Buddha Bruddah Seattle

"This Mt. Baker spot serves both Hawaiian and Thai food, and since we love almost everything on the menu, we typically spend more time deciding what to order than we do actually eating. We’re big fans of their pad Thai and garlic shrimp, but the chicken is excellent, too—they have both huli huli as well as guava-marinated versions. Each bowl comes with some rice, a cabbage slaw, and a big scoop of really tangy and al dente mac salad." - carlo mantuano, aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley

"Pie might not be the first thing you’d think of from this Hawaiin-style mixed plate barbecue spot, but pay attention the loaded bake case up front. Even after a massive kalua pork plate, you have to save room for the buttery, coconuty chocolate haupia pie. More classic iterations of banana, coconut, and chocolate cream pies are also available." - Kurt Suchman, Eater Staff

"Eating a Hawaiian plate lunch and drinking creamy Thai iced tea with some friends at Buddha Bruddah makes a weeknight feel undeniably less like a weeknight. Plus, the staff is super friendly, there’s a DIY hot sauce bar, and you can order an entire coconut cream pie. The best thing to do, especially with a group, is to get a bunch of things - like charred huli huli ginger chicken, garlicky shrimp, spicy pork, pad thai, and, yes, pie - and split them." - aimee rizzo

"This is the first brick-and-mortar location of the Thai and Hawaiian food truck. The counter-service spot in Beacon Hill has a space that’s nice to spend some time in, plus some super friendly staff and some delicious plate lunches. Options include charred huli huli ginger chicken, garlicky shrimp, and spicy pork, all of which come with a tangy slaw and some excellent creamy macaroni salad on the side. There’s also a very good pad Thai and even a DIY hot sauce bar. That reminds us: sure to add a Thai iced tea and a slice of coconut cream pie to counteract your personal mouth fire." - Aimee Rizzo

"What started as a food truck turned into a fast casual restaurant on Rainier Ave, with combinations of Thai dishes and items inspired by the Hawaiian plate lunch. On the menu for takeout and delivery are kalua pork, grilled gauva chicken, pad thai, garlic fried rice, mac salad, and slaw, available in family meal packs. It also now has backyard barbecue and burger pop-ups going." - Eater Staff