Delicious:) we ordered for it to be delivered since my roommates and I are working from home now. It was delivered a few minutes early and the food was great! I got the massaman curry with tofu and a Thai iced coffee. My roommates got drunken noodles with chicken and we were all very satisfied and very full. Portions are pretty large we all have left overs. Only thing I didn't love was that the tofu wasn't fried, I think that would've been just perfect. read more

I love *the food* at Buddha Thai, but service is consistently awful - and BEWARE if you have a peanut allergy!!! Although I adore the food and have been eating there for years, we recently ordered takeout and received the wrong order -- some awful plain PEANUT dish that is not on the menu, dry noodles with peanuts, chicken and lime. It was inedible and I unfortunately went hungry rather than eat that awful food, since we live all the way up in the mountains and had checked the receipt when we picked up the order, not realizing of course we had received the wrong food. When we called to let them know of the error, they did not apologize but said "maybe there was an error" and just said they could credit us for next time (we had paid cash and tipped generously as always). It's sos dangerous to erroneously give out peanuts--what if we had been deadly allergic to peanuts?? Honestly I love the food but half the time we go there, the service is so appalling we swear it off for months at a time. Be careful if you have a peanut allergy!! read more

Buddha Thai Cuisine - gorgeous green curry - Thai Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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Best Thai in Boulder is what I was told and this place definitely lived up to my expectations but fell a tiny bit short on some things. Beer: $4 for some Boulder Beer- Buffalo Gold which is a nice pairing with spicy Thai food and $4.25 for domestic beer- great deal! Appetizers: We ordered the Combo Appetizer which had chicken satay, Rangoon, and egg rolls. Very tasty appetizer and we loved the sweet sauce that came with it! The chicken was a little different from satay that we have had in the past but it was okay- not my favorite choice. Pad Thai- I have been on the hunt for really good pad Thai since moving here about a year ago and all other places have felt short. I ordered the chicken pad Thai level 3 out of 5 on how spicy I wanted it to be. The spice was right on- perfect! Did make me sweat though but it was really good. My only complaint is that the noodles were a little bit over cooked. I don't like when the noodles are a bit mushy but overall this was really good pad Thai. Overall this place is great! Staff was super friendly and accommodating but sometimes we were confused on who our server was because there were multiple people coming to our table to get our order- a little bit unorganized but it was a Friday night and it was busy. The portions are huge so either split with someone or ready to have lots of yummy leftovers! The food is delicious and we really enjoyed our time here. Can't wait to come back and try the curry and other dishes. read more

Buddha Thai Cuisine - Combo Appetizer is BIG for 2 people perfect for 3-4! - Thai Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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My favorite Thai place in Boulder. Great good, service, and prices. Just an all-around excellent restaurant.

Found this place while waiting for a table at Tangerine in that plaza off of Iris Ave. While the interior is not much to look at this place does deliver on the Thai food. The strength of this place include cheap prices, large portions, quick service, and decent quality food to match it. I ordered a Thai Ice tea, which had the right portion of milk with the sweet tea. In addition, I ordered the green curry with chicken starting off with the Thom yum soup. The soup should be a mix of sweet, sour, and hotness. It was heavy on the sweetness while the other 2 lacked. The green curry was good and to the level of medium spiciness which is what I like. There could have been a little bit more fish sauce added because the coconut milk was a little too overpowering. Save for the minor deviations from traditional Thai food I felt this place did their job. read more

Buddha Thai Cuisine - Sweet and sour Tom Kha Soup - Thai Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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I love that a previous review was to go to Thailand or San Francisco for authentic Thai food. Great stuff LOL. I'm a sucker for the Buddha Fried Rice. Absolutely wonderful. They have a scale from 1-5 for spiciness and are very consistent. Would and do recommend. read more

I ordered drunken noodles and the fried wontons - both were tasty. The online order option didn't offer a spice level for the noodles, so they weren't that spicy. I was fine with it though. Speedy delivery! read more

Buddha Thai Cuisine - Beef drunken noodles (I requested no bell pepper or carrots) - Thai Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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Quality of ingredients are good and the papyrus salad is great. But the pad Thai tasted like ketchup and pad see ew was missing depth.

