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UPDATE: Still the #1 place to come for Thai & Laotian food! My mother always told me to judge a place that serves Thai/Lao/Cambodian food by their papaya salad... If they don't Tung-tung it, (beat or wilt the papaya), LEAVE! That place doesn't know how to prepare that food. But, rest-assured, my papaya salad got a beaten! The service is always great! They come around every so often to fill your glass with water. Because i love my food either Thai Hot or Lao Hot, im gonna need a gallon of water... Minimal.
One of the few thai restaurants that makes stuffed chicken wings, and I go there just to get it. So good. Stuffed chicken wings - 5 stars - 4 chicken wings stuffed like spring rolls, but in a crispy batter. Green curry - 5 stars - very flavorful, love the taste. Rad Na - 5 stars - best delicious noodles I've had because it has a sweet wine taste to it. Lots of beef, but not as much noodles as I expected. The sauce has great flavor, I wanted to bring it home, but my son finished it all, even the sauce! Thai Tea - 4 stars - strong with a charcoal flavor. My son loves it but too sweet for me. Service - 5 stars - waters filled, waiter was great. However, they do charge 3% fee for using credit card. Parking - lots of parking in the back on the second floor if full in front. I do not recommend parking in the lower 1st floor parking lot where the bars are even if it is shaded.
This is my first time trying this place. I had the the Papaya Salad Lao style and the Lemongrass Fried Chicken. The Papaya Salad was fresh and crispy with enough spiciness as I wanted. I enjoyed it but I've had better. Something was missing, not enough tomatoes and green beans. Fried Chicken was delicious. Crispy outside and juicy and moist inside. I also ordered the Ginger Chicken and Fish with eggplants for take out for my Mom which she enjoyed and I got a taste of it as well. The service was great, its a family run restaurant. The lady was very friendly.
Born from the age when YouTube content creators made SE Asian travel look safe and exciting for adventurous that fueled the explosion in a whole new kind of authentic cultural cuisine across America. Suddenly the food of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Laos was the thing. Thai Lao, a family run business, opened in 2011 in Kapolei, expanding to a second location in 2015 in Pearl City was a direct result. Great flavors with generous, sharable servings always with welcoming, family service. We all know this. We've all eaten here. Why a review update? Why try to sway fellow foodies to revisit them? They don't have long to survive. Two of us, the only customers on a weekday lunch. But seriously, the 2025 reality is dine-in lunch for two at $80 with leftovers is a good value proposition. Unchanged since opening but clean and inviting. The family, older, but the service still very welcoming. The food, relevant and solid. The incredibly difficult to make Laos style spring rolls made using rice paper wrappers (imagine trying to fry sticky mochi) great eats. Beautifully blistered, crisp, stuffed, served with fresh lettuce, mint, pickles and vermicelli with a gently spiced fish sauce. The "evil jungle curry", loaded with carrots, green papaya, and a ton of protein (pork in this case) all swimming in a gently spicy, wildly aromatic, authentically made curry. The crushed curry leaves, galangal, chili peppers, etc, all evident in the curry. Westernized menu mainstays such as the deep fried, sweet sour fish filet with pineapples, peppers and onions, perfectly cooked with flavors on point. Despite price hikes, a great experience that exceeds many new comers. Not specialized but something for all.
My go to Thai place when I'm in Pearl city. The food is always consistent, the spice levels are what they advertise. The auntie and uncle that runs this place are always so kind and happy. They get pretty busy during lunch time so it just shows how good their food are. My favorites are their nam khao (crispy rice), pad Thai, pad see ew, tom yum, papaya salad, eggrolls, and larb! The portions are large so family style is perfect! Overall, I love this place so much!
Lunch in Pearl City, O'ahu, Hawai'i... Because Monday, Labor Day, was a State and Federal holiday, I asked some friends if they wanted to get together... The first restaurant we chose is closed every Monday - good catch, Craig! That's when Deborah suggested: Thai Lao Restaurant... Okay! Thank you! Shared parking is free here at the Pearl City Business Plaza. We arrived before the 11am opening time and waited until about 11:06am when staff arrived to open the door. Inside was spacious, bright, and authenticly decorated. There was a cool waterfall at the far left wall. Service was amusing. The lone woman was a bit frazzled when many customers arrived at the same time. Later, she warmed up and even shared a scissors with us! Food was not bad! Stuffed chicken wings were the favorite. Pad kee mao and Pineapple curry were too spicy for me. Thai fried rice and pad see ew were not spicy. Yellow curry was a tad spicy, but I was able to finish it. Overall it was a great experience! We brought our own birthday cake and were able to use their plates, knife, and fork! Note: there's a slight discount when you use debit card or cash.
