Bun Intended - SW Food Hall

56 Patton Ave, Asheville - 28801
36 reviews
Thai Food Trucks
(919) 260-5160

Love this place! Affordable, excellent Thai food with super friendly and fast service. They also offer vegan and vegetarian options which I appreciate. ??

I ordered the curry bowl of the day, which was Massaman curry with pork belly. For the amount and the price, it was filling, and the two slices of pork belly were plenty to pair with the curry. They had two spice levels, so I chose the jungle style, the spicier level. Although it was described as extremely spicy, I thought that it was alright, but for an average person, the description would probably be more fitting. Overall, flavor was there and pretty good, and I was served quickly. It might have been the curry of the day, but I felt that it was a bit too salty, and in addition to the pork belly, it was extra salty. There are radishes, cucumbers, and other veggies that helped cut the saltiness, but I probably would have enjoyed it more if it was less salty. Nevertheless, I think this place has a lot of potential and may come by again to try something different!

SUPER DELICIOUS Pork Belly Bao! Pork was crispy and tender, not fatty or chewy, with fresh and crunchy veggies and a perfectly tangy yet savory sauce! Hit the spot for a mid-day snack!

YES! EAT HERE!! Delicious, well-balanced flavors, super fresh, YUM! I had a next-level fried rice dish with marinated chicken (plus green onion, radish, cucumber, broccoli, red cabbage, egg, and a really nice seasoned soy sauce) as well as the cucumber salad (with cucs, red onion, carrot, green onion, grape tomatoes, sesame seeds, and a lovely rice wine vinegar dressing). Service was quite friendly, plating was artistic and lovely!! I'm a local and keep hearing about this place, so today was the day to check it out. I even found free parking. Who knew? Now, you do!

We visited the S & W hall yesterday with my family of 4 and a group of friends. Great place for everyone to find something but the winner by far was Bun Intended. We tried the Salapao, Bao, and the Chicken Fried rice. EVERYONE LOVED EVERYTHING! If I had to pick just one I would highly recommend the Fried rice. Grab the sweet and spicy sauce for the side and ENJOY!! The staff were really kind and patient when I kept deciding I wanted more and the presentation was beautiful. I rarely do reviews but this place earned some praise!

The best food downtown! I work in town and go here almost every day for lunch. Sweet staff, amazing food, and wonderful tea and coffee. The line is almost never long (somehow) but I would wait 30 minutes no problem! Definitely a local favorite.

We were on vacay and trying all kinds of food. The steam buns were perfect pick, and talked about even late in the evening. Soft and super flavorful! highly recommend!

Loved eating here! Service was prompt and friendly and I really enjoyed the food. I ordered fried rice with chicken and thought it was a good serving size. They did not skimp on the meat! I definitely plan on coming back in the future to try their other dishes!

Ordered a ton of different items so we could get a feel for the menu. Food looked good. The PORK BELLY and grilled chicken BAO were unfortunately way too bready with the baos not being plaiable to hold the contents of the bao that everything kept falling out. We ended up eating the insides and tossing most of the bao. The pork belly being a slight better texture than the grilled chicken. The SALAPAO was a stuffed bun with shredded pork. Nice presentation- but again a bit too bready with not much of the pork filling inside. Would have been better it the pork had a bit more moisture to it with hoisin or something. The SPICY CURRY BOWLS ( chicken and pork) were quite decent and packed a good flavor profile with the coconut milk and spices.The spicy som tum- green papaya salad- was quite decent. The pork skewers were ok. As was the Thai tea with rum. Overall disappointment with the baos as that was what we were most interested in enjoying.

As a family of 4, we ordered pork belly bao bun ($9) and was told upfront it’s 1 order which was surprising very small for the price. The pork belly were burnt and left a bitter taste in your mouth. Thai fried rice ($10) was too small a portion for even 1 person and spicy chicken curry ($10/$12) was a tiny bit of green curry on top of A LOT rice and no meat whatsoever, and all the food were cold/warm not hot. We read a lot of good reviews and are definitely disappointed.