Vegan
Chinese
Delivery
Take-out
Asian
Catering
Kosher

Chinese food menu with dim sum and a variety of vegetable dishes and faux meat. Previously named Buddha Bodai. Reported fully vegan July 2023. NOTE: Please verify if still fully vegan. Open Mon-Thu 10:30am-10:30pm, Fri 10:30am-11:00pm, Sat-Sun 10:30am-10:30pm.


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256 Reviews

First Review by steveveg

nhoang

Points +84

Vegan
05 Apr 2022

might be the perfect restaurant

if i lived in nyc, i would eat here every day. i was so happy to see some of my favorite childhood dishes veganized! they even have dim sum!

the food was delicious, the staff was extremely friendly, and the restaurant was tidy ☺️ the food was affordable too; make sure to look at the lunch specials!

Updated from previous review on 2022-04-05

Pros: Kind and helpful staff, Inexpensive food, also came out quickly, So many options

lilymarlow

Points +40

Vegan
21 Mar 2022

A Christmas classic

I really like this place and used to go regularly for Christmas. A but pricey but they have a great lunch special.

Updated from previous review on 2022-03-11

JohnKeith

Points +145

Vegan
17 Feb 2022

Just the best of the best

The food is great, the prices are reasonable, the service is fast and friendly. Bonnie has served us and always points out the things we should try. We love this place.

Pros: Great food., Friendly service., Huge menu, all vegan/

Cons: Not a thing.

AnnieBirchall

Points +28

Vegan
29 Jan 2022

Yummmm

Brilliant service, delicious vegan food. If you are dining alone, be prepared to take leftovers home as the portions are huge!!

FridaLevi

Points +463

Vegan
28 Jan 2022

Vegan Chinese food - that‘s rare

Went here twice in an only 2 days stay
Try the pan fried dumplings 🤤

Updated from previous review on 2022-01-28

Pros: Vegan Laksa - where can you find this?, Great dim sum, Authentic

YasminBehar

Points +1220

Vegan
03 Jan 2022

One of my faves

I have been here a handful of times throughout the years. Their general tsos is insane! I always come for the lunch special

MariaAntoniaVegana

Points +20

Fruitarian
22 Dec 2021

Great food; glad they’re here

I loved the seaweed sesame rolls, the pan fried dumplings, and the chicken lomein

Pros: Lots of vegan and gluten free options

janetgottlieb

Points +280

Vegan
15 Dec 2021

Vegan dim sum

Don't miss the "BBQ meat" seitan or the durian pastry.

Pros: Unique dim sum, Delightful staff

lime.skyblue

Points +576

Vegan
08 Nov 2021

Exquisite Vegan Dim Sum (Chinese Brunch).

I had the pleasure of ordering 8 Dim Sum dishes for my birthday last month, and the food experience was amazing.

The turnip cakes, "shrimp" rice rolls, and steamed vegan meat buns were my favorite.

Bodhi Kosher does a great job of retaining the flavors from non-vegan dim sum dishes.

MHC48

Points +207

Vegan
22 Oct 2021

Still love it

My favorite quick meal in NYC

Pros: Delicious, Varied

TylerRoberts

Points +357

Vegan
12 Oct 2021

Incredible

Lunch specials were a great value, and extremely good. Sesame chicken was our favorite.

BlakeRoberts

Points +28

Vegan
12 Oct 2021

Best of my life

Literally…so good. Sesame chicken with rice. Wish I lived here and could get this all the time!

50%Dakini

Points +860

Vegan
01 Sep 2021

One of the best meals of my life!

Truly superb food, with attention paid to balance of flavors, mouth feel, and ingredients. Wonderful selection of items; it's very difficult to decide what to choose!

LisaSpykers

Points +10053

Vegan
22 Aug 2021

Excellent Chinese food!

This place is great! On our travels, we've found good Chinese food can be hard to find, and my partner isn't usually excited by it, but he loved it here. The fried taro balls, Szechuan beef, shrimp dumplings, laksa, Hong Kong noodles and General Tso's chicken were all tasty and not bogged down in oil. Our non-vegan friend was impressed too. The server was really friendly and funny too. Will definitely be back!

VeganCatMomma

Points +687

Vegan
02 Aug 2021

Perfect for my anniversary!

