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Chinese vegetarian restaurant est. since 2004 and is not affiliated with Buddha Bodai on Mulberry St. Offers vegan dim sum until 4pm, plus a wide range of faux meat dishes. Reported uses egg in a few dishes and mango pudding contains dairy. Kitchen stops 9:30pm. Open Mon-Fri 11:00am-9:00pm, Sat-Sun 10:00am-9:00pm.

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5 Mott St, New York City, New York, USA, 10013
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114 Reviews

First Review by A.Z.P.

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Vegan Goddess

Points +118

Vegan

30 Jun 2010

so so - Edit

Food is good but service is BAD. They're rude, bring appetizers after entrees, and lied about ingredients. MUCH better to go to Happy Buddha about 1-2 miles away. But if you want to risk the downsides here, the food is good.

veggiegoth

Points +217

Vegetarian

22 Feb 2010

quite tasty! - Edit

went here with a big group so we ordered a bunch of different things. i ordered the orange "chicken" which was delicious. a few other things i tried were very good as well. there was only 1 or 2 dishes that were not too good.

Fallopia Tuba

Points +47

Vegan

29 Dec 2009

My default Chinese restaurant - Edit

Buddha Bodai has become my default Chinese restaurant; with the unfortunate closing of Vegetarian's Paradise a couple of blocks away, I had to scramble to find another Chinese in Chinatown I liked as well. Buddha Bodai, with its first location in Flushing, opened this location around the time Vegetarian's Paradise closed.

This place serves huge portions of fresh, healthy food. Not everything on the menu is vegan; it's noted on the menu which dishes contain egg. One very important point is that they make all their mock meats on premises and are kosher; they display the Kashruth certification on the wall.

They also display a certificate in which the owner, Kent Zhang, is named an official "Shark Finatic." He's proud of this; one of the specialties of the house is vegan shark fin soup. At a time in which many species of shark are becoming endangered precisely because they've been overfished for their fins, more places should serve vegan shark fin soup.

I've been eating my way down the menu, and have enjoyed most of the dishes. One of my particular favorites is the sauteed watercress with "foo yee" (fermented bean curd) sauce. I also like the taro dishes, such as the taro fish--which is taro molded into a fish shape. They also offer desserts, including vegan cheesecake and ice cream. After the meal, you get a plate of orange slices and a fortune cookie; the cookie, of course, isn't vegan, but I always read my fortune anyway.

Pros: excellent quality, fresh

Taro fish is an entree of seasoned taro paste formed in a mold, sprinkled with pine nuts. Good, flavorful, and filling. at The Original Buddha Bodai - Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant in New York City

Hot pot of vegetables and mock meat garnished with pine nuts, in edible bowl of taro at The Original Buddha Bodai - Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant in New York City

Sesame-crusted seaweed roll with mock meat and vegetables at the core; Chinatown's answer to sushi! Served with a pile of sea vegetables. at The Original Buddha Bodai - Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant in New York City

markc7

Points +99

Vegan

13 Apr 2009

Overwhelming number of choices, great mock meats - Edit

Great place for vegan dim sum. The menu contains far more choices on the menu than the nearby and apparently more popular "Vegetarian Dim Sum House". Tasty mock meat versions of an incredible number of dishes, including shark fin soup and jellyfish, as well as classics like duck and shrimp. Reasonable prices. Highly recommended.

Pros: Selection, Price, Authenticity

condekedar

Points +9851

Vegan

08 Sep 2007

Tasty, simple, filling - Edit

Buddha Bodai has a huge menu with many innovative vegan dishes and some traditional Chinese dishes using mockmeats. I found their garlic-pepper chicken to be filling and tasty, without being oily or heavy. Their walnut shrimp was good, but a bit too sweet for me. Their cheesecake was simple, but great tasting, but their ice cream was too icy, dry and flavorless. On a whole, this is a great restaurant, though.

Pros: Selection, Prices, Taste

Cons: Ice cream

A.Z.P.

Points +638

Vegan

18 Jan 2006

The Best Vege food in the world! - Edit

Incredible vegetarian Cuisine, AND KOSHER TOO! I have fooled countless meat eaters with the "vege-pork". The tastes are explosive and unique and they take your taste buds to another world. The service is friendly and the portions are huge. Their 4 dollar lunch special is the best bargain in NEW YORK! Try the vege lamb casserole, the vege pork, orange chicken or anything else 'cause EVERYTHING IS GOOD!!

Pros: awesome, delicious food, affodable