2 words, crack chicken - that's the street name. The menu name is crispy garlic chicken. It is the BEST (hands down the best) Thai food my wife, my kids, and I have ever had. We always make a special stop here when we visit Seattle. read more

The place gets busy after 5 PM for a reason. They had some of the best Thai food I have ever eaten to the point we ordered more the next day for pickup. This is now our go-to Thai restaurant. The No. 45 was amazing, and the sauce went so well with the steak. The crispy garlic chicken is the best I have ever had, hands down. The Curry was punchy and full of flavor, the chicken skewers were spectacular, and their peanut dipping sauce made them even better. read more

My grandparents and I came here because a friend recommended it over Bang Bar. Although I do not think they are comparable (Bang Bar is better in my opinion), this place was still very good. They do not have a parking lot and only have street parking so be prepared for that. The inside is very nice, with benches and tables in a smaller intimate setting that is very fancy. The benches have pillows as well, which is nice since they're wooden. To start, we had the spring rolls. They came out super warm and we're delicious with the plum sauce. They were perfectly crispy on the outside with veggies and glass noddles inside. For dinner my grandpa had the beef soup special that was kind of like a ramen, with two huge tender chunks of beef, broccolini, some other veggies and pork rinds on top. It was pretty spicy and $20, but the portion was HUGE. I had the chicken pad Thai and added shrimp. It was a really delicious pad Thai, however, I think they put too much pad Thai sauce (I believe it's sesame). It was almost too flavorful, I'm not sure how to explain it but it was very slimy. The texture was fine but it was flavor overload. They also put a lot of the green onions in there but thankfully they were big enough to pick out. My grandma had the ginger pork with brown rice. It was good but she likes to spice so it was bland, but she enjoyed it. I recommend getting a small if you get an entree for yourself. A large would easily feed two people. Would come again! read more

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I had a bad experience with this place tonight because a regular resturant for take out take 15 minutes or less but it seems like this place take 1 hour or more which is rediculus becuase it doesnt take that long to make a piece of chicken and if you have a full house and a bunch of togo order and not keeping track of them have a limit dont try to take over the whole world with your resturant. read more

Love the food here!! The garlic fried rice and garlic green beans were spot on!! Loved the crispy garlic chicken. Not so hard you hurt your gums chewing it. The phad thai is delicious! read more

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Most amazing Thai food I've had in years...hands down the best. For now on every time I visit Seattle this is a must have first stop. Each dish came out fresh and delicious. I ate here twice during my trip. read more

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I am very hard to impress when it comes to Thai food but this place blew my mind. Totally defeated all of my mediocre expectations. The beef green curry was so so good and a must order but the star of the show was definitely the pork belly. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water!! The sample platter was just okay. I would recommend skipping apps completely. Otherwise it's too much food I believe. Portions are very big and worth the price!! read more

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Ambience. A Service. A Food. A Price. A One of the better Thai restaurants in the PNW and West Seattle is lucky to have them in their backyard. Small restaurant that seats between 50-70. Can reserve for large table for big parties. Reservation is encouraged as it can get crowded. Also, small bar seating area. If too busy to wait for a table I recommend calling in for Take Away! Service is always very friendly and helpful. They make signature cocktails and the current chef is Michelin star trained. Seasonal specials on food and wine. Wine and drinks are affordable. Nice to know that dishes are great cuisines and flavors from various regions of Thailand. Most dishes I had tonight were perfectly cooked and meats were moist and succulent. And. Stir frying and sauces were spot on for great umami and spiciness. Even the spices are made in-house and sourced from Thailand. I'm a FaN!!! read more

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Don't go here for take out. 55 min wait for ONE takeout order of noodles. Staff estimated a 30 min wait (already quite a while for 1 dish) and they took double the amount of time. No explanation from staff for the long wait, I had to ask them the status or my order after waiting 30 min. I am guessing they straight up forgot. Noodles were underwhelming and sauce was bland read more

Absolutely very delicious! One of my most favorite place to be. The food is delicious, and the monthly specials are fantastic. The staffs and service are fantastic. Love being there, sitting at the bar, drinking and eating. Love from owner, Nui to FOH to kitchen staffs. Thank you for taking great care of me, EVERYTIME A few suggestions: - Crispy garlic Tofu or Chicken - Golden bag appetizer - Fried spring rolls - Drunken noodle - Trout salad read more

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I only ordered the crispy garlic tofu and it just wasn't good. The tofu wasn't crisp. The breading was uneven and it wasnt fried long enough. The tofu itself was too firm. The texture of the tofu was off putting. The sauce was one dimensional. Hints of burntness. 3 stars only bc it seems unfair to judge a restaurant by one dish and give a lower score. read more

Food is consistently good. The crispy garlic chicken is our favorite. The curry dishes are delicious too.

