We have been to this location a half dozen times and they had always been solid 4+. This visit was inedible. The Phad Thai was sour and off tasting with a gummy texture. The daughter and wife only ate one bite each. We ordered a coconut cream pie for dessert. The pie flavor and texture was off too. It was very bland and tasted like too much corn starch. Sad to remove this location from our rotation. read more

This is the worst tasting chicken katsu I've ever had. The seasoning is terrible and the Katsu sauce is the worst. You literally could not pay me to eat the Katsu again. The Mac salad was OK. They definitely needed to go back to the lab and figure out how to make the chicken Katsu actually taste good, and they definitely need to work on the katsu sauce. read more

We've been wanting to order takeout from the Buddha Bruddah food truck for way too long, so lucky for us they were nearby tonight. Ordered the Kalua Pork plate and everything was SO good!!! The pork was moist and had the perfect level of saltiness, as did the slaw and mac salad. And the rice, topped with their sauce, was also really good Plus great portion size. The only challenge was it was a lot of food and I couldn't stop eating it. So yep, totally stuffed. But in a good way read more

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Our community hosted the Buddha Bruddah food truck today. The staff was friendly and the food was right on time (we ordered ahead) - we ordered the Kalaua Pork , phad thai and spicy pork. Soooooo good - get the Kalaua Pork if anything !!!! The Mac salad was so good and made me miss our yearly trips to Oahu.. You should absolutely check them out ! read more

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Had the opportunity yesterday to try Buddha Bruddah Food Truck. I ordered the Huli Huli Ginger Chicken off the menu. The lady was nice who took my order and was pleasantly shocked to receive my order within five minutes! That's fast! The food was boxed with a cover, and upon opening the lid, I was impressed with the food presentation. Good portions too. The ginger chicken was complemented with a Hawaiian style macaroni salad, coleslaw and steamed rice. My first bite of the chicken......OMG.....the meat was tender, the flavors are on-point and balanced, making my tummy really happy! Then, a bite of the macaroni. Boy, did it worked well with the chicken. It had spices that was not overpowering and the macaroni pasta was perfectly cooked. Then, finally, my initial bite of the coleslaw....was not disappointed at all. It tasted great with the chicken and macaroni salad. Overall, I was impressed with the service, the portion, the price and quality of food I received. I highly recommend their food truck! read more

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Super good food!!! Really good portions and taste. A little pricey for some of the dishes but overall worth it. We got a few different dishes and tried the many sauces they have! Everything was so delicious :) I didn't really interact with the staff much as I was just picking food up. Regardless, everyone was kind in their manner, wearing masks and following current covid guidelines read more

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My first review was accidentally put on the restaurant page instead of the truck's, so here it is again. If i could do 3.5 stars I would.. not quite 4 stars but a 3 is also a tad harsh. The food was overall really delicious, and each part of the dish was very flavorful. The portion size was not too impressive, as compared to some other spots. It might look like it in the photo, but it's really just all sides, aka cheap carb fillers (macaroni, cole slaw, and rice), although as I mentioned they were still delicious. The meat was piled nicely that it looked like a decent amount, but it really actually wasn't much ~ and it's seemed like a really cheap cut of meat so I'd say the whole thing felt a bit overpriced.. which is I guess normal for these kinds of places. The kicker though for the points off is that the beef was definitelyy overcooked and dry, which was disappointing. The sauce fortunately was so good that it helped distract from that fact, but still noticeable - and in my opinion, that is supposed to be the main star of the show so it should've been executed better. Not sure if it's the cut of the beef or the way they cooked it, but I haven't had beef overcooked in a while. I hope this was a one-off because I was excited to try this spot, having heard such good things about it, so maybe will have to give it another shot in the future. Service was great and super quick, there was no line though since we hit it before the crowd i assume. read more

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Over the past year, it hasn't been too often that we've treated ourselves to take out food, so we've been picky about who we choose. It was great to see the Buddha Bruddah food truck only a few miles from home. We tried the kalhua pork and the spicy pork plates. Both were huge servings and both were really tasty. They do a great job with Covid safety and online ordering is available. It makes me sad not to be able to be on a sandy Hawaiian beach but this comfort food brings the Aloha spirit to the Eastside. read more

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Buddha Bruddah is one of our favorite restaurants, and we were delighted that their food truck could cater our wedding welcome party at Hellbent. They also provided hot plates, compostable serving utensils, and table decor to keep the food hot and fresh while we entertained our guests. The vegan dish - edamame in soy with a wonton crisp - was extremely popular. We'd love to have them cater any of our events in the future, and will surely return in the interim. read more

