I've been here maybe a dozen times and every time the BBQ Pork is just perfection. Highly recommend with fried rice
ChiaraConTorta
I absolutely loved this place! The food is great (sooo delicious), the place is very nice and prices are good considering the rest of places in NYC. If you are vegan and you are in Chinatown, this place is a must!
Yunjia L.
What can I say Buddha Bodhi never f**king miss!!! Try everything there's truly nothing that's not incredibly delicious. I've come here with small groups and large groups and it's always a crowd pleaser. Especially recommended all porridges and the szechuan (vegan) beef! They have a fair amount of gluten options, my friend has celiacs (highly sensitive) and when she ate here there were a decent selection for her and she felt fine afterwards. Service staff was also very attentive and compassionate when we asked about their gluten free menu. A blessing to have good vegan Chinese food in NY to appreciate anytime I want!
Vickie Talvola
It's a really nice experience here being able to order from an all-vegetarian/mostly-vegan menu. The food was overall good but a bit inconsistent. The specific dishes we ordered:Sweet sesame rice balls: quite good, crispy on the outside and chewy and tasty insideSteamed BBQ buns: I thought there wasn't enough meat relative to the bread, and the meat itself was fine but a bit bland.Turnip cakes: Flavor was good, but there was something a little odd and chalky about the textureSoup dumplings: really good, my favorite dish we ordered. The filling had a pleasant savory flavor with lots of fake meat.
Krystle Church
Great Gluten Free Dim Sum! I have never had this muh choice and felt safe eating. The menu is clearly marked and the food was good. Only thing is the beef rice wrap was ordered gfbut came out with gluten sauce. Luckily I caught it and they fixed it so just be sure to check anything that you order marked 'can be gf without sauce' doest get mixed up with a normal order.Dietary restrictions: Gluten Free vegetarian options are plenty
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
Justin Gaumont
extremely welcoming staff, generous portions for the price, amazing vegetarian substitutes, and a homey yet open/modern ambiance. free tea and fun desserts!Dietary restrictions: everything is vegetarian and they have a dedicated gluten free menu
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steamed Taro Dumplings, Soy Sauce Noodle Hong Kong Style, Cake, Dim Sum, Veg Meat, Fried Bean Curd Roll, Pan-Fried Dumplings 鍋貼
Sonali P.
We were impressed by the quantity of food we received. However, we felt the flavor of some dishes was lacking. We were excited to try the vegetarian chicken but didn't love the flavors of the dish or the texture of the chicken. Would go again to try other items!
Lucia T
Really missed dimsum since becoming vegan, the options were amazing, especially recommended the stuffed fried eggplant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Genna W.
BUDDHA BODAI IS MY FAVE! I bring my office colleagues here every year for Lunar New Year. We're about 25-30 people (many who enthusiastically come every year), and I'm usually the only vegan/vegetarian. Everyone has a blast, and I always receive comments from some that they never knew vegetarian food could be so delicious. I prearrange all the ordering, and am asked for those details so my colleagues can take their families and friends. Lawrence, the manager, is terrific and always helpful. The atmosphere is bright and clean. The portions are generous, but not over the top, and I love it that they encourage diners to take doggie bags. Buddha Bodai is the best!
D
Food was good. Wish the environment was a bit more cozy, classy, romantic, aka better lighting or decorations would go a long way to stand out from cheaper options in Chinatown.
A place that sells itself as vegetarian, but then you see the menu and no. I was having a hard time understanding what I could eat as a vegan and what I couldn't, but with such an extensive menu anyone understands something, so we asked an older man who was a waiter, but he didn't know anything and told us that the chicken was chicken. We ordered what we could after getting overwhelmed in a period of 4 minutes asking each other five times if we had already decided. They brought us the bill without asking for it and when I asked the man for the ticket he got upset, plus he didn't want to give us the 10% discount for paying in cash, so we left without leaving a tip because they didn't deserve it.It is not true that everything is vegetarian, my boyfriend ate rice with pork and vegetables.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Celeste Gonzalez
Everything you read in the reviews is true! SUCH amazing food I can’t even.Highly recommend the Sesame orange chicken. Best veggie chicken i’ve ever had. Lots of vegan
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Orange Chicken
נעם בר ניב
The food is full of oil and soy. The tofu is not good at all. not
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Mike Hong
Terrible service.... Waiters had obvious preference for white customers and would not serve our table even when we tried waving at them. A guy who's not a server (a guy wearing a Yankees cap -- seems like he might be the delivery person or a manager?) thankfully took our orders... While we were there, a few white customers came in and received service immediately...We still left a 20+% tip mostly to thank the guy who noticed the waiters didn't stop at our table... But obviously we will not visit again...
