Recently moved to Kapaau and had Chaba's tonight (Saturday) for the first time. We ordered pineapple fried rice with chicken and pad thai with pork along with some pork dumplings. Everything was absolutely delicious. It's a small certified kitchen staffed only by Chaba herself, so if she's busy with orders there may be a little bit of a wait, but it's well worth it! Meeting Chaba was an absolute delight, she's so sweet! We look forward to continuing to support her small business.
Charlotte C.
Chaba's is my favorite restaurant in North Kohala. She makes the food to order so it's always totally fresh. Delicious Thai food!
Vincent Knight
Great food. Generous portions. Fresh and tasty.
Amanda S.
Best food we've had in Hawaii!!! It's a little store with only one woman working there, which I give her praise. My pad Thai was phenomenal. My step mom had the pineapple rice that she thoroughly enjoyed and my dad had the Beef salad that he said was "dang good". Highly recommend this place! Can't say enough good things about it.
Curiosity802633
I always stop here when in the N. Kohala area. Small business that provides freshly cooked SE Asian type of food. Good portions, reasonable, and very tasty. It's the real deal here. And surprisingly, the ice cream is really good!! Great place for shave ice next door too.
Tahira Z.
Loved it!! What a cute place and the cutest lady running it! We all thoroughly enjoyed our super freshly prepared pad Thai (w/chicken and tofu), parang curry, kolbi chicken, chicken satay and probably a couple other things. We had a group of 10 people so I kind of forget what else we ordered. The place was recommended to us by our kids' group zip lining guide (which we had done earlier the same day), and he was completely right! We are from Kansas City, KS and the Thai dishes were very different from the pad Thai and the parang curry we are used to eating here! Definitely recommend if you are in the area and if you can hit the place in time (places in Hawaii were closed at odd times and days- we think and were told has been due to the pandemic and staff/ supply shortages). So anytime we found a place to eat, which could seat us when we needed a place, we considered ourselves lucky! If the food was good, that was a bonus! Yelp continues to be our resource for food when travelling 99.9% of the time, and it has not disappointed yet!
K J
Best Thai food in the area
Joy Hazucha
Very tasty Thai pork salad (learn) and BBQ pork ribs. A LOT of food. Ready for our hike!
Kelly M.
This place is absolutely delightful! It's a tiny "hole in the wall" type take out spot, located in the big rainbow building (attached to the L&L BBQ). The food is absolutely delicious, fresh and authentic!!! When we arrived 25 minutes before closing, we were greeted warmly and there was just one sweet woman doing everything! We had a big order, but she started cooking and gave us our food as it came out. She insisted we just go eat and not worry about paying til later. ;) She was amazing to watch, as it feels like watching mama cooking in the kitchen at home. Probably the best Pad Thai I have ever had and the summer rolls were so fresh and soooo yummy that I ordered 2 more rolls to take home after scarfing the first one! I also bought the last 2 two packages of her homemade almond cookies. Can't wait to try them! As we were leaving she handed me a big bag of fresh lychee fruit, and said, "Share with your family." So sweet!!!! I can't highly recommend this place for a wonderful, quick, super fresh and tasty meal cooked by the sweetest woman! Definitely will be back again when we visit. Two big thumbs up for down home charm and oh-so ONO food!
Wow! This tiny little one woman shop is impressive to say the least! I had quite possibly the best pad thai noodles here and the summer rolls are amazing! Everything is made to order and so so fresh!!! Loved every bite!
fool4travel
We stopped for lunch to go. Pork pad thai, chcken satay and shumai. All were excellent along with being generous portions. delicious!
Chelsea Jolaine
Stopped here today after recommendations from our zipline tour guides. The most authentic Thai food you will find! Love these finds in small town Hawaii.
Best pad thai I've ever had. Friendly owner!
Food: 5
Recently moved to Kapaau and had Chaba's tonight (Saturday) for the first time. We ordered pineapple fried rice with chicken and pad thai with pork along with some pork dumplings. Everything was absolutely delicious. It's a small certified kitchen staffed only by Chaba herself, so if she's busy with orders there may be a little bit of a wait, but it's well worth it! Meeting Chaba was an absolute delight, she's so sweet! We look forward to continuing to support her small business.
Chaba's is my favorite restaurant in North Kohala. She makes the food to order so it's always totally fresh. Delicious Thai food!
Great food. Generous portions. Fresh and tasty.
Best food we've had in Hawaii!!! It's a little store with only one woman working there, which I give her praise. My pad Thai was phenomenal. My step mom had the pineapple rice that she thoroughly enjoyed and my dad had the Beef salad that he said was "dang good". Highly recommend this place! Can't say enough good things about it.
I always stop here when in the N. Kohala area. Small business that provides freshly cooked SE Asian type of food. Good portions, reasonable, and very tasty. It's the real deal here. And surprisingly, the ice cream is really good!! Great place for shave ice next door too.
Loved it!! What a cute place and the cutest lady running it! We all thoroughly enjoyed our super freshly prepared pad Thai (w/chicken and tofu), parang curry, kolbi chicken, chicken satay and probably a couple other things. We had a group of 10 people so I kind of forget what else we ordered. The place was recommended to us by our kids' group zip lining guide (which we had done earlier the same day), and he was completely right! We are from Kansas City, KS and the Thai dishes were very different from the pad Thai and the parang curry we are used to eating here! Definitely recommend if you are in the area and if you can hit the place in time (places in Hawaii were closed at odd times and days- we think and were told has been due to the pandemic and staff/ supply shortages). So anytime we found a place to eat, which could seat us when we needed a place, we considered ourselves lucky! If the food was good, that was a bonus! Yelp continues to be our resource for food when travelling 99.9% of the time, and it has not disappointed yet!
Best Thai food in the area
Very tasty Thai pork salad (learn) and BBQ pork ribs. A LOT of food. Ready for our hike!
This place is absolutely delightful! It's a tiny "hole in the wall" type take out spot, located in the big rainbow building (attached to the L&L BBQ). The food is absolutely delicious, fresh and authentic!!! When we arrived 25 minutes before closing, we were greeted warmly and there was just one sweet woman doing everything! We had a big order, but she started cooking and gave us our food as it came out. She insisted we just go eat and not worry about paying til later. ;) She was amazing to watch, as it feels like watching mama cooking in the kitchen at home. Probably the best Pad Thai I have ever had and the summer rolls were so fresh and soooo yummy that I ordered 2 more rolls to take home after scarfing the first one! I also bought the last 2 two packages of her homemade almond cookies. Can't wait to try them! As we were leaving she handed me a big bag of fresh lychee fruit, and said, "Share with your family." So sweet!!!! I can't highly recommend this place for a wonderful, quick, super fresh and tasty meal cooked by the sweetest woman! Definitely will be back again when we visit. Two big thumbs up for down home charm and oh-so ONO food!
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Wow! This tiny little one woman shop is impressive to say the least! I had quite possibly the best pad thai noodles here and the summer rolls are amazing! Everything is made to order and so so fresh!!! Loved every bite!
We stopped for lunch to go. Pork pad thai, chcken satay and shumai. All were excellent along with being generous portions. delicious!
Stopped here today after recommendations from our zipline tour guides. The most authentic Thai food you will find! Love these finds in small town Hawaii.
Awesome ice cream stop. Have it your way
Best Thai food in the area