• Racha Thai

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Thai restaurant using local produce and no fish sauce. Dishes can be made using organic tofu. Has raw desserts. Open Mon-Fri 10:30am-8:30pm, Sat-Sun 11:00am-8:30pm.


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10 Reviews

First Review by calivegan

smittyjon

Points +168

Vegan
01 Jun 2024

Racha Thai

The Lemongrass noodles——DELICIOUS a most try

Pros: Food was hot, Even though I’m a food court their area was very c, Menu was just enough. Not over populated

Cons: Was looking for more of a their own restaurant set

LiveWellIdyllwild

Points +1574

Vegan
20 Apr 2024

Only in a Pinch

Rarely give only one star, but I have no choice.

Address accurate and inside with 3 other walkup eating options (no vegan options). We got in at 7pm and everything, including grocery store, closes at 8pm. We could only find limited locations near our timeshare at this time. Had I known how horrible meal would be, I would’ve gone to the grocery store.

I was excited to see all the fresh vegetables and a guy that looked like he was Thai, BUT there is nothing authentic about the two dishes we got!

Pros: Brown rice option

Cons: Horrible food- not authentic , No fried tofu

nastyvegan

Points +574

Vegan
18 Jun 2022

Location is incorrect. That sucks.

Can't tell ya if ya won't tell me.

TawnyConnerCleveland

Points +400

Vegan
30 Jan 2022

Huge Vegan menu

Basil eggplant, green curry with pumpkin, sticky rice as well as basmati or brown and that’s just what we enjoyed. We are in the area 5 more days and likely will come again. Kind service.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Delicious, Asked if want mild or spicy

Cons: I couldn’t eat more, In a food court setting

RainaMahealaniDale

Points +161

Vegan
19 Dec 2021

Delicious Fresh Thai Food

A great option for flavorful Thai food. Lots of vegan lunch and dinner options. I especially love their raw chocolate pie!

There is a branch of this same restaurant in Waimea at the Food Court in Parker Ranch Shopping Center.

Pros: Fresh veggies, lightly cooked , Can select spiciness level , Friendly service, nice people

Melaz

Points +241

Vegan
12 Mar 2021

Pretty decent

Got the avocado roll and pineapple fried rice

Pros: Fried rice and noodles can be made vegan, Decent quantity

Cons: Not memorable

Feldchase

Points +24

Vegan
27 Jul 2020

Good food, lots of vegan options

Mango curry and panang curries were very good.

heatherplong

Points +24

Vegan
08 Mar 2020

Many Vegan options that are delicious!

It’s in the food court inside of the Parker Ranch shopping center. We love it and way there often.

Pros: Lots of Vegan options, Yummy flavor

Cons: Expensive, but everything in Hawaii is. Haha!

MichaelVeg

Points +18

Vegan
13 Sep 2018

Racha What?

Walking up to this little stand in Waikoloa, I noticed a Happy Cow sticker on the window. "Ok, can't be too bad, right?" Well... I wish I would have actually CHECKED the review before ordering.

Now, this place boasts Organic, GMO Free, and Gluten-Free, which I appreciate. They share an outdoor space with a Mexican stand - all the tables and folding chairs are in between the two kitchens in a little complex with a grocery store, several restaurants, and various local businesses. Not exactly a fine dining. There's no table service, no checking in on how your meal is, etc. Little overhead, yet most dishes were $15+. And you still order at the window and wait at a table.

I love some Thai food - I frequent a great place in Kona and I haven't met too much Thai food that I don't enjoy to some extent. I ordered the Pad See Ewww, one of my recent favorites. I expected soft chewy noodles, slightly darkened from soy sauce, lightly fried, and veggies. I thought that's the standard.

What was delivered was apparently a gluten-free, overcooked noodle. No saute, no coating in sauce, no flavor whatsoever. It was served swimming in some sort of sauce that was really unfamiliar. The noodles were a mess. I couldn't even get one to stay on my fork without the balance of a gymnast. I couldn't roll them onto my fork cause they just started falling apart. I couldn't jab them onto my fork because they split. After a few minutes, I had a bowl of noodle bits and a whole lot of frustration.

I brought the dish back to the counter and told them I'd never had Pad See Ew like this. No response. I asked if they thought the noodles acted like this because they were gluten-free. They agreed. I told them I'd never had this much trouble eating a dish. They shrugged. I ended up just giving them back the dish, which they accepted without any initial compensation.

Remembering the Happy Cow sticker in their window, I decided to check out the reviews. There was ONE review and it was TWO stars. That's no ""Excellent Reviews on Happy Cow." I decided to ask them about the sticker. They said the owner put it up there, they didn't know about it. But then one of the gentlemen said his SISTER was the owner. He didn't know where the sticker came from. He then asked me if I wanted anything else. I told him I was not paying for more, especially since I hadn't even been able to eat the meal I paid for.

Now here's the one plus - he refunded my money. That's it. Don't waste your time or money here.

Pros: Refunded my money after terrible food.

Cons: Stolen Happy Cow sticker in window., The noodles were bad., The sauce was worse.

calivegan

Points +42

Vegan
01 Apr 2018

Seriously disappointing

Odd that this place has a HappyCow sticker with zero reviews until this one.

The second star is for being vegan friendly. Otherwise this restaurant was a big disappointment. The pad see ew tasted nothing like any other I have had. The taste was OK but it was a soupy sauce with little flavor. The light portion of broccoli did not seem fresh. If it was good, I could have been OK with the sit-down price for quick serve food. The mediocre quality makes the food very overpriced.

Pros: Vegan options

Cons: Food quality, unexpected flavor for dish, price




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