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Buddha Bruddah's food truck came to my neighborhood which was the perfect excuse to get a little variety in our dinner routine during COVID. We ordered ahead online to try and make it as easy as possible and keep socially distanced...etc. They were so busy that our scheduled pick up time was delayed by 30 minutes. It was still a good idea to pre-order because they were so slammed they weren't even taking walk up orders when we arrived. With all of this I was expecting an unforgettable dinning experience but I think people just wanted something a little different on a Friday night during a pandemic. The food was hit and miss for me. The Huli Huli Chicken was pretty good paired with the mac salad and Asian slaw that came with it. Im not usually a Katsu person but BB's take was surprisingly solid and it held up nicely considering we didn't eat it until about 45 minutes after picking it up. Fried food doesn't always work that way but this did and the chicken was juicy. Skip the Phad Thai! This was a flavorless disaster. There was nothing so memorable that I would go out of my way for this truck but if it was in the area again, and the wait wasn't insane, I would probably order a chicken dish and get my plate lunch fix. Pros Online ordering Good mac salad Great sesame slaw Cons Avoid the Phad Thai at all costs read more

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Saw this food truck parked in downtown at 5th & Union area, so I thought I'd check them out. I haven't eaten at a food truck in a long time so why not. Walked up about noon, there was no line but there were about 8 bros waiting for their food. I decided to just pick one of their mixed plates and got the Hawaiian Grilled Beef. Comes with 2 scoops of rice, mac salad and Asian slaw. Lady yelled to the cook my order and mentioned it was an "easy plate" which meant that my food would come out real quick. The food was good, not the most flavorful in my book but it was fine for lunch. Beef is cut on the thicker side so it may not look like a whole lot of beef in your box. Beef is already pre-cooked so it wasn't the most tender, some parts were a little dry. Marinade was ok, wish is was more flavorful, Asian slaw was i-ight, mac salad was actually pretty good where I could eat a large tub of it. Food did come out pretty quick, I only waited a few minutes, all they had to do was to plate it up in the to-go box for me as everything was already cooked & ready. They have a hot sauce station to jazz up your box. Prices are about $11+ so yea it's on the higher side. They will yell out your name when your food is ready just in case you are busy staring at your phone. Glad I checked them out, overall it was just ok to good, if I see them on the streets again, may stop by again and try some other items. read more

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If I had to imagine the perfect restaurant concept, this might very well be it. Real, delicious, and hearty food, from a business to support. Generous portions of plate lunches with a wider range of protein options than usual. Kalua pork was fantastic. Flavors of mains and sides are on point. Also, don't forget the host of sauces ready to bathe your plate in added flavors. Honestly one of the best food trucks around, so get you a plate! Can't wait to head down to the brick and mortar soon. read more

Buddha Bruddah is a food truck specializing in Asian and Hawaiian food. It has a regular lunch stop several days each week in South Lake Union, though the location may be different. Check the website for this info before you head out. Recently started working at Amazon and this was the first food truck I tried out in the area as I wanted to try their Hawaiian meals out. The truck was parked just off of Westlake Avenue on the day I visited. It was after 1 pm, so there was no line here. The food prices are a bit higher than other trucks nearby as many of the meals are over the $10 threshold, though tax is inclusive in the price. For my meal here, I decided to order the huli huli ginger chicken ($11) which comes with 2 scoops of rice, macaroni salad and Asian slaw. The food came out really fast as it was served pretty much right after I paid. Overall, I thought my meal was alright. The chicken is tasty though it is reminiscent of the chicken from teriyaki joints. For some reason I thought the chicken would be like a mochiko chicken with a huli huli glaze, but alas it was not. As for the other items, I thought the rice was odd as it tasted cold like it was chilled. The best thing in this dish was definitely the macaroni salad. It is creamy and not filled with any unnecessary ingredients. There are plenty of food trucks in South Lake Union to choose from. From a price perspective, this food truck is a bit spendy for a workday lunch so I don't think I will be a regular here. But if I have a hankering for Hawaiian food, this would be the food truck that I will go to. read more

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What a fun find! My friend and I happened upon Buddha Bruddah while deciding what to get for lunch and we were both pleasantly surprised. :) Relatively new (I think it opened this year?), this food truck can be spotted in the Downtown Seattle area in McGraw Square on Wednesdays starting at 11AM. They have very friendly people working at the truck - the lady taking our order was super engaging, asked us if it was our first time there and made great hot sauce suggestions. They have a pretty straightforward menu - about four entree items and a variety of side dishes. They even sell t-shirts, I believe! I like the little hot sauce stand that they have, where you can try anything from a mild Thai dipping sauce to other spicier sauces. My friend and I both went for the Hawaiian Grilled Beef plate. For $10 even, we got a pretty hefty serving of rice, mac salad, slaw and marinated and grilled flap (which I didn't realize was beef until today!) SO. GOOD. The Teriyaki seasoning was just enough and not too salty, and the mac salad went very well with it. Try the beef with the Thai dipping sauce - it adds a nice, subtle zing! :) I believe they have a rotating menu because I had wanted to try their Bruddah Fried Rice, which wasn't available when I visited. Guess I'll just have to stop by again! read more

