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Ovo
Organic
Thai
Take-out
Asian
Non-veg
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.
10 Reviews
First Review by calivegan
smittyjon
Points +168
Racha Thai - Edit
The Lemongrass noodles——DELICIOUS a most try
Read morePros: 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
Guest
LiveWellIdyllwild
Points +1574
Only in a Pinch - Edit
Rarely give only one star, but I have no choice.
Read moreAddress 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
Guest
nastyvegan
Points +574
Location is incorrect. That sucks. - Edit
Can't tell ya if ya won't tell me.
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TawnyConnerCleveland
Points +400
Huge Vegan menu - Edit
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.
Read morePros: Lots of vegan options, Delicious, Asked if want mild or spicy
Cons: I couldn’t eat more, In a food court setting
Guest
RainaMahealaniDale
Points +161
Delicious Fresh Thai Food - Edit
A great option for flavorful Thai food. Lots of vegan lunch and dinner options. I especially love their raw chocolate pie!
Read moreThere 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
Guest
Melaz
Points +241
Pretty decent - Edit
Got the avocado roll and pineapple fried rice
Read morePros: Fried rice and noodles can be made vegan, Decent quantity
Cons: Not memorable
Guest
Feldchase
Points +24
Good food, lots of vegan options - Edit
Mango curry and panang curries were very good.
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heatherplong
Points +24
Many Vegan options that are delicious! - Edit
It’s in the food court inside of the Parker Ranch shopping center. We love it and way there often.
Read morePros: Lots of Vegan options, Yummy flavor
Cons: Expensive, but everything in Hawaii is. Haha!
Guest
MichaelVeg
Points +18
Racha What? - Edit
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.
Read moreNow, 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.
Guest
calivegan
Points +42
Seriously disappointing - Edit
Odd that this place has a HappyCow sticker with zero reviews until this one.
Read moreThe 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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