OMG!! The Green curry here is AMAZING! The food was delivered piping hot, with good quantity of rice and curry but they forgot cutlery (not a big deal, but I was in a hotel room with no access to silverware) The curry was thick in consistency unlike many other Thai restaurants and tasted delicious. The vegetables were cooked to perfection and spice level was on point. Perfect quantity for two, but too much for one. Highly recommended Thai restaurant in Boulder area. read more

I ordered the pad Thai and it was bland and missing...something. The umami wasn't there. My SO got the yellow curry and it was actually pretty good with flavor and spice. The Thai tea also was a bit weak in flavor, tasted watered down. I'm new to Boulder, but Denver has some fire Thai places and this place in Boulder was meh, probably won't go back. read more

After many recommendations, I chose to order Thai food from here! Not one person had a negative thing to say about this restaurant - it definitely lived up to the hype. I ordered to-go food through Hungry Buffs and, as takeout delivery normally goes, I expected it not to be quite as good as it would have been if I were to have dined in. I was wrong. I admit it shamelessly. The food was delivered piping hot and I had to wait for it to cool. I ordered drunken noodles with chicken and it was delicious! It cost about $11. I was a little uncertain because most of their prices seemed a little steep, but upon delivery, I saw that their portions were HUGE. I ate that Thai food for lunch for three days and loved Every. Single. Bit. Hats off to Buddha Thai! read more

Unfortunately when my family and I tried take out from Buddha Thai, we were not impressed. The chicken satay was so well done, it was actually difficult to get off the stick, and we ended up not eating the rest of it. The dumplings looked unappetizing as soon as we opened the container, and were absolutely tasteless. The only good part of the order was the Yellow Curry! Great spices and delicious tofu. We did encounter a very nice waiter while picking up our food as well. We wish the restaurant our best as these are challenging times, however Buddha Thai will need to improve their food drastically if they want to stay open. The food we had tonight will not cut it. read more

We're located in Longmont & couldn't be more excited that Buddha Thai Cuisine is now on doordash! We ordered the Drunken Noodles extra spicy and they were so delish. All of the veggies are super fresh too. I highly recommend! read more

Called in a takeout order about an hour before they closed. The staff were very friendly and had the food ready in the time they mentioned. I ordered the extra hot or spice level 5 Chicken Pad-Thai. I was expecting it to be hotter than it seemed, but my girlfriend thought it was perfect blend of flavor and spice. It's a massive portion they give you, perfect to split or enough for two meals. Best Thai place we have found outside of Denver. Excited to go back and try their other dishes. Next thing I'm ordering is their drunken noodles. read more

Buddha Thai Cuisine - Takeout. Chicken Pad-Thai Extra Hot (spice level 5) - Thai Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

Thai is one of my favorite food groups! I had tried Buddha about 3 years ago and did not have such a great experience. the noodles were squishy and the veggies not crisp but I decided to try again and see if my first time was an aberration. My Drunken Noodles were better this time but nothing really stood out as incredible. The noodles were more toothy this time and the veggies more crisp but when I have Thai food I want to scream "Damn that was incredible". That did not happen. It was an average Thai experience. Oh how I wished differently! read more

I love this place. I get the Tom Kha soup with rice noodles and spice level 3.5 every time and it's delicious. A go to haunt in Boulder for me. A note: I prefer to eat outside or get takeout. The inside is meh. read more

