I've been craving Thai food and we live in Mililani where we unfortunately don't have good Thai food. I'd heard about this place and decided today was the day to give it a try. We arrived around 1230 and there were only a couple other tables filled. The space has around 10 tables and it's very nice and cheery inside. We ordered pork pad Thai $15.59, chicken pad kee mow $15.59 and spring rolls, $12.99. The wait was not very long and the spring rolls came out first. There were 6 of them accompanied by lettuce, mint, cucumbers and a sweet sauce. The spring rolls were very tasty and had a good amount if filling. I loved eating it with the veggies. The pad Thai came out first and we dug in. It had really good flavor. Pad Thai is normally on the sweeter side and while this was sweet, it wasn't overly sweet. Next up the pad kee mow came out. The flavors are night and day compared to the pad Thai which is why I like it. The flavor was fantastic! The basil really stood out and it was just the right amount of spice. I love the wide noodles in the dish. My honey said he actually preferred my pad kee mow to his dish. The portions are big and we brought home half of each meal. The server was so nice and sweet. She even gave us a tarot tapioca pudding to go. I've never been a huge taro fan but omg this was delicious. It had a nice coconut flavor and there were chunks of taro it in. I would definitely eat that again. I'm so glad we stopped by and have finally found a Thai place close to home. Before we left we were already discussing what we'd eat next time we go. Definitely be back! read more

Malai Thai Kitchen - Chicken Pad Kee Mow $15.59....already ate some before I remembered too take a pic. - Thai Near Me - Wahiawa, Hawaii

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I don't come to Malai Thai kitchen all the time, but when I do decide to splurge, the food is always on point. No surprises - just consistently good, flavorful, fresh Thai food. I'm vegan and they're happy and willing to customize my dishes however I need. I always ask for very, very light oil, and they always take care of it with no problem. Malai That Kitchen is clean, family run with ample free parking, which is just a nice bonus. They're also great about spice levels - my friends get it with no heat, my husband likes it barely spicy, and I go for the Thai hot. But Malai hot? Yeah... No can If you're in Wahiawa and want solid Thai food made fresh, definitely come here, you are going to enjoy your food so much ! SYOY!! Deb read more

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Quick stop with the family on the way back from the North shore mid afternoon. Service was great and the food was also good. Pad Thai wasn't too sweet and the papaya salad was fresh with just the right amount of kick. But the real star was this coconut batter fish -- slightly sweet outside with a great dipping sauce. Lots of folks there eating vegetarian options if you're looking for that. read more

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So, the food was absolutely excellent! We had ordered the Panang Curry, Pad See Ew, and Stirfry Eggplant. Everything had terrific flavor and tasted very fresh. My gripe was the service was off. It started off promising and then we were forgotten about. It wasn't busy, we were maybe the third table there but we were never checked on, we sat there for a good 10mins waiting for a box or the check. The Server had personally visited the other two tables and handed them boxes and the check so we were confused on if we should wait for him or go to the counter. Eventually my Husband did go up to pay but by then we were extremely irritated and now there was a line for people picking up their phone orders. They do have a great variety of dishes that i would still love to try, but i would just do phone order instead of dining in. read more

Came here for a friend's birthday and overall positive experience. They were able to seat our large group, service was polite and friendly and dishes were well prepared. Good local spot. read more

Malai Thai Kitchen - Thai Near Me - Wahiawa, Hawaii

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My daughter and I were hungry for Thai food and Thai coffee yesterday, so we decided to try Malai Thai Kitchen at the Wahiawa Town Center. I've heard positive reviews of the kitchen, so we decided to try it. We ordered papaya salad, red curry, holy basil stir fried, two servings of sticky rice and our Thai coffee. The service was excellent and so was the food! We couldn't finish it all so the staff provided takeout containers, and also drink cups with straw for our remaining coffee. We ate leftovers for dinner, and still have enough leftovers to eat for our lunch. I would definitely return! read more

I'm glad there's finally a Thai place in Wahiawa near my home..didn't know they had a food truck place in Haleiwa as well..ordered a bunch of food && did not dissapoint.My go to is the Green curry,also got the Tom Yum,shrimp summer rolls,pad thai..my favorite is the Papaya salad..if it ain't LAO style i don't want it..lol & i do love my spice so medium it is!the employees are very friendly & they are located right by Wahiawa shopping center! read more

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Was in the mood for Thai food so Yelpers directed me to this little gem in Wahiawa since there are no good Thai places in Mililani. Ordered takeout and was pleasantly surprised. Got the Green Curry with chicken and the Panang Curry with Tofu. Both were very tasty with just the right amount of spiciness (not too hot or not too mild- just right). Was hungry so forgot to take pictures of the food. This place is very clean and the staff are friendly. The gentleman I chatted with says they can hold parties there. Definitely will be back. read more

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I always come here for their Papaya Salad Laos Style is my favorite so yummy. If you haven't tried it yet it's a must.

