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Buddakan Review
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Buddakan
$$-$$$$, Eclectic, Old City
User Rating: **** 3.5
Fodor's Review:
This former post office has been transformed into a stylish restaurant presided over by a 10-foot-tall gilded Buddha who seems to approve of the sake cocktails and the fusion food that pairs Asian ingredients with various cooking styles. Such relatively familiar dishes as chicken with cashews and tempura lump crab are passable, but most of the appeal is in the theatrical decor and the people-watching. A long "community table" provides an opportunity to dine with anyone else fortunate enough to snag this center-stage space. Be prepared for major din as the evening wears on.
Member Reviews & Ratings:
funky fun and loud
Posted by Debbie from VA on 9/26/06
My family went to this restaurant and had a good time. It is loud but the place is funky and has a hard driving music beat playing. I didn't like the lobster but liked everything else esp. salad with duck. I think the food and service is better at POD but we still had a fun dining experience.RATING: 3.6
It's not your grandmother's chinese
Posted by Paul from Upstate Pennsylvania on 1/15/06
Went as part of a corporate outing, and was able to share a number of dishes. The lobster was fantastic, as were the shrimp and the crispy squid salad. A bit noisy, and probably wouldn't appeal to small groups. But a lot of funRATING: 3.4
INFO
- Address: 325 Chestnut St., Old City, Philadelphia, PA
- Phone: 215/574-9440
- Keep in mind: Reservations essential.
- Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
- Closed: No lunch weekends
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