This is one of best Thai restaurants in Seattle. The food is delicious and the dine in ambiance is nice albeit loud when it gets busy. Take out is always delicious and packaged well. Everything I've tried on the menu thus far has been tasty, flavorful, and fresh. Some of my favorite items to get here are papaya salad (seasonal), tom yum soup, and pad see ew. Took one star off because on busy nights even if you order early, take out orders can take over 90 minutes. read more

Buddha Ruksa - Tom Yum soup - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I was not expecting to have some of the best Thai food I've had all over Seattle in West Seattle, but I'll take it. My girlfriend and I share two dishes at Buddha Ruksa. The first was their chili oil fried rice with short rib. This fried rice was delicious. It was certainly spicy and had that irresistible smoky, charred flavor that you get from cooking on a wok (wok hei). The short ribs were also grilled nicely and paired well with the fried rice. I even appreciated whatever crunchy vegetable they had in the fried rice (my girlfriend says it's gai lan?) The second dish was my favorite of the two: the Ba-Mee Nua Ob. This egg noodle dish with braised beef brisket, wild mushrooms, and Chinese broccoli unfortunately is apparently a monthly special, but I absolutely loved it. It tasted similarly to a beef stroganoff (the Russian version, not the Brazilian one) with its super tender beef, creamy mushroom sauce, and chewy egg noodles. If it's still on the menu when I come back, I certainly would order it again. This meal capped off a beautiful day walking along Alki Beach Park with my girlfriend after a long time away from each other. 10/10 would come here for date night again. read more

Buddha Ruksa - Chili oil fried rice with short rib - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I ordered the Garlic chicken and chicken fried rice to go. The chicken was a little over cooked where you could taste too much of the "burnt-ness" of the chicken. Fried rice was great. I was very disappointed in the customer service though. My son is allergic to peanuts and I just wanted to make sure they did not use any type of peanut oil or anything. I asked in a nice way when they were packing my food just to double check. The gentlemen snapped at me and said "read the menu." There was someone in line waiting and was shocked as well. From their customer service, I wouldn't go back unless again its take out because from that exchange, I can't imagine how the dinning experience would be. read more

Buddha Ruksa - Garlic chicken - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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There's a reason this place is packed and the wait is long... the food is GREAT! Be prepared to wait for a table as well as for the food as it takes time. But ... once you receive your food it's nothing but Really Good! We had the following: Tom Kha Soup - it tasted really delicious. Wish it was served in a hot pot as it would have retained the heat better. Crispy Garlic Chicken - the chicken was flavored perfectly and true to its name crispy and delicious Fish three ways - the sauce that accompanied the fried fish needs to be bottled! Fried Banana- a must try! Cooked to crispy perfection! Overall great food, good service and definitely worth the wait read more

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Buddha Ruksa is a West Seattle staple and classic, and it is one of my favorite restaurants in the WS area (I grew up in West Seattle!). One of the best, and I always come back every time I'm visiting family. The parking can be tricky, but for the most part you'll be able to find parking in the residential neighborhoods. The restaurant itself isn't too big, so a reservation is probably best if you're going with a group of 4+. I went with a group of 6, and I reserved a table on a Thursday night. Otherwise we would've been waiting for so long. We ordered a panang curry, a pad see ewe, and the crispy chicken. The crispy chicken is a MUST everytime. I urge you to order it everytime. Although I won't lie, the last time I went, it didn't hit the same as it used to always hit. So maybe I won't urge you. Delicious otherwise. Buddha Ruksa also has delicious cocktails! Definitely order whatever looks good to you and you won't be disappointed. read more

Buddha Ruksa - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I arrived and was told it was a 40 minute wait but they would try to get me in fast. There were about 7 parties ahead of me and they got all of them seated in just 20 minutes. I was seated in 20 minutes as well. The service was great and speedy. I didn't wait too long for my food or drink. I had a virgin mixology called Son of Siam. AMAZING! I had two because it was so good with the fresh dragonfruit. I came for the crispy garlic chicken, which is their top dish. The server asked me if I wanted it spicy and I said not at all. Thankfully they listened to it and it had no kick to it. It was fantastic and I see why people come there for it! I also got the pad see ew, which is a usual order for me at any Thai restaurant. Everything was hot and great. Warning: HUGE PORTIONS! Definitely meant to share with someone. read more

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The garlic chicken is so good! Some of the best Thai food I've ever had. Love this place!

