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    Phuket Thai Café

    4.6 (109 reviews)
    ModerateThai
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Thai Crispy Fried Chicken
    Felicia C.

    Small gem with friendly service and yummy food. I absolutely loved the fried noodles - back home (Maryland) we call it pad thai. It was the best I've ever had! The spring rolls were crispy and delicious. The fried rice was also a fav. The least favorite was the fried chicken - it wasn't bad just wasn't as yummy as everything else.

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    Nadine C.

    Dinner in Honolulu, Hawaii... My friends and I wanted to try Phuket Thai Café in the Kaka'ako area where parking is challenging. They remembered that this well-known restaurant used to be somewhere else... However, with the current parking challenge, it's still a popular spot with lots of takeout orders. Customers park right in front, run inside, and grab their orders. We actually parked across the street and down the block for free. Many eyes in the car help to look for signs, tick marks on the ground, meters, etc. Inside, the restaurant seemed dark and had a minimalistic vibe. It was almost like a warehouse feel with a tall ceiling. Service was efficient and polite. We got the pad see ew, yellow curry with sticky rice, and fried chicken as recommended by the waiter. I'm not a chicken person, so, when I say that it was good fried chicken... yeah. Pad see ew and yellow curry were okay. I think the parking situation would still be an obstacle for me to return. What do you think?

    A clean table setting
    혜진

    This restaurant is always on my mind. They serve delicious Thai food across the board. The Pad Tiew is a must-try, and the crispy Thai chicken is outstanding. It's BYOB, so we usually bring a couple of beers and keep it casual.

    Takeout Pad Thai with Chicken
    Kalena Z.

    One of the best Thai places on island! I've ordered from this place plenty of times but have only ordered takeout as it's near my office. However, the dining area is immaculately clean and well-lit, and the woman that runs the counter is so sweet! You can order takeout either via phone or online; I personally order through Uber Eats with the pickup option so I can pay online and just pick up upon arrival. I've tried half of the menu at this point, including spring rolls, fried chicken, pad see ew, green curry with sticky rice, and the pad Thai. Everything is delicious and so flavorful. This visit, I ordered the pad thai with medium spice and it was SO good. For those that like to have a glass of wine with their food, the pad thai pairs extremely well with a Riesling, just trust me on this. Restaurant is located in Kakaako on the corner of Cooke and Queen. There's street parking up and down Cooke st as well as on Kawaiahao.

    pad see ew
    Kyllie N.

    Decided to order takeout after the gym for dinner since Phuket thai is right down the road. Ordered my food around 5:30pm & it took about 10-15 min for it to be ready. I ordered the pad see ew & it was delicious. Since it was early still, the restaurant was pretty empty, but it seem pretty spacious. I would come back again to try dine-in sometime!

    Best Takeout!!!!
    S P.

    This Restaurant is A Blessing! The food Here is Delicious! You can ask to not have any MSG added in the fried rice dishes and the Pad Thai noodles. After a long busy day, this place is The Best! They are clean, friendly, and kind, definitely added to Favorite places to eat. We order to takeout and they include napkins and forks.

    James M.

    Phuket Thai was & still is my wife's favorite Thai Restaurant on the Island. We moved back to the Mainland in 2012, and ever since then she speaks of her favorites at Phuket. Upon returning to island she panicked at first since she could not find at previous location. Thank God she found new location as most of our favorites have been disappointing, Phuket Thai Cafe did not, still as good as ever. Each dish she selected was amazing, completely happy & full.

    Menu as of July 2024
    Maki K.

    First time visiting this location! All the menu items were pretty reasonable compared with other Thai restaurants! Portion of dishes are generous. We enjoyed long rice noodles salad with calamari and Panang curry with shrimp! It's BYOB!! Definitely come back soon!

    Seafood Lemongrass Soup  About half
    Annie C.

    Ordered takeout, while it did take quite a while, it was 100% worth the wait. Chicken satay was flavorful, perfect amount of seasoning and sauce, comes with dipping sauce. Green papaya salad was great! Wish I had gotten medium or a step up from mild as it was not spicy at all. I played it safe, we got it Laos style and it was perfect, good crunch, good size and good price! Tom yum soup came with an adequate amount of seafood, broth was great and was tangy. Definitely top of my list. Only complaint was the side of sticky rice was very hard. Maybe because we ordered close to closing time? (Didn't know) Good price for everything!

    Thai Fried Noodles
    Patricia S.

    I haven't been to Phuket since they were at McCully Shopping Center many years ago so it was a big change to see this very non upscale location on Cooke Street near Queen. There aren't many tables so we were lucky to find one without reservations on a Friday night. Despite the constant packages of takeout food being brought out and picked up, we were able to order our food pretty quick. I did learn a lesson about the amount of heat there is in the "medium" Panang Curry dish. I was the brave one to try the curry first, since I ordered it. To say it was spicy is an understatement. Fire breathing dragon was how my mouth felt. Thankfully, our server felt sorry for us and took the dish back and gave us a mild version, which was much, much better. We were all happy with our selections, with the crispy eggplant being the big hit of the night. We'll be back - guaranteed.

    Yumm!  We're lucky to have Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai restaurants next to each other in our neighborhood.