Update on Thai Lao restaurant well since today was a holiday a few of us friends decided to check Thai Lao. I've been here before and it was a solid 4 stars . Today well a little short of just average ? . I understand they were short handed although communication is very important for customer service. I witness family walked out because our waitress did not acknowledge the customer at all . Another customer food order was wrong and another table got the wrong bill. Also our table my friend Donna .O drank the wrong water and she asked for another cup the waitress gave attitude hmmm. Food was ok tasting probably a 3.5 Stars Customer service 2.5 Stars Overall barely 3 stars
Ok Let's me say that Thai Lao Restaurant was at one time on my favorites list. After Sandra the part owner and fill in cook left the food and service hasn't been the same. We came here to celebrate a Birthday. The restaurant hasn't opened on time on my last three visits. Hoping the food and service would improve from my last too visits.. My wife suggested to the party coordinator that Thai Lao was open when we found out that the restaurant we had planned was closed for the holiday. The stuffed chicken wings and the pineapple curry was the only dishes I enjoyed. The restaurant opened 10 minutes late.. We all sat at down and viewed menu. Ready to order, but the server tooked the order of a couple which came in after us. Hope this changes. Enjoy
There's no kid menu but if you're looking for something toddler/keiki friendly- the chicken satay and fried rice are great options! Our 1.5 year old loves both They even have fun plastic child plates and cups with lids/straws for the little ones Mahalo again!
Our waitress was fond of our child. Seemed really nice. Ordered the drunken noodles, evil jungle curry, sticky rice, and summer rolls. All at around $65. All was very filling between me and my wife too. Drunken noodles is by far now my favorite. The food is something you don't think will be enough until you finish it and it was just right. Nice dining area. A little too much in decorations for me though.
If you're craving some Thai and are in pearl city, Thai Lao is pretty tasty. Limited parking along the highway. Cute decor. Service was decent but we had to ask for some little things. The sticky rice came in cute baskets. The papaya salad was spicy but refreshing. The curry was very flavorful. The beef pad se-ew was also very tasty. Portions were decent.
I thought I was going to have great Thai food this past Saturday but was sorely disappointed. For Thai food, unless it's freshly cooked in the truck you can't eat it pre cooked hours in advance. The Pad Thai was really very dry. The noodles soaked up all the sauce and in the warmer makes it even worse. Score yo can't have pas thai pre cooked. It has to be fresh. The lemongrass fried chicken was ok. Very hard some parts of the chicken. Don't recommend at the Pearlridge night market.
8/9/25 Came here for an early Saturday dinner around 5PM. My first time here & my BFF was her 2nd time & had recommended it. This place is located in Pearl City just across the street from Zippy's in the same building the old Flamingo's used to be. There was plenty of free parking in front of the business and on the diamond head side of the bldg. The spaces do get filled quickly though as we noticed when we left over an hour later. The ambiance of the restaurant inside is beautiful and comfortable with tables not too close to each other that you feel crowded. The customer service is great. The waiter we had was friendly and attentive. We never had to ask for more water and he came by frequent enough when he noticed our glasses were half full. He even came us more time to peruse the menu. They have such an extensive menu, it was hard to decide what to get but then I went with my old standby favorite of panang pork curry. My friend had the green chicken curry, and we shared an order of spring rolls. It didn't take long for our food to arrive. Our appetizer came first and just when we we were about done with it, like on cue, our dishes arrived. There were 6 small spring rolls, or more like 3 big ones cut in half, with romaine lettuce, white noodles, and sauce. The rolls were fried to a nice crisp, not over done but with a good crunch. The texture looked like it was breaded or maybe rolled in panko? It wasn't the usual smooth surface & it tasted great. My friend's green chicken curry had the usual egg plant, basil, & chicken. She said it was good. My panang pork had a good tasting curry which was mildly spicy and very tasty. The pork was thinly sliced but kinda tasted like it was cooked awhile ago, may be day before, & didn't seem to be enough of it for the price of the dish. Seemed like there were more of the veggies and basil than pork. There were several big chunks of bell pepper, thickly sliced onions, long beans. We also each had an order of sticky rice which was quite good & probably was about a cup and a half on the little covered basket. I was surprised how much rice fit into that basket. Overall, it may not have been the best Thai food I've had but it was still good and tasty. Prices are a little on the high end. Nice restaurant to have a sit-down meal, free parking, easy to find, friendly and attentive wait staff, clean.