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I should of read the reviews before buying lunch from them. I just ordered the phad thai and it isn't as delicious as it smells. The tofu isn't fried or precooked, still raw. The noodles were dunked into hot boiling water then emerged into phad thai sauce and then tossed over high heat. This isn't phad thai at all. So save you $10 and invest it else where. read more

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I tasted this food truck for the first time tonight when they were in the Arboretum for an event. I highly recommend the ginger chicken. Lots of flavor without biting me back. Really generous serving fed 2 of us. Friendly, fast service. Easy to pay with a credit card. Tasty slaw. A bit too much mayo on the macaroni salad for my preference, but easy to skip that corner of the box. Compostable container and fork, by the way. I want to find them again and try some other menu items. Thanks, BB read more

Food was tasty and reasonably priced! I would recommend if you're near the area but not worth to drive out of your way for. The food isn't very spicy, but it has great flavor! Service is also excellent read more

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I'm so happy to have found this place!! Ironically, we stumbled upon this gem after trying a different restaurant earlier, that had such bad customer service, that we walked out without ordering. (And I'm actually really easy going!) My boyfriend had heard good things, and so we stopped in at the restaurant. The vibe alone was so welcoming, & the food was DELICIOUS! And large portions. I can't wait to go back and work my way down the menu! I should also add: the macaroni salad is the best I've ever had... thank you so much. I can't wait to be a "regular"! Mahalo read more

This amazing restaurant is doing quick delivery during the Coronavirus stay at home situation, and I am so happy to have discovered them. Excellent food, great value - we will definitely add them to our regular rotation. read more

Flavors are out of this world. One of the best things is I can't find any restaurant or food truck I've been to that cones close to offering the dishes they do at the same level of flavor, portions, and price. The sauce collection is top of the line too and the seaweed seasoning is a must. The Hulu Hulu Ginger Chicken is my go to and the Mac salad is the best I've ever had. Keep up the amazing work! read more

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No vegetarian options. Modification not available. Read the menu on the Pad Thai with Tofu and stood in line anyway. Cashier confirmed that there would be egg and fish sauce and didn't sound like I could skip either. I'm not a strict vegetarian so I placed an order anyway. 2 stars for food being hot and freshly made. Noodles were a bit too sweet for me but that's pretty standard for Pad Thai. Egg was in large pieces of odd thin sheets, also too sweet which was disappointing. Would be really good if vegetarian and vegan options are available or available as a modification. Other trucks offer skipping the egg. Not sure why skipping the fish sauce may be problematic as I recently discovered that some Thai places put fish sauce in their "vegetarian" dishes. read more

This truck is located pretty close to my work day place on Fridays. I have been meaning to try them out for some time. And I am glad I did! They specialize in Hawaiian food and I am still very new to it. A couple of weeks back I had my first poke and really loved it. But this truck didn't have poke and I got to experience something very different. There were a couple of people ahead of me and it took me 5 minutes or so to get my order in. The hostess was very welcoming and I asked her to recommend something. She recommended and I went with the Spicy grilled pork rice, mac salad and coke slaw combo which was 11$. The food was amazing and the quantity was larger than most trucks in SLU. The mac salad with Asian curry was a new for me but blended really well. I would definitely go back again to try more stuff on their menu. I regret forgetting my sauces at the truck after duly filling into small containers. read more

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Finally checked this place out yesterday! Very tasty Larb Gai and nice strong Thai iced coffee. Great fun atmosphere. Really liked the variety of fresh hot sauces...I wimped out and went for the 2 star one with fish sauce. YUM! read more

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Amazing! Delicious!! Tasty!!! Super friendly service! This place is a go-to if you're in the neighborhood, but also definitely worth a trip across the city. Everything on the menu is as good as it sounds, and the desserts are decadent as can be. Go hungry and you will not be disappointed! read more

The Kalua pork is wonderful. What takes this plate up a notch is the creamy macaroni salad and fresh slaw. A number of house sauces available including a pepper infused fish sauce which is great. read more

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I have seen this truck in Seattle before, but usually there is a line and rarely are we hanging out in Seattle for too long. I had the opportunity to try this truck while at the washington brewers fest in redmond. The food smelled amazing and I have wanted to try them for a while. My wife got the phad thai while grabbed the spicy pork. Both dishes were amazing. One way to really judge the quality of a Hawaiian joint in the macaroni salad. They had a really good one. Sometimes places will have a little too much onion in it, but this one was just right, slightly sweet and just a right amount of tang. The food we had was really good. Next time I see these guys in Seattle I will definitely make a stop. read more

