MAILE'S THAI BISTRO

MAILE'S THAI BISTRO

333 KEAHOLE STREET

HONOLULU, HI. 96825

808-394-2488

HOURS:  Monday thru Thursday/Sunday 11-9 / Friday and Saturday 11-10

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Maile's is our favorite Thai Restaurant in Hawaii but they have never been partnered with a home delivery service for takeout.  Thankfully they are now hooked up with Elite Delivery/Food-a-go-go and we can now enjoy great Thai food without leaving the house during this quarantine period.  The Food-a-go-go service is limited to only around 12 restaurants and three zip codes in East Oahu now but they should be expanding soon.  We simply logged on to the Elite Delivery site and scheduled the pickup of food from Mailes and then called the restaurant to place the order and pay.  You can also go on Maile's website and order, pay and schedule delivery all at one time.  Our food arrived hot, well packaged and looking great.  Best of all it had all the great flavors of eating at the restaurant.  Entire family loved eating Maile's Thai food at home while watching a good movie in quarantine.  Visit https://foodagogo.org for more info on delivery service.

COLD TOFU

SPRING ROLLS

GLASS NOODLES WITH BEEF

PAD THAI CHICKEN

ONG CHOI BEEF

SPICY SEAFOOD COMBO

MAILE'S THAI BISTRO

MAILE'S THAI BISTRO

HAWAII KAI, HAWAII 

It is done.  I now have a new favorite Thai Restaurant.  After my 20 year plus love affair with Mekong on Beretania (which is now closed) I can move on and make Maile's in Hawaii Kai my favorite Thai restaurant.  I have known Maile for 20 years and believe me, she has not aged over the years.  Still beautiful, charming and the ultimate host for the restaurant.  Her staff is happy and provides top notch service every time.  The food rocks here.  Beautiful presentations and big bold flavors that amaze me.  We started with a dish of crispy noodles with bean sprouts and cilantro served with a sweet sauce.  Think this is the house appetizer that everyone gets when they dine here.  Just a light and fresh way to start the meal.  We ordered Spring Rolls ($8.90).  Golden deep fried spring rolls stuffed with mushrooms, carrots, long rice, ground pork and spices.  Served with slices of fresh cucumber, mint leaves, lettuce and house sweet and sour sauce.  I take a little bit of everything from above wrap it all in the lettuce, add some hot sauce and bam.  One of the best spring rolls on the Island.  Loved them.  Next up were the Maile Rolls ($9.90).  Vegetables rolled with shrimp and seasoned pork, wrapped in soft rice paper and served with the house special sauce.  These were beautiful on the plate and in my stomach.  The next dish came from Maile.  I would have never ordered off the menu.  It is simply called Cold Tofu ($4.90).  Yuck to me.  Boy was I wrong.  This was the best Tofu dish I have ever eaten.  Will order it every time I return.  Can't believe I am saying this.  I don't like Tofu.  What makes this dish special and tasty is Maile's Ginger Soy Chili Sauce.  This sauce would make a shoe taste good.  She should bottle it.  The entire table was amazed by this Tofu dish.  Next up were Maile's French Fries.  Yes, French Fries at a Thai restaurant.  They are sliced thin and crunch.  Probably some of the best fries you can get in Hawaii.  We love them.  The Pad Thai Noodles also rock here.  Noodles served with bean sprouts, carrot, green onion and peanuts.  The Seafood with Vegetables was also delicious.  Large scallops, calamari, shrimp and fish served with fresh vegetables in a really good sauce.  The Thai Yellow Curry ($8.90) was served with chicken, curry sauce, coconut milk, potato and carrots.  Not spicy but good flavor.  The Larb Salad ($9.90) was served with minced chicken and fresh herbs.  You can wrap the larb in lettuce or cabbage.  There are dozens of other dishes on Maile's menu and believe me I want to try them all.  This is a TASTE OF HAWAII FAVORITE.
Click links below for more posts on Maile's Thai Bistro:
http://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2013/12/mailes-thai-bistro-revisited.html
http://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2010/08/mailes-thai-bistro.html