UPDATE: Still the #1 place to come for Thai & Laotian food! My mother always told me to judge a place that serves Thai/Lao/Cambodian food by their papaya salad... If they don't Tung-tung it, (beat or wilt the papaya), LEAVE! That place doesn't know how to prepare that food. But, rest-assured, my papaya salad got a beaten! The service is always great! They come around every so often to fill your glass with water. Because i love my food either Thai Hot or Lao Hot, im gonna need a gallon of water... Minimal. read more
One of the few thai restaurants that makes stuffed chicken wings, and I go there just to get it. So good. Stuffed chicken wings - 5 stars - 4 chicken wings stuffed like spring rolls, but in a crispy batter. Green curry - 5 stars - very flavorful, love the taste. Rad Na - 5 stars - best delicious noodles I've had because it has a sweet wine taste to it. Lots of beef, but not as much noodles as I expected. The sauce has great flavor, I wanted to bring it home, but my son finished it all, even the sauce! Thai Tea - 4 stars - strong with a charcoal flavor. My son loves it but too sweet for me. Service - 5 stars - waters filled, waiter was great. However, they do charge 3% fee for using credit card. Parking - lots of parking in the back on the second floor if full in front. I do not recommend parking in the lower 1st floor parking lot where the bars are even if it is shaded. read more
This is my first time trying this place. I had the the Papaya Salad Lao style and the Lemongrass Fried Chicken. The Papaya Salad was fresh and crispy with enough spiciness as I wanted. I enjoyed it but I've had better. Something was missing, not enough tomatoes and green beans. Fried Chicken was delicious. Crispy outside and juicy and moist inside. I also ordered the Ginger Chicken and Fish with eggplants for take out for my Mom which she enjoyed and I got a taste of it as well. The service was great, its a family run restaurant. The lady was very friendly. read more
Born from the age when YouTube content creators made SE Asian travel look safe and exciting for adventurous that fueled the explosion in a whole new kind of authentic cultural cuisine across America. Suddenly the food of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Laos was the thing. Thai Lao, a family run business, opened in 2011 in Kapolei, expanding to a second location in 2015 in Pearl City was a direct result. Great flavors with generous, sharable servings always with welcoming, family service. We all know this. We've all eaten here. Why a review update? Why try to sway fellow foodies to revisit them? They don't have long to survive. Two of us, the only customers on a weekday lunch. But seriously, the 2025 reality is dine-in lunch for two at $80 with leftovers is a good value proposition. Unchanged since opening but clean and inviting. The family, older, but the service still very welcoming. The food, relevant and solid. The incredibly difficult to make Laos style spring rolls made using rice paper wrappers (imagine trying to fry sticky mochi) great eats. Beautifully blistered, crisp, stuffed, served with fresh lettuce, mint, pickles and vermicelli with a gently spiced fish sauce. The "evil jungle curry", loaded with carrots, green papaya, and a ton of protein (pork in this case) all swimming in a gently spicy, wildly aromatic, authentically made curry. The crushed curry leaves, galangal, chili peppers, etc, all evident in the curry. Westernized menu mainstays such as the deep fried, sweet sour fish filet with pineapples, peppers and onions, perfectly cooked with flavors on point. Despite price hikes, a great experience that exceeds many new comers. Not specialized but something for all. read more
My go to Thai place when I'm in Pearl city. The food is always consistent, the spice levels are what they advertise. The auntie and uncle that runs this place are always so kind and happy. They get pretty busy during lunch time so it just shows how good their food are. My favorites are their nam khao (crispy rice), pad Thai, pad see ew, tom yum, papaya salad, eggrolls, and larb! The portions are large so family style is perfect! Overall, I love this place so much! read more
Lunch in Pearl City, O'ahu, Hawai'i... Because Monday, Labor Day, was a State and Federal holiday, I asked some friends if they wanted to get together... The first restaurant we chose is closed every Monday - good catch, Craig! That's when Deborah suggested: Thai Lao Restaurant... Okay! Thank you! Shared parking is free here at the Pearl City Business Plaza. We arrived before the 11am opening time and waited until about 11:06am when staff arrived to open the door. Inside was spacious, bright, and authenticly decorated. There was a cool waterfall at the far left wall. Service was amusing. The lone woman was a bit frazzled when many customers arrived at the same time. Later, she warmed up and even shared a scissors with us! Food was not bad! Stuffed chicken wings were the favorite. Pad kee mao and Pineapple curry were too spicy for me. Thai fried rice and pad see ew were not spicy. Yellow curry was a tad spicy, but I was able to finish it. Overall it was a great experience! We brought our own birthday cake and were able to use their plates, knife, and fork! Note: there's a slight discount when you use debit card or cash. read more
