Buddakan   

325 Chestnut St # 1B
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-574-9440
www.buddakan.com

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Tres chic. Tres trendy. The ethereal-feeling Buddakan remains an unabashed favorite with Philly's upscale dining masses, who just can't get enough of its giant golden Buddha, walls of cascading water and lit-from-within central dining table. Not to mention its full roster of meant-to-be-shared Pan-Asian dishes. Among the favorites: pad thai, broiled Japanese black cod; Singapore noodles; and Angry Lobster, a wok-seared three-pounder served with lobster mashed potatoes. Dessert lovers should be aware that Buddakan is easily home to some of the city's most creative desserts; chief among them is the chocolate bento box, which incorporates warm chocolate cake with dark chocolate panna cotta, cocoa-ginger biscotti, white chocolate-espresso pot de creme and milk chocolate mousse cubes. Buddakan doesn't make for a cheap date, but it does make for a fun -- albeit, at times, loud -- one. You might have a hard time deciding which is tastier -- the food or the decor.