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Thai
Beer/Wine
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Two menu pages offer marked vegetarian dishes including curries, soups, fried rice, spring rolls, and noodles. Be sure to specify vegan when ordering. Note the curries may contain fish/shrimp paste. Reported closed May 2022.
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9 Reviews
First Review by Drauku
George85
Points +407
Tasty Thai - Edit
Authentic, tasty, Thai food. Lots of options and affordable. No
Read morePros: Vegan options clearly marked, More traditional
Cons: No alcohol during COVID
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hokusai77
Points +13599
Good Thai food - Edit
We enjoyed some nice Thai food here: spring rolls, soy meat with veggies, spicy tofu with veggies, and a simple but delicious tapioca and coconut milk dessert. Friendly staff.
Read morePros: good food
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LauraMalabanan
Points +30
Pad thai - Edit
Their pad thai is suuuper good! I also love that their products are local and organic produce
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EthicalVeganOkinawa
Points +64
Flavors! - Edit
Many vegan restaurant in Japan seems to follow the same style. Small, very expensive and practically no flavors. They say it is to enjoy the natural taste. But we don't always want that.
Read moreBuddhism is big in Thailand and real Thai food restaurants always have vegan options. Jai Thai is one of those and they taste good. You even get to choose soy-meat or tofu to substitute the meat.
Although they use a packaged curry paste which includes shrimps. It is sad that their curry cannot be vegan.
Pros: Full page of vegan menu
Cons: Curry can't be made vegan
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Emmyfeet
Points +116
Sub tofu for the mock meat! - Edit
I had the Pad Thai and substituted tofu for the vegan meat. It was great at medium spice and the service was lovely.
Read morePros: Easily understood what vegan means
Cons: a tad oily
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JaySchmidt
Points +8
Amazing Service and great food! - Edit
The servers there are AWESOME and very accommodating! There's a nice view and the atmosphere is fun. I loved the food, and even I'm not a vegetarian, I very much enjoyed the vegetarian menu items. Definitely going back!
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LauraJapan
Points +301
just okay - Edit
this place was fine. they have soy meat, which i like, but the pad see ewe i ordered had no flavor. the spring rolls were good. i don't think we'll be back when there are better options in that area of mihama/american village.
Read morePros: veggie menu
Cons: bland
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iokan
Points +1946
Thanks, but no thanks - Edit
According to Happy Cow the choice of vegetarian restaurants on Okinawa is rather limited. And since we were all the way in the North, the Jai Thai restaurant in the city of Chantan was the shortest drive. And... Jai Thai restaurant is easy to find! It is located near the main road in so-called "American Village".
Read moreThe menu has two full pages of vegetarian (many vegan) meals which all looked delicious. However, that's where the good news ends. As the name implies, many soldiers from the nearby American army base frequent "American Village". They are very loud and completely ignorant of Japanese customs. Do not expect a quiet or relaxed atmosphere here, the Americans shout at each other rather than talk to each other.
Also, the portions served are American sized. When we saw HUGE the portions which were being served to the Americans, so we decided to order one plate and share it amongst two persons. And still we couldn't finish everything!
As a starter we ordered a tofu with nuts and spicy lemon dressing on a bed of cabbage which I liked, but my friend disliked. The main menu was tofu and noodles, which we both disliked. It was oily and rather tasteless.
When we left the restaurant to explore American Village, we found a true vegetarian restaurant ("Tamie's Kitchen") just a few doors away. It turns out Okinawa offers many vegetarian choices, you just have to look a bit harder than usual.
Pros: lots of choice, easy to find, lots of parking space available
Cons: fat, oily food, loud, rude Americans
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Drauku
Points +16
Highly Recommended! - Edit
My family and I have been going to Jai Thai monthly for over a year. We are absolutely hooked! After trying most everything on the special vegetarian/vegan menu, we've settled on a few favorites, notably the Red Curry and Thai Salad, but every item we've eaten has been delicious. Prices are moderate for the area.
Read morePros: Vegan menu items, Menu variety for non-veg friends, VERY tasty food!
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