Food is delicious Service was wonderful Ambiance good Very happy I stopped in for a quick dinner! read more

Bamboo Buddha Chinese Resturant - Combo C - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Got the chicken friend rice and general Tso's chicken. The fried rice was okay. Not great on its own, had to add soy sauce to it for some flavor. They didn't have chili oil just hot sauce :/ I found this strange for a Chinese restaurant. I was skeptical about ordering a deep fried dish but I went for it anyway. Honestly, what a scam.. it's 95% fried batter and then a tiny piece of chicken inside, some of the pieces didn't even have any chicken. I ended up biting into the pieces to see if there was chicken inside and everything in the attached picture is fried batter!! I'm not vegetarian so this was pretty annoying to eat, I just threw it out. I've never had this happen before: Its a rip off. Pro - food packaging was good, spill proof ... read more

Bamboo Buddha Chinese Resturant - General Tao's chicken - everything in the picture is all fried batter, no chicken. 0/5 - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Typical low end Chinese restaurant that tries to cut corners and doesn't value the repeat customer. The meals are served in a to go box even for those dining in, one paper napkin one packet of soy sauce. They pile on the cheap ingredients first, be it rice or lo-mein but only put one or two ounces of protein on top to make it look like a lot. Salty as hell and vegetables were a bunch of chopped onions, a couple of slices of bell peppers and what amounted to a single small mushroom, fail! Total scam, but who cares, the tourists are leaving tomorrow right? I would rate this place a 0 if I could. read more

Pretty crap and slow. Been going here on and off for 15 years. Owners changed in the last few years and it's got worse. You might as well walk 20 mins and you're in China Town and you can get a lot better Chinese food. There's something wrong with you if you think their food is nice and is worth $20 for a meal for 1 read more

Let me start off by saying I've been an ongoing customer to Bamboo Buddha for years! I used to work in the area and Bamboo Buddha was my spot! Their Wonton Soup is fantastic. I don't live downtown Toronto and no longer work in the area so when I order Bamboo Buddha, it's only when I take a trip into the city! A few weeks ago, my mother and I ordered two dinners and some wonton soup. IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH, TRIGGER WARNING; there was a long black hair in my rice... My mother and I were mortified. Honestly finding hair in my food is one of my biggest fears when eating take out. We called the restaurant to explain the situation and after some banter back and forth they said they would only give us our money back for that particular meal if we brought the dinner to them and showed them the hair. Fine. We drove 30 minutes into the city, showed the proof and got our money back. Although this didn't happen as smoothly as I made it sound. After weeks of not ordering there, we decided to give them another try. As I mentioned before, I've been a customer for years - things happen, all was forgiven... or so I thought. Tonight I picked up my usual two dinners and wonton soup and made my way home. Mid meal while scooping up some rice what do I find... AGAIN... a F****** long black hair. I became physically sick and started to vomit. My mother instantly called the restaurant and they were denying it and arguing with my mother. After 20 minutes of back and forth, they said they'd give me $12 cash for the one meal that had the hair. Mind you we threw out all the food... They defiantly lost me as a customer. Nasty. read more

VERY slow service - if you're crunched for time, this is not the place to go for either takeouts or dine-in. i waited 30mins for a take out order of mushroom fried rice and lemongrass chicken. this is a family-owned business so they have their daughters working the front a d they were friendly and efficient the portions are very big. i really enjoyed the mushroom fried rice - big mushroom pieces and really tasty. the lemongrass chicken was disappointing - no lemongrass flavour, it was more sweet and sour flavour i'd give this place another try cuz i heard their chicken balls are the bomb. read more

Fresh, tasty with huge portions. I wish they had the option to include egg rolls but combos only come with spring rolls.

