Tongs Happy Buddha

Galveston, TX · Chinese restaurant

Rating
3.9/5
★★★★☆ 3.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Galveston
#119
of 253 restaurants
City Percentile
21%
rating percentile
Address
Tongs Happy Buddha, 2827 61st St, Galveston, TX 77551
Phone
(409) 744-5774
Website
happybuddhagalv.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11:30 AM

Tongs Happy Buddha is a restaurant located in Galveston, TX. It is one of 253 restaurants listed in Galveston. Its 3.9-star rating is slightly below the Galveston city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday11 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 D Castro · Oct 2025

This place is very welcoming. The food is delicious and plentiful. The combo plate comes with a side of sweet and sour chicken or pork. The price is very fair for the amount of food.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Dawn Scott · Mar 2026

I have not been to the Happy Buddha in over 20 years and since then it seems like the decor the same day for it was when I was in 1980 anyway I wonder why it was going to be really good to me in my head but they don't have the same atmos or appetizers, The waitress for friendly but almost too pushy and wanted us to have what she wanted to give to us and I was not trying to get a lot of extra little plates and bowls and to go and she brought a lot of that before we even which was nice but not interested in getting it all at once while I'm trying to just enjoy my food. And the food that's what the main thing was I ordered the general tso's chicken and my husband order the beef and broccoli and the rice was okay it had real shrimp in it and it had egg in it and it tasted decent and he liked t

★★★★☆ 4.0 Duane Humlicek · Feb 2026

Good food and LOTS of it, the combination meals are huge with your entree, rice, egg roll, and sweet & sour chicken all for $15.50. Service was fast and very attentive.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Dan Toltecatl · Jul 2025

I grew up in Galveston and was gone for a few years. I always enjoyed Buddha growing up and always looked forward to visiting every time I’m in town. MY, HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED. Not only was the food bland and tasteless, it looked so weird, there was a server at the register that was arguing with the manager about a to go order and we were just waiting to be seated.. it was 2pm and the restaurant was empty.. so we asked what time did they close.. this server rolled her eyes, said 8.. rolled her eyes again and walked off.. WTH!! I almost walked out with my entire family!!! Then we got this nasty food.. after all these years.. I think I won’t be returning to Buddha.. they obviously have lost their edge

★★★☆☆ 3.0 J H · Nov 2025

Stopped for takeout. Food arrived pretty quickly and packaged well. There was a sign telling people to check their order before they left, I can see why since my egg drop soup was left out and I had to ask for it, so it makes me wonder if it happens often. The egg drop soup was the saltiest soup of any kind I have ever had in my life, I think. I ate less than half of it and threw the rest away, I could almost feel my blood pressure blowing up. The pork entree was a little blah, contained huge chunks of vegetables and too much sauce. They didn't even throw in hot mustard for the egg rolls. Oh, kinda weird but I ordered lunch takeout, and the lunch specials come with soup. But the takeout version, for the same price, does not include soup. However, it isn't a packaging issue because

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Chinese restaurant

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