The food and service were both incredible tonight. My best friend and I are both vegetarians, and we came with a friend who is gluten-free. The gluten-free menu has a lot of options, and we all happily shared a delicious gluten-free meal together (we ordered a soup to share, and we shared two entrees). Also, we were able to easily sit and take our time eating and talking. We were not rushed in any way, and the ambient noise in the restaurant is low, making it easy to have great conversation. I honestly cannot recommend this place enough, and I can’t wait to make a return visit!
Emily Crampton-Adiguzel
+5
Oh wow! Great sushi!! Probably the best I've tasted in New York (visiting from England) and a really great price too!. If you're in the China town area - this place has got to be on your list to visit! Try the Spring roll sushi & the Lovely sushi. We had a beef dish too that was amazing!
I have been eating dim sum in Chinatown for years and I only recently found this gem.
Now, I won’t eat dim sum anywhere else but here!
Very Good food..specially the Vegetarian Lemon Chicken...sooo good!!! The staff were very friendly and did accommodate our expectations...I will recommend this place to All my friends.
Incredible! I can't wait to go back. It was wonderful to have delicious, vegan Chinese food. Five stars isn't enough!
I'm not vegan and HIGHLY recommend the dim sum menu. My friend and I go on bank holidays and it is our favorite tradition.
Katherine Kusuma Donnelly-Anderson
+5
One of the best Chinese restaurants in North America! Truly the most delicious Chinese food I've had outside of China. I can't eat anywhere else now. Service was great. Every dish was excellent. Don't miss it!
My family and I love this place. I have been going here since the late 1990s. If you're into well made vegan food, are a kosher eater, or are a bit adventurous you'll enjoy it. And the prices are very reasonable.
My family and I went on a recommendation from a friend and we're not disappointed. We are not vegetarians but love every bite of their food. If we had one in Florida where we lived we would go there all the time
One of my favorite restaurants! I try to make it there as much as possible. Service is friendly and food is excellent!!!
A favorite stop for ours anytime we are in NYC! The BEST vegan Chinese food!!
Most creative and well done vegetarian food in NY, also super affordable!!
A must visit hole in the wall in NYC. If you stumble through Chinatown and get hungry, stumble this way!
Best Chinese vegetarian in the city. Decent prices. Great service. Historic location. Highly recommended.
This place is amazing! If you're in NYC go here you won't regret it.
Lots of delicious options for dim sum. There were so many choices! People here are very nice as well. Generally, I think 3-4 dim sum dishes here per person will fill you up. I loved the Buddha bean curd roll, steamed meat ball, and the beech mushroom rice roll. The fried sticky rice was good but needed a tiny bit more salt. I would order it again. I didn't care for the ribs since the meatballs are much better. My husband had the shrimp dumplings. Definitely recommend to any vegetarian! Will return
Beautiful place in Chinatown! Great vegetarian restaurant with plenty of options. We eat meat so we’re curious on how it would taste but it was phenomenal! Had the bbq beef steamed buns and Singapore thin spicy noodles. Both were fantastic. They serve hot tea as soon as you sit which is awesome on a nice cold day.
Vegetarian food can be so amazing, and at Buddha Bodai I was able to have some of the best vegetarian dim sum I've had so far. The food was so flavorful and the texture of the dumplings were simply perfect. I went family who were not vegetarian, and while at first they did not have high expectations, they were just completely blown away!
wow! the vegetarian options are amazing! you can’t even tell it’s not real meat! the servers don’t speak that well of english and it took about 1/2 an hour to get our food though, but definitely a great meat alternative place!