The food is Canadian Chinese not real Chinese. But, most are edible. Don't speak much English and service is so-so Clean washrooms though read more

Just threw out my order - basic things like fried rice and spring rolls included. Worst Chinese I've had in downtown Toronto. Would give 0 stars if possible. read more

I've lived in Toronto for almost 6 years and have somehow managed to never order Chinese food here. Every time I looked for a place, I decided against it for some reason or another. Well, given that tonight is New Year's Eve, I felt I had to order Chinese. Where else to look other than yelp, of course. I came across this place and decided to give it a go. I ordered at 5pm and it was here just before 6, which I think it's great considering NYE. For $50, we got 2 chicken dishes, 1 beef dish, 2 fried rice dishes, and 6 spring roles. And that included tax and (free) delivery. The sweetest, happiest man came to the door to give us our food. Overall, I found it to be tasty and really liked the general tao chicken. I prefer white meat over dark so i was happy to see that most pieces were indeed white meat. There's plenty of leftovers, that's for sure. Without a doubt, I would order from here again. read more

Bamboo Buddha Chinese Resturant - a variety of food items - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Love this place. I always get the crispy beef but never with the broccoli it makes it soggy. The fried rice is great and so the lemon chicken. This place has been there for at least 15 years and counting. Great food and great delivery. It has eat in but it nothing special. It's more of a take out place or delivery. Not bad for the price and they have a large delivery zone. That's the real deal on this place. read more

Either they're cheapening out on the meat or they are vegetarians and are trying to convert you because when you eat fried meat dish, 2/3 of what you're eating is batter. Stick to vegetarian dish if you don't want to fill up on fried batter. Personally, I'd get a donut instead. read more

I know that Chinatown is a mere 15 minute walk from my place where I could get authentic Chinese food. There's tons of eateries in there that I know I can walk into and be the only white guy in the place. That's totally fine. I love going to the places and getting as close-to-authentic Chinese food that you can get over here. But there are times when I just want to get down and dirty with some North-Americanized food. Bring on the chicken balls, the fried rice, and the things that your parents order when they pick up the phone. Bamboo Buddha actually provides some of both worlds here. They give the typical North Americanized fare that you'd expect, but also throw in some new menu items that I'm sure would be tame by Chinatown standards but are completely new to small-towners ordering in. It's a small family-owned business that turns out good food quickly, so it keeps you from having to go to the likes of Ho-Lee-Chow (http://www.yelp.ca/biz/ho-lee-chow-york) or similar ilk, if that helps as well. read more

Bamboo Buddha Chinese Resturant - Bamboo Buddha - Down & Dirty Chinese Food - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We use to love this place but not after tonight. We ordered combo d and f. When we went for pick up it was e and f. So we waited for the change. All they did was scrap out the meat and add the other. They kept the broccoli instead of adding the other side. Also the shrimp was so fried that the outside was hard as a rock and the shrimp was like rubber. We asked for plum sauce and got soy. Too many mistakes and too far to walk back. read more

Bamboo Buddha Chinese Resturant - a peeled shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This is a small no frills Mom and pop style Chinese restaurant. There is plenty of seating area when you arrive and the place doesn't seem to get very busy at least in store so no worries about calling in advance if you plan on dining in. I Ordered take out using ritual. Order was ready within 10-15 minutes as stated in the app. I ordered the general tao combo with broccoli and chicken fried rice which came to about 10.50 + tax. For the price you get quite a large portion size as many would expect from restaurants like this. The general tao itself was ok, not the best I've had but decent enough to satisfy a craving for Chinese food. The chicken is crunchy and the sauce is a bit of the sweet side if that's your thing. Oh and the order comes with a spring roll as well which was also pretty decent. Overall this a decent place to come to if you are in a pinch and want some cheap quick eats. read more

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At par with food court grade Chinese food. Don't expect much and take-out or request delivery. Food is savoury, salty or extremely sweet and tangy. It's a pretty depressing place. I sat there for an hour once and had some pretty depressing thoughts. I blame the setting. I'm being serious. Excellent choice on those days when you're broke and really don't want to eat at home. read more

I'm absolutely loved this food! My boyfriend and I ordered it last night. We were craving some good take out. Never tried this place before but wanted to try something new. GLAD we did. Classic dishes that never get old. Gimme more! Thank you ! read more

Off the charts broccoli in garlic sauce. Probably will be featured in some list on the year 2019's hot new trend: broccoli. I love broccoli. This place delivers, and nails the classic Canadian comforts of city Chinese delivery. read more

