Bodhi Thai Kitchen - Beverly Hills

If you’re in LA and need some Thai food, GO HERE. Wow. Really, really good vegan Thai.

After seeing large signs that say Vegan Kitchen all over the outside of the restaurant we sat down only to see an egg dish on the menu, when we asked they confirmed it's real egg... Obviously just using the signage to get customers without actually committing to the ideal of a vegan kitchen... One star... Deceptive, false advertising and they acted like it wasn't a problem.

Really delicious, well done pan-Asian food with some Thai focus. Just to be aware, they entire restaurant is vegetarian (uses eggs), but there are plenty of vegan options which are clearly marked as vegan. Well prepared sauces and not oily like a lot of Asian style restaurants. Would definitely be a regular here if I lived in the neighborhood.

Such, yummy, comforting dishes! We had the Veggie Dumplings, Spicy Fried Rice with Seitan, the Spicy Green Curry with Tofu, and the Mango Sticky Rice for dessert. It was perfect. Well, actually we like it a little more spicy, but they have really nice garnishes on the side with dry spice and pepper paste. So we were all set. Vegan options are marked with a broccoli symbol, which is most of the menu. I didn't ask what makes other items not vegan. But I should have, because I thought everything was vegan. The new location is really clean and classy. There is a parking lot, but it was kinda tight, so we parked down the street.

Bodhi used to be on Pico Blvd in Beverlywood, a hole in the wall place with mediocre strip mall quality food. I tried this new location today and was blown away. The food was absolutely delicious and fresh. Still in a strip mall but as good as a 5 star restaurant. Fresh, bright, clean, and inviting restaurant. Menu confused me with every menu item marked as vegan. They claim to be vegan and vegetarian, so just be careful you don't order something that doesn't align with you values. Pictures for this listing is their old, drab, location.