Always a must when we come!! The spicy garlic chicken is my favorite best food and super packed all the time read more

Pink Buddha - Pink Buddha - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

This is my favorite place to grab a quick bite to eat in Sycuan, the staff is nice, the service is fast, and I just love how it's decorated. So far I've tried the fried rice, pork belly, and edamame. All of these items tasted good. My favorite has to be the fried rice. I enjoyed the pork belly but just wish they made it so it had some type of crispyness to it. Other than that the flavor is great it's served with white white and I like to add some chili on it *wink* if you have to pick between here and rank and file do yourself a favor and eat at pink Buddha read more

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Well let's start off with the service! Marsha our server was so awesome!!!! She is friendly and compassionate with the service she brings to your table. She gives suggestions what you may enjoy. All her suggestions were perfect! My Ohana and I haven't tasted and truly enjoyed delicious food like we have in a long time, since we were kids! I love that the Manager,Christina came out and spoke with us about the food and service. Christina was genuinely interested and listened to what we experienced and was delightful and kind! If you are at Sycuan Casino, PLEASE stop in at the Pink Buddha for great food!!! Thank you Marsha and Christina for the wonderful hospitality!!! Thanks, Beahr,Bernie and Wayne read more

Pink Buddha - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

I am not sure of the negative reviews; however, this place definitely deserves more love! They have a wide array of cuisines from Chinese to Vietnamese pho. Everything was delicious! The dim sum was good and the pho was very fresh! I also appreciate the support of more vegan/vegetarian options too! Also, one of my friends is very critical on Chinese food and she loved it! (#KarenStampOfApproval). With the variety of options and good food, I definitely will come back here when I return to Sycuan! read more

Pink Buddha - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

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Pork skewers were absolutely delicious this time. Something changed for the better Marinade on point as was the beautifully cooked pork chunks. read more

Pink Buddha - Pork skewers. Melt in your mouth delicious - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

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This time super clean the food napkins tables definitely I be back the people attentive at your needs love the hotel smells clean it is clean . Best casino for me . read more

fast service nice place pretty decor. best california rolls extremely fresh. miso soup kinda salty. good tempura vegetables. bento box $27 but good amount of food includes miso soup entree like chicken terriyaki and california roll rice and small salad. no drink included. clean. NOT table order restaurant order at counter and eat in or to go orders available eaten here twice california rolls were just as fresh as the first time we ate here. my mom raved about them months later. cool big pink buddah u can rub his belly for good luck out front. located in sycuan casino by the escalators not far from rank and file restaurant. read more

Food was ok, The radish salad had a lot of juice. Ube Cheesecake didn't taste like Ube. read more

Pink Buddha - The Statue is cute - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

The food quality has definitely gone down in the past few years. Will not be eating here anymore. Last time I got bad sushi. I should have known when I saw that it looked off, the seaweed looked old and the crab meat tasted sour. So gross! Tried the wonton soups and the broth was SALTY AF!! Stay away from this place read more

Omg!! First time visiting Sycuan Casino and I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Kelly at the Pink Buddha Bar. She was our server and was the absolute best! She is also the bartender and made THE best drinks I think I ever had. The food was amazing and the service was even better. If you come to San Diego and need a drink... come see Kelly!! Ask for Dynamite Shrimp!! read more

Pink Buddha - Dynamite Shrimp Roll - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

I had just finished a poker tournament in the poker room and needed to refuel before heading back home (and, yes, I placed 2nd in the tournament). I had seen the sign for the Pink Buddha and thought I would try it. Well, the service and the way you ordered were extremely confusing. They had one side for takeout and the other side for dine in. There was one cashier, and the cashier seemed overwhelmed by the people coming in for the late dinner rush. She told me to wait, and she would call me over when she went to the other side to help with the line at the takeout side. I waited until she wasn't busy, and this other customer boldly went to her and cut in front of me. I felt that she totally ignored me, and I had to go up to her and place my order. This was my first time in this place, and already, the service was not on par with what I expected. I then ordered the large phò with rare steak, brisket, and meatballs. I also ordered an order of lumpia and a Thai tea. The booths were nice and spacious and, for the most part, clean - the floor under the table needed to be swept. When I got my food, I noted that the rare steak was not on top. I am used to phò places to have there rare meat on top of the soup and the cooked ones under the noodles. The beef broth was not as succulent as I would have hope for, and it was a bit lacking. The lumpia was what I would deem a Shanghai style roll with more wrapper than filling. The filling itself was nondescript and lacked any flavor. And the Thai tea - well, how can you mess that up? It's Thai tea, for God's sake! Overall, I would rate this place a C. It would have to suck way more for me to rate it lower. And, for $30+ I expected way more. I should have just taken my ass to Convoy in Clairemont Mesa! I would save your money and eat outside of the casino if you want some good phò! read more

