Champa Thai Of Kailua

This place is fantastic! Cannot say enough good things about this place. Great service fantastic food. Truly a gem.

We ordered summer rolls, satay chicken, Papaya Salad, Panang curry with pork, the eggplant dish with chicken and sticky rice. Then we topped it off with an order of the mango sticky rice, which was the perfect sweet ending to a delicious meal. Everything was excellent. Service was quick and courteous. Looking forward to dining there again soon.

Food used to be good here. I don't know if it's an effect of the pandemic but quality appears to have gone down. We ordered shrimp pad Thai for $15. We received a half empty styrofoam box. Noodles were in one half of the box with 6 pieces of shrimp. It was barely a snack sized amount. The other half just had some raw mung bean sprouts. We've ordered from other places, and they actually fill the container with food. Flavor was nothing special. We keep giving this place a chance and keep getting disappointed. No more. ***Update 2.23.2022*** Gave Champa Thai another try since they're now under new management and I'm glad we did. Food was flavorful, portions more appropriate. Glad they have a new chef! We'll be going back to try more of the menu.

The food is always great and the waiter is awesome also. Very nice guy. If you love Thai food, I highly recommend this place. I’ve been to 7 Thai restaurants and I have to say this one is number one in my opinion so far.

OK, since writing this review, the restaurant has changed hands. The new owners have already addressed many of the issues relayed in the write-up below. I expect that as they ramp up, the menu will change a bit and the overall experience will begin to gravitate to 5 stars. We'll see. Give them a try and see for yourself. I'm very pleased with the changes in such a short time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Meh. This was our go-to Thai restaurant for years. But lately, we have been sorely disappointed. It’s take-out only now. My guess is that COVID has thinned out staffing, as there appears to be only two people working; the kitchen and the counter. When you call, you get a busy signal most of the time. When you get through, it goes to a message which tells you to walk in. When you’re standing at the counter, the phone rings and rings and goes unanswered. Wait time is 50 minutes after ordering “in person”. Every curry dish seems to be made with the same curry sauce, even the ginger green beans, which isn’t supposed to be curry at all. The staff is very nice, but clearly over-worked and very frustrated. I also have to assume the kitchen is in the same shoes. The food isn’t bad, but the magic is gone, so I have to assume the cook that provided that magic is no more. I really hope they find their way back soon.