I found out about this place pretty recently and I’m really sorry I didn’t know about this before.
Maui has a few Thai restaurants and several Thai food trucks. Of all of these, I think Nutcharee is easily the best. Not that the others are bad at all – in fact I really like the Thai food truck at South Maui Gardens in Kihei.
The menu here is decently extensive, but I do feel that it lack enough good vegetarian options.
My highlights are: the Ahi Laab (basicaly a laab or larb salad made out of raw ahi – really an excellent adaption of a classic dish to local ingredients), the E-san sausage (which I think they even make in-house – it has a tiny bit of funk which I love about it, but if you’re looking for regular sweet Italian sausage, this is definitely not it), and the Panang curry. I’d say we get those three dishes almost every time we eat here, and then we add a few other things depending on the size of our party.
They do have some beer, but not a full liquor license. But no matter – this isn’t really a place to sit and relax for a long meal. Nutcharee’s is a full table-service restaurant but the ambiance isn’t really amazing. Remember how I said they adapter their larb to use local ingredients? Well, they haven’t adapted the dining room to embrace outdoor seating, which I consider a negative.
I personally haven’t tried take-out from Nutcharee, but I’m willing to bet it’s pretty great, especially if you avoid the fried items.
Address: 1280 S Kihei Rd #124, Kihei HI 96753