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April 2024 by Kate C.
The food is SO good! The portions are not huge, which is great for me. They can most make anything on their menu gluten free, including the breaded dishes like General Tao's chicken. The service was excellent. My only issue is I wish it were closer to me!
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March 2024 by Joel Becktell
This is a very nice family-style place where the food is well-prepared and the staff is friendly. I'd call it a mix of authentic and American Chinese fare, and both kinds are well done. I look forward to exploring more of the menu in the future.
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March 2024 by Harini Ramakrishnan
Food was excellent. Very clean place. They are having staff shortages.
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February 2024 by K G
Came here for lunch. There were signs posted that the restaurant is short-staffed, and requested patience. There was one server for the whole restaurant. We did have to wait about 10 minutes for her to take our order. While waiting, I noticed that the server waited on customers in the order they were seated. Well done! Once we ordered, our food came out quickly and was delicious! It was well worth the brief wait. We will be back.
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February 2024 by Maya T.
Absolutely delicious!! My mom and I came here because I had heard they offered gluten-free options, and we were WOWED!! Our food came out pretty fast, my mom got the cashew chicken and I got the sesame chicken. The breading on the sesame chicken was crispy and you couldn't even tell either dish was gluten-free. The woman serving us was a joy to be around, very kind and accommodating, she helped us understand what could and could not be made gluten free. We will absolutely be back!
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January 2024 by Patricia Blackwell
The food was delicious. We were a party of 5 and everyone was happy. The teapot was very difficult for someone with arthritis to lift.
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January 2024 by Eric Maxon
Great mom and Pop 10 seat restaurant wonderful food fantastic service
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January 2024 by Josh Speciale
We have enjoyed every visit to Budai, and especially appreciate how they're able to make most entrees gluten free. Their service is always friendly. The black pepper lamb may be perfection!Dietary restrictions: Most entrees can be made gluten free.
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January 2024 by 敏
The three cup chicken is really good! We love it! And we always have something to take home for dinner. Delicious food!
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January 2024 by stephanie chu
Really watery walnut fried shrimp, overly fried green onion pancake and super dry home style tofu. It’s Americanized Chinese food that does not cater to an authentic dining experience. For two dishes and a pancake, it was over $50. It’s such a disappointment and really not cool. The service is wonderful thou!
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December 2023 by Selena Killeen
GourmetAuthenticDeliciousI don't know what else to say. This place is just absolutely incredible. Fine-dining at its finest. Budai's Chinese cuisine in Albuquerque New Mexico is better than 99% of Chinese restaurants we've been to in Texas, California, New York and Washington. Outside of China, the only cities where you can find more authentic and tasty Chinese food than Budai is Vancouver Canada, Montreal, Singapore and Mauritius.12/10 would recommend for first dates, second dates, 30th anniversaries, graduations, Christmas, Lunar New Year, Vesak Day and 4th of July.Vegetarian options: Excellent for vegetarians, vegans and Buddhist diet.Dietary restrictions: Very accomodating for allergies and G6PD deficiency (favism).
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December 2023 by Jennie
This is my go to place for great Chinese tofu dishes. Never disappoints! If you want to try out their food, the lunch menu is fairly priced and delicious. Great place to go with a group, too!
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December 2023 by Vivienne C.
Didn't know what to expect from Taiwanese cuisine in Albuquerque, but this was about it. Ordered ahead of time to-go and the dish was prepared within 15 minutes which was nice. I ordered the Beef Noodle Soup and the soup base itself was pretty good, spicy, and rich with flavor - maybe almost a bit too spicy. The noodles and other bits of the dish were forgettable. I felt like the beef they utilized wasn't quite right as usually in this dish, the beef is in the form of beef chunks not bulgogi-type beef cuts. The weirdest part about this dish was the fact that it was almost $20. Overall, this is what you would expect from Taiwanese cuisine in Albuquerque.
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December 2023 by Diane J
I've finally found my favorite Chinese restaurant! I went with a friend today and ordered the mini shrimp dumplings, ma po tofu (extra spicy), salt and pepper short ribs and beef stew in clay pot.Everything was so good and flavorful! The mini shrimp dumplings were soft, tender and tasty. The ma po tofu had little bits of pork in it and was full of umami flavor and soft tofu. It's the best I've had so far in NM. Salt and pepper short ribs were super tender inside with a light and crispy exterior and perfectly seasoned. There was no prim and proper way to eat them, so we just dug in. The beef stew in clay pot was impressive! It came sizzling to our table and the aroma!!! So flavorful with tender beef, Napa cabbage and clear glass noodles on the bottom. So very good!We had just missed the lunch rush. The service was polite and efficient. Our server seemed to be happy to see us enjoying our food so much. Very nice guy.We were so happy to be seated at a comfortable booth. So many restaurants seem too modern and almost sterile. This place has a warm and comfortable feel.This is a place we'll go out of our way to visit again. I can't wait to take my husband next time!
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December 2023 by Andy Torres
Amazing service - I get treated like family in here. And the food is top notch, so delicious and carefully made.