MAILE'S THAI BISTRO

SARAH AND COREY.  JUST DAYS BEFORE THEY HAVE FIRST BABY

CRISPY NOODLES

MAILE ROLLS

SPRING ROLLS

SOME OF THE BEST FRIES ON THE ISLAND

PAD THAI WITH CHICKEN

SEAFOOD WITH VEGETABLES

THAI YELLOW CURRY

LARB - MINCHED CHICKEN SALAD

MAILE'S THAI BISTRO - HAWAII KAI, HAWAII

MAILE'S THAI BISTRO

HAWAII KAI TOWNE CENTER, HAWAII

I have known the owner of Maile's Thai Bistro for around 15 years. Met her at Mekong Restaurant and Paesano's in Manoa many moons ago. Always beautiful, friendly and professional with her customers. Back in those days, Maile ran the front of the house or was a waitress. Today Maile owns her own restaurant - and let me tell you it is fantastic. This is an instant Taste of Hawaii Favorite. While the restaurant has been open for about a year, we have never gone and I don't know why. Last night Shirley was craving Thai food so Maile's was our first choice. We entered to find a beautiful bistro setting coupled with a packed bar with wide screen t.v. We were greeted by hostesses with large genuine smiles. They quickly checked our reservation and seated us at a table near the bar that also allowed me a view of the busy kitchen. Maile herself came to the table to greet the family and catch up on old times. She is the ultimate host. Truly makes you feel special to be in her establishment. After Maile left, some appetizers began to show up out of nowhere. First there was a puffed noodle with fresh herbs and a light chili sauce. Then came the Calamari. Lighted breaded and delicious. Perfectly cooked and plump pieces of squid served with a Thai red chili sauce. This dish was so good that Keli said it was like having a birthday. After the Calamari came a small round dish of golden french fries. Little sticks of flavor that were laced with Thai spices. This was a huge hit and every french fry was devoured within minutes. After all that came our original order. Spring Rolls ($9.90). Golden deep fried spring rolls stuffed with mushrooms, carrots, long rice, ground pork and spices. Served with slices of fresh cucumber, mint leaves, lettuce and house sweet and sour sauce. This is a huge portion with six good size rolls. You place the rolls in a wrap of lettuce, add some cucumber, sweet chili sauce and hot sauce. This makes a Thai Spring Roll Burrito that will have you coming back time and time again. Perfectly cooked spring rolls that are not mushy or overcooked. We followed the Spring Rolls with the Thai Rice Noodles with Bean Sprouts (Pad Thai). Served with Chicken for ($10.90). Again a huge portion that easily feeds 3-4 people. I loved the Pad Thai. Probably one of the best in the city. Noodles were cooked perfectly and lots of flavor and spice. Next came the Seafood Mixed Vegetable (Pad Pak Hom Mid). This dish was ($15.90). A combination of fresh ocean shrimp, scallop, and calamari sauteed with broth, young corn, cabbage, long bean, straw mushroom and a house special sauce. First of all the seafood was cooked perfectly with the scallops being moist and not tough. The fresh local vegetables and sauce were delicious. Serve this over the Thai Sticky Rice and you have a new favorite. There are so many good looking dishes on the menu here. I can't wait to go back and try them all. This is a great place to eat. The staff is courteous, professional and just plain nice. Smiles all over the place. What a great feeling to dine in this atmosphere for a change. 

TASTE OF HAWAII FAVORITE.

Click below to see updated post on Maile's Thai Bistro

http://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2013/12/mailes-thai-bistro-revisited.html
http://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2011/06/mailes-thai-bistro.html

MAILES THAI BISTRO MIXED SEAFOOD

MAILE'S THAI BISTRO, HAWAII KAI