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Service was average. Clean and decorate in pink. House Fried Rice was okay. Would return when I visit the San Diego area. read more

Pink Buddha - The t shirts are $30 and the Buddha was $20. - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

The food here is so good! I get the Banh mi sandwich beef and it is amazing! The Mongolian Beef here is good too and the lompia is as well. Their decor is really nice and up to date. The service here is amazing too! They have a karma lounge next door that is connected to the pink Buddha and it's amazing! Try it out! read more

Pink Buddha - Banh mi beef sandwich - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

Over priced for the amount of food and 45 minute wait when the dining room and to go waiting area was empty. Ridiculous. read more

Pink Buddha - Honey walnut shrimp - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

We've been coming here since they opened, we're fans of Asian food. All of the soups are amazing here. The prices went up within the last two weeks, I've posted the updated menu. We got the war wonton soup to go last time because it's delicious and knew it would come in handy later. We have had a mixture of their beef, chicken, veggie options, rice and noodle dishes, all of their soup, salad and dumplings. Everything has been amazing so far and also consistent. It's the same yummy dish each time we order it. The pho is huge. The pork belly is a must have. read more

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OMG! This place is the bomb!! The food was absolutely DELICIOUS!!! You might have to stand in line to order, but the taste of the food is worth it! Don't forget to try the ube cheesecake for dessert!!! read more

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We visit Sycuan often and are treated well by staff overall. However, here at Pink Buddha, we were greeted and treated with extremely poor customer service by the cashier named Anet (sp?) on Saturday, July 16th, 2022 at 8:42 PM (for receipt purposes). We were respectful paying customers who were publicly chastised so of course it's going to elicit a bad yelp review. The scoop/beef (not the Mongolian type): I went to sit down because my group was next in line to order. Although we were cordial and jovial, Anet rudely shouted (with condescending and obnoxious hand gestures) that we could not sit before ordering. She did not kindly tell us the rule, which we would have gladly obeyed if not publicly shouted at. The facts: (a) there was no sign indicating that rule, (b) there was no "have you dined with us before? No? okay this is how it works." (c) it was not busy, there were several empty tables and no one was behind us, (d) we watched other customers [who had the pleasure of not being so impolitely and publicly degraded like we were] do the same exact thing. It was our first time at Pink Buddha (may be our last), so honestly how were we supposed to know if the rule was never communicated? No physical sign, no kind verbal greeting, nothing. The problem was not this rule, again, we were happy to follow it. Rather, it was Anet's execution and approach. Her tone and need to raise her voice was out of line and uncalled for when we were nothing but respectful paying customers. She probably expected us to drop to her level, but we remained respectful. Anet was very loud to the point where the other diners were eyeing our table, it was extremely uncomfortable and made us very uneasy. One diner even looked at me in support and confused by her hostility toward us. We were all very shaken by Anet's attitude and it ruined our appetite, it would not be fair for me to rate the quality of the food - so note that this is only for the treatment of their customers. The manager on duty, Charmaine, visited our table and kindly listened to our grievances, a gesture that we whole-heartedly appreciated. (Thank you for your efforts to rectify the situation, Charmaine!). Please re-train Anet, give her a lesson in respect and hospitality, or kindly ask her to re-evaluate her career options. Her delivery was very off-putting and did not exemplify even the bare minimum of customer service. If this behavior is continued at this establishment, I would take my money elsewhere and recommend that other casino patrons to do the same. I am sure the restaurant could care less about this review and I am just a drop in the bucket at the end of the day, but I felt like I needed to say my piece. Thanks to anyone who reads this and feels my pain! Being respectful is a choice and being rude is a choice, both are free. read more

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Pink Buddha is located inside Sycuan casino. My husband and I decided to come here for our anniversary for a couple of nights. We saw that pink buddha was now open and decided to give it a try. Honestly, the food reminded me of PF Changs. I did not like the taste of the food. We had ordered the kung pao chicken and spicy Korean pork belly. The kung pao chicken is sweet rather then spicy which is perplexing to me. The sauce they use doesn't seem like it is for kung pao chicken. That was a major disappointment to me. As for the spicy Korean pork belly that made me laugh when I saw it on the table we sat at. It is NOT pork belly. For Korean pork belly, you would expect crispy pork belly in some type of spicy sauce or something. This was not the case. It was braised and it made the pork belly taste nasty. It did not taste good at all. To top if off, my husband went back around 1:30am to buy the pho for to go because he got hungry. He waited for 30 mins for his food until a worker asked him if he was waiting for food. The only reason the worker asked was because they were closing at 2am. My husband knew that the soup wasn't going to be hot anymore because he had waited for so long. When he got back to the room, the soup was cold. He ordered the raw meat with the pho, so he's not able to eat it because the soup isn't even hot to cook the meat. This place shouldn't advertise that they are open until 2am when they can't do it. This isn't how customer service should be and this is very disappointing. read more