I went to here for the first time after went to see the bon dance. The price was reasonable and tast was good. read more

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I ordered the Thai Fried Rice with Medium spice through Uber Eats. The food was still nice and warm when it arrived. I liked that I had the option to add more than just one protein. The dish was perfectly cooked and seasoned! This is my new favorite fried rice in the area. read more

My mom was craving some Thai food in the Wahiawa area. She has heard about this place for a while and she wanted to try it out. Unfortunately we did not dine in but instead did take out. For our order we had: Spring rolls- super crispy (I can only imagine when made fresh) and delicious. When you eat with the lettuce and sauce it is to die for! Garlic pepper chicken with fried egg- I didn't eat the egg but the chicken was juicy and tender. I wish the flavor packed more of a punch! Yellow curry- rich and creamy broth. I really enjoyed the veggies (carrots, potatoes, and onions) it was soft. Perfect combo with rice. I WOULD ORDER AGAIN. Green curry- if you are looking for spice, this is a must try. I loved the flavor and veggies. Honestly this is the heat I wanted not too overpowering just perfect! Pad Thai with tofu- so awesome. Noodles cooked to perfection and I loved the different variety of veggies. I would order again! I would recommend dining in or taking out! I definitely was to visit to dine in! read more

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A nice place with friendly staff in a strip mall off the beaten path in Wahiawa. (The anchor store is Longs.) This equals plenty of parking. There's a slight ridge - not a step - to get over to get into the restaurant. I read other reviews that said it was hot inside; they now have a portable air conditioner, so the temperature was good. The restrooms are a short walk away, around the corner, but there are no steps or stairs to deal with, and they are accessible. You need a code to get in. Now to the food on the extensive menu. It was a little uneven IMHO. We start with the stuffed chicken wings - hot and crispy, not greasy. I'd never had Tom Kha soup before, and it turned out to be not to my taste. My dinner companions thought it was really good. You can select your heat level, but think about this carefully: Even "mild" dishes contained noticeable amounts of chili oil that provided a slight kick. I had one of my favorites, Panang curry with pork. The curry was smooth and creamy and peanut-y, heavy on the bell pepper, light on the onion. But it was really light on the pork, which was disappointing. I ended up taking most of it home and reheated it with shabu shabu pork from Nijiya. Yum! My friends both had mango sticky rice. It was much creamier than any mango rice I'd seen before, and with large pieces of mango on top. One person thought it was okay but preferred the version one usually sees. The other actually liked this version better. read more

Great food! Second time ordering take out. Everything was delicious. Thai sausage comes with a ono spicy sauce! We love it!! read more

Malai Thai Kitchen - Thai fried rice with shrimp & chicken pad Thai. - Thai Near Me - Wahiawa, Hawaii

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Excellent food and service every time we have been here. The panang curry is a favorite.

Got my favorites love there spicy dishes. Papaya salad comes 2 different ways which both spicy levels are delicious and satisfying read more

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Pad Thai noodles was very good, and Beef salad. Was first time here, but will surely come back! Very good service, and ambiance

I'm loving Malai's Thai for a great casual lunch spot. Flavors are on point. Staff is friendly. Service is quick. read more

