Bodhi Express — Restaurant in Westlake

However this used to be my favorite go to spot considering I’m vegetarian. I’ve given this place 3 chances and now I feel obligated to make a review to save the next potential time and money. In the past I’ve had to ask employees of this establishment to change their gloves before making my food because I would see them handling cash, unlocking the front door upon open and proceeding to go handle food… I was never given a problem when asking a specific employee to change his gloves however the fact that I had to ask EVERYTIME i came in was just unprofessional. I tried avoiding going in the morning when he would usually be there. After not going to this establishment for a couple months I tried it again, only to find a fruit fly in my food… after months of reasonably thinking I’ve never seen any fruit flies in the establishment and it always appears to be clean, even in the back where the cooks are from the counter view. So one fruit fly for a restaurant doesn’t necessarily mean they’re infested. However I come back again but this time was my LAST. My 3rd chance I gave I walked into the restaurant with hopes of getting my family dinner. It was later in the day about 4/5pm and noticed the orange “chicken” looked super dried out and shriveled up like it had been sitting for quite sometime. However when I order I always order 4/5 meals again for my family. Mind you what was in the pan wasn’t going to fulfill my order so I asked for the orange “chicken” to be made fresh for my order, thinking it wouldn’t be a problem… the young girl with blonde hair that was taking my order asked the cook to make more and so he did willingly. However she kept trying to mix in the old orange “chicken” in with the sauce to make it look more appealing… I simply stated that I didn’t want the old food. She stated it was only 10 minuets old however I come here enough that I know what fresh looks like. I drive 30 minutes home from this establishment and it doesn’t look old when I get home… however she refused to give me what I ordered and stated “we can’t waste this”. Bodhi Express I am very disappointed with not 1, not 2 but 3 bad experiences with this establishment. I have told my friends and family that are vegetarian about this establishment and we’ve all agreed...

I've had my eye on Bodhi Express for awhile as they were advertising that they were opening soon. I recently ate there after they've only been open a few days, and everything about my visit was phenomenal! The staff was incredibly friendly and I could tell they were proud of their new place and the food they made. The atmosphere was really nice; lots of natural light, and easy to get to. Plenty of seating, and very clean.

To describe the set up, it's vaguely similar to something like Panda Express in that that there are a variety of different ready-made Asian foods. But that's where the comparison stops. The food here is vegan, MUCH more varied in style and amount, and was infinitely more fresh and flavorful. The staff encouraged me to try whatever I wanted as a sample, and I did so. The only hard part was narrowing things down. I ended up getting a medium lunch and an appetizer, all with different kinds of good food. I'm not vegan, but regardless the food was very good and filling. In fact, I could only eat half my meal and my leftovers made a good dinner!

I'll certainly be back, and happy to support this...

Being a vegetarian family, we wanted to love this restaurant. The food is good and the options are great. The problem is that it takes so long for the staff (who always seem to have just started) get the food into the boxes. They have a backwards system that makes the employees write all of the codes on the box. They then try and read the codes and fill the orders. They are always confused and we have to correct what they are doing. By the time this process is done, it starts all over at the register. They struggle to add the codes to the register and take payment. This always leaves us with cold food and frustration. Please, please, please have them take the order at the register and allow you to pay before scooping the food. You need an easier system. Small, medium or large prices, without typing in each item. Yikes! We have tried three time, and each time it got worse. For that we are not trying again. I do wish them well and hope the bugs get worked out....