Easily one of our favorite Thai restaurants. Everything packs a punch and if you need more spice, like me, you can ask for a little chili tray and they have different options that truly elevate their dishes. Our favorite, like most others, is their garlic Chicken. It's deep fried to perfection and goes great with their chili and fish sauce. And with cold beer, it's a match made in heaven. I liked their papaya salad a lot and the acidity helps balance out the oil. This place is defiantly a local favorite.

Food is always excellent! Crispy chicken, green beans, and the Phad se ew are among my favorites. I always rate this place five stars for everything but we had somebody in our party who was vegetarian and so we ordered a tofu, Ginger, veggie dish and a green curry dish. Both were OK. Not a ton of flavor. But the veggies are always cooked perfectly, al dente, and plentiful.

By far the best Thai food I have ever had outside of being in Thailand. So good Garlic Chicken and short ribs over noodles were incredible

The food is always delicious, I do recommend ordering any meat other than chicken for the stir fry's & pad thais because it can sometimes be dry but the flavors are so good!! If you order take out it sometimes takes forever to get through but worth the wait! Service is always fairly fast! If you like Thai and curry, this place is for you

Most amazing Thai food I've had in years...hands down the best. For now on every time I visit Seattle this is a must have first stop. Each dish came out fresh and delicious. I ate here twice during my trip.

Really nice Thai restaurant in the West Seattle area. Terrific ambiance and wonderful service! We had the Pad Thai, Crispy Garlic Chicken, and Bags of Gold The presentation on all of them were great, especially the bags of gold. The Pad Thai was made very well and with a perfect amount of spice. The crispy garlic chicken was really good but a little too fried for my liking (there were a lot of pieces that were not chicken but just fried breading), but overall a very delicious a flavorful dish, and the bags of gold, which were a little overly fried but the content inside were really good. Definitely glad we came here to try it out and were very pleased with the meal and looking forward to trying some additional items on the menu! Definitely recommend checking this place out

Buddha Ruksa is a West Seattle staple and classic, and it is one of my favorite restaurants in the WS area (I grew up in West Seattle!). One of the best, and I always come back every time I'm visiting family. The parking can be tricky, but for the most part you'll be able to find parking in the residential neighborhoods. The restaurant itself isn't too big, so a reservation is probably best if you're going with a group of 4+. I went with a group of 6, and I reserved a table on a Thursday night. Otherwise we would've been waiting for so long. We ordered a panang curry, a pad see ewe, and the crispy chicken. The crispy chicken is a MUST everytime. I urge you to order it everytime. Although I won't lie, the last time I went, it didn't hit the same as it used to always hit. So maybe I won't urge you. Delicious otherwise. Buddha Ruksa also has delicious cocktails! Definitely order whatever looks good to you and you won't be disappointed.