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    FOOD Long-rice Tofu Salad, Spring rolls pumpkin/chicken…read morecurry and Thai ice tea. All were delicious, perfectly cooked and seasoned. Lettuce for the spring rolls could have been cut in halves to be evenly enjoyed with each roll. Food and menu reminded me of the old Mekong I Restaurant on Beretania St. SERVICE There was only 1 server, which is probably all you need in this small quaint restaurant for lunch - she was quick and pleasant. AMBIANCE About 9 tables, closely situated. Windows looking out to the parking lot. Comfortable. Natural lighting. OVERALL Fairly priced. Everyone enjoyed the food and even ordered takeout for the husbands at home. I would come back again.

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    Needed something quick to grab some we ended up here. There is parking in the front but make sure…read moreyou pull your car up all tje way because cars exit right behind your car and you dont wanna block the exit. Spring rolls- good and paired nicely with lettuce and mint. Green curry with chicken- wish i got it more spicy than medium. Chicken was tender and I enjoyed all the vegetables in there too. Pad see ew with beef - decent but not the best i had. Beef is pretty thin slices and id say most were tender. Broccoli was perfectly cooked. Definitely coming back for a quick tasty meal.

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    I just wanted to state for the sanctity of Mathnasium of Waialae that we are sorry for having our…read moreparking lot locked where it used to be open in the past for the customers of the red elephant. Mathnasium of Waialae had an agreement with the previous 2 owners of the Red Elephant and Siam Garden to allow parking in each others lots when we were very slow or closed. Now, all of the sudden the new owner of the red elephant is refusing our members from using the red elephant parking lot when they are virtually empty. That said if we can't share their parking between 3 and 5 pm on weekdays when they are or on the weekends when they have no customer's or are very slow we cannot allow parking in our lot when we are closed. which including all evenings on Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday's. Please know that parking across the street at Times and Longs or on the other side of red-elephant can get you towed. It is a shame too because I know from our security footage that all five of our spaces have been utilized many evenings on many different nights for many a couple of hours after 7:00 pm and most from hours from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm on Fridays when we are closed. The agreement worked awesome for over 6 years and the new owner is refusing to continue the agreement.

    This Thai restaurant is off the beaten path on Waialae Ave. we were staying in Waikiki but the…read moredrive was worth it. Upon entering the restaurant it felt cozy with low lighting. There was even a Buddha statue on the back wall that was very nice to see. We met friends for dinner and had a large table in the main dining room. There was also an indoor outdoor patio in the other side of the restaurant. The waitresses were friendly and the service was fast. We ordered multiple dishes for our group of six. I especially enjoyed the different curries. The green curry had a spicy kick and the masala curry was flavorful with a rich peanut flavor. The sticky rice paired perfectly with the saucy curries... our group ordered multiple servings. :) To end our dinner we had the mango with sticky rice and it definitely hit the spot! The mango was so ripe and the sticky rice was creamy covered in coconut sauce. Sooooo ono (delicious)! *Parking can be difficult when dining at this restaurant. We parked on a side street near the neighborhood housing.

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    Inside the restaurant.

    Red Elephant - 27. Pa Nang Curry, 2. Spring Rolls 5. Fried Chicken 51. Pad Thai Noodles 62. Steamed Fish with Lime Juice

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    King of Thai Boat Noodles

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    4.1(341 reviews)
    2.1 miWaikiki
    $$

    Staycay and waiting for ramen across the street. Hungry and didn't want to wait so decided to try…read morethis out. No line, but constant people in and out. So many things looked good...and not what you see at your everyday Thai place. We both got specials... Hubs settled on Tom Yum Pork Noodle. Not bad - little bit sweet and not very sour...but tasty. Baby enjoyed it until the spice started to build and it got to be too spicy for her. It's really it's not spicy at all... but I was surprised she handled what she did. Since hubs got noodles, I got rice. Fried Rice with Fried Chicken. Tasty. Baby ate the chicken. Hubs liked it...and we still had leftovers. I wanna go back and try the Thai Boat Noodle Soup. That looks good. Gotta go back!

    We were just wandering around Waikiki, got hungry, and spotted this place. The fact that it was…read morepacked on a weeknight told us everything we needed to know -- we figured if it's that busy, it had to be good. So we walked right in on a whim and honestly couldn't have made a better decision. The vibe inside is casual and lively, great for people watching right in the heart of Waikiki. Staff were on top of everything from the moment we sat down -- attentive, friendly, and helpful with the menu. No complaints there at all. Now the food -- let's talk about it. The Papaya Salad was hands down one of the best we've ever had. Fresh, bright, punchy flavor. Fair warning though -- it has some kick to it, so if you're spice sensitive just give them a heads up. The Chicken Pad Thai was excellent, and we loved that it came with tofu as well -- generous and flavorful. The Tom Yum Soup with shrimp was a hit at the table, that classic sweet, sour, and savory broth done right. Kids enjoyed it too which is always a win -- and that's saying something because kids are tough critics. Prices are reasonable especially for being right in the middle of Waikiki where everything tends to cost a premium. Walkable from pretty much everywhere on the strip which makes it super convenient for a spontaneous dinner like ours.

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    Phuket Thai Café - thai - Updated June 2026

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