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Went to try this new Thai Restaurant in Wahiawa called 'Malai Thai Kitchen'. They are located in the shopping center where O'Reilly's Auto Parts is located (so if looking at the shopping complex from California Avenue, they are on the extreme left side of the complex). We went there just about 11 am today (Tuesday) and appeared that we were the only ones that were going to eat inside the restaurant. A little confusing as there was no one to greet us as we entered the restaurant. There were a few construction workers who looked like they were on their lunch break and had ordered their take outs and were awaiting them. We decided to approach the staff that were located at the counter at the rear. She then asked us if we were ordering take out or dine in, we told her dine in. She went on to say we could sit anywhere so we chose the table located adjoining the front window (just to the right as one enters). Tip for them: they need to place a sign just inside the entrance that say 'please wait to be seated' or 'please sit at any vacant table' or 'proceed to the counter for assistance'. Once seated she gave us the menus from some other tables (not all of the tables had the one piece laminated menu), only a few but they should place at least one (1) menu on each table so it looks consistent. I asked what were the levels of heat spices. She said they were three (3) heat levels: medium, hot and very hot. She specifically said some places have five (5) but they just had three (3) levels. Looking around, I saw seating inside totaled 24 seats with the eight tables. We waited for about15-20 minutes before our entrees started arriving to our table. Our waitress said the kitchen gave it to us all 'medium' (though we had ordered two of the entrees as 'very hot' but was glad when she mentioned that she will provide spice powder on the side if we wanted to make it as 'hot as we wanted'. I asked when the restaurant opened and she said last Friday, March 1st! We ordered Panang Curry with Chicken, Pad Thai with Beef and Holy Basil Stir Fried with Ground Pork. I ordered sticky rice while my friend ordered a side of jasmine rice. Subtotal (before taxes and tip) came out to $51.98. See my pics for taste results! I just think the main plate used to put our entrees on are on the 'small side' and should be replaced with 'dinner/larger sized' plates instead of appetizer sized plate as I had to keep pushing my food away from the edges as they would spill over onto the table. Pricing was slightly less than the Thai restaurant we normally go to at Waipio Shopping Center on their entrees though the prices for jasmine and sticky rice I felt was high. Air conditioning was being worked on so the door was being kept open allowing a few flies inside so we had to swat the flies away with our hands. Felt like the a/c was almost completely fixed and would stay colder if the door was closed shut, BUT the maintenance man then removed his tall ladder and left and I did not see him leave any instructions to the staff. He never returned while we were dining (just a little over an hour long) --- all the while the front door was open allowing the flies inside. We both felt that they will only improve in their brick and mortar place (as they still have their lunch wagon in Haleiwa according to comments on a FB local foods forum). Service needs to be improved as it seemed we were forgotten after our foods were delivered and we were the only ones dining in until two older women retirees also chose to eat inside the establishment. She finally came when she gave us the check and we asked for two small containers (yay, no fees for them!) It was at this time that I asked why the panang curry was not prominent in its peanut buttery taste. was it due to different regions of Thailand having different interpretations of how much to add? But guess due to being lost in translation and answering my question, she said we could (during the next time) tell the waitress to add more of the 'peanut (buttery) taste', But I was thinking to myself---shouldn't that be done without we as customers asking for it? Shouldn't they do THEIR recipes ? I understand that at the present they are just starting out in their brick-and-mortar business, so I would rate them at 3.75 stars. Rounded out, it is up to 4 stars. So yes, we would return again ! And we should in a few months or sooner, to see if their service had improved (and if they replaced the small appetizer plate with a larger plater so that their customers' foods won't spill over its sides). Oh, they should decorate just a little more with Thai decor as again, besides that statue that was facing towards the front window next to us, the interior looked a little barren. One final tip: if you pay by cash, you will save yourself what appears to be no credit/debit processing fee of 4%. Did not see the two different prices until at home. Perhaps it would be nice if both prices were highlighted in yellow? read more

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Was in the mood for noodles last night and ordered the tofu pad Thai togo and it didn't disappoint! I asked for a side of chili oil and very much underestimated it because a few drops of theirs goes along way compared to other restaurants but it was still very delicious. Would I go back again? Yes, and giving the yellow curry a try next time read more

Malai Thai Kitchen - Tofu pad Thai - Thai Near Me - Wahiawa, Hawaii

This place is a must try in Wahiawa if you love Thai! We tried so many delicious dishes here and had a great family Sunday dinner. We got the Tom Yum Soup, Beef Pho, Spring Rolls and Chicken Satay, and Mango Sticky Rice for dessert. Everything was so delicious, and great portions. Service was attentive and kind, and nice clean atmosphere. No complaints at all, and we will be back! Thanks Malai Thai :) read more

Came for an early lunch on a Monday - it was good! I ordered Pad Thai with tofu, shrimp panang and salt and pepper shrimp. An order of spring rolls landed on my table which I thought was complimentary since they're new and it was early in the day but I'm pretty sure I paid for it. Totally fine as it was good and I did it eat it, just seemed strange that I didn't order it but I was charged for it. I wish Thai places made a mixed plate - like a two choice with pad thai or fried rice would be a solid choice for lunch. read more

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Service was excellent and friendly clean an neat I would recommend this place. Price is reasonable read more

Malai Thai Kitchen - I order the PHO on Monday 03/04/24 It was very Delicious. The server was really good a free Thai ice coffee was offered. - Thai Near Me - Wahiawa, Hawaii

We are so very glad that my brother had referred us to Malai Thai Kitchen Restaurant located in Wahiawa. This is the first time we had tried the exceptionally delicious meals in this Thai restaurant last night. We had really enjoyed the Panang Curry, Eggplant with variety of other vegetables, and Pad Thai Noodles. The food portions were so generous. Ashlynn's service was exceptionally quick and efficient. She was very pleasant and thorough in checking to see how we were doing. Ashlynn was so knowledgeable as she had informed us on the specific ingredients in each dish we were interested in trying. We plan to return to this Thai Restaurant in the future either to dine in or take-out. Malai Thai Kitchen Restaurant is one of our two best choices in having Thai food. Mahalo, Henry and Jenny, Totally Happy Customers read more

Portions are huge, everything I've tried is delicious & tasty!! The best part is the superb service, Nicole is the best! Always come back to see her and try some new delicious Thai food read more

Malai Thai Kitchen - Great service!! - Thai Near Me - Wahiawa, Hawaii

Good food friendly staff always happy to greet. I go there often and know the food is always consistent.