If you're looking for quality Chinese food then I suggest looking elsewhere. If you're looking for large portions of mediocre food for cheap then this is the place for you! I like to order from here after a night of drinking. My go-to is vegetables with tofu, fried rice, and sweet & sour shrimp for $9.50. The shrimp is very rubbery in texture from being overcooked but it sure does hit the spot. The fried rice has **0 flavour** but it's decent after adding a bunch of different sauces. Tofu with veg were alright. I like the spring rolls and the soup the best. The soup is SUPER salty and sour. It's best in small sips I think. With that said I will order again one day but not anytime soon. Lemon chicken looks good. read more

Very Good value, and Excellent, Freshly Made Chinese food. I stay in Liberty Village when I visit and walk to the Bamboo Buddha. I love the fresh crisp bean sprouts and celery in their Chicken Shop Suey! The woman that works there with her cook husband has her kids work the register. They do good business with takeout, so keep that in mind if you go there on a busy Weekend night. Highly recommended! Great to order and take out for Netflix and chill! and by "chill"...I mean have sex.... read more

I'm not a big Chinese food fan, but this place may have changed my mind. It was SO GOOD! We ordered: Crispy Beef General Tao Chicken Honey Garlic Spareribs Singapore Noodles Lemon Chicken It came with 2 soups and 2 egg rolls, plus 2 orders of fried rice. All that for $49 tax-in! Great value and now I have leftovers for a few days at least! All were excellent, but the standouts were definitely the crispy beef and general tao. Amazing! And huge quantities too. Delivery was quick and easy. Would definitely order from here again! Very nice on the phone as well. read more

I really hate writing this, particularly after my previous glowing review, but the last two times I've eaten here has been bad. Really bad. Gamey chicken, questionable, tough beef, and my poor dear husband becoming sick, sick, sick. I wouldn't have updated it after one bad fluke experience, but I'm sensing a trend... read more

Gotten takeout from this restaurant for a party. We ordered 3 main dishes and they all tasted horrible. The noodles we got smelled funky and rancid when we opened the takeout container. The fried rice was dry like sand. It seemed they have just reheated and packed it up for the customer. The noodles smelled awful. We threw out the entire container. This restaurant has probably the worst Chinese food I've had in my life. Definitely will not be coming back again! read more

I am a fan, this place was GOOOOOOD! I got chicken balls (amazing) / general tao's chicken (which was also amazing) beef with black bean sauce on rice noodles (it was ok) The food was much better than I thought it was going to be. I went safe with my order because I haven't eaten here before but it was all great! I would most definitely be going here again! I'd like to recommend the chicken balls and the general tao's chicken. read more

BAD! BAD!! BAD!!! I read reviews on Yelp recommending this but I was beyond disappointed. I ordered the House Special Spicy. (Beef, Pork, Chicken and Shrimp Fried Rice) with Breaded Shrimp and Spring Rolls, they all tasted horrible and it wasn't cheap. I should have ordered from my regular spot with fast delivery and very good tasty food (New Ho King) Also, they delivered my food late. Never ordering from here again. NEVER EVER! read more

Can't recommend enough. This was my goto when I lived downtown for some weekend eats. Also costs are relatively reasonable!

My favourite good/bad Chinese food in the Queen West area. Their chicken balls are the best i've ever had. My typical order is BBQ Pork Fried Rice, Chicken Balls, and 1 random dish. I'd have to say their General Tso's is some of the best I've ever had. Their Beef and Broccoli is rather standard, but certainly not bad. Portion sizes are immense and delivery is as speedy as expected. If you're looking for good takeout Chinese food then I'd recommend giving this place a try. read more

Terrible customer service, terrible food. It was not specified that there would be shrimp in the Cantonese lo mein and my friend had an allergy. When we asked for a refund or an exchange we were told it wasn't possible unless we returned all of our food untouched. We had obviously started eating the rest of our food because the delivery alone took over an hour (they said 45 minutes). The owner was extremely unprofessional, she did not speak English so she had the person who was taking orders translate for us while she screamed in the background. Extremely disappointed, will never be ordering from the place again. read more

