Bangkok Chef

"Great Thai food, much better than many Waikiki Thai restaurants. Very flavorful, no sugar added, great service as well!!"

"The food was good, and thoughtfully prepared. I did not like the fried noodles, but only because I did not know it would be sweet. The chef did a good job that just isn’t my kind of dish. Location and parking are terrible, but the restaurant itself is meticulously clean and well designed. Service was decent, but far from making you feel welcome. It was more like you would expect service to be at a fast food restaurant."

"We like the variety and taste of the food on the menu. This location is on the corner of Iwilei and North Nimitz Highway. The parking is bad. They have 3 dedicated stalls, and most of them were full, and nobody was in the restaurant . The same applies to parking spaces shared with other stores. Service was good and staff was friendly. Pad Thai, curries (especially green curry with chicken), Pad Sie Ew and Fried Rice are all good. We also get the summer and spring rolls often. We will be back again, but it may be for driveby takeout since parking is so bad. I just need a wheelman or an Uber to get me there. Yeah, I know I should just do takeout but I don't like those services."

"I ordered the lemongrass chicken and rice and an order of spring rolls. I asked, if possible, to have the spring rolls come out first and the waitress said “sure”. Both plates came out at the same time almost 20 minutes after I sat down. She apologized and told me the kitchen “was so slow”. There was only 2 other tables who had already received their food. Priority seemed to have been with the Uber Eats and Door Dash deliveries. Onto the food….spring rolls were fresh, nicely wrapped, and the shrimp (although I’m assuming were previously frozen) were firm with a good texture. The lemongrass chicken had a good taste but REALLY over cooked. Nice portion but very dry and almost difficult to cut. The restaurant itself has a nice interior design but as some people mentioned in other reviews, the parking is horrible. The complex almost seems to have parking lot wars, where each unit has 3-4 assigned spots with signs. The Bangkok Chef “assigned” stalls were all taken so I parked in another “unit’s stall”. The place could use a good sweeping and the windows need to be cleaned. The young lady who runs the counter taking orders is also the server so you have to flag her down if you need anything. Overall, after having traveled to Thailand multiple times, I don’t feel like I was eating Thai food. I’ll give them another shot, try another dish, and adjust the stars if need be. First impression…meh! P.S. ask for the chili vinegar (picture shown)"

"My favorite Bangkok Chef is the one in Nuuanu, but with covid, they don't allow people to dine in. This one does, and the food is still real good! Yummy, delicious, satisfying. Space is clean and open. Parking is abundant and area is accessible and easy to find...right on Nimitz Highway."