We order Singapore style noodles, spinach rice rolls, and “fish” curry. Everything was delicious; however I really recommend the rice rolls. The spinach rice roll was the best and is usually hard to find at an all veg place. Next time I go I would totally just order rice rolls and dumplings :)
Bustling restaurant serving vegan (and Kosher) Chinese food in Chinatown. The environment was casual, service was friendly and efficient. When seated they give you a pot of tea which was great. They have a dim sum menu, extensive menu of Chinese staples, lunch specials, etc. Ordered the BBQ and Spinach dim sums, and 2 lunch specials - chicken fried rice and general tsos chicken. The dim sum was tasty, the general tsos was crunchy and delicious. Meal was filling. Coming here was a cool experience, enjoyed our time here
Fully vegan dishes, many of the Asian classics and a decent dim sum list. It's not mindblowing Asian food but very, very solid and satisfying - and you can't beat the price in NYC! Weekday lunch specials for under 10 bucks with great portion size. Just the right spot for vegans visiting NYC who don't want to go broke :D
Enjoying vegetarian Dim-Sum for the first time, it's difficult to compare it but to non-vegetarian Dim-Sum venues. What stood out the most at Buddha Bodai was the impressive array of vegetarian Dim-Sum options. It's evident that the restaurant went to great lengths to craft a vegetarian alternative to nearly every conceivable Dim-Sum dish, and they achieved this marvelously. While the dumpling skins and bao texture were average, the flavors overall were delightful, offering a wholesome and healthy alternative to the traditional meat and seafood-based Dim-Sum dishes. We left with our taste buds satisfied and are eager to return for another experience.
Got the soup dumplings. The dough was immaculate and amazing value. Green tea was great too. Highly recommend
Great variety and affordable prices! Packed with people but like most Chinatow n spots seating is fairly quick and super efficient. Definitely want to go back and try their lunch special! LOVED the cumin veg chicken
Food was excellent, especially the orange chicken and bbq meat special fried rice. Comes with complimentary tea which was nice touch. Service could have been improved but overall well worth a visit, absolutely delicious vegan Chinese food 😊
This is my go to restaurant for dietary diverse guests since they have it all. I strongly recommend the BBQ meat, it’s their best meat substitute on the menu.
They updated several things, removed the outside seating and re-did the menus to include pictures.
If this location is full, there is a second location 600ft away on Mulberry, but that location lacks swag and is much darker/dingier.
VEGAN AND GLUTEN FREE OPTIONS
Food was good, but not exceptional. We got the ‘chicken’ fried rice and the mushrooms with black bean sauce. The fried rice was good, but not spicy (we asked for very spicy).
The man at the front desk insists on the full party being there before seating, even if it’s for 2 people and there are empty tables -_- Honestly just a mean move to inconvenience patrons.
Note that dimsum is only served until 4pm.
The menu is so diverse and there are so many options. My favorite was the duck and stuffed bread (I believe it was in the appetizer section).
I also ordered the ribs in black bean sauce and was really disappointed. The texture was weird and flavor bland.
The tea is amazing!
Aside from the ribs that I described earlier, I loved everything, and definitely recommend it.
It's pricey for dinner. Lunchtime is cheaper.
Excellent!!! Used to go to vegetarian dumpling house for years because a friend of mine prefers the food there but honestly. Feel BB is cleaner and more pleasant all around. The food was great and well received by my 4 German guests- none of them vegan or vegetarian. 😂😂 both kids were convinced the vegan meat was a total scam and we were instead given real meat! We came for dim sum as this was on their to do list and they absolutely loved it!!! Awesome times!
My favorite vegetarian restaurant in NYC! I hadn't been back in a few years but was happy to find everything just as amazing. Staff is friendly and helpful while food is affordable and delicious. These dishes are unique in that many of them are near impossible to find with vegetarian alternatives. They are also Kosher! I took my order to go this time but if you dine in, they serve you a fresh pot of tea included with dining in (so FREE). 10/10 place to visit!
Dim Sum with friends - great time & good food. Loved everything - most surprising was the tripe & best BBQ & least favorite was fried oysters … too much breading.
This is a vegetarian Chinese cuisine. Food is delicious. Service is excellent.
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