Had food delivered from here on a rainy Sunday night. I yelped for a close by resto that delivers and this was #1. I was hesitant as I'm not a resident of the area but I put my fate in yelp and ordered. We got the special fried to rice which included shrimp, chicken, beef and pork. Pepper shrimp (lightly coated and fried with peppers and onions and chillies). also because all the reviews raved about the chicken balls, I wanted to try it The fried rice was good. Lots of meat. Like everyone said, it wasn't greasy and I had the leftovers for lunch today and it was still good. The pepper shrimp was amazing. We always get this from West Indian Chinese places and this was really good in comparison, even my bf was impressed. "Good call" he said. Oh and they portions was huge! The chicken balls was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The chicken was tender and it was white meat used. It's a little dry on its own without the sauce but yeah it would be, it's chicken and bread, of course it needs sauce!! This was a really good meal. Everything i read about in reviews was consistent with our meal. For a busy rainy day, it got there in 40 mins. The total without tip was $29. And there was lots of leftovers for us. (Im having chicken balls for lunch tomorrow!) read more

I ordered for delivery a couple of days ago and the wait time wasn't too bad for a Sunday evening. I got the Yang Chow fried rice, Orange Chicken, and Crispy Beef. The fried rice was excellent and had an appropriate amount of meat (decent for the price). The Crispy beef was ok but the Orange Chicken definitely outshined it. It had just the right amount of batter and was mildly sweet (just right). Some small issues: - I drained some of sauce from both meat dishes because it wasn't thick enough. I didn't want the leftovers to get soggy by the next day. - It seemed like there was a bit too much Broccoli added. Overall, it was a good experience so I will definitely be ordering again. read more

I've eaten here before at least 6 other times, the other times have been adequate. A solid 3.5 stars. The interior is a wreck though, it has a dusty weird smell that immediately makes you change your order to take out. Last night, we ordered the dinner for two $24 after tax meal that comes with chicken wings. Everything was ready in under 5 minutes, which was mildly concerning. Most tasted fine/adequate if a bit reheated. However, the chicken wings had white feathers deep fried into them. I probably ate a few too before pulling batter off one piece sticking out and seeing the feather underneath, clear as day. Another wing at bottom of the box had non-battered feathers, very obviously white feathers against the brown batter. I don't know how they could miss that when making it in a theoretically well lit kitchen. I've been gagging all night. Will never eat here again. read more

This little family-owned restaurant on King West serves "Canadian-ized" Hong Kong-style Chinese food. The best fish on the menu has got to be their sweet and sour pork. They have good family deals like the dinner for two combo which serves the sweet and sour pork, spring rolls, beef and rice. All for a very reasonable price. read more

We switched back to Bamboo Buddha because they're pretty much the best overall delivery place close to us--but that's not saying much. They have discontinued their daily rotating specials for cash orders offering only free spring rolls and despite having egg rolls on the menu, they never have them. Portions are still generous, though and it's good value for money if you're feeling too lazy to cook. read more

Considering the sheer number of Chinese people in the city, Chinese delivery is a surprisingly disappointing thing in downtown TO, especially if you're looking for both good and cheap at the same time. Bamboo Buddha is a prime example. Pricewise, they are great, however the food itself is hit or miss. Guiltily, I must confess that I order from here whenever I want the cheap kind of Chinese takeout, aka, stuff that really isn't true Chinese food at all. Think fortune cookies, and bright red sweet and sour sauce on stuff covered in fried batter. On that count, they're pretty reliable - best chicken balls I think I've eaten in the city (as I type this, I do realize I am talking as if chicken balls are a food worthy of review and am sufficiently embarrassed). I like the fact that they also offer egg rolls in addition to spring rolls - somewhere along the line, food snobs like me almost drove them into extinction. Fried rice and chow mein noodles are no better than okay, and they suffer from the too many veggies (let's face it, a decision for takeout Chinese is usually not made on the basis of, "I want something healthy"), and said veggies are cut too big (in the case of mushrooms, not at all), and sometimes taste kind of bitter. Edible, satisfies cravings cheaply, but you won't want it again for a while. read more