Had the spicy pad see ew, level 3 spice was good, service was fast and super friendly. Was not super loud in there for lunch was able to hear my business meeting. Will return. read more

First time here and the pad Thai was not orange but very yummy yum yum. I like the lime ish flavor. We got the garlic spicy chicken not my favorite because I don't like white meat so much but the flavors was good. I think the pat see you was yummy but again the protein was not so good. It didn't matter the flavor of the noodles was yumm we got spice level 2 and it wasn't as spicy as I thought. The yellow curry fried rice was a 1 level and spicier than all the noodles at level 2. The fried rice was my favorite then the pad Thai. The mango sticky rice was okay I don't think I would get it again. Spoiled by the neighbors, they make the best mango sticky rice. read more

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One of my FAVORITE Thai restaurants! I feel like I have tried quite a few Thai places in the area and this is by far my favorite one! Since it's a pretty small restaurant, I recommend making reservations which you can easily do by calling ahead of time. I went on a Friday for dinner and it was BUSY! But we had made reservations so we were okay. We ordered the calamari rings to start. They were delicious! The batter had a curry flavor to it and it was fried in a very airy way. I haven't had calamari like this before. They had a mix of fried jalapenos and lemons in there as well. For our main entree we ordered chili oil fried rice with short rib and crispy garlic chicken. The fried rice was spicy but very flavorful, especially with the short rib on top. I think it was a bit too greasy for my liking. The crispy garlic chicken was so tasty! It's my favorite item on their menu! It's not overly fried or anything. It's exactly what they say - crispy! And the spices mixed in compliment the flavor and texture very well. If you're going here, you definitely have to order it. Service was great as well! We didn't have a single server to our table, everyone seemed to help all the tables out. I also appreciated that they didn't rush the meal. They let us leisurely eat and we were the ones who had to ask for the check and a box. Overall, a wonderful experience and delicious food! Highly recommend! read more

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I know people rave about Buddha and that's why it is popular, but the flavors don't really hit for me. The crispy garlic chicken is their popular signature dish which I find to be very oily (after having had it 3 times). The service is just fine and the ambiance is as expected. However, given the Thai food options in west Seattle I would say this fits the bill if the other place is closed! No hard feelings here, just feel as though they're so overloaded with fans that there is a little something lost on the food flavor. read more

Mediocre Thai food. Nice ambiance but overpriced for drinks and food. The vegetable pad Thai had hardly any vegetables in it. Even the spring rolls were meh. Find a hole in the wall for cheaper, better Thai food. read more

This place is great but they never pick up the phone for pick up orders and there is no online way to order take out.

Have been trying to eat there for awhile. No lunch, opens at 4 pm. Closes 9:30? It's usually a full house or booked, with very long waits. West Seattle is difficult to access with our traffic, esp weekdays. Realize takeout is available, but 1 1/2 to get home, the food is wilted, just not the same quality. Heard the food is super good. I'd have to spend a few hours to get there n get a seat. Pity! read more

Had a great time here before heading to our concert for the night. We had the moneybags & crab wontons for an app. Moneybags were outstanding, but the wontons were super shy of crab in them. They were mostly cream cheese. Entrees were Garlic Chicken, Prawn Pumpkin Curry, and Rama noodles. All three had great flavor profiles and a solid amount of food on each plate. Definitely enough for leftovers. Restaurant seemed super clean and service was great. Checkout was simple and quick. No time waiting at all. I would definitely tell people to come out here and try it out. It's worth it. Plus I only marked it down because of the wontons. I felt like there was no crab in my wontons so for me that's a star down, cause I wasn't impressed. read more

I have to admit, I've only ever ordered their crispy garlic chicken, but it's my favorite and I come back (twice now) specifically for it. I've sampled my friends' dishes and enjoyed those as well. The service is just fine; they're not warm, but I felt taken care of. I feel like the servers definitely reflect your energy. read more

Some of the best if not the best Thai food I've had in Seattle. Already back a second time! Highly recommend. Be prepared to wait for a table because it gets crowded especially on the weekends, but well worth the wait. read more

Food was phenomenal. The spicy wontons had a definite kick to it too so look out but was packed with flavor. Garlic chicken was crispy and tender. Big ole portions so you might have leftovers for lunch the next day but I'm counting down the hours to reheat that and save none for the wifey read more

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Expect amazing service, food, and atmosphere with fair prices. The food was delicious and big portions, I got the garlicky chicken and chicken pad thai. Seems like a majority of people get takeout from here, but don't sleep on dining in here as well my friends and I had a great experience, seems busy but service is timely and efficient! read more

Man, I'm obsessed with Buddha Ruksa. It's too bad I'm only in Seattle every few years! Great food, great drinks, great service. Everything was just excellent. We started with the Sample Platter, which was huge. Everything was great except the fried tofu... It didn't have any flavor. I would definitely order it again though. For entrees, I obviously had to go with the Crispy Garlic Chicken. It is so good! Perfectly flavorful, perfectly crispy.. I'm salivating thinking about it. My husband ordered a curry (I think it was Panang, but not positive) and it was really good too. The cocktails are also really good. I had the Tamarind Sour and Blood Orange Sour, both of which were excellent. read more

Buddha Ruksa - Crispy Spicy Chicken in front. Can't remember which noodle and curry dishes - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Very, very, very slow on phone orders. Make sure you can wait a long time to pick up to go orders. They are not good on timing.