I've been here maybe a dozen times and every time the BBQ Pork is just perfection. Highly recommend with fried rice
I absolutely loved this place! The food is great (sooo delicious), the place is very nice and prices are good considering the rest of places in NYC. If you are vegan and you are in Chinatown, this place is a must!
What can I say Buddha Bodhi never f**king miss!!! Try everything there's truly nothing that's not incredibly delicious. I've come here with small groups and large groups and it's always a crowd pleaser. Especially recommended all porridges and the szechuan (vegan) beef! They have a fair amount of gluten options, my friend has celiacs (highly sensitive) and when she ate here there were a decent selection for her and she felt fine afterwards. Service staff was also very attentive and compassionate when we asked about their gluten free menu. A blessing to have good vegan Chinese food in NY to appreciate anytime I want!
It's a really nice experience here being able to order from an all-vegetarian/mostly-vegan menu. The food was overall good but a bit inconsistent. The specific dishes we ordered:Sweet sesame rice balls: quite good, crispy on the outside and chewy and tasty insideSteamed BBQ buns: I thought there wasn't enough meat relative to the bread, and the meat itself was fine but a bit bland.Turnip cakes: Flavor was good, but there was something a little odd and chalky about the textureSoup dumplings: really good, my favorite dish we ordered. The filling had a pleasant savory flavor with lots of fake meat.
Great Gluten Free Dim Sum! I have never had this muh choice and felt safe eating. The menu is clearly marked and the food was good. Only thing is the beef rice wrap was ordered gfbut came out with gluten sauce. Luckily I caught it and they fixed it so just be sure to check anything that you order marked 'can be gf without sauce' doest get mixed up with a normal order.Dietary restrictions: Gluten Free vegetarian options are plenty
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
extremely welcoming staff, generous portions for the price, amazing vegetarian substitutes, and a homey yet open/modern ambiance. free tea and fun desserts!Dietary restrictions: everything is vegetarian and they have a dedicated gluten free menu
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steamed Taro Dumplings, Soy Sauce Noodle Hong Kong Style, Cake, Dim Sum, Veg Meat, Fried Bean Curd Roll, Pan-Fried Dumplings 鍋貼
We were impressed by the quantity of food we received. However, we felt the flavor of some dishes was lacking. We were excited to try the vegetarian chicken but didn't love the flavors of the dish or the texture of the chicken. Would go again to try other items!
Really missed dimsum since becoming vegan, the options were amazing, especially recommended the stuffed fried eggplant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
BUDDHA BODAI IS MY FAVE! I bring my office colleagues here every year for Lunar New Year. We're about 25-30 people (many who enthusiastically come every year), and I'm usually the only vegan/vegetarian. Everyone has a blast, and I always receive comments from some that they never knew vegetarian food could be so delicious. I prearrange all the ordering, and am asked for those details so my colleagues can take their families and friends. Lawrence, the manager, is terrific and always helpful. The atmosphere is bright and clean. The portions are generous, but not over the top, and I love it that they encourage diners to take doggie bags. Buddha Bodai is the best!
Food was good. Wish the environment was a bit more cozy, classy, romantic, aka better lighting or decorations would go a long way to stand out from cheaper options in Chinatown.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
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A place that sells itself as vegetarian, but then you see the menu and no. I was having a hard time understanding what I could eat as a vegan and what I couldn't, but with such an extensive menu anyone understands something, so we asked an older man who was a waiter, but he didn't know anything and told us that the chicken was chicken. We ordered what we could after getting overwhelmed in a period of 4 minutes asking each other five times if we had already decided. They brought us the bill without asking for it and when I asked the man for the ticket he got upset, plus he didn't want to give us the 10% discount for paying in cash, so we left without leaving a tip because they didn't deserve it.It is not true that everything is vegetarian, my boyfriend ate rice with pork and vegetables.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Everything you read in the reviews is true! SUCH amazing food I can’t even.Highly recommend the Sesame orange chicken. Best veggie chicken i’ve ever had. Lots of vegan
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Orange Chicken
The food is full of oil and soy. The tofu is not good at all. not
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Terrible service.... Waiters had obvious preference for white customers and would not serve our table even when we tried waving at them. A guy who's not a server (a guy wearing a Yankees cap -- seems like he might be the delivery person or a manager?) thankfully took our orders... While we were there, a few white customers came in and received service immediately...We still left a 20+% tip mostly to thank the guy who noticed the waiters didn't stop at our table... But obviously we will not visit again...
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Very delicious food. Would come back again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4