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    Dan A.

    I've been here a couple of times...the Moiliili location. i think that I've been to the Nuuanu and Manoa locales at least once. Food is good. Thai can be spicy but it isn't overwhelming. I had the Lemongrass Chicken special. Sauce wasn't too fishy and vermicelli was not too dry. Chicken was ok. Portion size was a bit wanting but not skimpy. Had a curry dish previously...though don't recall too much other than it was a good meal. Parking available to strip mall patrons that include Rabbit Rabbit Tea, Glazers Coffee, and a US Post Office branch.

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    Debra N.

    If you're looking for delicious food on New Year's Day, this is the only Bangkok Chef open. Manoa, Nuuanu, and Nimitz are closed. I was looking for savory food with noodles, but not Chinese. And, this is my first time here. They close at 8:00 p.m. I ordered customized ginger fish with green beans ala carte Panang Curry with fish, added broccoli ala carte Pad Thai noodles with Shrimp Spring rolls Order of brown rice (w/red rice) Green beans and broccoli are half cooked and adds slight crunchiness to ginger fish and Panang Curry. I love the nuttiness, mild to medium spicy hot of the Panang Curry over rice, and a comfort food for me. The ginger fish has a sweet, slight hint of fish sauce balanced with slight saltiness. But the all time Pad Thai has its own flavors with peanuts sprinkle over shrimp, tofu, egg, basil, bean sprouts mixed with thick rice noodles. I'm sure a wonderful sauce they add to this really makes a difference, but I'm absolutely in heaven. Now before anyone even start on the savory dishes, I forgot about the spring rolls and pretty much know where to get them and dipped in the their sweet chili sauce! As an appetizer, it's gone! Our brown rice have red rice mixed in and the best for heath reasons! They are COVID19 compliant no matter what. People are friendly...medium priced. Ciao!

    House special: mango with sticky rice $5
    Amy Y.

    My friends and I came here for a meeting and dinner. Not busy on a weekday. Got seated and food came out pretty quick. I ordered the soup...refer to pictures. The soup came out in a very nice and fancy bowl. Did not come with rice or anything unless you want add on. Soup was really salty. Had some seafood and veggies. It tasted milky I think. A bit overpriced for a small bowl of soup. Tried the summer rolls also. Like any other Vietnamese place with summer rolls. No complaints. What I really enjoyed the most was the mango sticky rice ice cream. That dessert was heaven. Mango ice cream was soft and not too sweet. It was creamy and didn't melt so fast as I thought it would. Chewy sticky rice and ice cream together gives the perfect taste. I would come back for the dessert. Don't think it would be as good doing a takeout for it.

    6. Panang Curry 20. Pad Ki Mao
    Sinae J.

    Food was pretty decent! We ordered Uber delievery and the service was very prompt. Panang curry was very good, the portions are huge too. I would recommend the curry but maybe not Pad Ki Mao- it was alright -not paritcularly amazing. Imo it's decently priced as well.

    green curry, fish patties, pad thai, spring rolls, tom kha, thai pho
    Mari T.

    Great flavor, very fast and served hot and fresh! Clean bathroom, lots of parking. My MIL's first time trying pad thai and she ate almost all of it! She even tried spring rolls, summer roll and fish patty! I got green curry with tofu (good coconut flavor with eggplant my fave!), BIL got thai pho, and Taylor got tom kha (on the limey side but he loved it and finished it all!). Lots of tapioca flavors but he got coffee and loved it. Great quick reasonable thai option!

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    Got the pad ki mao. Very good. Chicken is a bit dry but overall good flavor. I would recommend getting tofu

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    Bangkok Chef always has great and friendly service when we stop in for lunch and it never disappoints.

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    The food quantity and taste is what keeps us coming back to Bangkok Chef. We really enjoy the food here.

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