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Buddakan
325 Chestnut St Philadelphia, PA map / directions (215) 574-9440 reserve online| Website: | http://www.buddakan.com |
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From the Restaurant
Stephen Starr’s Buddakan is a spectacular restaurant featuring exotic flavors of modern Asian cuisine with creativity and drama. Bon Appetit notes, "The mostly white space is striking, with a lit-from-within communal table in the middle of the room, a waterfall & a ten-foot, candle-bedecked Buddha. The religious icon watches over hip customers indulging in pan-Asian cuisine that far surpasses the fare usually found at hot spots like this." Newsweek reports, "Design also serves as a signifier for cuisine. You walk into Buddakan, one of the hottest new restaurants in Philadelphia, past a shimmering waterfall & Japanese river stones & you say to yourself, 'ginger-miso everything' even before you see the magnificent 10-foot Buddha dominating the dining room." Named one of “America's Top 50 Restaurants" by Travel & Leisure and 'Top Restaurant for Fun' by Gourmet, Buddakan has become one of the country's most talked about restaurants.
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Great food, drinks, and ambiance! A true...
Great food, drinks, and ambiance! A true Philly hot spot!
Once again, Mr. Starr does not disappoint....
Once again, Mr. Starr does not disappoint. Nice portions, the sashimi was superb (prepared like carpaccio – razor thin with an acidic base), and my wasabe-encrusted filet was prepared perfectly. Oh, and the chocolate bento box for dessert will put you into a coma (but a blissful coma at that)….
oprah ate here for a reason. the chcolate pagoda? nuff sa...
oprah ate here for a reason. the chcolate pagoda? nuff said. must try for all philly visitors and live-ins. stephen starr wins again…
What was up with the chow fun, seriously. However, the w...
What was up with the chow fun, seriously. However, the waitress was really nice and gave us a lot of nice sake and the Chinese broccoli was yummy. The crab fried rice was yummy. Scrambled egg is always good in fried rice. The sea bass was yummy. There was a lot of edamame – Lynn said it was well worth the $7. Our bellies are full. The cilantro martini was delish. The king crab tempura was delish as well, but the sauce was nothing special. Really, I was disappointed with the chow fun – what was that. Essey should have come with us to Philly for this recommendation, why isn’t she on Facebook?
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