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Purple Bamboo Restaurant

3.9 (146 reviews)
ModerateChinese, Hot Pot, Seafood
Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Heather S.

We love hot pot, love it. Usually travel all the way to Boston/Malden/Quincy to enjoy. I kept hearing about purple bamboo but nvr made the trip, till now! The friendly waitstaff, the presentation of the food, the prompt service, the decent pricing will def have us coming back again!!!! I got normal chicken broth with the sesame sauce while my daughter and husband did spicy broth with seafood sauce. You know hot pot will be good when the broth is delicious before you've even cooked anything. You chose from a main entree or single items, but I recommend the main entree section cause it comes w meat, veggies and noodles at a set price, then add the little things after. I can't wait to go again! We left very happy.

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We love this place. The food is always delicious and fresh. They also do gluten free!

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2 years ago

Very good takeout Chinese and Thai food, nice dining area and bar. Will have to try eating in some time soon.

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3 years ago

It's hard to find a good Chinese restaurant in my area. The was excellent. This will now be my go-to restaurant for Chinese food.

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We enjoy the food here a lot. They have hot pot, gluten free Chinese and its good. Bar is right when you walk in

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This place kind of sucks. Food was mediocre at best. Strange setup. Wouldn't go back...def nothing special.

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3 years ago

Definitely a local spot-- The staff is always friendly and the food is consistently great each time I've been here.

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Excellent food every time we go here We always order takeout and it never disappoints Order has always been accurate too

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Plaza Parking Great…read moreplace for a sit down Chinese food place with good portions and prices. They have a large seating area with tables for smaller and large groups. They have a big parking lot although it took a weird turn for me to figure out how to get to the street. And my car did get in the lot so just a warning for that even though the lot was basically empty somehow my car was struck ‍The service was great, they were attentive and were pretty quick to get all food. For appetizer we got the crab rangoon and beef rolls which are both with a good sized portion although the crab rangoon was more heavy on the cream flavor. We got the large size of the hot n sour soup and the portion was a lot larger than expected for the price of $6. The noodles were a little let down, lacking some flavor this was both for the cold noodles and beef soup. The mapo tofu and the sichuan chicken were definitely my favorite, the mapo tofu had the perfect numbing flavor that I love.

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