I'm from Chicago...land of over 4,000 different kinds of restaurant. Good, bad, aewsome and terrible. I've been a hostess, bartender, busser, worked in the kitchen and even the dish-tank of fine dining establishments and greasy spoons. So I enumerate this with the voice of experience and care. Numero Uno-Depending on the type of thai cuisine you're used to...you may love it here, or absolutely think you're better off eating stale bread and washing it down with bong water. So have an open mind about experiencing their interpretation of thai food. It's actually tasty. So why only one Star you ask? That brings me to; Numero dos-If you're in a hurry, i.e. on your lunch break...don't expect to make it back to your cubicle on time. Numero tres- If you're absolutely DYING of hunger, i.e. HANGRY(hungry+angry) don't expect to get your food any sooner than 50min after the time you order...even plain old fried rice. Which should take 10-15mins tops! **As a matter of fact, you will sit there for 15mins or so before anyone even comes to take your order. ....《sigh》 Everyone there is really nice, but I think the main focus..is take-out. The phones were ringing off the hook! Lots of Carry-out biz. So..if you wanna try this joint...call in your order then pick it up. ..but then there's the styrofoam they put the food into. Long term exposure to small quantities of styrene can cause neurotoxic (fatigue, nervousness, difficulty sleeping), hematological (low platelet and hemoglobin values), cytogenetic (chromosomal and lymphatic abnormalities), and carcinogenic effects...but I digress. Bon Appétit!! read more

Buddha Thai Cuisine - Super smokey kitchen with greasey walls. Not enough ventilation - Thai Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

Normally this is my go-to spot for Thai food. Great value for money and quick service. Unfortunately, I won't be back after experiencing some of the worst food poisoning I've ever had - and from a vegetarian meal too. read more

Man I wish I could learn from my past transgressions. Years ago I swore this place off after they seemed to insult the entire nation of Thailand with a disgusting riff on phad thai. Yet proximity (it's our closest Thai), hunger and desperation conspired against me and i actually had a 3 star experience here at some point while our little one was an infant and we were in that- order takeout or don't eat- up all night delirium phase (she's one now, we're out of it). Last night again, the desperation crept in after a long night of work and putting baby down, I was flying solo so ordered some delivery. I ordered the spring rolls and the buddha noodles. The spring rolls were fine, fried straight out of a freezer and nothing to complain about. Now let's pause and think about the situations that potentially led up to the Buddha Noodles. 1. The place was actually closed, but a couple of drunk frat guys broke in looking to steal Singha beers, saw my order come through on the computer screen, and took pity so did their best to recreate the buddha noodles. Which involved canned vegetables, a lump of old rice noodles and some wet peanut butter thrown on top. Thanks for trying guys, three cheers for alpha tau omega. 2. Order comes through the screen, is received by an uninspired employee who has never actually eaten real Thai food, old noodles all stuck together are plopped on a bed of formerly canned and overcooked yet completely unseasoned vegetables, and a ladel-full of soupy peanut butter is dumped on top? Garnish? ha! Let the food speak for itself. 3. I was featured on some reality show called "Eff this guy with gross Thai". I'm still waiting for my release form Look- I much prefer to write a positive glowing happy review. This place does have big portions, this place isn't that expensive, I'm sure the people that make the food are nice people. Clearly though, I'm not who they are pandering to. I've spent months of my life in Thailand and have a weak spot for the food, for the flavors, the heat, the sour, the sweet, the salty, the people the culture etc... I want to smell the fish sauce and the K'fir limes, I want sprigs of cilantro and crushed peanuts, I want authenticity! I know I'll never get it as good as it is on the streets of Chang Mai, but I do expect a little more from the streets of Boulder. read more

Buddha Thai, 4th time I have been here. Great service, friendly staff, 70% of the people that come in are getting takeout. The food has never let me down. Highly recommend giving it a try! Also the music is sexy it reminds me of solo mode in minecraft, the ambience makes me want to read books and pet my cat! read more

Don't waste your money! The drunken noodle is the most disgusting thing we've ever tasted. It was super sweet, stir fried with a ketchup sauce, rice noodles were undercooked and had no hint of any Basil flavor. That is not how drunken noodles are supposed to be made. read more

Terrible service, and subpar food. The Tom Kha soup taste like the majority of the ingredients were expired. The service was terrible. The waitress didn't even check once to see if anything was needed, or good. I wouldn't return to this establishment. read more

Never disappoints. Everything I have ordered has been wonderful. The Buddha dish is my fave!

