The pad Thai was great! Food trucks are such a great way to go in Kauai because it's more laid back. We loved it and there was enough for us to take home and eat later. Everything tasted fresh and the Thai tea was good too. We would like to try more things as everything looked good. We loved the chill atmosphere, the picnic benches, and the truck has funny quotes all over. Would return. read more

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Out of all the food trucks on the island, this is the best one. In recent years, I've seen food prices increase 20% to 60% almost everywhere, but I can still get a plate of Pad See Ew and a drink for under $20 at Craving Thai. Honesty better and more authentic than some restaurants I've been to back home in California. read more

A Koloa food truck that offers standard Thai curries and noodles. Food trucks are often the best value on Kauai but I've found they are mid with the food. The food is good at Craving Thai and it's about what you'd expect from a food truck. The savings compared to a sit-down restaurant makes Craving Thai a valid option. - Several cats and chickens call this food truck park home. So that's your ambiance. read more

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Great place. Everything is made to order but it only took about 5 minutes. Spicy food was very spicy! But good!! Romantic and fun outdoor seating area. read more

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Authentic and Delicious popular Thai dishes all served with a Smile. Large portions and Fair Prices make this spot my favorite stop. read more

I finally got dinner at Craving Thai after hearing great things. I was very pleased, as was my whole family! I absolutely recommend stopping by for some amazing Thai food! Excellent portions, quality and service! read more

Great Pad Thai with shrimp. Friendly staff and spice was just right! They are my favorite food place on Kauai and I live around the corner so try to go as often as I can. read more

Some of the best Thai food I've ever had. I got the pad thai medium spice with chicken, My sister got the green Thai curry with mahi mahi (my favorite) the service and staff were amazing, attentive and kind. The ambience is chill and the bench by the window corner seats are really vibey. It's very chill in there late at night, with some swanky jazz music. We'll be going there for the 3rd time tomorrow read more

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I drive down to Koloa every two weeks for an appointment and this Thai spot is my highlight. It's my favorite food on island. I get the same thing every time. Papaya salad, spring rolls and an extra side of peanut sauce. Sometimes the mango sticky rice if they still have it. It's my favorite salad ever!! And best home made rolls ever. You can taste the quality of the food is so fresh and everything made from scratch. Thank you for providing such wonderful food for our island. I would eat here everyday if I lived closer! read more

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Great Pad Thai! Very fresh and well made, very enjoyable. Woman making it seemed to care about what she was doing and the quality shoes this. Good value for Kauai too. read more

Every time we come to Kaua'i, we make sure to come to our favorite Thai food place, Craving Thai. The food is made to order, very reasonably priced and delicious. Yes it's a food truck, but don't be fooled, because it's delicious and worth the short wait as everything is made to order. You can sit outside or take out, Jasmine and the cooks are always welcoming. I hope you enjoy their food as much as we do. read more

This is the second time I've visited the Craving Thai food truck in old Koloa town. My husband and I come to Kauai at least once a year for the past 18 years and love to do our own cooking but getting a great to go dinner is a nice treat to take back to the condo, put on the dishes and eat on the lanai or by the pool. Or take down to Poipu park at sunset! The restaurants can be sooo expensive in Poipu and Koloa for mediocre food (not always, we have a few favorites). I've gotten the panang curry and the red curry and my husband got fried rice w shrimp. Both dishes also came with a little side salad, fresh and lovely, and rice of course. The red curry was just enough spicy to 'broke da mouf' aka so freaking good. There was enough for leftovers the next day. The chef/counter person was super nice too, on both occasions, which sometimes is lacking at some of the restaurants here. Service and aloha spirit is a huge reason for us to become repeat visitors. read more

Read reviews and decided to check this place out! We ordered online and food was ready when we arrived. We ordered the fresh salad rolls, spring rolls, drunken noodles and Panang curry. The food was so very good! I am vegan and my boyfriend is gluten free and we loved it! Thank you for the good service and delicious food! read more

Incredible Thai food truck! Still thinking about the spring rolls. They were so good I came back a second time just for them. All the dishes were nice and fresh and had a very vibrant flavor. I came here because my sister wanted something simple but i ended up ordering spring rolls and Thai tea for myself. Safe to say everything impressed. The service can run a little slower mostly because everything is made to order. Thai tea (not pictured): I really appreciated that this one wasn't overly sweet and I could actually taste the notes of the tea. If you're looking for a sweet bomb there's plenty of other places but if you're looking more to tickle your sweet tooth this would be the drink. 8.5/10. Spring rolls: The star of the show. Perfectly fried with a nice crunchy outside that doesn't compromise the delightful noodles and veggies inside. Don't skip on the sauce as it adds a nice bit of sweetness. So good I returned the next day for another order. 9.5/10 Chicken fried rice: Before you get on about this being basic there's something to be said for doing the small things right. The chicken was generous, the veggies cooked well, and the sauce hits all the right notes delivering familiar with well balanced flavors. read more

