Keoni by Keo’s

Over priced low quality food. I had the duck salad and it definitely was not fresh, the meat tasted like it came out of the freezer. The angel wings was also an epic fail, no flavor, dry and white, also tasted like it came out of the freezer. The tom yum tasted like it came from a package with way too much fish sauce. Service was great tho the waiter was very attentive and nice. for $ 100 i expect great food. You could probably get better tasting food at the thai place at your mall food court.

The service at Keoni’s was great. The waitress was very attentive. The breakfast was a little weak. We had a voucher for 2 eggs, 1 meat, 1 starch & 1 toast. I had my eggs well done (they were cooked to perfection), ham, hash browns (which needed salt and pepper, they lacked flavor) and a wheat toast. It was nothing to rave about since it’s what I would normally cook for my self at home. We ordered natural orange juice which were overly price, $ 7 a glass.
Over the breakfast was decent but what stood out was the attentiveness of the waitress.

A sidewalk café near Waikiki beach with piano music, art, plants. Actually a Thai owned place. My fave breakfast place.

Really not super impressive for the price we paid. And when you automatically get charged 17% tip for a party of 3 adults and 2 children it kinda ruins the experience! I understand we were a party of 5 but we didn’t even order any drinks and only 4 meals! And again for the kids … Really? Oh well

I ate here a few times just because…
and after a few weeks in Wikiki I have to give Keoni some shout out props after experiencing food out for a few weeks this place was a pleasant surprise.
The breakfast … The food came quick the service was very good and the prices were sane for Wikiki. A good quiet spot for breakfast and the lovely well endowed naked mermaids you notice later whilst sitting at your 80’s glass top table are a treat.
The Dinner … The food came quick the service was again very good and the prices were solid for Wikiki. I enjoyed the Pad Thai and salad wraps. Keoni is just a quiet relaxing place to eat while everything else seems crazy overpriced and touristy with long line ups wait times for no reason other then it’s 7 pm and everyone wants to eat.
So … If that’s you and it’s 7 pm and you just don’t feel like fighting the fight for stardom and fame in a well know hotspot for recognition that you ate there status updates on Twitter and Facebook. Look no further than Keoni!!!

Delicious food and friendly staff. I enjoyed the pad Thai noodles. My husband enjoyed the drunken noodles… Even though it was not on the menu the chef was happy to accommodate his request. This is our 2^nd visit to the Restaurant and when we return to Waikiki we will be sure to go back. We sat on the outside tables… Very private and beautiful.

curry. solid and tasty. good heat on the medium spice. we loved the crispy noodles. pad thai was okay but medium heat lacked any real spice. oddly.
the side deck is nice but was too windy to continue. service was great.

First off the breakfast was pretty good. I wish they served a little more but it does kindve fill you up. I had the 3 egg omelet with a side of pancakes. If you’re having the pancakes, get the coconut syrup, it’s the bomb and you’ll thank me later. The omelet was stuffed with cheddar cheese and Huli Huli chicken! Mmm mmm mmmmm. Try it if you’re in town some time.

Someone recommended this place; it’s supposedly good. I was starving so I opted for this Thai restaurant that’s close to the Hilton. Well, my blond waiter is unwelcoming (no smile! And seems perturbed when I asked something on the menu), no one was refilling my water or asked if I need something else, there were tables around me with no food from 20 mins of ordering, i was ready for the bill & no one seems to notice that I’m done eating, the food is OK. If the service was good, I would have been fine with the mediocrity of the food. I miss the #sanfrancisco #siliconvalley #California great restaurants with great service. This one is not a Thai restaurant IMHO:.and as of this writing, a lady is upset that no one came back for her bill so she went directly to the counter. I should also mention that my left over fish salad was not boxed for me! I hardly ate the dish! My waiter took it back to the kitchen and never came back with my left over (pictured). I ended up leaving without it. Argh! This is one expensive $ 50 meal/​dinner for a sad experience. And just to let you know, I still gave the waiter a 10% tip because I’m considerate.

Great spot for breakfast open early. Service was friendly and quick and I got my fill of fried rice and french toast with coconut syrup. Variety of Breakfast specials to choose from.

