Aunty Pon's Thai Food Truck

Did a take out from here for dinner - paid $59 for 4 vegetarian dishes which were tom yum with tofu, vegetarian stir fry, pineapple curry with tofu and rice and papaya salad. Large portions and everything was stunning 10/10 recommend if you’re close to the national park. Sweet lady who took our order.

New prices. Check my photos. Great little Thai Cart in Volcano Hawaii. Everything is about $5 cheaper than the sit-down Thai Restaurant down the road (also very amazing). All the expected dishes with Local twist. Support these hard working ladies!! NOTE: They never asked me how spicy I wanted my Curry or Pad See Ew….so be sure to just TELL THEM!! Although.. maybe they are tired of people complaining about the food being too spicy and just give it to you on the side as a precaution. I would say most foodies know that food carts are usually the best food over a restaurant in general and I would say this place is no exception. It helps that this place is open when the other tie carts are closed or the other Thai restaurant is closed. I have tried all the Thai carts and restaurants in volcano and they all are exceptionally good so it’s good to make the rounds. be aware that they’re making everything from scratch on the spot so expect to wait a little bit for the quality food that you will get .

Delicious Thai food. Perfect nourishing meal at night when it gets a bit chilly. We got the red curry which fed 2 people medium hungry. You could get 2 things if you have a larger appetite. It’s very reasonably priced and tasty! Thinking about going again! And she made it without fish sauce for anyone that’s vegetarian - just ask them!

Aunty Pon’s was delicious!! My husband and I shared the chicken pad Thai and spring rolls. The chicken pad Thai was a generous portion with more than enough for the both of us. It was light and fresh. So delicious!! We love Aunty Pon. Thank you for feeding us a delicious Christmas dinner!

I ordered a Pad Thai on January 10th at lunchtime during my visit of Volcano National Park, and a few hours later I immediately experienced symptoms of food poisoning, including multiple episodes of vomiting. Unfortunately, this meal ruined my day and the following one. Looking back, I noticed that the food was stored in a cooler in their vehicle, which strongly calls into question their compliance with basic sanitary rules on a sunny day. If you don’t want to ruin your vacation and care about your health, I strongly advise against this restaurant.

ordered for 11 people after a long hike at the crater and they gave so much food and the prices are reasonable. VERY FRESH. WARM. and gooey. took about 30 minutes which is expected for a big party.

We had the cashew chicken for the first time it was loaded with vegetables, chicken, and cashews. The most amazing Thai food we have ever had. The taste was absolutely out of this world, and the portions were super generous, loved all the fresh vegetables! We are only visiting for 10 days and have been back every day that they’re open!!!

Aunty Pon's serves delicious Thai food if you are fortunate to visit when they are open. The portions are huge and filling, and the service was excellent. I recommend calling ahead to check if they are open. There may also be a wait for the food especially during lunch time as the truck is quite small and it takes time to cook and prepare a lot of the meals. Overall I would still highly recommend a meal here!

Great food, good portions! It was authentic Thai food, we loved it! Ordered panang and red curries, both were amazing.

Not mind-blowing Thai food or anything, but for the limited selection around Volcano and Volcano NP, we are satisfied with what we got. Food truck is parked at a community center with lots of parking and some picnic tables to eat at. We got the chicken pad see ew to share (huge portion) and two Thai iced teas. The pad see ew was pretty different than ones in the mainland - not very dark / soy sauce forward, and just seems like regular wide noodles with some egg and veggies. Other than that, it did taste good. Thai teas were delicious and definitely hit the spot. We got our food fast, within a few mins after ordering. Good spot for a quick meal.

We happen to stop by here based on yelp reviews. We had the panning curry. I have to say it was the best curry I've ever had. It was absolutely delicious. There was so much that you got for the money. It was great. I highly recommend it. I've been dreaming about it ever since so the next time we visit the volcanoes national Park this is where we will eat

Very rude ladies out there.,, not many good options in this area... food wasnt that great., but their service is something I can't explain... horrible.. go there if you can't find any options

A great gem in the little town of Volcano! Perfect for a lunch or dinner after exploring the national park. The Pad Se Ew was phenomenal, as well as the cashew stir fry and red curry. The highlights were the spring rolls and summer roles...the peanut and sweet & sour sauces that came with the rolls were especially good. Portions were more than plentiful. Lovely little place! A couple of benches and picnic tables to eat at, or tailgate. Come during Thursday from 3-6pm and a farmers' market will be set up as well and other food trucks (BBQ, ice cream, cheese)

Great spot for lunch after a morning in the Volcanos National Park! Aunty Pon's is a tiny food truck in the Volcano village that offers several different traditional Thai dishes. The menu features pictures of all of their dishes which helps with making a decision. Protein selection and spiciness level can be customized for each dish. Our group got the yellow curry, red curry, and chicken cashew stir fry. We enjoyed all three! The serving sizes are generous and everything was flavorful and fresh. We also opted to get their iced Thai tea and Thai coffee (both can be made vegan with coconut milk) and enjoyed both. Both were a bit sweet but a nice pick me up after several miles of hiking. The service was very friendly and overall our dishes took about 15 minutes to prepare. Great find. Definitely recommend.