Always delicious! I'm picky when it comes to Thai food and this has to be my favorite spot in Boulder. Always a great flavor and generous with vegetables and tofu/meat selection. read more

Best pad Thai I've ever had. Nothing comes even close to it! It always tastes fresh, the chicken is cooked perfectly, and the bean sprouts never cease to amaze read more

One of my favorite resturaunts in Boulder. I have told all of my friends about it, who have in turn told all of theirs. The yellow curry is my absolute favorite, with the pad see ew as a runner up. Cannot recommend this place enough read more

Buddha Cafe, aka Buddha Thai, is my favorite Boulder Restaurant. They are able to veganize a lot of their menu upon request (no fish sauce, no egg, usually). I recommend going here for dinner rather than lunch even though dinner is about $3 more expensive as their cooks seem to switch out and make things taste VERY different. It's all about Drunken Noodles with fried tofu made vegan, Yellow Curry with fried tofu, and Veggie Spring Rolls - by far the best dishes I've had here. I go here at least once per week if I can reign it in -- sometimes twice. Unbeatable local Thai food! read more

WOW. Not exaggerating: this was one of the best meals I've had in Boulder. It was my first time and I was having trouble deciding on what to order, but the waiter suggested the panang curry- I asked for mine very spicy and I just about had an orgasm when I took the first bite. Beyond that, the staff was extremely friendly and personable! 100% coming back! read more

Buddha Thai Cuisine - Thai Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

This place is the bomb. I've been going there for many, many years. Also friendly ownership, I mean he greets me by name.

Pros: if you are in the shopping mall already, it's nearby Thai food. Tastes a lot like what you can get in the street stalls in Bangkok. Cons: all the dishes are at least 10x what you'd spend in a Bangkok street stall and are not much better. Thai food in the US is typically made with more expensive ingredients to justify higher prices. Making a dish "local style" usually means getting the right ingredients (and importing them is expensive), but this was just store-bought American egg noodle with a single chili spice. There were a lot of the cheap vegetables and few of the expensive ones, as well as the limited amount of chicken being overlooked and rubbery. Overall: An extra star for not getting sick, but I'm not going back. read more

Big portions and TASTY. Love it. All of it. Pad Thai, Budda Fried Rice, Pad Wood Sen, Sweet cream tapioca, NOM NOM NOM!

This place has always been good and still is. Got my Panang curry and rice today and it was super swell read more

Buddha Thai Cuisine - Thai Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

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Anywhere outside of Boulder, this would be a solid 3 stars. It's my go-to Thai spot in town mainly because it is the least offensive restaurant of Boulder's Thai scene. All of Boulder's Thai spots share these issues, but Buddha Thai much less so than others: 1) overpriced, given quality and especially quantity 2) not close to authentic Thai, or even 'good' Americanized Thai Pretty sure the first time I ordered pad thai here I was ready to write this place off, BUT their pad kee mao is fairly tasty. As I always find in Colorado, the pad kee mao is kind of weird in that they don't use the usual broad rice noodles, the sauce/seasoning is different, not enough variety of vegetables, lack of bean sprouts... but I still find it enjoyable and edible. Their curries get good reviews from my partner, with the general caveats above. One thing they do exceptionally well are the crispy parcels... there is no reason they should be that f*-ing good. But they are, and we are ready to accept the weight gain that comes with ordering these every single time we eat here. Their chicken satay is really good too, and I like their veggie egg rolls. No complaints whatsoever on the appetizer front. Their tom kha is delectable and tastes like a true tom kha with all of the wonderful Thai flavors, but I would skip the papaya salad here. The one time we ate here in person the food was significantly improved over all other times (we always get takeout or delivery). YMMV. read more

A friend and I went here for dinner on a Friday night. The restaurant wasn't too busy so we were sat immediately. The server promptly took our order. I decided upon the massoman curry. We each ordered a beer, which came quickly. But then, we waited, and waited and waited. Other tables were getting their food who ordered after us, but nothing to our table. Finally, which seemed like forever, our food was delivered. And it was SO good! My curry was incredible! I wanted to devour the entire bowl but I decided the best of it and got a box. It was even better the next day. So, other than the long wait to get our meal, the food was great! read more

