Summer Buffalo

The garlic & black pepper wings are legalized crack, like I will seriously f*ck some up if they try to get between me and these wings. I like a lot of other things on the menu too but something about the wings just gets me going. The drunken noodles, summer fried rice, and beef panang curry are all really super solid dishes, always fresh ingredients and super flavorful without overwhelming the palate.
Another reason they are 5 star worthy is their FREE delivery with $ 15 purchase. Great food and great service, I fux wit you all the way Summer Buff.

Because the reviews for Pad Thai seemed stellar, and that you get shrimp, chicken, and tofu all at once, I got it! The noodles were really chewy and had awesome texture going on (even after a couple days as leftovers haha) and flavored just right! Not too salty or bland. However, the dish was greasy (despite reviews saying it isn’t? Maybe it’s just me) and it only had like 2 pieces of shrimp in it and only a little bit of crushed peanuts, which was kinda disappointing since those are my favorite parts.

The restaurant left me a phone message after I wrote the last review. They offered to comp me a meal, and while I never took them up on it, we finally ordered delivery from them again.
The garlic pepper chicken wings are awesome! The pad thai is good and not too greasy. I’m a fan of the egg rolls, but my husband doesn’t eat mushrooms. They have pretty much redeemed themselves, though I still won’t be ordering much meat from them (beyond wings). It’s really difficult to deliver meat that isn’t tough because it steams for the entire drive, so I understand the issue.

I was going to stick with water till I see many customers have the Thai iced tea, so order one as well. I like the shards of ice they used, and how the color and texture when you mixed it with your straw; the taste just right including the after-​taste feeling, not too sweet and not too strong but refreshment.
Chicken dumplings as my starting-​appetizer, which had a nice green spicy (mild) curry over it (in a soup-​form). Color isn’t green but never had that curry taste before; not sure how to describe it but taste and feels good with it. Comes with a spoon, so be sure to drink the sauce afterwards.
Pad Thai was my main dish, not greasy, taste healthy and fill up my stomach well with the right portion of noodles, veggies and meat. Usually I don’t like chicken with my Pad Thai, but comes with chicken along with shrimp. Chicken isn’t fried, dry or rough, but taste light and was well made (marinated).
Awesome Thai’s food to stop by to chill and eat!

Food is decent and edible (rare for this area).
People working here are S P E C I A L L Y E D U C A T E D if you follow me.
SPECIAL.

Amazing! Best Pad Thai I’ve ever had hands down.
Our party the summer salad and the beef curry and both were delicious too. Big enough portions to share, free parking, great prices and its decorated super cute inside. I’d recommend it to anyone.

I love this place.
Don’t know why it is not popular yet.
Please come and visit here to avoid closing the business for the future.
All foods are really great!
Very friendly services.

Overall I wasn’t impressed. The orange chicken didn’t have a whole lot of orange flavor and the Coke didn’t taste quite right.
The service wasn’t anything too special either. I wouldn’t go back to Summer Buffalo.

This place has now become my go to delivery place. I live right by Fairfax High and they delivery for free.
Every dish I’ve had has been super tasty. I really enjoy their tangy/​sweet buffalo wings, all the curry’s are good (I really like the panang w/​beef), the summer fried rice is really good too.
The only gripe I have is that their thai ice teas are $ 4 dollars, I mean it’s milk and tea.
But like I said, this is now my go to for thai take out in the area.

Stipes here for lunch, very satisfied, next time I will order with more spicy. Green vege curry is very tasty. Lov it

Do not under any circumstances eat here. Their service is very subpar. I walked in with my boyfriend and our dog. We asked if we could eat at their outdoor table. They said yes. Our waitress came to our table about 15 minutes after we sat down and then took our order.
Then we were told that despite their table being outside, they were not licensed to serve people outside. Since our dog was with us, they told us that we could take the food we had ordered to go. They then took another 30 minutes and the waitress arrived not with our food but with our bill. We paid and 15 minutes more went by. My boyfriend went back in and asked if our food was coming. The waitress told him it was first come first serve and there was nothing they could do. He then asked for a refund. The waitress then brought out the manager. The manager said either you get the food or your money back. He said that we had been waiting for a very long time and this was unacceptable. The manager gave us our order ticket and told us that our order had been in their queue for only a few minutes and we would have to continue to wait. I have never been treated this poorly in my life. We were ignored and hungry outside. For the love of G-​D, do not patronize this establishment.

I was impressed with the food.
— Frog legs — ~$ 9, Tasted like chicken. No fishy taste at all. I like that they made the effort of including a side of spicy dipping sauce which made all the difference. ⁴⁄₅.
— Coconut ice cream, sticky rice with mango — ~$ 9. Mango and sticky rice is one of my favorite dishes ever. This is a great twist on it. I love that the rice is hot and the mango and ice cream is cold. The contrasting temperatures add a lot of character and bring out different flavors. ⁵⁄₅

Great service and amazing food. Please try the Grapow chicken wing. I promise you will NOT be disappointed.
The Pad Thai had wonderful flavor. Probably one of the best pad thais I ever had.
Seriously, this place is a gem.

