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    Nai restaurant

    4.4 (46 reviews)

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    NAI RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Tom Yum
    Erin H.

    The food here was pretty good. I ordered the Tom Yum soup, and it wasn't really like any Tom Yum soup I've had before. It was served with rice, which I thought was unusual. It was also very salty, so I took a lot of it home and watered it down a bit. It was delicious once I diluted it. I think I may have been given the wrong dish, but either way it was pretty good. I would recommend ordering take out from here - we dined in, but there was no music, and our drinks were bottled. A very nice little girl took our order and rang us out. If I come here again, I might try the sushi.

    Allyson M.

    Visited this place while on a business trip with colleagues for lunch. The service was nice and friendly and swift. I had the Pai Thai noodles with chicken and shrimp which were good. My colleagues enjoyed their meals as well.

    Seaweed salad
    Sireesha A.

    This was my favorite place in West side bazaar and Yellow noodle salad was always my go-to and that has not changed till date. I am so happy for the Burmese family that could expand into their own restaurant in downtown Buffalo. I am slightly ashamed that I have delayed writing this place a review for so long when I've already visited the place at least 5 times. The quality was consistent every time I've been and you bet I ordered yellow noodle salad every time I've been there. I'm a vegetarian so they kindly remove the meat part in the dish and serve it with sliced egg instead. It has a very unique flavor that's unlike any Indian or Burmese food I've had that keeps me coming back. It's redundant to mention that it's absolutely delicious! They actually have a decent space in downtown Buffalo where large parties can easily dine. Their menu is extensive from sushi to noodles to rice and everything my friends have ever tried has been great too (fried yellow noodle, seaweed salad, pad see u). The family that runs this are very sweet and accommodating if you have dietary restrictions. Even though this place is a lot further away from my office than some of the other places, I make a point of going there at least once a month. I cannot recommend this place more. It delivers authentic food at a very reasonable price in a central location.

    Friendly service and yummy noodles. I'll be back to try more dishes! Looks like a lot of people call ahead for pickup. I stopped in to order and the wait was pretty short.

    FRIED DUMPLING 7/10
    Kimberley A.

    Fried dumplings- chicken 7/10. They were good but they didn't come with the sweet teriyaki/dumpling sauce or whatever it is that dumplings normally come with, only a tiny packet of soy sauce. So that automatically makes them not as good. And they didn't really have much flavor on their own either. And they're not the best with just plain soy sauce. It's not the right flavor or taste that you want to keep eating. They're fried well though. Samosas 2/10. I didn't like these. Something about the spices with the potato inside tastes funny to me. The sauces that came with them was a weird hot sauce and blue cheese mixture and a sriracha hot sauce. Not even anything remotely close to being Asian dipping sauces.

    Burmese noodle salad
    Tim C.

    My goodness! What a gem. I got lunch here for the first time a couple of weeks ago and have been going back a couple of times per week since. I typically get the Shan noodle salad with curry chicken which is a riot of flavor. The menu has a ton of other Burmese specialties and I'm excited to try as many of them as I can. Highly recommend! We're so fortunate to have this vibrant Burmese community in Western New York

    Sushi
    Sam S.

    What a great new food place in a perfect location close to many offices downtown. We have ordered take out a few times so far and we love it !! The fried kong poa gyi is our favorite, but the pad Thai is also great. I usually get sushi with my food too, their spicy California roll is the best. Sometime they have a special price on their sushi's. Lovely Owner who cares about his business, he makes sure everyone get their food on time.

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    Lynette S.

    Today I am trying the tea leaf salad. It is a whole bunch of goodness. Lots of tea leaves, crunchy beans and peanuts and a great, garlicky dressing. Definitely a good tea leaf salad

    Shrimp Tempura Roll
    Daviyion J.

    I ordered food for takeout for me and my partner and wanted to try a few different things since we've never been here before. We ordered the Garlic Noodle, Shan Noodle, Tempura Shrimp Roll, and Samosas. Everything we tried was delicious with my stand out favorite being the Shan noodle. Don't even know how to really describe the flavors, but it was so good! The portions didn't seem as big as I expected looking at the size of the containers they came in but actually were very a perfect portion once plated. Saw way I felt about how dry the meals looks in the container (see pics), but once you stir it up its much saucy enough. The tempura roll was good and definitely would recommend the samosas too.

    Chicken garlic soup
    Alex L.

    Um, wow. How have I never tried the chicken garlic soup before? This is one of those foods that is an amazing gift to mankind, especially in the winter time. It is unlike anything I've ever had before and priced very reasonably at under $5. Forget ramen. Forget pho. Get the chicken garlic soup here. Unless you hate garlic, you won't regret it. The broth is rich and deep and full of delicious noodles and floating garlic. It is pungent and the garlic game in this soup is strong, so have some gum on hand or plan to postpone your kissing activities for a few hours after the meal here. Trust, it's worth it. It's served with a fresh lime..squeezing it into the soup creates a great flavor. Thank you, Fox -- for your review turned me onto this soup. It is incredible!

    I can't pronounce it but I want to eat it. That's what she said.

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    9 years ago

    Only cause i can't give it 84 stars. This is my go to place for sushi on skip the dishes. Great sushi at a good price

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    6 years ago

    I order the soup every time I go to the West Side Bazaar. My husband chows down the California sushi like he hasn't eaten in weeks

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    12 years ago

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    10 years ago

    The organic rakhaing mutee chicken soup is DELICIOUS- just the right amount of spice and amazing flavor. 5 star all of the way.

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    Ask the Community - Nai restaurant

    Pretty sure you close at 7:00, not the time posted on Yelp of 10:00?

    As of Aug 9 2023 the sign on the door lists Mon to Fri 11am to 7pm

    What are the sauces that come with the samosas? One is a dark red like hot sauce color and the other…

    I've had the chicken samosa and they tasted delicious with the hot sauce and blue cheese :) this is Buffalo, after all :)

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