For authentic Thai dishes served in the heart of Lahaina, simply set your sights on Thai Chef Restaurant Maui. At their location right off Front Street, this cozy eatery serves up a wide variety of traditional and vegetarian fare to order. In fact, they have over 80 items on their menu, making it easy to satisfy all your cravings in one visit.
The talented chefs always use fresh ingredients and time-honored recipes to create every dish. And they’re happy to make it as spicy as you’d like. Their spice scale is a little on the hot side, so turn it down a bit if you don’t feel like you can handle the extra heat. You can always pair it with plain rice instead if you’d like to temper the heat without compromising on the bold chili flavor.
Before you can get a taste of all they have to offer, you have to decide if you want to dine in or get takeout. Their takeout service makes getting your meal quick and easy while eating in gives you the full casual dining experience. If you decide to go with takeout, you just have to call in your order, and then park out front and grab it from the counter.
For the dine-in experience, walk in and request a table for your party. You may have a little bit of a wait if they’re busy, but you can usually get a table within about 20 minutes tops. Keep in mind that they’re a BYOB eatery. So, if you want alcoholic beverages with your meal, use the wait time to visit the nearby grocery store for drinks.
Once you’re at your table, take a moment to admire all the fun photos on the walls, and then get to exploring the menu. From that moment on, the rest of the dining experience will be all about the food. Their dishes come packed with delicious flavor, leaving you going after each bite with gusto. If your eyes end up bigger than your stomach, get a takeout container, so you can look forward to tasty leftovers while your belly settles.
You cannot go wrong with the:
Crab Rangoon
With their crispy shell and silky-smooth filling, Crab Rangoon is a great way to start your meal. They make this appetizer by mixing crab and cream cheese, and then putting it in a wonton wrapper. Then, they fry them up six at a time until golden brown. Chopped green onions get sprinkled on top and sweet and sour sauce lands alongside.
Spicy Seafood Soup
For all the best seafood flavors in every single bite, go with a big bowl or jumbo hot pot of Spicy Seafood Soup. Both sizes start with a rich broth seasoned with onion, basil, and so much more. To that, they add shrimp, scallop, mussels, fish, squid, and imitation crab.
Evil Prince
Named for its delightful kick of Thai peppers, Evil Prince promises to tantalize your tastebuds from start to finish. They create this dish with your protein of choice, like chicken, pork, shrimp, beef, fish, or lobster. Or you can go with tofu or veggies instead. Then, they sauté your selections with bamboo shoots, carrots, and basil. Red curry paste goes in at the end before a splash of coconut milk brings it all together.
If you end up with even the tiniest bit of room left in your belly, definitely treat yourself to dessert. Their Fried Ice Cream is absolutely delicious with its crisp exterior and sweet, melty goodness inside. But it’s their Sweet Sticky Rice with Mango that’ll keep you coming back for more. It’s only available on a seasonal basis though. So, you’ll need to get the Sweet Sticky Rice with ice cream or all on its own if they don’t have mango available.
Insider Tips:
-Don’t feel like leaving the hotel? Just call for delivery and they’ll send your order over through DoorDash.
-When dining with five or more, expect to see a 17% gratuity automatically added to your bill.
-If you arrive on Front Street, go around the back of the building to find the restaurant entrance.