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Extremely good Thai food. The pad Thai is delicious and the Thai iced tea is as well. We will definitely return. The service is great as well. read more

Craving Thai food truck in Kauai in same location as Chalupa's and Monster Sushi food trucks. Ordered, paid by credit card, and waited 20 minutes for our meals to be ready at the food truck Craving Thai. The $13.50 chicken pad thai came with a generous amount of sliced white chicken, over rice noodles, bean sprouts, green onions and crushed peanuts. Ordered spicy, but the orange sauce was very bland. Noodles stuck together, tasting like the boxed $2.85 Thai Kitchen pad thai kits you buy at supermarkets. Could have used more bean sprouts and green onions. Salad on the side came with a spicy vinaigrette sauce The $13.50 green curry came with sufficient white chicken, shredded bamboo shoots, carrots, peas, yellow bell peppers and too soft overcooked eggplant. The sauce was thinner than I'm used to -perhaps they didn't use enough coconut milk. Very spicy just the way I like it. Came with a scoop of white rice on the side. Would order again. The $13.50 eggplant came with lots of sliced chicken, sliced eggplant, onions, carrots, and bell peppers in a delicious thick sauce. Scoop of white rice on the side. Would order again. Wife's sister ordered the $13.50 chicken satay. The dish was 100% chicken, without vegetables. Peanut sauce too sugary for me. We cooked brown rice in our timeshare, as wife doesn't care for white rice. Serving portion, amount of chicken, and quality of food comparable to Bangkok Happy Bowl 2 miles away, although the restaurant Pad Thai noodles better with more egg. Both take credit cards. But $13.50 here compared to $21.95 at BHB. At 430pm Tuesday you were SOL if you wanted the $6.95 Mango sticky rice, $9.95 Green Papaya salad or $9.95 Spring Rolls(2). read more

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Awesome experience at the Craving Thai food truck 1/2 block away from the Koloa Post Office and Big Save and Sueoka's grocery. My chicken pad Thai was loaded with crispy, orange and red bell peppers, broccoli, carrots, onions, peanuts, and a very generous fillets of real chicken breast (my girlfriend had the "tofu Pad Thai with extra vegetables" and she loved it and had enough left over for a second meal)! Evan read more

Food is great and I often get lunch here however the pricing has gone up too much that I can no longer go as often as I like. I would recommend their curry with extra rice as they do give plenty of. Their Thai basil dish along with Tom aloha soup is also delish read more

Craving Thai - Most recent photo with updated prices as of September 2023. - Thai Near Me - Koloa, Hawaii

Food always great. Service has been fast and courteous. Food can be prepared as you want it.

Outstanding food. One of our favs on the island. Peanut sauce sate and the crispy chicken. So good read more

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Food was delicious! Lots of veggies, flavor was on point. Right amount of spices, true Thai food. The noodles were cooked to perfection. A must try spot. My family and I enjoyed being greeted by a young man, very friendly and prompt to answer our questions. We waited for our food and enjoyed eating under their cover patio tables, clean and perfect to enjoy the sunny afternoons. They even had great music! read more

Not bad Thai food for quick meal. Found this gem in Old town. Didn't open for lunch until 11:30 am. Ordered Pad Sew Ew in tofu and chicken. The sauce is not exactly like we had before in Cali but sweeter. Not complaints here when we are starving. Also tried green tapioca which was nice and firm. Had to wait for 15 minutes since was made to order and there was only two people in the truck cooking up the meals. read more

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So much yum in one dish... I love Thai food so I made a point to visit one in Hawaii.... Sooo sooo sooo good and tasty made fresh by two wonderful hard working ladies. All the dishes looked and smelled amazing but I went with the yellow curry and u could tell real fresh ingredients were used for this tasty dish. They have a great spot with two picnic tables so there a great place relax and enjoy a meal with friends or by yourself read more

Great food! I ordered the pad see ew and friend rice and it was delicious. Big serving sizes as well which was nice for sharing! I did have to wait around 25-30 for my food and only had about 2 people in front of me. There were only two people working, so I don't think there was much they could do about the time which is understandable! Would definitely visit again though, the food had yummy flavor. read more

Always fantastic! You will not regret going to Craving thai. Great food!!! Nice family atmosphere.