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This is for KARMA's LOUNGE REVIEW We came here on day 4 of opening and everything was super amazing. We had an awesome server. I believe her name was NATIFA. She was really attentive and so joyful. We love a server that really enjoys her job. :) The stuff we ordered....We got one of each! (They we're out of the sisig tacos) Edamame 1/2 oysters Chawanmushi Double fried beef Hamachi Chicken karage Lobster tempura Sea scallop Uni shooters Chefs dessert sampler EVERYTHING WAS SOOOOOO GOOD! I highly recommend this place. I already want to come back...like tomorrow! HA! Quality was there and presentation was perfect. Make sure when you guys go, ask for Natifa because she knows the menu and drinks so well. She knows to recommend items to your liking. PS - I posted on Instagram and so many people are dying to try this spot out. :) read more

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I have to be honest the reason why I came here was because I fell for an Instagram video LOL. But that does not mean the food is not good. The food is good just keep in mind the location so prices might be a little more than a comparable restaurant outside of the casino. The place is cute and definitely Instagram worthy. As the title states it's pink everything even the receipt LOL. We went on a Saturday night which means a longer line than the norm. If dining in you wait in line to order and then you get a number for your food to be brought out. So order everything you want up front otherwise you have to go back in line to order any additional items. We ordered the pineapple spam fried rice, Mongolian beef, imperial chow mein, orange chicken, honey walnut shrimp and the salt and pepper wings. Sounds like a lot, but there was 5 of us. By the time we got our food we were starving and devoured everything. Due to that I wasn't able to take a lot of pictures as we dived right into the food. The food was good. Can't say anything stood out, but I will say the salt and paper wings were my favorite. They were unsalted, but better safe to under salt versus over salt. The crisp was amazing and they were not super dry. We were also trying to go to the Karma Lounge next door that has the cocktail menu. Due to the time we showed up there was no serve available in the lounge so we had to order at the bar. We were able to take our drinks to the Pink Buddha so for us ordering at the bar instead of the lounge was no problem. The lounge was short staffed as well as the bar. Due to this it took longer to order our drinks. I ordered the Karma's a Bitch which was hibiscus and tequila based. I really liked my drink, but my friend didn't like her Asian Pear Martini so the drinks can be a hit or miss. If back at Sycuan casino I would go back to the Pink Buddha and hopefully this time they have the sisig tacos that I really wanted to try. read more

Spam Masubi was cold, and Lumpia was literally just rolled up grease. The Banana sauce and the fortune cookie were the only 2 things that saved my wife and I on that order. BUT! Cute decor, and the service was great! So, that brought me up to 2 stars. read more

Me and a friend came to Sycuan casino Thursday night to play and try the Pink Buddha for a late night dinner. Plenty of tables available at around 11pm, but took a good 15 minutes in line to order the food first before seating yourself. There was only one person handling the dine in orders and take out orders, so the long wait prevented a 5 star. Ordered the grilled pork and beef Vietnamese sandwiches, both were the highlights. Good fresh ingredients and fresh grilled meats, definitely recommend trying them if you come here. Also ordered the brisket pho with the beef broth, also good except the broth was only warm, wish it was hotter. They stay open late, till 2am which I liked. Will definitely come back again and try some other menu items. read more

Pink Buddha - Vietnamese Grilled pork - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

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The restaurant was cute, but my food did not taste good at all. I got house chow mein and the flavor was just not good. We got it to go, so maybe if we had it hot in the restaurant it would've been better. The vegetable spring rolls were good though. I wouldn't go again. Gave it a two because spring rolls were good. read more

Pink Buddha - House chow mein and chicken teriyaki bowl. - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

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I was pleasantly surprised at how fresh the California Roll tasted! I really enjoyed my sushi roll. It was really affordable too! My bf enjoyed his Lumpia and can't wait to come back. You order at a counter, sit down, and they bring you the food. The decor is so cute with all of the pink buddha's around. read more

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Honestly some of the worst Asian food I've ever had. Ordered to go, pancit with chicken and their teriyaki chicken bowl. Pancit was completely bland with about15% white meat and the rest were chucks of brown that I have no idea where it came from on the chicken. The bowl came in a square Styrofoam container. A scoop of rice, next to a scoop of broccoli and a scoop of those brown chunks again. All the brown nuggets were dry and tasteless. Under the so-called chicken was a very bland sauce. Not even mixed together in a bowl. The teriyaki bowl at Jack in the Box is five stars better than this let down. I have to admit my three dogs ate all the chicken,,...,I didn't and won't again, read more

