Buddakan

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Based on 3 reviews

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Cuisine: Asian Price: Expensive

  • Hours: Sun-Wed, 5pm-12am; Thu-Sat, 5pm-1am
  • Public Transit and Parking: Street parking - Hopstop
  • Reservations: Highly Recommended
  • Payment Options: MasterCard, Visa, American Express
  • Dress: Stylish Casual
  • Noise: Low to Moderate
  • Seats: 275
  • Key People: Executive Chef - Lon Symensma; Pastry Chef - Daniel Skurnick; Owners - Stephen Starr
  • Year Opened: 2006
  • Awards and Accolades: Wine Spectator Magazine Award of Excellence

Critic Reviews

The New York Times star star Critic's Pick 05/03/06

The real surprise is how good many of Buddakan's alternately faithful and fanciful interpretations of [Chinese cuisine] are. - Frank Bruni

New York Magazine  

Three stars for food, one and a half for atmosphere. Also, we wonder what kind of bridge-and-tunnel madhouse the place will be six months from now. - Adam Platt

Time Out New York Critic's Pick  

This stunning, 16,000-square-foot theme park of a space from Philly-based restaurateur Stephen Starr has become a food-fan favorite. After entering, you pass a...

Savory Member Reviews

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Kimberli M.
55 Reviews

Food Rating star star star star
Service Rating star star star star star Posted on 03/30/08
I live a third of each year in China. I know Chinese food. I am quite impressed with the ingredients used here and how they changed them up a bit to make the dishes modern. Hot pot Chicken, beef, pork buns, cauliflower -- heck, all of the veggie sides were great! Fish! All of it! YUM! I reccomend going with a GROUP and ordering as many dishes as you see fit. I'll be back!!!
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Payal S.
2 Reviews

Food Rating star star star
Service Rating star star star Posted on 07/13/08
Good food for a mega place like this. Service also quite good. Definately will go back
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Ashleigh C.
70 Reviews

Food Rating star star star star
Service Rating star star Posted on 09/07/09
impressive interior design, some really interesting flavor combinations!