We ordered takeout today. It was pretty good. We ordered crispy fried egg rolls, dumplings in green curry, summer rolls, pad thai, gapow gai with fried egg, pad kee mau and mango sticky rice. All the food was very clean and health feeling. The eggrolls were rolled up like a pencil and stuck inside a carryout box, thought it was a cute way to package it. The sauce is under the wax paper.
I liked the flavorful gapow gai with the perfectly cooked gooey egg. I liked the thai peppers that gave an instant kick. The pad thai had no color which was weird but the flavors were all there, I liked how the peanuts were in a separate container. The pad kee mau could use a little more flavor and sauces to give that «drunken» texture and taste. I LOVED the sticky rice, it was really really chewy and sticky, worked perfectly with their coconut sauce and mangos!
There was no heavy sauces on any of the plates and there wasn’t any eater’s remorse because it felt healthy. I think it’s low in calories too.

Coworkers and I went here for work lunch. There were ten of us. I got the appetizer gragow summer buffalo wings and the beef panang lunch special. Both were soooo amazing. Everything looked good. Including the orange chicken. But when I bit into it, the chicken was super hard and dry. Me no likey. But love the other thai dishes. So get thai food, not orange chicken.

Never heard of this place until I was looking for takeout post MRI. Boom summer buffalo came up and the reviews looked great and bonus points for being able to order off my Unilocal app.
This place is really quaint and cozy and I would comeback to dine here but I’m here to review their takeout.
The Thai food here is probably of the highest quality ingredients I’ve had in Los Angeles and the portions are pretty generous and the price is right.
Drunken noodles: 5 stars
Pork Butt: 5 stars
They got the order right, it was waiting and was ready when I showed up.

Fresh fusion flavors with a casual ambience and huge portions
Service can be slow ⁴⁄₅ and if you are there past 10 they start rushing your meal
Food is excellent all around
1. Shrimp summer rolls with rice paper– fresh and cool cut up so beautifully and the rice paper has the perfect texture. No often find it too chewy at some places but it’s perfect here. The peanut sauce and the spicy chili sauce are both wonderful
2. Spicy coconut curry chicken bowl (substitute the shrimp for chicken)
HUGE portion with stringy thick perfectly Al dente egg noddles in a delightful creamy sweet and spicy coconut sauce. This was my favorite dish
3. Steamed curry Chicken dumplings — perfectly steamed. Love the texture and flavors especially of the curry. If ya can’t stand the heat get outta the kitchen
4. Garlic edamame — probably one of my favorite dishes here. Edemame is steamed to perfection and the sauce is not too overwhelming. Sweet and salty in perfect balance
5. 3.4÷5 Green curry tofu and veggies with brown rice: so I love the brown rice it’s very organic and tasty. I LOVE the curry sauce it’s creamy and has the perfect amount of heat and saltiness. The veggies were deliciously crunchy just how I love them. BUT I didn’t like the texture of the tofu it was too smushy for me I like my tofu with a little more texture and bite

I’ve never heard of Summer Buffalo until I was looking for places to hold my monthly dinner with my Hawaii friends. Thus, we selected Summer Buffalo out of the three choices. As a thai fusion restaurant, I had some hesitations about the food. Normally if a place has «fusion» to describe the food, it could a skeet shot. I mean, there’s places that serve doughnuts and Chinese food! How’s that combination? I know, right?
Anyway, I placed my assumptions to the side and met my friends there. Summer Buffaloo’s space is rather large. I would call the décor industrial. It fit the Melrose trendiness if that is still a description.
I ordered the grilled pork butt to share with my friends and the braised lamb shank in massaman curry as my entrée. As mentioned in my other reviews, I am a sucker or duck, pork or lamb.
The pork butt was tender and meaty. I was surprised that my friend that is usually on a diet ate most of it. Damn him. It was really good. As for the braised lamb shank in curry, this dish is large. I mean large enough that I couldn’t finish eating it. The shank was tender and the curry helped add flavor to the juicy shank. It comes with a heaping portion of rice. So, if you are on a low carb diet, you may want to see if you can substitute. If not, give the rice to a hungry friend who claims to be on a diet too. (I’m not judging…).
The service here was rather fast on a Saturday night. Our dishes came out in a good time that we were able to eat and enjoy them over a good conversation.
I found street parking but there is supposed to be valet in the back.

I was a little skeptical about this place at first because it’s a fusion restaurant and the first thing on the menu is orange chicken, but I was pleasantly surprised by Summer Buffalo. I tried the green curry with brown rice and the drunken noodles, and both were great. They’re not kidding about the spice level being authentic — I ordered mild, and could still taste the spice.
The interior is cute, with a cool toned color scheme and eclectic decorations. It’s pretty small, but there’s group seating, counter seating, and smaller tables too.

Classy Thai place. Their menu is small compared to most other, typical Thai restaurants, but who cares cuz they have those few key items that you only get even if you were offered all the other selections anyway. They make it very fresh — you can hear and smell your aromatic food being prepared while you wait in their trendy and posh-​ly decorated place. Their presentation is beautiful too. I’ve only come here during lunch times, but I really enjoy it. It’s not crazy, the food is good, and I can relax and enjoy my lunch break.
I reeeeally enjoyed their cold Lemongrass herb drink. LA’s been so hot this summer, and it was incredibly refreshing to sip on this while I waited for my Grapow Gai with Fried Egg, which was equally delightful with the flavor and the spicy kick it gave me!