I wanted to eat something light, so I got to the summer rolls. It was delicious with the peanut sauce. I was what my tummy needed. Will try other things another time. read more

Craving Thai - Summer rolls with peanut sauce - Thai Near Me - Koloa, Hawaii

Such yummy food! Good portions & great people running the truck. Could eat here all the time, and be so happy. Get the fresh roll with peanut sauce. Yumm! read more

We appreciate the service. However, the food is not authentic. Crispy chicken is too salty. Fried rice chicken is not tasty but edible. Pas see ew is quite awful. If you rarely eat Thai food, perhaps you can give this restaurant a try. However, if you are a Thai food lover, you probably should skip this one. read more

Amazing fresh Thai food and quick service from the food truck. My husband and I had Massaman Curry and Pad Thai. Both were very good and flavorful. Good sized portions. I'll definitely be back before our flights out. read more

The star sits this place. In my yellow curry the curry was great but chicken was so chewy and was not at all edible .

The Panang with chicken was legit. So was all the other items we ordered for the family. Not many places offer all white meat and they did here and made our day. Definitely come back. Thanks Michelle. read more

Amazing food. Papaya salad was tangy, loved it, pad thai very tasty. Would definitely try again.

Great Pad Thai with chicken - asked for extra beans sprouts, no peanuts, and that made a difference. Lots of chicken, great seasoning - I asked for spicy and I sure got it. We also got the vegetable rolls, which were interesting but would have been inedible without the unusual peanut sauce. I would definitely come back to this place, but maybe not at the very end of the day. The noodles were very sticky and stuck to the cardboard container. Maybe that's because it was the end of the day and they were older, I don't know. They were still delicious though! read more

Our opinion of Thai food is based on how well they do our 2 favorite dishes: Massaman and Mango Sticky Rice (honestly, it's hard to mess up the latter) and they were both delicious here! Some Thai restaurants serve Massaman soupy like a curry but Craving Thai's Massaman was wonderfully rich and creamy, more like a sauce or a gravy. So good! The food truck workers were polite and efficient. The only downside is the lack of atmosphere, because, you know...it's a food truck. There was one empty table which worked out for our group but keep in mind, you might have to get the food to go. read more

The food is amazing! Delicious, fresh flavors, good presentation. Ambiance is clean. Friendly and quick service. Had the green curry - perfect degree of spicy and just so so delicious! Must try this place! Vegetarian options. read more

Craving Thai - Tofu green curry. - Thai Near Me - Koloa, Hawaii

Got chicken panang and it was by far THE BEST I have ever had!!!! Absolutely recommend!!! read more

Craving Thai - Chicken panang - Thai Near Me - Koloa, Hawaii

Delicious Thai food . Tried red curry tofu and egg plant tofu dishes Lots of vegetarian options Totally enjoyed it read more

Craving Thai was a simple but fairly solid stop along the way for us while headed home from a day spent stretched out on the beach. Sunburnt, exhausted and hungry, I was looking for something quick and easy that didn't require us to look at all "presentable." Food trucks are usually a sure bet, and Craving Thai was one of the last ones open that day so we headed over. Thai is one of those perfect cuisines if you are vegetarian or even vegan, as most dishes can be customized to fit your needs. I eat vegetarian/pescatarian so I chose the pad thai with tofu, while my husband ordered the green curry with tofu. To start off, we decided to split an order of the crispy veggie spring rolls. Everything was cooked to order and came out quickly. The spring rolls were hot and crispy, served with a mango chili sauce. My husband's green curry had an impressive array of vegetables in it, plus a surprising amount of spice considering they didn't ask how spicy he wanted it (but he loves spice, so it went over very well!). My pad thai was pretty good, but both my husband and I immediately picked out a distinct ketchup/tomato sauce taste in the sauce, nothing quite like we've ever had before. It wasn't bad per say, but it was a little peculiar. The egg also wasn't cooked all the way - there were funny bits of white, which I just pushed around my plate and avoided. Overall, despite the limited options for dining in the area, I'm glad we gave Craving Thai a try but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there again. Worth a stop if you're in the area. read more

Don't get the fried chicken! Was awful worst fried chicken I ever had ! Pad tai and spring rolls was good .

Great food truck when you crave a spicy, hot lunch that is easy on the stomach. We got a green curry with chicken and it comes with salad and rice. Salad portion was perfect, I would have liked a bit more rice to soak up the delicious curry. We took it back to the hotel. The curry came in a well sealed container. Salad and rice were packed in clamshells. read more