Wat Buddhapradeep of San Francisco

Great place! For me the food was not perfect but good and definitely reasonable for the 7 $. What I liked most is the authentic setting. People are friendly & nice (I talked to monks). It’s a bit sketchy but I did not have problems with my stomache afterwards and the nice setting is definitely worth a visit. Will come back.

I can’t believe after years living in my hometown, I’ve never been here. I give this rating for the food and overall experience.
–Experience: this is a Thai temple that holds a donation-​based lunch every Sunday, rain or shine. The dining table set up is not the fanciest, so don’t expect that. I give this a 5-​star rating because the proceeds go to both local schools and help with immigration-​matters with those in its immediate community. Those that set up, cook, and show up to make it happen every Sunday are volunteers from the Thai temple community. It’s very clear that the people there care about eachother and their community, those who come to enjoy their food, and the people their proceeds help. It’s a cash-​only event. You present cash to a cashier prior to entering in exchange for tokens. At the end, any value of the tokens unused will be returned to you, or you can use any remaining funds to donate to the temples cause. It was my 1^st time visiting and instantly felt welcomed! The event oozes a community-​oriented and selfless vibe that I’d love to be part of it every week. It was $ 34 to feed 3 (very cheap), and the love can be tasted in the food.
–The Food: Authentic, generously-​portioned, cheap & delicious. I felt I couldn’t get anymore authentic. You can smell the spices and flavors. from the parking lot. The fried chicken was delicious, succulent, not overcooked and comes with sweet chili sauce. The mackerel was fresh and grilled. The curry disables had a spicy kick to them. My favorite was the Pad See Ew… the flat noodles tasted so fresh with the scrambled egg, chicken and veggies. There was also a variety of desserts to choose from: hot tapioca/​black beans, coconut bread, eye. Different dishes may be featured weekly. Get here early as parking and seating may tend to get full.

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The setting takes me back to my frequent travels. That’s really what makes this place special.
Food is good, too, in a home-​style way. But frankly I think people are gushing because they think they found something others haven’t. It is good, but it’s not going to transport you to the great food you had in Thailand.
And, they are expensive, especially for the portion size. Unless you are an exceptionally small eater, expect to pay as if you visited a Thai restaurant, tip and tax included.

I’m not sure how this place received some of the high ratings it did but this place is awful and completely overpriced. I bought the sticky rice with mango slices for $ 5 which was 4 slices of mango, a small scoop of sticky rice and small shavings of coconut. The only thing good about it was the mango. Also, paid $ 7 for the papaya salad which was bland, simple ingredients and way overpriced and extremely small portion sized. I could have gone to a Thai restaurant for the same price and got better authentic ingredients. Also bought small green sticky rice balls which were $ 3 and not good at all. Stay away from this overpriced place. It is dirty, expensive and some of the volunteers are rude.

The volunteers and the monks here are all really nice and helpful.
The food on Sunday is delicious! It’s like being in Thailand!
Please support this local and wonderful asset to the community!

We’ve been here a couple of times and love the authentic Burmese food offered there on Sundays. The prices are reasonable and the dishes are delicious! I have to get a bowl of beef noodles and my wife likes their papaya salad. We then share a plate of their pad thai. The people are friendly and helpful when I ask questions regarding the different dishes offered for sale. For authentic, home cooked Burmese food, you can’t go wrong here.

Wat Buddhapradeep is still open!!!
Every Sundays from around 10am-​2pm the wonderful Thai ladies are cooking up fresh $ 7 plates of yumminess! The portions are HUGE and very delicious! All proceeds go to the temple!
I highly recommend coming here if you can make it on a Sunday afternoon! Bring your friends and family for a deliciously affordable homemade lunch! Bring cash and exchange them for large colored tokens. You’ll use these to pay for your food and any leftover tokens you can get cash back. If you’ve ever been to Thailand, the ambiance here reminds me a lot of it. It’s not super clean, but it’s all about the food and helping out the temple! If you’re not into the rundown feel, you can just ask them to have it to go!
Even after coming back from Thailand, I’m always craving pad thai! So I ordered a full plate for $ 7! I definitely want to try the rice plates and other soup dishes next time!
I’ll be back here with lots of friends the next time I have a free Sunday! :)

«Authentic» Thai food on Sundays, according to my Chinese friend who lived in Thailand for nearly one year while being supported by a Thai sugar mama (true story). And, if you haven’t figured it out already from the other reviews, this is an honest to goodness authentic Buddhist temple with monks and super nice members, who volunteer their time to have this weekly food fundraiser. So, even though I don’t think the food is amazing, I still come with my friend who loves all things Thai because the money goes to a good cause.
Back to the food. Every time we go here, we get the Larb, which is the perfect amount of tang and spice. The noodles and rice dishes are decent and satisfying. The fried chicken with sticky rice dish is «AH-​mazing» according to my friend who loves all things Thai, but they always run out! Prices are about the same or marginally cheaper than a standard Thai restaurant (about $ 6/​plate).

