• Sombat's Fresh Thai Cuisine

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Thai food restaurant with 7-item vegetarian menu. Some other menu items can be made vegan by request, by removing animal ingredients such as meat, eggs, and fish sauce and substituting tofu. Open Mon-Sat 5:00pm-9:00pm.


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14 Reviews

First Review by groovyvegan

Lemonzest

Points +50

Vegan
03 Apr 2023

Noodles!

Best pad Thai. All of their noodle dishes have been great. Tell them you’re vegan and they are happy to omit the egg and fish sauce from your order. If you ask for spicy then you best be ready because they’re not messing around.

Whocindah

Points +160

Vegan
03 Jan 2023

All the flavour

We have ordered take out and sat in several times and the food is consistently delish. They are very accommodating in terms of making dishes vegan. Be sure and check out the spice chart as the spice levels are for real.

Pros: Very accommodating for vegans, Lots of vegetarian options

Nikkijeanman

Points +86

Vegan
09 Oct 2022

Delicious fresh cuisine with friendly helpful staff. We loved it. Thank you!

This was a delightful, fresh flavorful meal. I would give it 5 stars but I respect the rules of Happy Cow😄

Pros: Wonderful kind service, Delicious food, Easy to find vegan options on the menu

nastyvegan

Points +558

Vegan
25 Jun 2022

Delicious but expensive

We had a curry, pad kee meow, summer rolls and fried tofu. The total was $72 😢 but everything was yummy.

Pros: Lots of options , Great service

Cons: Expensive

CRW

Points +655

Vegan
15 Feb 2022

Staff Vegan Knowledgeable

Spring rolls and basil tofu rolls were terrific. We also got pad thai with tofu that is on the sweet side. Would love to go back for curry.

DanH

Points +511

Vegan
06 Feb 2020

Large portions. Good flavour.

Did takeout noodle,tofu and veggies. They Have good range of veggie and vegan options. Portions are very large and tastes good. Can be a long wait for food to be cooked, so if taking out, it's best to call ahead.

BrentNicholls

Points +60

Vegan
08 Jan 2019

Great Vegan Thai Food!

This place is excellent! Lots of different options and the staff is considerate of things like egg and fish oil in your food. They we also very friendly! Portions are very filling, so keep this in mind if you’re visiting and don’t have a fridge to store leftovers! We had the basil rolls, vegetable curry and Muslim curry...everything was delicious!

Pros: Lots of options, Portions are big and tasty, Staff was very friendly

Veggie_Yum_Yum

Points +33

Vegetarian
03 Apr 2018

Best in Hilo

We live in Hilo and have tried all restaurants with vegan options and Sombats is hands down the best. The staff understands what vegan means so you can just ask for items vegan. If you order a vegetarian dish they will normally ask if eggs and fish sauce are ok (if not just mention no eggs no fish sauce to them). If you see something on the menu and aren’t sure if they can make vegan just ask, the staff is very friendly. Reservations are a good idea because they can get crowded. This place cannot be missed, we love it. Only not rating 5 because I cant.

Pros: Food is excellent, Staff is friendly, Consistency- food and service is always good

Cons: Small space - make reservations

AlyssaMac

Points +19

Vegetarian
17 Mar 2018

Delicious food

This place has delicious food. I had the chow mein and it came in a huge portion, and was delicious! Lots of veggie options which was awesome. Would definitely recommend!

Cons: Not a lot of seating

uschiverena

Points +546

Vegan
09 Nov 2017

good curry!

They have a few veggie options. The portions were huge and it was tasty!

ShantiPeace

Points +496

Vegan
21 Mar 2015

Very good.

Glad this veg friendly place is here. They were very friendly and obliging. The place is small and seating is a bit tight, but worth the try. I enjoyed running through the pouring tropical rain to get to the front door. It was also nice that they have earlier island dinner hours.

jencompgeek

Points +311

Vegan
29 Apr 2014

Excellent Thai

We had a fantastic lunch at Sombat's. We had a small wait because there aren't many tables, but it was well worth it. We ordered the delicious spring rolls and Pad See Ew with tofu and no egg. We forgot to order it without the fish sauce, but the waiter actually asked us about it. Nice! We ordered it spicy and it was actually pretty spicy (usually it's never as hot as we like it). It was some of the best Thai food I've had in a long time. Highly recommended!

Pros: vegan options, delicious, veg-friendly service

Cons: a bit pricey, limited seating

John Kevin

Points +82

Vegan
27 Aug 2011

Friendly Atmosphere

Skip popular Ken's House of Pancakes, and visit Sombat's (right behind Ken's) instead! So glad I found Sombat's (from happycow)during my week in Hilo. The vegetable curry and the hot mamaki tea were excellent. My server explained mamaki to me and even took me to the little garden to show me a mamaki tree on premises. The owner visited my table and told me she used to be vegan, and fully understood and answered my questions about the menu. One night during my stay, I tried the cold beanthread noodles -- also very good -- and it was such a large portion I had leftovers (nominal charge for take-out container, but it's Hawaii!).

Pros: Atmosphere, Friendly staff, Diverse menu

Cons: Occasional wait (but it's worth it)

groovyvegan

Points +299

Vegan
25 Dec 2010

Awesome vegan-friendly Thai food!

My husband, our friend who ate with us, and I agree that Sombat's is one of the best Thai restaurants we have ever eaten at. Unlike Thai restaurants that used canned coconut milk and other canned and frozen ingredients, Sombat grows some of the foods she uses (all organically), and obtains the rest locally. Combine this with the fact that her recipes are awesome, and we have a delicious "do not miss if you're in Hilo" restaurant.

We ordered the pineapple fried rice (made vegan) and the yellow curry, and another dish which I don't remember--all delicious. In addition to the tasty food, I appreciate that a vegan can choose from such a wide variety of Thai food by requesting other dishes be prepared vegan with tofu substituted for meat. Also it's helpful that they have ample parking at this restaurant.

Pros: Delicious, organic food., Vegan-friendly., Ample parking.

Cons: Not open Sundays.




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