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Buddha Bodai

Asian, Chinese, Buddhist

5 Mott St (at Worth St)
Lower East Side , New York, NY, 10013 United States

Almost entirely vegan, great Chinese with cheap lunch specials, a large dim-sum menu, big portions, tasty food, and friendly service. It's common to see Hassidic jews right next to Buddhist monks at this place.

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  • Phone:(212) 566-8388
  • Email:info@chinatownvegetarian.com
  • Fax:212-566-1717
  • HoursMon-Sun: 10am-10pm
  •   Closed, but opens soon...check hours!!

This restaurant [ closed? / I went here recently ]
Existence last confirmed: 11 days ago

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Food
vegetarian-friendly vegan-friendly vegetarian vegan
fish alcohol kosher halal
Venue
expensive fancy takeout delivery
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Dan Friedman - January 10, 2008 at 11:21 am

Since I live in Chinatown, I go here pretty often. It is the cleanest and friendliest of the Chinese vegetarian restaurants down here in this neighborhood and they have both a large menu filled with almost entirely vegan selections, but also a dim-sum menu where you can check off whichever small items you'd like and sample a lot of different things in one meal. At lunch time there is also a lunch special menu available which will usually consist of ... more

Yelp Reviews for Buddha Bodai
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Tri L. - September 02, 2010

Currently my favorite vegetarian restaurant anywhere. What else more can I say? My family and I always drop by here whenever we visit Chinatown. The dim... read more

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Liz S. - August 21, 2010

Buddha Bodai's Dim Sum seems like a hit or miss deal with their items. I've tried their Dumpling Cantinese Style, Pan Fried Turnip Cake, Fried Green Pepper... read more

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Doron B. - August 15, 2010

Not great. Trying to emulate meat by vegetarian dishes is not a winning formula. There are plenty of delicious veggie dishes so there is no need to go for... read more

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