Update on Thai Lao restaurant well since today was a holiday a few of us friends decided to check Thai Lao. I've been here before and it was a solid 4 stars . Today well a little short of just average ? . I understand they were short handed although communication is very important for customer service. I witness family walked out because our waitress did not acknowledge the customer at all . Another customer food order was wrong and another table got the wrong bill. Also our table my friend Donna .O drank the wrong water and she asked for another cup the waitress gave attitude hmmm. Food was ok tasting probably a 3.5 Stars Customer service 2.5 Stars Overall barely 3 stars read more
1 year ago
Ok Let's me say that Thai Lao Restaurant was at one time on my favorites list. After Sandra the part owner and fill in cook left the food and service hasn't been the same. We came here to celebrate a Birthday. The restaurant hasn't opened on time on my last three visits. Hoping the food and service would improve from my last too visits.. My wife suggested to the party coordinator that Thai Lao was open when we found out that the restaurant we had planned was closed for the holiday. The stuffed chicken wings and the pineapple curry was the only dishes I enjoyed. The restaurant opened 10 minutes late.. We all sat at down and viewed menu. Ready to order, but the server tooked the order of a couple which came in after us. Hope this changes. Enjoy read more
There's no kid menu but if you're looking for something toddler/keiki friendly- the chicken satay and fried rice are great options! Our 1.5 year old loves both They even have fun plastic child plates and cups with lids/straws for the little ones Mahalo again! read more
Our waitress was fond of our child. Seemed really nice. Ordered the drunken noodles, evil jungle curry, sticky rice, and summer rolls. All at around $65. All was very filling between me and my wife too. Drunken noodles is by far now my favorite. The food is something you don't think will be enough until you finish it and it was just right. Nice dining area. A little too much in decorations for me though. read more
7 months ago
If you're craving some Thai and are in pearl city, Thai Lao is pretty tasty. Limited parking along the highway. Cute decor. Service was decent but we had to ask for some little things. The sticky rice came in cute baskets. The papaya salad was spicy but refreshing. The curry was very flavorful. The beef pad se-ew was also very tasty. Portions were decent. read more
2 months ago
1 year ago
I thought I was going to have great Thai food this past Saturday but was sorely disappointed. For Thai food, unless it's freshly cooked in the truck you can't eat it pre cooked hours in advance. The Pad Thai was really very dry. The noodles soaked up all the sauce and in the warmer makes it even worse. Score yo can't have pas thai pre cooked. It has to be fresh. The lemongrass fried chicken was ok. Very hard some parts of the chicken. Don't recommend at the Pearlridge night market. read more
8/9/25 Came here for an early Saturday dinner around 5PM. My first time here & my BFF was her 2nd time & had recommended it. This place is located in Pearl City just across the street from Zippy's in the same building the old Flamingo's used to be. There was plenty of free parking in front of the business and on the diamond head side of the bldg. The spaces do get filled quickly though as we noticed when we left over an hour later. The ambiance of the restaurant inside is beautiful and comfortable with tables not too close to each other that you feel crowded. The customer service is great. The waiter we had was friendly and attentive. We never had to ask for more water and he came by frequent enough when he noticed our glasses were half full. He even came us more time to peruse the menu. They have such an extensive menu, it was hard to decide what to get but then I went with my old standby favorite of panang pork curry. My friend had the green chicken curry, and we shared an order of spring rolls. It didn't take long for our food to arrive. Our appetizer came first and just when we we were about done with it, like on cue, our dishes arrived. There were 6 small spring rolls, or more like 3 big ones cut in half, with romaine lettuce, white