Come and check this place out on a Sunday if your looking for an authentic Thai lunch.
You will find delicious Thai cooking from local community volunteers. You can purchase food using tokens, after you exchange some cash.
There is a wide variety of dishes available for sales (noodle soup, curries, papaya salad, fried items (chicken, sticky rice), numerous desserts, and thai ice tea. Most dishes range from $ 5-​$ 6 (100% of the proceeds goes toward the temple). Their eating area consists of folding tables and chairs.
If you are open to helping the community and sharing a table with strangers. I recommending checking out what the temple has to offer. ENJOY!

This wat is a wonderful (albeit small) place to visit on Sundays for some authentic Thai lunch, and to stop in the pay respects or learn about Buddha’s teachings.
The boyfriend first introduced me to this wat (temple) by bringing me here for Sunday lunch. From ~11−11:30am to approximately 1:30pm, you’ll find delicious and authentic Thai cooking from local community volunteers. You can purchase the food using tokens after you exchange some cash for them (I think it’s for sanitary reasons so food handlers don’t have to touch $, and cash is centrally managed by 1 – 2 people). Depending on the cooks present, there are a good variety of noodles, soups, stews/​curries, papaya salad, fried items (whole fish, rice), and dessert for you to choose from. Most dishes are $ 5-​$ 6, and 100% of the proceeds goes toward the temple. I see people from all ethnic backgrounds come and eat here, so don’t worry if you’re not Buddhist or Thai. The setup isn’t too fancy. They have pastic folding tables and chairs, so everyone sits together, as a community should be :)
In additions to the amazing and affordable food offerings, the wat is also a great place to get cultured when Thai festivals and holidays roll through. Last year, I believe for the Loi Krathong festival, we came for Sunday lunch and was surprisingly treated to a dancing show as well, performed by local dance centers. The dancers were skilled and donned beautiful traditional Thai dresses, attire and head pieces. I’m not Buddhist, but it’s wonderful to learn about the customs, and the monks here are very welcoming and friendly.
If you’ve thought about checking this place out but haven’t yet done so, what are you waiting for?!

I come here EVERY SUNDAY! NO lie… When you can get a 6 dollar main dish tax and tip free. who can complain. You really feel like you’re in Thailand cause it’s outdoors and it’s not really a restaurant. more of a fundraiser for their monastery on Sunday lunch. I personally LOVE the fried chicken with sticky rice and chili sauce (6bucks). I also like the thai basil chicken and then add an egg for a dollar and then throw in some extra chili peppers for that luscious kick! thai ice tea is 2.00 and their coconut balls are legit! 3.00 for 6 i believe. but that’s how you do it. the papaya salad and pork salads are a bit small for 6.00.i would hold off on that and get a main dish and a dessert. seriously though, this place is no joke. most authentic thai food available. could be better than King of Thai for the price and authenticity. Ask me questions if you need to. I’ve tried EVERYTING

Funny how people wrote FOOD reviews for this TEMPLE. it’s not a restaurant… Maybe I should start writing fashion reviews on employees at random restaurants. Anyway, I won’t get into that.
I’ve been going to this temple since 2001. They have Thai, music, and traditional dance classes (they probably have more, but I never asked). What I like about this temple is that they’re very active in the community. Also the monks are friendly. I’ve been to other temples where they always stare at your money, but the monks here are very laid back. I brought my boyfriend there for the first time and one of the monks gave him a book about the teachings of Buddha, which I thought was nice (other temples usually sell those books to people). I’m kind of sad now because I don’t live in the Bay Area anymore, but when I do come down to SF again, I will definitely visit the temple again.

Down-​home Thai cookery.