I was very impressed with my visit. Marsha was so welcoming and friendly-a great representation of the establishment. I had the pink cocktail and at first I didn't taste the alcohol-very pleasant. Then, it hit me, but in a good way! I had the shrimp tempura and Korean pork belly. All of the offerings were tempting and I love that they have Vietnamese, Thai, Korean, Japanese, etc. I sat in the bar side and loved the decor. Very fun. I can't wait to return and try some other dishes! read more

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After playing Bad Bingo at Sycuan, it was late so we got food to take back to our room. I ordered the fried pork chop Bahn mi and my boyfriend got the spicy garlic chicken. We were so disappointed! The chicken dish had hardly any chicken, it was mostly crumbs of breading/garlic! The pork in the Banh mi was too sweet, and it had too much sauce which made the bread soggy. read more

What a what FIND nice place - The decor is Buddhaful Came here with a few friends for dinner on a Sunday and Wow !! We are big Bahn Mi Vietnamese Sandwich fans and had the PORKCHOP and I had the Chicken BM - delicious / Fresh Our friends order the Pho and the BBQ Pork Skewers and we wiped it all up. We topped off off with Taro and Watermelons Boba's and the rest is history. read more

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Really cute restaurant in Sycuan and newly opened! I love the decor and it's very bright inside. The food - Everything is so tasty. Fast service. You just walk up and order and sit down and they bring you food. Got the bbq beef skewers, orange chicken, and chow mein. Plus next door has a trendy lounge with taste bites. (Food pics attached for lounge) read more

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We have eaten here at least 5 times and everything we have tried is delicious. If you are at syquan I would definitely recommend trying out the pink Buddha. Additionally all of the staff was very helpful and nice! read more

Pink Buddha - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

Tried this place again and I really enjoyed the salt and pepper shrimp! The plate came with salt and pepper shrimp, fried rice, miso soup, veggies, and a California roll. Everything was super tasty and was hot and fresh. I would order that again next time I stay at Sycuan Casino. read more

Good was surprisingly delicious. The portion sizes are great for the price and they have a lot of great options, including vegetarian options. read more

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I wanted to give this eatery another try. Once again, utterly disappointed on their yang chow fried rice...sooo bland. The Chef there might want to reach out to the Chef at Ginger Noodle Bar in Viejas Resort and Casino and get a crash course on yang chow fried rice 101. read more

I ate inside the restaurant last year for my mom's birthday and we had an excellent time and everyone enjoyed their food. Today I decided to get the honey walnut shrimp to go since I enjoyed it the last time during dine in service. I got home and was horribly surprised. The box was practically empty!! There were only a few shrimp inside the box. They charge too much for the portion size I received. Ridiculous. read more

Pink Buddha - I ordered honey walnut shrimp to go and this is what I received. The amount they give you is pathetic. I'll go somewhere else. - Chinese Near Me - El Cajon, California

Have been here 2 times, the first time food was good. This time the food was okay- not terrible but not as good as the first time. read more

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Kelly is the best! She took her time to share the menu and offer recommendations. Everything was great especially the Ubae Cheesecake! A must have. Great service here. read more

Not sure if this review should go towards Sycuan Casino or directly to the pink Buddha. We enjoy coming to the casino to play the slots and eating at any of the restaurants. This morning I bought food from the double down grill upstairs but didn't finish it. We sat and played keno at the bar of the Pink Buddha and I decided to eat a little more from my breakfast. I was told by the young lady here that I wasn't allowed to bring food from "the outside" and eat here. Hmmm but it's the same casino. She stated she would get in so much trouble by her manager if he saw me. Wth?! Who is this manager and what is going on with this none sense?! Disappointing! read more

Food is so delicious! Salt and pepper wings is so good!!! I was there yesterday and place is so cute. Teresa the cashier has very excellent customer service. Restaurant is so cute cause its my favorite color. I will give this a 5stars. Highly recomende read more

Marsha is an amazing server and bartender Sycuan is lucky to have her we followed her from Viejas her attention to detail and friendly attitude brings us back over and over again and the food is delicious Chicken Wings are a 10 read more

I was sooooo happy with my dining experience at pink Buddha. I've been to casino restaurants before and many times the food tastes like mall food court food. So I wasn't expecting too much. Wow was I surprised. We got the short ribs and the chicken lettuce wraps. More than enough food for 2 people. The short ribs were not over cooked and had amazing flavor. The kimchi on the side was bomb! The chicken lettuce wraps were mouth watering. Actually it was so good that I wanted it again for lunch the following day. Unfortunately they were closed on Tuesdays. The service was good and everything was clean. The plating was really nice, especially for a fast casual joint like this (order at the counter, get a number, they bring it to your table). I saw many people ordering pho and they seemed happy. I'd definitely try that next time. Highly recommend but check the days and times they are open! read more

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