First what is not to like about this beautiful Stylish open air restaurant. The staff is absolutely friendly, they recognize you each time you come, making this very inviting. The Breakfast is fantastic! They have fresh banana pancakes with either regular syrup or the famed Coconut Syrup. Macadamia Nut pancakes, best I’ve ever had. They had FRESH Blueberry cinnamon pancakes that were amazing. Side items like hash browns, bagels, cereals, meats. All at very reasonable prices compared to other places around Waikiki Beach. They have amazing Omelets, which the staff is eager to help you make it exactly like you want it. They have a large varied Lunch and Dinner menu as well.
Great breakfast prices starting at $ 4.50 for a huge plate of pancakes! The food is great, the staff is great, the owner was there most mornings and a pleasure to see and speak with. Highly recommend this restaurant!

My boyfriend and I tried this place for the first time at kind of an odd time. We were the only table there. It was a late lunch/​early dinner meal. We both got curry dishes. My boyfriend’s green curry with beef was really good while I had the yellow curry with chicken and greenbeans. Service was obviously great.
I recommend sitting on the patio to people watch. =)

First timer during a staycation. Had brunch and unfortunately during our stay the weather was not the best (humidity at its worst) So ordering yellow curry may have not been the best choice but besides the heat food was excellent.
Special #3 — 3p French Toast, 2p Bacon & 2 eggs:
I love me some eggs and bacon. Plus I hear good things on their coconut syrup so I had to get my usual breakfast go to, French Toast. In general breakfast taste pretty much all the same however, this breakfast tasted more homemade — reminded me of my moms cooking. And they were right syrup was on point! It’s actually addicting
Yellow Curry with Crispy noodle:
I’m not so big on curry (probably because I can’t handle much on spicy food, seriously Italian sausage on pizza for me is hot!) but I will always try something and this was Good! Just enough spice that I didn’t need an entire glass of water to tank down. Decent portion. (Lunch starts at 11pm).
Over all great experience, friendly staff, tables were clean however, floors were a little on the sticky side.

I came here a couple times for breakfast mostly because of the convenience of the location being right by the hotel I was staying at. The breakfast here is very good. I had bacon, eggs, rice, and french toast. The service was good and the prices are reasonable. I would come here again.

I can’t wait to go back to Oahu just to eat breakfast at Keoni.
We ate here every morning, and I agree with the other reviews about the awesomeness of coconut syrup… hmmm…

Ok so I’m vacationing from Chicago and I’m here on my last night here. I can honestly say… out of all the restaurants I’ve eaten at this whole trip this was the most unappetizing.
The drinks here were horrible. I could make better beverages in my college dorm room 10 years ago with some Boone’s Farm and a handle of vodka.
My boyfriend ordered the Hawaiian BBQ chicken. It was so boring I could have vomited on his plate only to enhance the flavor of his meal.
I had the dinner special which was «fresh» Mahi Mahi macadamia nut crusted fish with a white cream sauce and sticky rice. It lacked any flavor of fish and was devoid of any seasoning what so ever.
All in all, there is a McDonald’s nearby. Going to go finish dinner there only because it was a step up in flavor from this place.

Came here for dinner on a Thursday –I suppose I should have known better. There is practically no restaurant in downtown Waikiki with any open tables around 7 pm, and yet this place had maybe 30 open. Menu was a strange mix of popular Thai dishes and Italian/​American/​Hawaiian food
$ 85 bought a shrimp appetizer that tasted like a foot, summer rolls that went from the freezer to the fryer to our table, a duck salad with tough duck, a bahn mi sandwich with no seasoning or taste, and a few beers to try and wash it all down
Save your money and go to any other of the plethora of Thai places in the area.