Buddha Thai Cuisine - Massoman curry with chicken and brown rice - Thai Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

My roommate discovered Buddha Cafe last year, introduced it to me and now I am in love. Their Pad Thai is absolutely delicious (get it with chicken), and their coffee is amazing as well. I went there for my birthday this past year, and all of my friends also enjoyed their dishes. The portions are large, and very worth the money. Leftovers for days! The atmosphere was cozy, but they could accommodate my party which was about ten people. Their staff was very friendly, and I thought the service was quick. However, if you order for delivery, it will take a little longer. Overall, I love Buddha and would highly recommend them! read more

Buddha Thai Cuisine - Delicious Pad Thai.. my absolute favorite in all of Boulder! - Thai Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

Looking for a Thai place in Boulder found this gem. As soon as I walked in to-go orders filled the restaurant all night long(busy busy). We sat down for a birthday celebration dinner. Started off with hot sake and combo appetizer( must get) love the cheese wantons, chicken, Buddha potato bag, and spring roll with unique dipping sauces. Ordered 4 dishes to share with 4 people. You can choose your own spice level ! Tom Yom chicken soup(3/5) (+meat $1 for any dish), drunken beef noodles(4/5), green chicken curry(4/5), beef stir fry(4/5). My favorite was drunken noodles, although their recipe was a bit different than other Thai places I've been too. Green curry was creamy and recommended by the waiter over their red curry. We love spicy, so we ordered 5 level spice expect for soup which was 3. The Tom Yum soup had a lot of lemon grass and thicker than what I normally get. Stir fry is good but I recommend curries & noodles ! Each entree came with a huge side of rice. Plenty of food left overs to take home, what a great value! read more

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I always order the chicken pad Thai and it's soooo delicious! I like to add a mild level of spiciness which is the right amount! Love this business and love their Thai iced tea! read more

*raw till 4 vegans this is the place for us :) So I've been to my fare share of Thai restaurants (yes I know I haven't yelped them, sorry) and I have my go to dish, the vegetable panang curry. So once again I go ahead and order my dish. This vegetable panang curry was the best vegetable panang curry I have EVER had!!! The flavor was right there with Pin Kaow on Eastern in Las Vegas, Nevada. But what makes this curry better than them was everything else. 1) The portion was tremendously huge, it literally came in a bowl for soup. 2) The vegetables. You were not only given a ton but they tasted so fresh that I thought a farmer was unloading his haul in the pan. 3) The rice was perfect, it was clean, fluffy and very fresh. Oh and once again if you order extra rice for just 2 dollars you actually get rice!!!! The only bad thing I can say about this place was the service. Only because the restaurant is so busy with take-out orders I literally watched a busy "drive thru" come through the restaurant picking up there gigantic orders one by one. You come here purely for the food and they really do feed you at a wonderful price that every restaurant should follow suite. read more

Buddha Thai Cuisine - The legendary panang curry at Buddha Cafe :) - Thai Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

Wasn't very busy at all when we arrived. Took our waiter a few minutes to grab menus & waters after he seated us. We got the sampler appetizer which was very delicious! I got the Tom Kha soup with coconut milk which was missing a few authentic ingredients (like stone mushrooms) but other than that it wasn't bad. Wasn't the best I've had nor the worst. I ordered the red curry chicken for my entrée, which I shared with my bf because the portions were huge! It was flavorful, tasted good. Had enough to take a doggie bag home. I would eat here again. read more

Buddha Thai Cuisine - Appetizer sampler, delish. - Thai Near Me - Boulder, Colorado

This is my favorite thai restaurant in Boulder. We've tried many of the dishes and all of them are delicious. My favorite is the Thai Fried Rice. My toddler son also loves a lot of their options. Definitely a great place to get dinner. read more