Buddha Belly

Reviews

• Brianna M.

  star star star star star_border 3 June 2026

  I ordered on door dash so I can't speak to the in house experience but this is my review on the pad thai and pad se ew. The food is a generous portion and I made special adjustments to my order and they were perfectly executed. The pad se ew is AMAZING and so flavorful that I would definitely order again. However, the pad thai (which is usually my favorite) was definitely a let down. When I opened the container it was very dry and has little flavor. I suspect this is due to the delivery time but I was very disappointed. I added the sweet red sauce (delicious) and mixed lime juice into the noodles which made it better but not amazing.
  TLDR
  Pad Thai delivery: 6.5/10
  Pad se ew delivery: 9/10

• Briana V.

  star star star star star_border 1 June 2026

  First time eating here the other night and loved every bit of my fried chicken Banh mi sandwich. Traditional flavors of Banh mi and at a decent price. $10. Made fresh to order. I'll come back and try the pad see ew next time, although I have wanted that sandwich again already and it's only been two days...
  
  Only complaint is they don't have free water available for customers. He didn't say they had water bottles just told me it was lychee lemonade and Thai iced tea in the large drink fountains and canned sodas available.

• Drew G.

  star star star star star 25 May 2026

  Buddha Belly is one of several restaurants in the (relatively) new Corporation Food Hall, on Spring just south of 7th. They describe themselves as a "southeast Asian kitchen" - which, I learned, is basically a verbose way of saying they serve Thai food.
  
  The menu consists of your quintessential Thai Staples - pad Thai, pad see ew, etc etc - as well as some more protein centric dishes like lemongrass chicken. They also have some specials. Not knowing what's good, I opted for one of the specials, which was a stir fried glass noodle with choice of protein (I chose beef). I don't know exactly what they do differently than the gazillion other Thai restaurants I've been to, but what I ordered was really ridiculously good. It was fresh, piping hot and flavorful, and much to my surprise at a hipster-leaning place like this the portion was generous. All in all my meal came to 10.75.
  
  This more than satisfied my craving for something quick, easy, affordable, and delicious.

• laura k.

  star star star star star 21 May 2026

  My go-to Asian food fix in dtla. The green curry and kaprow pork belly are the two dishes I fall back on almost every week.
  Feeling lazy? Get yourself some Buddha Belly.

• Danielle M.

  star star star star_border star_border 16 May 2026

  It took a while for anyone to acknowledge us. I finally asked the cook if they were ready and another man appeared to take our order. The restaurant did not have any beef today so I was immediately put off.
  
  I ordered the chicken pad see ew and it lacked flavor and sauce. I tried to doctor it up with hot sauce but it was still lacking. The Thai Iced Tea was terrible. I'm pretty sure the tea was old or stored incorrectly. It had a bitter taste to it and I wound up tossing it.
  
  I ordered my coworker the pork belly rice to go. She gave me some at the office and it was much better than the noodles. Definitely seasoned better with obvious sauce in the bowl. I would have liked the pork to have been crisper but that's just my preference.
  
  Meals are about $10 a pop with drinks closer to the $4 mark.