Keoni’s by Keo is noted for its great & cheap breakfast, but I was here with a friend on a Saturday before the 2014 Honolulu marathon for a late lunch.
Being that we both are Thai junkies, we made our way here for some awesome Thai cuisine. I learned that my friend had lived near Bangkok for a few years, so she knew a thing or two about Thai spicy hot. I later learned, through the menu, that only a bunch of dishes were Thai, and everything else was a hodgepodge of dishes from various parts of the world. With that in mind, we were craving Thai cuisine and needed a spot close to the Hyatt Regency Waikiki hotel, within walking distance. We even asked the hotel concierge for help, but without avail. Enter Unilocal.We searched for a good Thai place and came up with Keoni’s by Keo’s. We walked here from the Hyatt Regency Waikiki and it was just about 2 short blocks. There wasn’t really any places to park, so best bet would be to walk it, if you were staying in at a property nearby. If not, the public transit would be your best bet. Bus routes #2, 8, 13, 24, 42, 19, and 20 runs and services through Waikiki.
This is my first time here, so I read the reviews and hope that it would be a good one. And it turned out it was good. My friend and I arrived here around 2pm, after a morning session of the Honolulu marathon expo. We settled down into the restaurant and chose a spot next to the entrance, so we could people watch as well. Keoni by Keo’s is a small restaurant, but a nice restaurant to be in. Nestled in the heart of Waikiki at the Outrigger Ohana East hotel on Kuhio Avenue, there wasn’t any line to speak of. Probably because it was already 2pm and the lunch crowd had left and gone. Keoni’s by Keo accepts major credit cards, so that’s always a good idea. The menu here is not as extensive as I previously thought, but there was some Thai dishes here. They even serve Phở, a Vietnamese dish, which was a little surprising. While I probably won’t come back here just for the Phở, knowing that they do have it here is good to know for the future. The prices here are decent, comparable to other options outside of Waikiki. While this place is not your idea of fine dining, it’s definitely a good choice for your cravings for Asian cuisine.
The service here was pretty good and typical. My friend even made small talk with our server, and I just smiled. While we were eating here close to 2pm, the wait for the food was about 10 – 15 minutes, which wasn’t that terrible. The restaurant ambiance was definitely casual comfort, which made everything just happy and easy. I ultimately ordered the eggplant tofu dish, thai hot, with sticky rice. I figured that would just be the standard for anything that Thai food lovers can enjoy. I know there’s the Thai curries, but almost all Thai restaurants I have frequented have some sort of eggplant dish, so that’s that. Lol The portions here are limiting for the prices, which could be considered overpriced. Then again, the dish was delicious and definitely worth the spicy taste. The sticky rice hit the spot. Haven’t had that taste in quite a while, so that just made me smile even more. The overall experience at Keoni’s by Keo’s was nice. Quiet ambiance, since the restaurant wasn’t full, so it was just a nice lunch with a friend of mine.
No Pad Thai. I found that kind of odd, but whatever.
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Please don’t come here if you’re looking for an extensive list of Thai dishes; there isn’t that much. It’s just stereotypical things like Pad Thai, Green Papaya Salad, and Panang Curry. Drunken Noodle? No. Pad See Ew? No. Pineapple Fried Rice (esp. since you know, we’re in Hawaii?) No. They don’t even sell Phở everyday (there’s this stupid green side, pink side menu that people can order off depending on what day of the week it is).
Pad Thai was typical… definitely not memorable. I got the Thai Basil with Beef, and didn’t get that much basil. Medium Hot was way hot, and that’s a lot considering I’m Korean. Crispy Spring Rolls wasn’t memorable either. Cashew Chicken seemed like the most decent thing to eat on the menu because they use an a lot of cashews. Yum.
Service was decent, but the items are quite pricey given the type of food they put out. Also –1 star for having rice (2.95 for white rice) a la carte. I don’t think that’s ethical for some reason… lol.
tl;dr missing lots of core thai dishes. Rice is a la carte. Kinda pricey too.

I’ve been to Keonis a few times now. I’ve only ever been here for breakfast, and I always feel rushed in and rushed out. There is a big menu board out front, where the happy tourists like to gather and make the place look like there is a 20 person wait. In fact, the restaurant is quite large and every time I’ve gone, despite the throng of people in gathered near the entrance, I’ve been seated immediately.
I wouldn’t recommend getting seated on the «ground floor», as the birds like to jump on the unoccupied tables and eat the crumbs on the tables closest to the open doors. The tables aren’t wiped down before people are seated too… kinda gross.
The boyfriend ordered the eggs benedict with a side of bacon and I ordered the All American breakfast with bacon, eggs, rice and toast. The food was okay, prices are on the higher side, but that’s what you have to expect in waikiki.
Like most places in waikiki, there is pretty much only street parking, so it is very difficult to park. Luckily I live in waikiki, so I can frequent Keonis and not have to worry about parking. I don’t think I would have gone as often as I have if I had to find street parking.
Service was hit or miss. The waitresses aren’t very friendly. There is one hostess that is sweet and pleasant, but the others make you feel rushed.
I want to come back for the Thai food during lunch or dinner sometime. I love Keo’s, so I expect it to be similar. However, the service is probably not as good at Keonis.