noodles, and sauce. The rolls were fried to a nice crisp, not over done but with a good crunch. The texture looked like it was breaded or maybe rolled in panko? It wasn't the usual smooth surface & it tasted great. My friend's green chicken curry had the usual egg plant, basil, & chicken. She said it was good. My panang pork had a good tasting curry which was mildly spicy and very tasty. The pork was thinly sliced but kinda tasted like it was cooked awhile ago, may be day before, & didn't seem to be enough of it for the price of the dish. Seemed like there were more of the veggies and basil than pork. There were several big chunks of bell pepper, thickly sliced onions, long beans. We also each had an order of sticky rice which was quite good & probably was about a cup and a half on the little covered basket. I was surprised how much rice fit into that basket. Overall, it may not have been the best Thai food I've had but it was still good and tasty. Prices are a little on the high end. Nice restaurant to have a sit-down meal, free parking, easy to find, friendly and attentive wait staff, clean. read more
7 months ago
Larb which was just ground beef doused in lemon juice.. 18 bucks for that.. not good. I spent 94 bucks for just 2 larb and sides of sticky rice, papaya salad (which was half full and bland) and mango sticky rice (very small portion size) two Thai tea... I don't want to drive all the way to ewa beach for good Thai food but looks like I will next time read more
3 months ago
11 months ago
Yes a go to place if you love Thai food to many great choice and not enough time for food as you can see the chicken and papaya salad and green curry with eggplant and beef is awesome get medium Spice a great suggestion read more
Take-out review! Panang curry was spot on, consistency of the curry was great, a touch on thinner side. The flavor was creamy and rich. Ordered mild and the spiciness was perfect! The stuffed chicken wings fared pretty well for takeout. A good fried protein option to pair with the curries. Didn't care for the Tom yum fried rice. The sourness of the Tom yum didn't go well with the rice. Plus it was soggy too. Wouldn't mind coming back here as an alternative to my go-to Thai restaurant - Thai Bistro Suksabay Aiea. read more
1 year ago
Update 9-1-25. Since it was a holiday some of our yelpers friends decided to go and have lunch and celebrate a friendsgiving celebration to Peter. We got their about a little before 11am and the restaurant didn't open until after 11 about 5 -10 mins late. The food was on the average. Been here several times and this time the food was lacking something taste but not the spice. The best were the chicken wings. I ordered the Thai fried rice but to me didn't have a taste it was bland. I'm not into curries so I pass on it. And the noodle dishes were to me spicy. Good friends make up for the food always. Peter was surprised for he's early friendsgiving celebration. Even had a cake that Nadine brought to end the lunch. The server was running around all by herself serving, preparing takeout. It gotten to the point that customers waited along time to be seated that they walked out. Hope our friends did enjoy this place. read more
1 year ago
My first time dining here. The food is one of the best Thai food I've had. We shared Papaya Salad, Jungle Curry, Pad Thai, and several other dishes. The restaurant is very spacious and our server was polite and attentive. Would recommend to others and would come back again. read more
1 year ago
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1 year ago
This used to be my favorite place but I've been let down two many times. The fact that they raised the price but lowered the quality of food and service is a huge disappointment. The first time I ordered take out (a while ago) I arrived there and they said they don't have my order. I drove off and 15 minutes later they called me to tell me the have my order. I was already home and I was not going to go back for food that was sitting out. I was nice and kept my mouth shut and refrained from writing a review. This time the food was not to my expectation. The ghetto! Why would you serve this for a take out and think this is okay? You think I would just leave go home and not write a review. Also the sauce tasted bad, like it was spoiled, sour peanut butter sauce. The Pad sieww would have been good if it wasn't extremely salty. I love my food salty but it was unbearably salty. The Pah Phet was good the only complaint I have is I asked for Thai spicy. I was charged an extra $2 which I don't mind, but I do mind paying for something I that I didn't get. It wasn't even spicy at all and it was drenched in oil. read more
5 months ago
2 years ago
