Bangkok Chef (2955 E Manoa Rd)

How can a Pad Thai dish be this tasteless? This was honestly the worst Pad Thai I have ever had. There was no flavor, no seasoning, and no real sauce taste—it felt like I was just eating plain noodles. We moved to Mānoa a few months ago and had always wanted to try this place because we love Thai food. We finally stopped by for lunch and ordered the Pad Thai, but it was extremely disappointing. Unfortunately, we will not be going back.

This review is long overdue. After all the years of me going to various Bangkok Chefs on Oahu the fact is simple. High quality delicious food for a reasonable price. It’s been hard to find good value meals these days, and as prices keep going up and portions get smaller, I find myself visiting Bangkok Chef for their consistent service, nice atmosphere and classic recipes.

Had not been there for a long time, like over 2 years as it is just too expensive to eat out these days. I can tell you the food is still excellent and reasonably priced. We had a variety of dishes. Only thing is yellow curry a little watery, and the papaya salad had vinegar instead of lime. But the other dishes were wonderful. My friend said the Thai tea was strong (better than too weak). Plan to return!

This restaurant has really good Thai food we had summer rolls, and yellow chicken, curry, and my favorite, which is called crispy noodles and some Thai restaurants it’s called me kreb.

Bangkok Chef provides a great casual dining experience with a nice selection of menu items. I generally prefer this Manoa location due to the availability of parking. Most of the menu items here are served pretty quickly. Also, for the price point, the flavors are terrific. As long as the quality of the food remains the same, and the prices remain affordable, this place gets five stars. 6/1/2018 update: Tried the Thai Style pho as well as the Summer Rolls. I was impressed with both dishes. The Thai style pho had a generous amount of meat, onions, fried garlic and other things in there. I also like the thicker noodles. The summer rolls were also tasty and had thinner noodles in them as well as no sprouts.

Good, but waaaaay too much basil! I limited the "a" to 5 for those who really like basil, but it was like 1/4 of the dish!

Bangkok chef is a quick, affordable and delicious Thai food place near the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus. The staff here are friendly and welcoming. The food is filled with fresh flavors of basil, ginger, lime leaves etc. My only complaint is that the amount of protein is less compared to the rice provided.