I consider myself a Thai food enthusiast. I love the places that have elaborate wood carvings that probably cost $ 12 overseas. I appreciate waitresses who are not completely fluent in English. I scoff at posh Thai bistros that serve their food in square dishes and charge an extra $ 4/​plate so they can include a real orchid on your food (ahem osha ahem). These reasons are why Thai Temple stands out as The Best Option. It’s not fancy, but it’s about as authentic as you can get in the US. Not that I’ve been to Thailand, but I can speculate, right?
Although I love Berkeley Thai Temple, my main complaints were 1. the ridiculous crowds, and 2. the fact that all the food was cooked beforehand and you only got the freshies if you were nice and early, which never ever happens on any collegic Sunday.
The San Bruno Thai Temple is decidedly smaller, with no lines to be seen. There was a smaller selection of food, but it was all cooked to order infront of you, even the amazing pad thai. I didn’t mind that the menu was smaller, since it was all fresh as can be and I didn’t have to wait in a 20 minute line to get it.
And the food? OMG. That’s pretty much the only acronym that properly captures the flavor explosion. I have heard great things about the larb gai (from our next-​table neighbors, the fat old man with the hot Thai wife). We got the papaya salad, pad thai, beef soup, and those little fried half-​moons of coconut heaven for dessert. I could eat here every day. If I lived in San Bruno. And every day was Sunday.

One of those reviews I almost withheld in order to keep this place a secret, Wat Buddhapradeep served up some of the best Pad Thai, Beef Broth Soup, Papaya Salad and coconut pancakes I’ve ever devoured.
I love Thai Temple in Berkeley, but wow, the food we had at this temple in San Bruno was way fresher (cooked in front of you for each order), and significantly tastier.

I enjoy coming and volunteering at Thai temples. I have gone to the Thai temple in San Francisco at 28^th and Lincoln… sadly I didn’t feel welcomed. But coming to this wat, the volunteers and monks were very nice… Being Lao Issan I felt welcomed… they had all types of people that spoke Thai, Lao, and Cantonese. They also have Thai cultural dance lessons, and Thai lessons as well. The food is reasonable and price is decent. It is very authentic… for example… when guests are done eating… they would go into the kitchen and help wash dishes… like a real community wat… When I’m not working on Sundays. you can catch me here… honesty there can be improvements but no wat is completely perfect unless they have massive amounts of donations and fully paid staff.

Food for a worthy cause.
Every Sunday, temple volunteers donate their time to help raise money for the Wat Buddhapradeep in San Bruno. All proceeds go back to the temple. Unfortunately, both the wife and I are not Buddhists but we go there for the authentic tasting dishes. Its almost as good as you can get with Thailand street food. Main entrée dishes are only $ 5 per plate. My wife and I have been coming here for the past 8 years and the food gets better every year. We always try to bring friends to introduce them to this new experience for them. We usually get Fried Chicken with Sticky Rice $ 6, Shredded pork with bowl of noodles $ 5, Pad thai shrimp $ 7, and a toasted coconut dessert $ 3. There are plenty of other dishes you can order, but these are our standard items we usually get. There’s been a small vegetable stand with some limited items and everything’s fresh. They use poker tokens just like Berkeley.
If it’s a nice sunny day, be prepared to go early around 11am to get a start on the freshly made items. By noon, the place will be packed with people trying to do the same thing… eat! By 1pm almost everything disappears and you are left with scraps. The temple has food every Sunday, rain or shine.
So if you’re looking for Thai food and want to donate to a good cause, this is one of the places you can attend locally!

Thousands of miles away from home, this wat is where my husband and I go to pray, donate and socialize with the Thai community over home cooked dishes.
Berkeley, Fremont, San Bruno… they are all the same to us, especially when we see (or think we see) the same monk from the Berkeley wat giving lectures here. Unfortunately, I don’t understand his words so I can only pray… and particularly at this wat, little English is spoken. But nonetheless, the people here are always welcoming despite the language barrier.
Just like the Berkeley one, this wat is tucked in a residential neighborhood with limited parking. It is small and not as visually grand as the one in Fremont, but it accurately reflects what Buddhism preaches: MODESTY.
This is not a restaurant, but we love the food. Be careful when ordering sum tom, because it can be deceivingly hot. Also be careful when adding hot and sweet sauces into your noodle soup. Add them slowly or you will regret, the way I sometimes do.
But however your food turns out, at least you know that the $ 5 you pay per serving will support a good cause. And remember to bring back the plates to the kitchen in the back. You’re part of the family when you’re here, so it’s all self-​serve.

CASH ONLY! I went here on Sun. 4÷14÷06 to eat what I thought would be good Thai food at a Thai Temple. That’s not the case here. It was their Thai Traditional New Year and lots of people were there. Since it was our first time we thought we needed to buy tokens that would be exchanged for food. No. You order in front of the food, then someone or maybe that same person will take your money. Yikes.
We got green papaya salad, 2 kinds of curry: a red chicken curry and a green chicken curry, and a beef noodle soup. Each item is $ 5. If you want rice it’s an additional $ 1.
Food was all cold except for the soup. Everything seemed very average and the seating was just awful. Too close together and not enough chairs for everyone.
Would not recommend or go back. Luckily we didn’t get sick either.