Decided to try this place out on a Friday Afternoon around 2:00.. when we walked in no one was around and it was extremely hot. No ac but one small fan that was near a dirty large flowerpot with water for a fish tank. Fish were swimming in as well but lots of wires and just exposed and of course my 4 year old twins wanted to go check them out ‍.. Finally the lady came and we ordered. I ordered cucumber salad med spice level, green curry med spice level, chicken satay, spring rolls, and stuffed chicken wings. The green curry was ok but I've had better in Mililani. Overall food was just ok. The bill was $96.00 and again was hard to enjoy a meal with it being so hot in there. read more

Malai Thai Kitchen - Menu - Thai Near Me - Wahiawa, Hawaii

First, this place was very hard to find. I don't know if they use to have a storefront sign but it didn't when we went, but we wanted Thai food specifically so we searched the windows of the complex until we found them. I'm so glad we didn't give up because this was the best Thai food we've had on the island!! It wasn't super expensive and we all had leftovers! Thai coffee was delicious and she offered extra sweetened condensed milk but we like it strong and didn't need it, but I thought that was nice. We were the only people in the entire restaurant, which scared me at first but many people came in and grabbed to go orders while we were there. It's not a super fancy atmosphere but as long as the food is good it doesn't need to be. We will definitely eat here when we're in the area. read more

Oh my gosh! I'm on a diet but the cashew chicken with sticky rice just calls my name every time I have to pick up meds at longs. The ex husband loves the ginger chicken with extra ginger and jasmine rice. This place is so good! read more

10/10 recommend‼ The spring rolls and the sauce that comes with it is next level! And the fried rice is top tier read more

Ono food! I came here for lunch with the family and enjoyed it a lot. There was only one server, she was very nice and had great service. Would come again! read more

Went to visit them for the first time today. I am so happy that I did. The food is amazing. So much better than the Thai food that I've been eating. Very flavorful and the portion sizes are amazing. The prices are very reasonable. I will be going back again. read more

Malai Thai Kitchen - Thai Fried Rice, Pad See Eiw, Papaya Salad, Stir Fried Eggplant, Fried Calamari, and Panang Curry - Thai Near Me - Wahiawa, Hawaii

Every dish I've tried here does not disappoint. Our go to is lao papaya salad. We usually get mild, it's a good spice level for us. The panang curry is so rich & creamy. Beef salad is amazing if you want to go in the lighter side. Portions are great, customer service is good & food comes out in a timely manner. So glad we have an authentic Thai food restaurant nearby! read more

Good food. Authentic taste and decent prices. Clean restaurant but limited seating so consider takeout.

Excellent green curry, pad Thai, and spring rolls - just the right amount of spice! Serving sizes are generous enough for two more meals. Service is quick and pleasant; the ambiance is relaxing. I will be back! Thank you for a delightful and delicious experience! read more

New Thai restaurant in wahiawa! Just a few minutes from our home. This place did not disappoint. We got the spring roll, summer roll, chicken satay, pad Thai, Thai fried rice, and panang curry. And don't forget the Thai tea! Yes, we arrived hungry and left stuffed and satisfied. This is a must try. read more

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So good!!!!! We ordered the pad thai and panang curry and it was the best I've had on this island. Definitely worth it!!! read more

Malai Thai Kitchen - Panang Curry - Thai Near Me - Wahiawa, Hawaii

Oh my goodness!!! Soooo good here! Tried the pad Thai noodles, Yellow and Green curries, Fried calamari, Spring rolls and Thai coffee. All delicious! Food came out quickly and the service was great! May try the dessert before we leave! For sure we'll be back! read more

Malai Thai Kitchen - We got the mango dessert. - Thai Near Me - Wahiawa, Hawaii

Amazing food and service! We had the Pad Thai with seafood and the Pad see ew with seafood.

Started with excellent service-ask for Tammy... Food was so flavorful and delicious! Excellent...everything came out hot & fresh! So friendly eat in experience! Owner came out to chat...so humble and kind! Highly recommend giving them a try...We will definitely be back to try more of the offerings on the menu! Finally an awesome place to eat in Wahiawā! read more