I watched a documentary called The Search for General TSO's Chicken, which was fantastic. And it made me wanting this dish. I've never liked downtown Chinese food, it's very "westernized" -nothing authentic, obviously, what do I expect right? Seeing dishes like "pineapple chicken" would annoy me. The documentary helped me appreciate the Chinese restaurants here in North America, I apologize for not seeing them this way until now. So I looked for Chinese food that night and landed here! Takeout was super fast, 5 minutes tops for a "meal for one for $8.95" - egg roll + sweet and sour sauce (a container as large as takeout miso soup. I don't need THIS much for ONE egg roll) - chicken fried rice - broccoli - general tso's chicken, or other choices (I think there's stuff like cripsy beef, orange chicken, sweet and sour chicken) The food was satisfactory downtown Chinese. It's good!!!! really! Service is great. I had a lot leftover for next day's breakfast and lunch. Basically 2.5 meals for under $10. It was really saucy, the General TSO's Chicken was too sweet for me. The fried rice was okay, it was sweeter than I'm used to. Uhhhhh for the rest of you that are like me, if you don't crave this kind of "Chinese" don't come here. But out of all takeout Chinese food I've had downtown, this restaurant is easily top 3. and for a cheap, stay-in, pizza, movie kind of night, this is satisfying food :) oops** this restaurant calls it General TAO's Chicken read more

The staff are very friendly the food is pretty cheap I LOVE LOVE LOVE the combo take out. they OVERFLOW the container so its enough for 2 people no problem and costs about $10. Its good cheap greasy Chinese! perfect for a hangover! read more

At first I thought this is a hole in wall kinda place. But the food was so disappointing. I ordered only two dishes (kungpo shrimp and mapo tofu) and even the rice was not well cooked.... It wasn't the best Chinese food let me begin with this. It turns out to be more like a neighbourhood, quick grab and go takeaway Chinese food. If you want something to just fill up your stomach, not caring if it's good or not, then you can order takeout from this place. They also pre deep fry the chicken balls, spring rolls and shrimp. Which means they double deep fry it again. But the waitresses and people here is very efficient. They clean fast, takes your order quick, and cooks it quick too. Still....don't think I'll be back anytime soon. read more

Ordered delivery through Door Dash NYE but 2 items including spareribs and chili chicken not delivered with no apology or explanation to date. Very disappointed read more

Bamboo Buddha is pretty awesome. Goodbye Taste of China for my honorary chinese go to, you've been replaced for the next while. I've ordered from them through delivery so I don't know how the restaurant looks inside. The only problem I've had with Bamboo Buddha was the delivery waiting time, it's about a 5-7 min drive away from me and it took them over an hour and 45 minutes to come(otherwise I would've given it 5 stars!) Order: 2 Spring Rolls @ $1.25 each ( standard spring roll you can find at all chinese restos ) Cantonese Chow Mein @ $10.50 (tasty noodle dish and make sure to specify what type of add on you want -chicken, vegetable, beef etc because they don't ask - otherwise you will just get a mixture) Hot & Spicy Shrimp @ $10.95 ( it wasn't spicy at all, ask for extra spice to be added and it tastes exactly like kung pao shrimp, not that there's anything wrong with that) The total came around the mid twenty dollar range, I wasn't charged a delivery fee which was nice. Portions are standard asian take out size, perfect for sharing it's deliciousness. read more

This business does not keep their hours up to date on their website or Yelp. It says they are open on Sundays and one of their reviewers say they received food late at night on a Sunday so they must have changed their hours in the past few months. It's common sense that when you change your hours, you immediately update them everywhere. Nowadays most restaurant's traffic is driven from their online presence and reviews so they are just pissing people off and losing business and face by not keeping it up to date. Anyways we spent 15 minutes figuring out what we wanted to order, then called in (because you can't order online.. terrible) to hear an automated message saying they're closed Sunday. Even though Yelp and their website both say they are currently open. read more