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    42.  daily special
    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.

    Brown rice
    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.

    13. Ginger Chicken
    Ann N.

    For those that know me, I'm not normally a fan of BC as I feel it's the "fast food" of Thai restaurants. I'm half Thai, so I can say that. However, my kid loves this chain for it's no-nonsense approach to food and not overly spicy. She always gets the ginger chicken w sticKy rice. I tried a long bean and it had enough crunch in it still. I'm not a fan of Pad Thai just because I don't like sweet noodles, but ordered some to take home for the mister. I did try them and yes, it was sweet. The noodles were a tad overcooked and having just visited Thailand where their staple is Pad Thai, the noodles are to be a little more al dente. The summer rolls were thick with noodles and freshly made. I was even brought lime wedges upon request. The restaurant was clean on a Sunday afternoon with only one other couple. There's plenty of parking and is easily identifiable being next to Glazers. The 4 star rating is for Anthony who served us and was completely attentive to our needs without being intrusive and did appear to be genuinely concerned that we were ok with everything.

    20. Pad Ki Mao, drunken noodles. Really liking the toppings to noodle ratio!
    Megumi S.

    I've been going to Bangkok Chef Manoa ever since middle school, and I always loved it. I only started to go to this location from last year recently because of convenience, but the taste and quality is the same! Convinced boyfriend to try here, and now we takeout from here atleast 3-4 times a month :) It's good portion, and pretty good thai food for the price. I remember the portion used to be bigger but hey, I can finish the plate now - when I'm hungry. My favorites: - Green curry + sticky rice: Lots of vegetables and perfect w/ sticky rice!! They're known for their curries so this is a must. Please try it with sticky rice atleast once. - Shrimp & Eggplant over noodles: Recently tried, tastes like Pad Ki Mao (not sure if it's the same, since this is the menu name) with shrimp and eggplant, it's perfect! - Deserts: House Delight, or the Mango ice cream on top of sticky rice, is so so good!! The tapiocas here are also very yummy :) I suggest doing takeout from here only if you can eat it soon, because the food always comes out piping hot, which means it's nice and fresh but it won't do well in the container for a long time. The staffs here are also very nice, and they also have eat-in available but with less tables. Even though this location is smaller compared to other locations, I think this is the cleanest one! Try Bangkok Chef if you want affordable and yummy Thai food!

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

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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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