Delicious, beautifully decorated, friendly staff. Everything is tasty, seriously haven't had a bad meal there ever.

Best Thai food in West Seattle. The place can be slammed and noisy. Drinks flow freely and people seem to be having a great time. I'm not big on crowded and noisy, so I usually get take out. Tons of people coming and going for take out. Pad See Ew is on point. read more

Great atmosphere, and good food. I wish we'd gone a little spicier on the famous crispy garlic dish we ordered. But we didn't know how spicy they'd be, so we went mild. read more

The chili oil fried rice with short rib was freaking fantastic and the beef salad. Dang. Chef Tons chi oil rice dish was crazily good, the lemon grass and seasonings were perfection!!! We will be back every week for it as long as they serve it. Hopefully it wont end this month... Yum!!!! read more

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Hands downs The BEST THAI Food in Seattle! So many amazing options. The staff is awesome too.. always smiling and making you feel at home. The dining room is comfortable and inviting, I especially enjoyed the extra pillows in the booth area. What can I say this place is amazing! read more

The last two time we made attempts to order takeout via phone ... THEY DO NOT ANSWER AT ALL. It just rings and rings. What the point also I tried looking at their instagram for updates and website and there is nothing that states their phone number is offline or anything so what's the deal??? I know they are busy but jeez at least post something stating they can't accept calls or something. It's so frustrating because we really love their food. Don't even bother calling. read more

Love this place, will definitely go gain and highly recommended. The portions are also good size.

This place gets really busy but I can see why. They have an extensive menu and can deliver heat to West Seattle. I ordered a level 5 duck noodles and it was actually spicy. Unfortunately, the restaurant is way too hot for us to dine in. Perhaps we will come back during the winter. The duck was meaty, cooked to perfection with a slight crisp, and full of umami flavors. The red curry was not too sweet which I loved. The calamari we got was lightly battered and fried to perfection. Overall, fast service and good quality eats. read more

Buddha Ruksa - Red curry - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Our favorite Thai place and we do takeout on a regular basis. Their beef salad is my absolute favorite, my husband and daughter love the crispy garlic chicken and crab fried rice. It's more expensive than other places but it shows in the quality of the meat and vegetables. Lots of other places a dish will be 70% onions or cabbage, this always has plenty of meat and a good variety of vegetables. Best Thai in Seattle imo! Love that they updated their phone system as I used to have to call 40-50 times to get through, the new setup is a major upgrade and stress reliever. Thank you!! read more

A decent neighborhood Thai restaurant. If you're looking for Thai food and dishes that feel familiar, this is a good choice.

Fast service, great food and cute place. They had some interesting drinks on the menu that i would definitely want to go try. Their appetizer sampler is delicious! read more

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

Buddha Ruksa is a cute little restaurant near the West Seattle Bridge. Overall, I think the food is good, but the place is difficult to get to (if you are coming from the west) and it can be hard to find a parking spot on the street. The restaurant is pretty small too, so you might have to wait for a table as well. For appetizers, we liked the Chicken Satay. You get four skewers and each one has a generous portion of chicken. The meat is tender and cooked perfectly. It is also served with some peanut sauce and a little bit of cucumber salad. For dinner, I ordered the Panang Curry with chicken and my husband got the Mussamum Beef Curry. We both liked our curries, but mine was too spicy. I had asked for one star (out of five) and it was way too hot for my comfort level. I wouldn't mind going back to this restaurant, but I might order something different or ask for 0 stars on my curry. read more

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Tasty Thai food, proper level of spice, fresh ingredients, and quick service. The lunch specials are great value, almost large enough share. The crab ragoons and cashew chicken are my favorites for lunch. read more

Buddha Ruksa - Crab ragoons - Thai Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Tasty stuff. No way I saw to order food online and they do a brisk biz of take out orders. I gave just a meaningless $2 tip and the cashier gave a genuine bow of thanks. (Different from the snootiness some places give you when they didn't actually give you any table service). Chicken pad Thai and beef Panama curry, both really tasty. I don't think they charges me for a side of rice or if they did was negligible. Again, contrasts with other nickel and dime take out. Give them a try, takes 30 minutes for food to be ready. Get chopsticks. read more