I was craving Thai food and found this spot on Yelp. We've always drove by and never stopped. The place is a little dingy looking on the inside but the food is amazing here. A bit pricey in my opinion but all the dishes we ordered were delicious, amazing flavors. I wish the server would have asked us how hot we wanted our dishes because everything came out very mild. We had to add our own chili oil to our dishes. Hubby really loved the basil pork fried rice here ($17.95)! We had the following items: Chicken larb ($16.95) - very tangy and great lemony flavor. It has an addicting flavor for sure. The spring rolls ($13.95)- I loved the wrapper as it was a bit thicker than usual and tasted great with lettuce and vermicelli. The green papaya salad was so delicious, I couldn't stop eating it. Pad Ki Mao ($16.95) a little bit of oiliness for my taste but still amazing flavors. This spot may be our go to Thai spot. read more
11 months ago
1 year ago
TRY IT!!! Clearly couldn't control myself because that sneaky taste check got out of hand so photos are when I remembered towards the end lol. So so so impressed with their chicken pad Thai! My partner gets pad Thai from every Thai place he/we've been to but this place blew them all out of the water. I don't know if it's because of the noodles or the flavor but both are above delicious!! We also got the chicken fried rice, green papaya salad, shrimp summer roles, and Thai tea. All was delicious too! If you like your summer roll peanut sauce a little creamier, prepare because theirs is a little runnier and doesn't have chopped peanuts in it. Still doesn't change how delicious their sauce is. We also were very surprised that they weren't overwhelmingly busy but grateful too lol. Service was mom & pop kind. Highly recommend! 10/10 will happily recommend and will also be coming back! read more
2 years ago
I can only rate the food since I got it at their stand at the lunar new year festival, and it was amazing. The lemongrass fried chicken was perfectly crisp and tender and the lemongrass flavor was present and perfectly balanced. Definitely helped balance the heaviness of wings. The pad Thai was the right amount of chewy with sufficient sauce. And the pork skewer......amazing. Tender, crispy at the ends, well seasoned. Definitely want to go to the restaurant next time! read more
Always drove by this place was never into Thai food but figured we try em... Located right across the street from pearl city Zippys across kam hwy....can watch the fail rail pass while eating and play "spot the passenger" lol A nice clean and comfortable setting....your typical asian tables and chair...Airconditioned and got inhouse bathrooms... (Real important when dining with Mom and Pops) The menu consisted of all kine Thai food ?I not familiar so dont know) Anyways...we ordered tofu larb..summer rolls..beef pad thai....and beef mushroom with oyster sauce and all was really tasty.... The restaurant was pretty busy throughout our dining and seemed like a pretty popular place... I was pleasantly surprised with the food.. The staff was cool and did their job well....My folks definetely liked it and we will certainly be back... read more
Tried the following items from the menu - * Khao Piak ($16.95) Lao style chicken noodle soup with hand rolled rice noodles, shredded chicken, pork blood, fried garlic, herbs, etc. * Green Papaya Salad ($14.95) Shredded green papaya, green beans, garlic, tomatoes, lime dressing, and Thai chilli peppers The food was prepared quickly but didn't quite have the authentic tastes I know too well. The papaya salad needed more fish sauce or the shrimp paste because it lacked the salt. And, I grew up eating Khao Piak so the bar was set high for me -- I think the version found here needs more adjustments to the broth. It's a 3.5 stars for me. Would have bumped it up to 4 stars if the gentleman running the floor was a bit more pleasant. read more
Honestly, they have the best papaya salad that I've had so far from a restaurant. I normally buy mine from the thai temple or just make it myself. Lao style and Lao hot (if you like it spicyyyyyy) is the best! If it's not spicy enough to make me cry, I don't want it lol We ended up getting Lao style pho (in the description on the menu it said it came with tomatoes although we didn't receive any) it was good just not very deeply flavoured, but unless you want to go through the tedious task of making your own pho we had no complaints. It was perfect for today's rainy weather. The portion size is very good and I feel like it's enough to share with someone if you both order another dish to share. Spring rolls were great! Nuoc mam sauce for it is always a hit. Chicken satay was pretty yummy as well. Thai iced tea, I felt was a bit pricey ($6.50 per tea) but it was still great. We also ordered Thai style pork chops w/ rice (no picture). The pork chops were very thin, good, but thin. Not really worth the price in all honesty about ($20). I do love the fresh veggies that come with every order. Overall, Thai Lao is better than most Thai restaurants I've had here. The customer service is average, no complaints on my end. The restaurant was clean and very well taken care of. It's worth stopping by to try if you're ever in the area. read more
