the pork first, then that sharp sourness comes through and makes your mouth water. The fresh crunch cuts right through it, so the bite never feels too heavy. You finish one bite and already want another.

If you want noodles with it, Mom is also making ဝက်ခေါင်းကြာဇံသုပ်( Pork Head with Rice Noodle Salad).
The soft rice noodles soak up all that sour dressing, then you catch a tender piece of pork and a fresh crunch in the same forkful. It’s soft, juicy, a little chewy, and full of that bright sour flavor that keeps you going back for more.

These are the kinds of dishes we grew up eating in Myanmar.
Mom makes them here the same way we know them back home.
And because they’re not part of our regular menu, once this weekend is over, they’re gone again.

Saturday & Sunday only • September 5–6
📍 Mom’s Special Cooking
948 Payton Gin Rd, Austin, TX 78758

The best bite on this plate might actually be the rice underneath.By the time you get to it, all that thick gravy has so...
09/03/2026

The best bite on this plate might actually be the rice underneath.
By the time you get to it, all that thick gravy has soaked into the rice.
So every spoonful is warm, soft, savory, with just a little smoky flavor.

Get a piece of meat, some fried egg, and a little crunch from the vegetables in the same bite and… that’s the bite.
Soft, saucy, rich, a little smoky.
In Yangon, we call this Yangon Rice Stew (ရန်ကုန်ထမင်းပေါင်း).

It’s one of those warm, filling comfort foods a lot of us grew up eating in Myanmar.
And you can order yours with beef, chicken, pork, or seafood.
Mom just cooks it the way we know it back home.
The way we actually eat it in Myanmar. 🇲🇲
Never had Burmese food before?
This is a pretty good place to start.

📍 Mom’s Special Cooking
948 Payton Gin Rd, Austin, TX 78758

Your comfort food might be a burger. Ours looks like this.A hot bowl of savory fish broth with rice noodles, egg, and cr...
09/02/2026

Your comfort food might be a burger.
Ours looks like this.

A hot bowl of savory fish broth with rice noodles, egg, and crispy fritters slowly soaking everything up.
We call it မုန့်ဟင်းခါး, Mohinga.

Or soft noodles in a lighter broth, with a little tang, a little nuttiness, and crunchy toppings in between.
That’s ရှမ်းခေါက်ဆွဲအရည်, Shan Noodle Soup.

And sometimes comfort is just hot rice with rich gravy, tender meat, vegetables, and egg all mixed together in one plate.
We call that ရန်ကုန်ထမင်းပေါင်း, Yangon Rice Stew.

Different dishes, but they all give us the same feeling.
Food that tastes like home.
This is the kind of comfort food we grew up eating in Myanmar, and Mom still cooks it here the same way. ❤️
📍 Mom’s Special Cooking
948 Payton Gin Rd, Austin, TX 78758

You know pho. You know ramen. But do you know Shan noodles? 🍜This is Shan Noodle Soup, ရှမ်းခေါက်ဆွဲ.The first spoonful ...
08/31/2026

You know pho. You know ramen. But do you know Shan noodles? 🍜
This is Shan Noodle Soup, ရှမ်းခေါက်ဆွဲ.

The first spoonful is light and savory.
Then the soft noodles come through, warm and smooth, soaking up all that flavor.
You get the roasted nuttiness from the peanuts, the freshness of the herbs, and a little tang that wakes up the whole bowl.

It’s not the kind of soup that feels heavy.
It’s the kind that feels warm going down, easy to keep eating, and somehow makes you want just one more spoonful every time.
Comforting.
Fragrant.
A little nutty.
A little bright.
Simple, but full of flavor.

And at Mom’s, this is exactly how we want to share Burmese food.
We cook them the way we know them from home.
So when you order Shan Noodle Soup here, you’re tasting a bowl the way we actually eat it in Myanmar.

Real Burmese flavor, served right here in Austin.
📍 Mom’s Special Cooking
948 Payton Gin Rd, Austin, TX 78758

08/30/2026

Not the Malar you’re expecting 👀

Not too spicy. Not numbing. Just rich, savory flavor from Mom’s homemade Malar paste.

Send this to your Malar person 🌶️
Then come try Mom’s version in Austin.

📍 948 Payton Gin Rd, Austin, TX 78758

08/28/2026

A little taste of Burma, right here in Austin. 🇲🇲❤️
See something you’d order? Come find your favorite at Mom’s.

📍 948 Payton Gin Rd, Austin, TX 78758

You probably won’t see these two on most Asian restaurant menus in Austin.And that’s exactly why we made them this week’...
08/27/2026

You probably won’t see these two on most Asian restaurant menus in Austin.
And that’s exactly why we made them this week’s special.
This week at Mom’s, we have
Tempura shrimp with bean sprouts and salad (ပုဇွန်ခွက်ကြော်သုပ်) and
Mont let saung (မုန့်လက်ဆောင်း).