Went here with my boyfriend for our anniversary! It's his new favorite vegan restaurant of all time! He got the portabella with black pepper sauce. He devoured tons of dumplings and enjoyed himself a lot! I ordered the general tso chickun and had a little bit of the dumplings AND HOLY this place is heaven on earth! You gotta try it! (Just make sure you have a reservation because this place gets packed)

csailor

Points +978

Vegan
05 Jun 2021

very good!

I ordered lo mein (homemade noodles- yummm) veg fried rice (very good) some various dim sum that was tasty, and the star of the show which was the bbq "meat" which had an incredible flavor.

KitMcGrath

Points +270

Vegan
24 May 2021

Quintessential Chinatown

I adore this place. There are so many delicious options for a very low price-point, and I also love it for the people-watching. It’s a veggie NYC staple.

veganAroundTheWorld

Points +79

Vegan
17 May 2021

so good!

it was really delicious and there was something for everyone!

OskarKappland

Points +830

Vegan
10 Mar 2021

Amazing for lunch!

Flavors are great and you can’t get better value for money in NYC with their lunch special! $7.50 for a huge portion with lots of rice an appetizer😱

ClintSevilla

Points +110

Vegan
04 Mar 2021

The best Vegan Chinese Food

They are great. Being a vegan you know how to order vegan Chinese, but this restaurant makes all the dishes the way you remember it before you went vegan. The chefs at this restaurant know what they are doing. The food is tasty, plated well, and all at a great price. I keep on forgetting to take pictures because I am too busy eating.

Go here! You won’t regret it. Every dish I have tried has been great. I don’t think you can go wrong by ordering something random on the menu.

Pros: Big portions , Great prices , Fast and friendly service

VinnieRodriguez

Points +360

Vegan
15 Jan 2021

Best budget price food in New York

I’ve been to a lot of hipster uptight pricey vegan restaurants in the city but this one tops them all for quality over price. It was incredible to see so many cheap items on the menu fir only $5. What’s crazy is how filling the dim sum items are. I ordered medium and it was too filling for me, but goodness it was so tasty. It’s deceiving because the portion sizes are so small but they are nutrient packed and condensed. I felt good after eating the food too, almost as if my body knows that good nutrients are going in my body. The food is simple unintimidating and there’s an incredible variety it’s wild. Try the tofu cheesecake it’s amazing. Their seaweed sesame rolls are a filling yummy healthful appetizer definitely not to eat alone (for a group of three). I loved the Taro and Cantonese dumplings. Oh and you will get the traditional fortune cookie too

Pros: Super Cheap, Filling, Nutritious

Cons: None

Levisthe

Points +102

Vegetarian
10 Dec 2020

Legendary

This place is legendary and should sit on the Mt. Rushmore of NYC vegan spots. One look at the Chinese-Hebrew-English menu and you’ll be sold

Michaela2

Points +20

Vegan
16 Aug 2020

Yum

Fantastic Chinese food!!

sunniemoon

Points +22

Vegan
25 Jul 2020

Best sushi in NYC

Went with a bunch of non-vegan friends and everyone was blown away. We all ate family style and got to try a bunch of different items off the menu. EVERYTHING was delicious, but the most memorable part of my meal was the sushi. There was mock tuna and salmon that was so realistic it was a little scary. Dreaming of going back there again sometime soon...

Pros: Deadass the BEST food I’ve had in a long time

Cons: Sushi takes a long time to prepare , Couldn’t order sushi once bc it was backed up

Vegancouple11

Points +95

Vegan
23 Jul 2020

Super good food for lunch and dinner

Highly recommend coming here for the killer dishes and friendly staff!

Pros: Large menu, Mock meat is similar to real meat, Good portions

Cons: Little expensive , Hard to order some things as sides, Only one location

cwl666

Points +1439

Vegan
15 Apr 2020

One of my favorites

Super good food. Great prices. Great staff. Cheap lunch. Huge menu.

Josh.C

Points +28

Vegan
19 Feb 2020

Amazing vegan food

I've come here twice and can't wait to return. The food is amazing and very reasonably priced. It's also a really cute and aesthetically pleasing restaurant.

Pros: 100% vegan, Easy to get seating




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