It was 6 o'clock on a Saturday night, and it had been a long day, and I had not planned what I was going to make for supper. That leaves one choice, we're going out to eat! I'm vegan, so picking a place takes a little more time than it would for my full on carnivore Husband. But after checking out Yelp, (of course) and reading some reviews we decided on Thai Lao in Pearl City. My absolute favorite Thai place is relocating from Kapolei to Wahiawā and haven't reopened yet, or we would have gone there! I thoroughly enjoy Thai food and can also prepare it pretty darn well, and I was drawn to their authentic Thai and Lao flavors and also that they will accommodate vegan request. So, we headed out for the twenty five minute drive It's located in a strip mall and due to the time of evening parking was wide open. There were two other couples in the restaurant when we walked in and we were greeted and given our choice of any table for two we wanted. It's interesting that the menus are under a piece of plexiglass on the table. What they don't do is put menus on either side of the table. That meant I was looking upside down at the menu trying to decide and that just wasn't working. I asked if I may have a menu and tried to explain, he shook his hand in the air and took plexiglass off of another table and slid the two page menu out and handed it to me. I ordered Pad Kee Mao, level 6 spicy, (he said that was Thai hot. The next level would be Lao hot) and Yellow Curry Soup, a 6 also. My husband ordered Chicken Pad Thai and the fried chicken appetizer. My yellow curry soup itself was absolutely delicious. It wasn't spicy but I just let it ride. The chunks of potato and carrot were huge and should have at least been cut in half. The potatoes and carrots were dry and tasted old. I ate all of my soup but left the potatoes and carrots behind. So much so he asked if I wanted to take it home and I said no thank you. The Pad Kee Mao was inedible. I had three bites and just couldn't do it. It was absolutely swimming in oil. There was no salvaging it and it was saaaaalty. There was also no heat to this dish, either. I had such high hopes for this place. I was pretty disappointed in how it went. My husband said his food was delicious. He wasn't a fan of the noodle used for the Pad Thai, but he was pleased with both of his dishes and had leftovers from both. We did let kindly shared with him and showed him about the exorbitant oil and he took it off our bill. I really wanted this place to come through for me, but I personally won't be trying here again. read more
2 years ago
I wanted to try a new Thai restaurant and I'd driven by this place many times so I decided to stop and try it out. The restaurant itself is your typical Thai place with the usual decor but the dirty air conditioning was kind of off putting. Service was not the best as there was only one waiter/server that day and he wasn't very friendly. I ordered the Drunkard's noodle and the evil jungle curry. The curry was salty but flavorful and when added to the white rice the dish was well balanced. The drunkard's noodle was also tasty but again a little too salty for my taste. I'm glad I got to try this place out but I don't imagine I'll be back. read more
3 years ago
Kiddo requested Laotian food, so Thai Lao it is. Hubs and I enjoyed the food when they had a spot at McCully Center - sad that it's now gone. Started off with the Angel Wings - a dish hubs reminisces about from his childhood. They were crispy and flavorful. Only 3 wings for $18.95, which is a bit pricey but I also understand the work that goes into preparing these stuffed wings. Kiddo enjoyed the Khao Peak. As for the Cucumber salad and larb, I like citrus but these were a bit too much on the citrusy side and were missing other flavors. Light and refreshing but not totally satisfying. read more
1 year ago
Grabbed takeout from Thai Lao the other night. We got the panang curry with tofu and a papaya salad. The papaya salad was solid nice flavor, not too sour, pretty mellow overall. The panang curry had a really good taste, but it was a bit watery for my liking. The biggest letdown though we didn't get any tofu in it, even though that's all we asked for. Kinda disappointing, especially since that was the main part of our order. Taste-wise, everything was on point, but the execution on the curry missed the mark. read more
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