Having heard positive reviews by multiple people, I finally had a chance to try this place. Ambiance was cozy and service was attentive. The cost was really acceptable considering it's a restaurant in West Seattle. What we ordered: Bags Of Gold: very stuffy and served with good sauce but can be more moist inside Crispy garlic chicken: good flavor and portion but a tad over-fried and some pieces got burnt. Crispy duck with tamarind sauce: duck was fried to the perfect crispness. The sauce can be too sour for some people but for me, it's good Chili oil fried rice with shortribs: this is their monthly special and also our favorite. The beef melted in our mouths and the rice had great flavor Trout Salad: fish is good but the marinade is also too sour and I don't like that they put ginger in there Desserts are good but not super special read more

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Everything is top notch!!! ...if you order the 'Crispy Garlic Chicken' and want to 'live life to the fullest', then order a side of peanut sauce for dipping. This is the Best meal in Seattle!!! Happy yummy time!!! read more

Customer service is not a priority. Waited 15 minutes to just check in on getting a table. Staff is too busy dealing with take out orders or just didn't care. Not worth the time or frustration read more

Love their food and sharp 5 star service. High quality service in a small local restaurant environment.

Great food -Poor customer service That in a nutshell sums up this place. The food is actually great - when you can get it. I've spent an hour+ trying to placer an order by calling, with no success. (There are no online ordering options.) The phone either cuts out or rings and rings with no one picking up. I understand staffing may be limited, but this restaurnt has not been able to figure out after many years in business whether it wants to be in the take-out businerss or just limit itself to in-house dining. (Which BTW, the place is very small with few tables.) So, I chock this up as a real managment problem. They haven't figured outt how to successfully combine their great food with great management. really unfortunate becuse they really do have the best Thai food in the area. read more

Absolutely love this spot. They have such a great menu. The whole staff is very friendly and attentive. I really like the Khao Soy and the fried bananas. read more

The service was horrible. The waitress gave us to-go boxes while my husband was still eating. Why the rush?! So rude. The Pad Thai was very sour and sub bar to other Thai restaurant would not come again. read more

The service was excellent and very attentive. We ordered the pad see iew and the popular crispy garlic chicken. Both dishes were delicious--the chicken had great flavor and a nice amount of crisp but did taste a little burnt. The pad see iew also had great flavor, evenly cooked noodles, but the beef was a bit tough. read more

Buddha Ruksa - Pad Phad See Iew - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Ambiance is nice for a date night but most of all the "signature dishes" are the best. We tried 3 of them and shared. All were scrumptious! read more

My go-to spot for takeout. Not a bad item on the menu. Everybody sings the praises of the Crispy Garlic Chicken but if you ask me the Khao Soi is where it's at. Generous portions, friendly staff and an elegant dining room. Not a drinker, but the cocktails look fantastic as well. read more

a gem hidden in a part of west seattle that i do not explore, im so glad i found it as they have the best crispy garlic chicken :D honestly would come back to just order that as it was THAT good!!!! the service from start to end was great as they were friendly and very attentive. the space is rather small and sadly no ac so it was a bit hot when i came. i would say that they do well with the typical thai dishes such as pad see ew but also really excel with their drinks especially the mocktails. i would suggest the ruby of siam as i would definitely order it again! i would love to come back to try their curries. read more

Do yourself a favor and go here. Not one bad thing on the menu. The crispy garlic chicken is one of my favorite meals, if I had to choose my last meal I would pick that and their green beans. 10/10 food and service. Great option for sit down or take out. read more

Love the food! It's always consistently good. Highly recommend eating in and dining out.

The ambience at Buddha Ruksa was very aesthetically pleasing. I especially loved the hanging plants at the entrance--they added a nice touch to the overall vibe. We went for dinner and ordered spring rolls, fresh spring rolls, vegetable soup, crispy garlic chicken, and garlic fried rice. The appetizers were great--no complaints there! The vegetable soup was the highlight of the meal; the broth was perfect, and the veggies were spot on. However, the entrees were a bit underwhelming. The garlic in both the garlic chicken and fried rice tasted burnt to the point of being bitter. To be fair, we did order dishes with garlic as the star ingredient, so maybe that's on us. The garlic chicken was crispy, but also greasier than I would have liked. Overall, it was an okay meal, but I'm not sure if I'd go back. Maybe I just didn't order the right things. read more

