Olay's Thai Lao Cuisine

"Love the food, wish I tried it earlier. Great prices and good portions. We got the appetizer platter which was really filling, but also had the garlic curry and the Laotian pad Thai. Flavors are really unique and a great place to try Laotian food if you’ve never had it before! Definitely coming back."

"Everything about this place is just beautiful. I can see why you might need a reservation just to eat here. Luckily my group of 4 was able to get in and get seated. The seating area is beautiful with a fountain on the side that had a turtle and some koi fish. The menu was massive but I ended up going with the pineapple curry. Pretty good and pretty amazing. Definitely recommend giving this place a shot."

"The restaurant has an amazing atmosphere is a true dining pleasure. The food meets all the expectations that she would expect from Thailand cuisine. Our server was exceptional and took very good care of us. We highly recommend if you’re coming to Hawaii to make this one of your stops"

"Olay's is great! We had Nam Kow, Mango Salad (Thai Style), Lao Beef Jerky, Spicy fried rice, and spring rolls. My wife also had a passion fruit refresher. Everything was amazing. The ingredients were fresh, and the flavor was perfect. My wife is Lao, and she does not tolerate bad food. I think that this is her favorite place on Oahu."

"You go for the ambiance, but the food was sub par. I’ve had much better Pad Thai on the Big Island, where I’m from. Olay’s pad Thai was bland and many parts of burnt egg. Yuck!! And I was the first one seated at 4 pm. The fried calamari was the worst I ever had. Soooo much breading, the calamari was greasy and rubbery. The only flavor came from the bottled sweet Thai dipping sauce. The courtyard is why you go. It’s a little fairytale like setting in the heart of Chinatown. A cute koi pond, lots of lights and decorations… but the food is why I came and I was terribly disappointed. I looked around and didn’t notice anyone looking like their dish was really good. The pics are of the fried calamari and the massive amounts of breading once the calamari was taken out. Pic of burnt egg in Pad Thai."