Tempura shrimp with bean sprouts and salad (ပုဇွန်ခွက်ကြော်သုပ်) starts with crispy shrimp fritters, then we toss everything together Burmese salad style. It’s crunchy, savory, tangy, and honestly the kind of thing you keep going back for another bite of.

And after that, Mont let saung (မုန့်လက်ဆောင်း).
Cold, sweet, refreshing, and so good after something crispy and savory, especially with this Austin heat.
These are the kinds of foods that remind us of home.

Mom still makes them here the same way she would back in Myanmar.
So if you’ve been curious about Burmese food, this might be a good weekend to come try something you probably haven’t had before.
Both are only here as this week’s special, so come get them while we have them.

Available this Saturday, August 29 & Sunday, August 30 only.
Come try them while we have them.
📍 Mom’s Special Cooking
948 Payton Gin Rd, Austin, TX 78758

This might be the most fun way to survive Austin heat. 🧊Cold shaved ice, chewy jelly, sweet beans, fruity bites, and roa...
08/26/2026

This might be the most fun way to survive Austin heat. 🧊
Cold shaved ice, chewy jelly, sweet beans, fruity bites, and roasted peanuts all mixed into one bowl.
It’s called ရေခဲသုပ် ( Rainbow Ice).

The first spoonful is freezing cold and sweet. Then you hit something soft and chewy. Then a fruity little bite. Then the roasted peanuts come in with that salty, nutty crunch.

Mix everything together and the ice starts melting into all that sweetness underneath.
One spoonful is icy.
The next is chewy.
Then creamy.
Then crunchy.

You almost never get the exact same bite twice.
And this isn’t something we changed to make it feel more familiar.
This is ရေခဲသုပ် the way we actually eat it in Myanmar.

That’s how we do Burmese food at Mom’s. We make it the way we grew up eating it.
Honestly, this is the kind of dessert you order for the table and everyone ends up stealing a spoonful.

If Austin is going to stay this hot, you might as well cool down the Burmese way. 🧊

📍 Mom’s Special Cooking
948 Payton Gin Rd, Austin, TX 78758

This is why one bowl of Burmese noodles can feel like five things at once. 🇲🇲That’s exactly what makes Nan Gyi Thoke နန်...
08/25/2026

This is why one bowl of Burmese noodles can feel like five things at once. 🇲🇲
That’s exactly what makes Nan Gyi Thoke နန်းကြီးသုပ် so satisfying.

The rice noodles are soft and chewy, coated in rich chicken curry so every bite feels warm, savory, and saucy.
Then you get tender chicken and creamy egg.
And right when everything feels soft and rich, that crispy crunch on top changes the whole bite.
Chewy. Saucy. Tender. Creamy. Crispy.
Five textures in one forkful.

If you grew up in Myanmar, this probably already sounds familiar.
Because Nan Gyi Thoke isn’t something we created to make Burmese food interesting for people here.
It’s something we already grew up eating.

And at Mom’s, we’re not trying to make Burmese food taste more familiar.
We want you to taste why we love it the way it already is.

If you’ve never had Burmese food before, let this be your first Nan Gyi Thoke. ❤️
📍 Mom’s Special Cooking
948 Payton Gin Rd, Austin, TX 78758

School is back, and we already know what happens next.Everyone’s hungry. Nobody knows what they want for dinner. 😅So thi...
08/24/2026

School is back, and we already know what happens next.
Everyone’s hungry. Nobody knows what they want for dinner. 😅
So this week, come let Mom cook.

If Burmese food is new to your family, even better. We make it the same way we grew up eating it in Myanmar. We don’t change the flavors just because we’re serving it in Austin.
Just real Burmese food, the way we know it from home. ❤️

And for Back to School week, we’re adding a little treat.
📚 August 24 through August 27
Spend $30 or more and get a FREE Burmese Fried Tofu.

Crispy on the outside, warm and soft inside, and very different from the tofu you might be picturing.
Give the usual dinner rotation a night off and come try something new with the family.

📍 Mom’s Special Cooking
948 Payton Gin Rd, Austin, TX 78758

Address

948 Payton Gin Road
Austin, TX
78758

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 3pm
4pm - 9pm
Tuesday 11am - 3pm
4pm - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 3pm
4pm - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 3pm
4pm - 9pm
Friday 11am - 3pm
4pm - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 3pm
4pm - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 3pm
4pm - 9pm

Telephone

+17372029719

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