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Wow! This popular west Seattle restaurant is definetly worth the wait. For some delicious and flavorful Thai food. I would say they are pretty busy with their take out orders so patience here is a must. But once you do get your order in the food is coming to you very quickly. Everything here was delicious. My all time favorite has to be the crispy garlic chicken. It was very flavorful and had the perfect amount of crisp to it. Definitely will be back for more of this soon. Would also recommend the Tom yum soup, and the Thai fried rice they honestly go perfect with each other. Well it was very busy on a Tuesday evening so make sure you have your reservations set. read more

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Great food, just bad experience from the older gentleman with glass behind the counter. Walked in, was not even acknowledged or greeted. When ask to put our names down he waved his hand shooing us away, if it wasn't for the kind server lady we would have all left and went somewhere else to eat. This isn't the first time I heard of bad experiences, more shocked this happened. Quite embarrassing especially when taking clients here. I won't make that mistake again. read more

I live in West Seattle heard alot about Buddha Ruksa and never went there - well my loss. This place is amazing and my fav Thai place in all of Seattle. They have their traditional Thai dishes like curries and all but also some different menu items which you dont get at other places. We called them and booked a reservation for Saturday dinner. Glad we did cos when we arrived at 7:30 PM their wait time was over 45 mins. We were promptly seated and ordered the following items: 1. Spicy Wonton: Delicious house made pork and shrimp dumplings served with our famous garlic chili oil. 2. Crispy Garlic Chicken and Tofu: This was really good. They serve this as an entree or app both so ask your server about that. Chicken was perfectly cooked and the sauce coating was very flavorful 3. Crab fried rice: The most flavorful best crab fried rice I have ever had. I usually find it to be dry but this place had it perfectly made so much so I did not need any curry to pair it up with. Huge fan of the crab fried rice at this place. 4. 5 Spice Duck Noodle: Delicious egg noodles with five spice duck. This was really good. The noodles had soaked amazing flavors from the sauce and the duck was cooked perfectly too. 5. Vegetable Spring Rolls: Nice crispy fresh tasting spring rolls. 6. Drinks: Blueberry Lemon Drop, Dark & stormy, Tamarind sour & Jan-Hom (non-alcoholic). All the drinks were amazing, tasted great and presentation was on point. Service was superb. The restaurant has a nice cozy ambience. Food was out in no time even though it was busy dinner time. Parking can be a pain at this location but you may get lucky finding a spot in the residential lanes. All in all I am a fan and I highly recommend this spot for all Thai food lovers. read more

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We order takeout from here all the time! It might take you a few minutes on hold to get through to them, but it is worth the wait. Usually always get the pad Thai and then try some other dish. The pad Thai is always delicious. read more

Holy smokes. We were in town for a conference and stumbled upon this joint. I've never been so impressed with a Thai restaurant that didn't have Volcano Chicken on the menu. The crispy garlic chicken at this place was beyond imagination. We had that, garlic fried rice, and the steak entree for three people and took a full two meals home. This was the best restaurant of our trip!!! Our service was fast and friendly. The ambiance was delightful. read more

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This place was fantastic. It's in a nice corner one-story building bordering a residential area. The atmosphere was pleasant and calm, yet vibrant. All of the starters we got were solid. For an entree I got the thai fried rice and it was definitely a nine out of 10. At our request, they brought out a tray of hot condiments. Adding spice made it a 10/10. We also got the vegetarian basil stirfry. It was delicious. It did taste a slight hint of seafood flavor, but I still liked it. Everyone enjoyed everything we got (meats and veggies alike). The service was fine. They are not there to be your friends. They are there to feed you delectable Thai cuisine and send you home happy. Mission accomplished. read more

Had a great dinner with my family on a rainy day. My blood orange margarita was amazing very favorable. My favorite dish was cashew chicken and the wonton wrap that was in the sample platter. I really recommend this platter, it has a variety of food items. We went at 5:30 pm with no reservations and were seated right away. Great place for an early dinner on Friday night. read more

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Was mislead multiple times eating here as to what is vegetarian or not. **BEWARE- they say that "fish is vegetarian" and say that "all the vegetarians say it's ok for them to eat fish and fish sauce". ** Vegetarians and vegans, do not get the crispy tofu. Apparently it is impossible to make without fish sauce and make sure to clarify multiple times because I've been told other things in the past. Bummer a place has major inconsistencies in communication about what is in their food. read more