We had a chance to try some tacos from Buddha Bruddah at the Taco Libre Food Truck showdown in Chinatown this weekend. They offered the $5 menu for 1 Hawaiian asada and 1 carnitas tacos. The tacos were topped with a fresh slow and a little bit of crème sauce. Overall, it tasted fresh, but still lacked a punch of flavor. For the price that they were selling and the ability to get 1 of each flavor (so we could try different tacos) for just $5 makes it worth it to stop by this truck though. At the Taco Libre Truck showdown, they were one of the busiest trucks there! We were glad we lined up for their food early so we didn't have to wait so long. I also like that they have sauces for different levels of spiciness per your liking, too. We tried the 5* hot level (highest) and it was still fine, and not a burning heat sensation at all. read more

So ono delicious! Loved the huli huli chicken and Mac salad. The best spicy sauces around!! Love this spot.

I don't recommend eating from the food truck; the chicken made my daughter and I sick: I vomited, we both had diarrhea and felt sick/headaches for about ten hours. We reported it to the County; I'm certain it was from their food. My daughter's friend ordered the pork and it looked terrible, I think they gave her a crappy scoop of leftovers or something; I wished we'd opened the container at pickup before walking off with it. It was NOT quality meat. The friend at least had the foresight to throw her meal away instead of eating it, so she wasn't sickened. Aside from that it's just not good value; it's mostly rice and their noodle salad, which did not inspire. I know they've got plenty of good reviews; but for my part I'll never buy from them again. read more

Love this place! Always a short line, extremely fast and very friendly. I've had most things on the menu and my favorite is the beef. Their Mac salad is awesome and their yakisoba is also very good. If you don't like cilantro watch out for the Asian slaw but it's still good. I tired the coconut pudding but I'm not huge in coconut so wasn't very impressed but my other coworkers enjoyed it. The tacos are good but not the best in the area so I'd suggest trying all their main dishes first. read more

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One of the Seattle's best tasting mix plates!! YUM!! read more

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I use the Peach service to order lunch at work. I had never heard of Buddha Bruddah or Huli Huli chicken, but I was intrigued by the photo and description, so decided to try it out and one happy tummy later, I have no regrets! :) The chicken had a unique flavor and cooked to perfection! I'm now following them on Facebook to see when can I try other items on their menu! read more

On warm Seattle days, I like to find food trucks around the South Lake Union area for lunch. After looking around for a few, I decided to try Buddha Bruddah's Hawaiian-themed food truck. I ordered the grilled beef, which comes with rice, Asian slaw, and mac salad. The food was quite delicious. The beef was perfectly cooked, not tough at all, and goes really well with the rice. The mac salad was yummy as well. I'd definitely come back. read more

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They say that if you see a line, that means it's good. And it was! I was able to visit this truck while in the South Lake Union neighborhood and am glad I did so. I ordered the special, which was a kimchi fried rice dish with chicken, Spam and Chinese Sausage, cooked with a fried egg and slaw on the side. They give you a generous portion, especially for seven bucks. While the cook prepares all the food, there is someone outside by the line, taking orders and running transactions. It made the line go by quickly. Plus, the cashier was really nice. She was telling everyone about the nearby chili bar that they had set up, so you can make your dish even spicier. There, you can also grab a bag, utensils and napkins. I loved, too, that they had treats and a water bowl out for dogs! Next time I will have to try the Hawaiian Mac Salad & Pork! read more

There was no queue but I still got cold and burnt eggs and tofu in pad-thai. It was really blend as well.

I ordered the fried chicken bites, but they clearly had been precooked and was placed in a warmer. The chicken was barely warm, chewy, and had weird hard bits. It was literally difficult to chew. The coleslaw was bland and for some reason spread over the top of my rice. The mac was decent however. It was so bad overall that I actually went back and got a refund, a first for me. read more

Don't bother order online ahead, it's useless. They're not organized and we were told both of the items in our order were out of stock even we order a few hours ahead. They don't even apologize read more

Good sides but once again waaaaaay over cooked chicken with no basil on their garlic basil fried chicken. I ended up eating the great sides and none of the chicken. read more

I ordered the phad thai and it was WAY TOO EXPENSIVE! $7 bucks a very small serving of unauthentic thai food. The service was fast, but I still can't get over the fact that I paid $7 for whats seemed to be a box of bland phad thai the same size as a small rice bowl... They didn't used ketchup in their phad thai at all (which is what makes it tangy), so right when I opened the box, I knew it was going to be bad. 2 stars because the lady who took our order was really nice and the service was fast, but other than that, I won't ever return. read more

Pad thai was underwhelming. Not much flavor, dry noodles, no peanuts, no chives. Probably my least favorite dish of pad thai in quite some time. Chicken was good, though. $13 for Pad thai + Chicken. Not even remotely worth it. read more