Bamboo Buddha Chinese Resturant

Looks like there’s new management and a change for the worse. Don’t get me wrong, this place was always low-​end Cantonese comfort food (lots of deep fried things with sweet and sour sauce) and pretty good old-​school egg rolls. But it was tasty and inexpensive for nights when you don’t want elaborate cuisine. Just ordered from them this week and the food quality has noticeably dipped. Their sweet and sour soup used to be quite good and had lots of proteins like pork and shrimp — they now serve less than half of what you used to get, and no longer offer egg rolls. That’s only 2 examples, the three other dishes we had were sub par as well.

Terrible! This is the first review I’ve done because I usually feel places aren’t as bad as people say. I ordered delivery. looking for some Canadian Chinese before heading out drinking on new years eve. I read the reviews on here and thought it seemed really decent. (I’ve been looking for a new delivery place) The lady on the phone was really nice. It came really quick. I got general tso… waaaay too sweet. not one hint of spice. House fried rice, probably the most decent tasting thing… had very minimal meat… most of it being fatty pieces… like the pieces they would of thrown in the garbage (I got it because it was more expensive than the chicken fried rice so I figured it would be a bit better) Cantonese chow mein… no crispy noodles and the sauce is soooo salty… and again the meat was super fatty and only like 1 shrimp. Chicken balls because I read a review that said they were the best… no they are not. Over battered and the sweet and sour sauce tasted watered down! And the spring rolls. not bad but sogy… I’m Irish and turkish and my homemade spring rolls are better. All in all for $ 50 the portions are not big and the quality is not worth it. I would love a better recommendation for next time!

We switched back to Bamboo Buddha because they’re pretty much the best overall delivery place close to us – but that’s not saying much. They have discontinued their daily rotating specials for cash orders offering only free spring rolls and despite having egg rolls on the menu, they never have them.
Portions are still generous, though and it’s good value for money if you’re feeling too lazy to cook.

At first I thought this is a hole in wall kinda place. But the food was so disappointing. I ordered only two dishes (kungpo shrimp and mapo tofu) and even the rice was not well cooked… It wasn’t the best Chinese food let me begin with this.
It turns out to be more like a neighbourhood, quick grab and go takeaway Chinese food. If you want something to just fill up your stomach, not caring if it’s good or not, then you can order takeout from this place.
They also pre deep fry the chicken balls, spring rolls and shrimp. Which means they double deep fry it again. But the waitresses and people here is very efficient. They clean fast, takes your order quick, and cooks it quick too. Still… don’t think I’ll be back anytime soon.

Love this place. I always get the crispy beef but never with the broccoli it makes it soggy. The fried rice is great and so the lemon chicken. This place has been there for at least 15 years and counting. Great food and great delivery.
It has eat in but it nothing special. It’s more of a take out place or delivery. Not bad for the price and they have a large delivery zone. That’s the real deal on this place.

This place is a great neighbourhood joint for takeout chinese. I live a block away, so it only makes sense to pick it up — once I ordered from a friend’s a little further away and it took 45 minutes.
The General Tso chicken is great — I’ve never suspected anything was reheated or not prepared fresh. They’re always friendly and if they don’t answer the phone the first time when you call, they’ll call you right back if your phone number appears. As a regular customer I was happy when they made something for me that wasn’t on the menu. I just wish they were open Sundays. It would complete the Oscars experience.

I’ve eaten here before at least 6 other times, the other times have been adequate. A solid 3.5 stars.
The interior is a wreck though, it has a dusty weird smell that immediately makes you change your order to take out.
Last night, we ordered the dinner for two $ 24 after tax meal that comes with chicken wings. Everything was ready in under 5 minutes, which was mildly concerning. Most tasted fine/​adequate if a bit reheated.
However, the chicken wings had white feathers deep fried into them. I probably ate a few too before pulling batter off one piece sticking out and seeing the feather underneath, clear as day. Another wing at bottom of the box had non-​battered feathers, very obviously white feathers against the brown batter. I don’t know how they could miss that when making it in a theoretically well lit kitchen. I’ve been gagging all night. Will never eat here again.

I ordered for delivery a couple of days ago and the wait time wasn’t too bad for a Sunday evening.
I got the Yang Chow fried rice, Orange Chicken, and Crispy Beef. The fried rice was excellent and had an appropriate amount of meat (decent for the price). The Crispy beef was ok but the Orange Chicken definitely outshined it. It had just the right amount of batter and was mildly sweet (just right).
Some small issues:
— I drained some of sauce from both meat dishes because it wasn’t thick enough. I didn’t want the leftovers to get soggy by the next day.
— It seemed like there was a bit too much Broccoli added.
Overall, it was a good experience so I will definitely be ordering again.

The place is neighborhood cornerstone awesome food decently priced and the servers are friendly. If u are in the king west neighborhood and have a hankering for chinese I would strongly suggest trying it.

We usually love this place for cheap Chinese food, but we’re pretty frustrated that they changed their hours and are no longer open on Sundays (seems like this would be a big day for delivery customers). Worst was that they didn’t bother to change hours on their website or Unilocal,so after spending time looking at the menu we called to get directed to an automated message.

Well I guess I’m a bit flakey because we did order again from here the other night after we swore it off for good (the drinking impaired our judgement.) But I’m glad we did.
Maybe because we used to order so often they might have tried extra hard for us, and if so it worked.
The chicken balls were nice and clean tasting, not greasy like a couple of times in the past. The general Tao was crispy (still not spicy enough!) and the rice and veg were both tasty. So until the west gets another decent Chinese restaurant I guess we will carry on with the Buddha.