Just incredible food and service again at Buddha Ruksa. We have visited the restaurant at least a dozen times over the past few years, and we have never been disappointed. We have hosted friends and family as well, and everyone raves regarding the food quality at Buddha Ruksa. I always make a reservation as the restaurant is consistently very busy, and the table is always ready for us when we arrive. Great job Buddha Ruksa. This particular visit we enjoyed the fresh salad roll, the spring rolls, the green beans, the curry tofu and the crispy garlic chicken. So incredibly good. We also enjoyed the special red wine that was a very tasty cabernet from Tuscany. The service continues to excel as well. Everyone assists each other and the food arrives when it is ready, delivered by different people thru the experience. We will be anxious to return again to enjoy the nest Thai food we have ever experienced, beyond West Seattle. read more

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The service can be slow if they are busy. However the food here is amazing! It might be the best thai food in Seattle! Dont skip the crispy fried chicken! read more

Very good food. Crispy garlic chicken is a must have. Cocktails are delicious. Atmosphere is nice too.

The best. I only wish it were easier to get! Seriously- it's not that easy, but it is worth it. This place is the very best.

Food is excellent. I had the Short rib noodles. Amazing. Short rib Panang was so good. Definitely going back. Good atmosphere and great service. read more

Busy place, especially Friday nights. There's a bit of waiting if you don't make reservations ahead of time. Great cocktail selection with many different style of drinks. I wanted to see what the hype was all about but unfortunately the food is just ok. I tried the garlic chicken but was a bit dried for my taste. The ginger duck seemed to be the typical roasted duck but with sautéed vegetables over the top. The red curry chicken was also ok. It's a place to try if you're in this part of town. Pricey in my humble opinion. Cheers! read more

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Fantastic food and service. The garlic chicken is other worldly. My goal for the year will be to try everything else on the menu, and not just order the garlic chicken. It's a struggle. read more

Food is always excellent! Crispy chicken, green beans, and the Phad se ew are among my favorites. I always rate this place five stars for everything but we had somebody in our party who was vegetarian and so we ordered a tofu, Ginger, veggie dish and a green curry dish. Both were OK. Not a ton of flavor. But the veggies are always cooked perfectly, al dente, and plentiful. read more

Wow. I thought I knew Thai food then I actually tried real Thai food. This place is absolutely amazing. The seasonal grilled pork belly was absolutely phenomenal! The best thing I ever had in my life. The short rib fried rice was bomb too.. my one piece of advice will be don't get everything 4 star like we did . It's not burn you sweaty hot but it definitely creeps up. We had the short rib fried rice , green bean, pork belly , garlic chicken and prawn pad Thai... all winners ! The service was great , family owned and operated ! The vibe of the place just compliments the food so well ! My new favorite spot ! I can't wait for my next visit and I know I will be absolutely blown away again ! read more

Buddha Ruksa - Green bean , garlic chicken, pork belly and short rib fried rice ! - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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I tried ordering takeout and after being on hold for 10 minutes, I finally made it through. The guy taking the order was very rude, ended up getting the order wrong, and I was unable to correct him as he immediately went to take someone else's order while having the phone still on. He quoted 45 minutes and when I got there, he said he didn't have the order. Complete waste of time and he was very unprofessional. In the end, I dined in as it was too long of a wait for another take out order. I tried 3 items and they were pretty good. Crispy garlic chicken: the chicken was crispy and the sauce that it came with was a sweet, tangy, sticky sauce. It didn't taste too garlicky but will definitely get this again. Pad see ew with beef: the favorite of the meal. Very good flavor with a slightly sweet soy sauce. Beef was good quality and not super tough. Will definitely get this dish again Panang curry (mild/level 1 spicy) with chicken: the flavor of the curry was light and not very spicy. There was a hint of spice but overall good curry. The chicken however was dry and a little tough. Overall good food but the guy in charge of take out orders needs to take a class on customer service and listening. read more

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Easily one of our favorite Thai restaurants. Everything packs a punch and if you need more spice, like me, you can ask for a little chili tray and they have different options that truly elevate their dishes. Our favorite, like most others, is their garlic Chicken. It's deep fried to perfection and goes great with their chili and fish sauce. And with cold beer, it's a match made in heaven. I liked their papaya salad a lot and the acidity helps balance out the oil. This place is defiantly a local favorite. read more

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