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    Chaba’s Joy Cafe

    4.6 (18 reviews)
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    Tami F.

    What a find thanks to Yelp! Delicious food. True local atmosphere. Great prices. Son is a picky eater, so he ordered fried chicken at LL next door, and we ate on the patio between both businesses. A shaved ice place is there too, but they weren't open yet. We were there before 11:00, though, so early for shaved ice. Just came from a disappointing Flumin adventure close by, so this lunch helped us feel better about that waste of time and money. Cute little Hawaiian town to eat lunch.

    Thai iced tea and Pho

    One of the best, if not the best food we have had so far in Big Island!! We ordered Beef Pho and Pad Thai and they are so delicious and fresh!! Btw, you must try the Thai iced tea!

    Papaya salad & fresh summer Viet rolls.
    Adrian Z.

    Discovered this place by accident while waiting for my order at L&L next door. What a find! I had the papaya salad and also the fresh summer rolls which were fantastic. Also got a scoop of chocolate ice cream which was also really good. She makes everything fresh in the back. Support these local businesses!

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    2 years ago

    Business is consistently not open during times it states it should be open. Very frustrating, why....

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    Chaba's is my favorite restaurant in North Kohala. She makes the food to order so it's always totally fresh. Delicious Thai food!

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    Thai Food by Pranee

    Thai Food by Pranee

    4.5(428 reviews)
    38.2 mi
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    One of hubs' favorite restaurant options is always Thai, so after hours of driving, he was excited…read moreto see a listing for a Thai restaurant in Hana. Be sure to watch for the sign as you approach - we drove by the first time and came back to make it into the parking lot. The person taking orders was helpful and warned us right away that they were out of curry. The person who makes it measures from her heart, won't share her recipe, and was out shopping. We shared the fried rice with chicken and some spring rolls. It was all so delicious, and fun to sit on the deck and watch the road and town while relaxing after the crazy road. My real praise starts a couple hours later. As we made it to our next stop, I remember that I had never taken my bag off the back of the chair back at the restaurant! I called as soon as we had a phone signal again, and the gentleman who answered the phone assured me right away that he'd seen it and was keeping it safe. I told him we'd be back for it the next day, and he told me what time he'd be there. Luckily for me, hubs drove back alone the next day (he loves the road, and it's more fun for him without me panicking from the passenger seat). The man at the restaurant said he'd tried to get our attention as we left, and again when we drove by after visiting the shore! I was so grateful to have my stuff back, and be able to board our plane the next day with my id. P.S. - the food and service was 5 stars even if they hadn't helped with my mix up later!

    This is a hole in the wall Thai spot which was very busy when we visited. We ordered, but they…read morewere so busy it would have taken forever for us to get our food so we had to cancel in order to make it back in time. Please come and create your own adventure.

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    Thai Food by Pranee - Beef and Broccoli and Chicken Pad See Ew

    Beef and Broccoli and Chicken Pad See Ew

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    Always busy... Good sign!

    Jen's Thai Food - Yup, and Tina Too!

    Jen's Thai Food

    4.5(44 reviews)
    42.3 mi
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    On the last stretch of Hana Highway, just before you hit the state park, you will come across a…read moreseries of unassuming small shops. As we found with our visit, despite the rundown look to some, it is definitely worth a stop. After perusing some of the other shops (grabbed some awesome baked coconut candy!) initially although Jen's food looked quite good, I was holding out to get my greasy spoon fix in at the shrimp truck back in Kahului. However, as we climbed into the car, the delicious smell emanating from the shack was just too much to overcome. So we climbed back out and grabbed some delicious shrimp pad Thai. As you can expect the operation is pretty no-frills. However, nothing helps to cap off a long day of winding through the Hana Highway like some greasy spoon Thai food. As for the food itself, it was pretty delicious and the shrimp were fresh and tasty. So take a stop at Jen's to stretch your legs and get your Thai fix in.

    The best shrimp pad Thai around... my wife and I were on the road to Hana and saw this place was…read morethe last stand open. Although 'closed' Jen was so accommodating to me and 3 other couples/families that came after closing time. I haven't had pad Thai in Thailand (yet), growing up in Los Angeles eating in Thai town, Alhambra/Monterey park china towns, San Francisco/Manhattan china towns... I have to say this pad Thai was so delicious! It wasn't the ambience or fact that I was in vacation- my wife and I Jen's food was simply the best Thai cooking we've had in a while! Will definitely be back in the future trips!

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    Jen's Thai Food - Nice little stop on the way to hana

    Nice little stop on the way to hana

    Jen's Thai Food - Great location right before Hana Town.

    Great location right before Hana Town.

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    Big Island Fireart - Eggplant / Shrimp

    Big Island Fireart

    4.3(168 reviews)
    21.1 mi
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    Locally owned & operated
    Family-owned & operated

    Best Chinese food I've had on the Big Island, no contest…read more The sizzling chicken was the highlight. Super tender, incredibly juicy, and full of flavor in a way that's hard to find. Every piece was cooked just right. I don't usually write reviews, but this one earned it. If you're anywhere nearby, it's worth going out of your way for.

    The place is really nice and clean with lots of parking. We didn't dine in and ordered takeout to…read morebring back to our hotel room. We got there and they greeted us politely and I only waited another extra 5 minutes before the food was done. Everything smelled great driving home and we couldn't wait to eat. Okay the food...all pretty much tasted the same with the exception of the vegetables and proteins that were used. Anything with vegetables had sooooo much more vegetables to protein, and for example my mother in laws shrimp with broccoli was super sad. In the whole ala carte item of $19-$21 were a Manini 8 small shrimps swimming in sauce and broccoli. Same went for the chicken and mixed vegetables! The dried chicken with chilis had 8-9 pieces of chicken for the whole order ala carte. The only thing worth the price was the general tsao chicken, which tasted just like the orange chicken with a little tiny zing we got the day before. We gave this place two tries only for lack of options in the Waikoloa Village area. If this were on Oahu, nobody would come here. The food all taste the same and the protein is almost non existent in pricey ala carte items.

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    Interior

    Big Island Fireart - Loved the green beans   Eggplant looked delicious

    Loved the green beans Eggplant looked delicious

    Big Island Fireart - The view at the door

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