Considering the sheer number of Chinese people in the city, Chinese delivery is a surprisingly disappointing thing in downtown TO, especially if you’re looking for both good and cheap at the same time.
Bamboo Buddha is a prime example. Pricewise, they are great, however the food itself is hit or miss.
Guiltily, I must confess that I order from here whenever I want the cheap kind of Chinese takeout, aka, stuff that really isn’t true Chinese food at all. Think fortune cookies, and bright red sweet and sour sauce on stuff covered in fried batter.
On that count, they’re pretty reliable — best chicken balls I think I’ve eaten in the city (as I type this, I do realize I am talking as if chicken balls are a food worthy of review and am sufficiently embarrassed). I like the fact that they also offer egg rolls in addition to spring rolls — somewhere along the line, food snobs like me almost drove them into extinction.
Fried rice and chow mein noodles are no better than okay, and they suffer from the too many veggies (let’s face it, a decision for takeout Chinese is usually not made on the basis of, «I want something healthy»), and said veggies are cut too big (in the case of mushrooms, not at all), and sometimes taste kind of bitter.
Edible, satisfies cravings cheaply, but you won’t want it again for a while.

I love this place for take out. One of the combo meals is enough for two people with decent appetites and the price can’t be beat! It’s made fresh and always tasty. A great go to place for cheap and dirty North American style Chinese food.

This business does not keep their hours up to date on their website or Unilocal.It says they are open on Sundays and one of their reviewers say they received food late at night on a Sunday so they must have changed their hours in the past few months. It’s common sense that when you change your hours, you immediately update them everywhere. Nowadays most restaurant’s traffic is driven from their online presence and reviews so they are just pissing people off and losing business and face by not keeping it up to date.
Anyways we spent 15 minutes figuring out what we wanted to order, then called in (because you can’t order online. terrible) to hear an automated message saying they’re closed Sunday. Even though Unilocal and their website both say they are currently open.

The chicken balls are huge and all chicken! I was shocked because chicken balls are usually all bater. Huge portions. Great delivery service, they got to me in 20mins in rush hour damn! Most definitely my go to delivery.

My favourite good/​bad Chinese food in the Queen West area. Their chicken balls are the best i’ve ever had. My typical order is BBQ Pork Fried Rice, Chicken Balls, and 1 random dish.
I’d have to say their General Tso’s is some of the best I’ve ever had. Their Beef and Broccoli is rather standard, but certainly not bad. Portion sizes are immense and delivery is as speedy as expected.
If you’re looking for good takeout Chinese food then I’d recommend giving this place a try.

I watched a documentary called The Search for General TSO’s Chicken, which was fantastic. And it made me wanting this dish.
I’ve never liked downtown Chinese food, it’s very «westernized» –nothing authentic, obviously, what do I expect right? Seeing dishes like «pineapple chicken» would annoy me.
The documentary helped me appreciate the Chinese restaurants here in North America, I apologize for not seeing them this way until now. So I looked for Chinese food that night and landed here! Takeout was super fast, 5 minutes tops for a «meal for one for $ 8.95»
— egg roll + sweet and sour sauce (a container as large as takeout miso soup. I don’t need THIS much for ONE egg roll)
— chicken fried rice
— broccoli
— general tso’s chicken, or other choices (I think there’s stuff like cripsy beef, orange chicken, sweet and sour chicken)
The food was satisfactory downtown Chinese. It’s good!!! really! Service is great. I had a lot leftover for next day’s breakfast and lunch. Basically 2.5 meals for under $ 10. It was really saucy, the General TSO’s Chicken was too sweet for me. The fried rice was okay, it was sweeter than I’m used to.
Uhhhhh
for the rest of you that are like me, if you don’t crave this kind of «Chinese» don’t come here. But out of all takeout Chinese food I’ve had downtown, this restaurant is easily top 3.
and for a cheap, stay-​in, pizza, movie kind of night, this is satisfying food :)
oops** this restaurant calls it General TAO’s Chicken

On the advice of a fellow Unilocaler, I took a walk over to this neighborhood Chinese take out. Being in the Trinity Bellwoods area there’s not a lot to choose from Chinese food wise, so thought I’d take my chances on this place. I ordered the Chicken Almond Soo Guy, Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls, and Chicken Fried Rice, plus two egg rolls. As far as food quality goes, I give it a ⁷⁄₁₀. Good quality Chinese food and in the neighborhood. It is a bit on the greasy side, and the smoke hovering will take away any atmosphere you were hoping for, but it’s worth the trip.

I’m not a big Chinese food fan, but this place may have changed my mind. It was SO GOOD! We ordered:
Crispy Beef
General Tao Chicken
Honey Garlic Spareribs
Singapore Noodles
Lemon Chicken
It came with 2 soups and 2 egg rolls, plus 2 orders of fried rice. All that for $ 49 tax-​in! Great value and now I have leftovers for a few days at least!
All were excellent, but the standouts were definitely the crispy beef and general tao. Amazing! And huge quantities too. Delivery was quick and easy.
Would definitely order from here again! Very nice on the phone as well.

I’ve lived in Toronto for almost 6 years and have somehow managed to never order Chinese food here. Every time I looked for a place, I decided against it for some reason or another. Well, given that tonight is New Year’s Eve, I felt I had to order Chinese. Where else to look other than Unilocal,of course. I came across this place and decided to give it a go. I ordered at 5pm and it was here just before 6, which I think it’s great considering NYE. For $ 50, we got 2 chicken dishes, 1 beef dish, 2 fried rice dishes, and 6 spring roles. And that included tax and (free) delivery. The sweetest, happiest man came to the door to give us our food. Overall, I found it to be tasty and really liked the general tao chicken. I prefer white meat over dark so i was happy to see that most pieces were indeed white meat.
There’s plenty of leftovers, that’s for sure. Without a doubt, I would order from here again.