A big shout out to previous Yelpers for reviewing this amazing place which we otherwise would never have stopped at. Tiny little truck parked near the community center in Volcano. Absolutely outstanding Thai food for takeaway! So good that we went two nights in a row since the other local offerings weren't too enticing--at least to us. Huge portions allowed us to share one entree. Good spring rolls and fabulous Pineapple Curry which we ordered with chicken. We also enjoyed the Green Curry. The ladies who run the truck are incredibly nice. The second time we ordered it was pouring rain. They told us to go back to our car and they ran our order out to us when it was ready. And they did this for several other customers as well. You can't do better than this place!

Great place, great food. Maybe better to explain the removal of one point than the four that I gave it. First, it's a small trailer, not a truck. The couple that owns it is making one meal at a time. So it can get slow if there are a lot of orders. Just be prepared for that. The portion sizes are HUGE. Too huge. Two adults could easily share one entree and have leftovers. Because my family was in town on a cruise, we couldn't take the food back with us. We wasted a lot and I wish that we could have had appropriate portions instead of throwing it away. I asked for my dish to be Thai hot. It was delivered to me with apologies that the hot sauce wasn't used during cooking and there was a side of hot oil instead. Not the same when it's not cooked with it. Still really good food though.

The best curry in Volcano! And for the price?!?! Brah! Be sure to ask for some of their spicy sauce on the side too Aunty always make some good foods and the wait time isn't long. They're super convenient you can call ahead and order!

#21 of 52 (weeks of trying a new restaurant at least once a week) Was staying in Volcano for work for a bit and if you're familiar with the area you know there is not a lot of food options. It was a Thursday and someone told us to check out the Night Market in Volcano, specifically Aunty Pon's food truck. That day it was POURING rain but we could already taste Thai food so the rain wasn't going to stop us. The four of us took off and headed to the market. When we got to the truck there was a very nice young lady taking the orders. She let us know ahead of time that there was a one hour wait but we could order and she would call when the food was ready. That was doable because we were staying nearby. I settled on spring rolls, tofu green curry and chicken pad thai. A LOT of food for one person but I wanted leftovers because as I mentioned, not a lot of food options around. It actually took closer to an hour and a half to get the food but thankfully we didn't have to wait there and once I got the call we were 5 minutes away. So let's talk about the food. First of all......the portions are huge! I could have shared this food with three people and probably still had leftovers. Spring rolls were nice and crunchy and I liked the sweet sauce it came with for dipping. I moved on to the pad thai because the curry was pretty hot. I love pad thai and eat it often and while was just ok. It was really in need of flavor. All of us got some variation of pad thai and we all agreed it was lacking in flavor. It seemed pretty bland. I likely wouldn't order this again. Last up was the curry. I did appreciate that the curry came with white rice and it wasn't an additional cost to add rice. The curry was DELICIOUS!!! That was the best part of the meal. I loved the huge chunks of eggplant and the tofu. The curry was just so flavorful. I ate this food for three days and each day I was a happy lady. In the days following I added some of the curry sauce to the pad thai which improve the flavor. I like that I now have a spot in Volcano that I know has really good food.

Really delicious Thai food! After hiking in Volcano National Park, I was hungry. I went on Yelp and found this amazing Thai food truck. I parked right next to it and walked up to order. I got the chicken pad Thai, spring rolls and Thai tea. The spring rolls were delicious and so crispy! It came an order of 5 with a side of sweet chili sauce. The Thai tea was also really good. The pad Thai was a huge portion where easily 3 people could eat from it. It came with a good amount of chicken and veggies such as broccoli and cabbage. I like spicy so I asked for it to be hot and boy was it hot indeed! I'm glad to have found this little local gem and hope to be back next time I visit!

Great food available as part of the Thursday afternoon market. Great quality and prices. Make sure you visit if you are in town on a Thursday.

Such a nice and warm hearted lady running the food truck. Food was generous and good! Love to support local family businesses.

I love food trucks, and I LOVE Thai food, so I was pretty excited to try this food truck. They have all of your standard Thai stir fried noodles, as well as some curries, and due to the nature of Thai food they do have a good amount of vegetarian options. Our group had the pad thai, both with tofu and with chicken, the pad seeuw with tofu, and the drunken noodles, as well as both the tofu and the shrimp spring rolls. It takes a long time to get your food here. Obviously cooking quarters are cramped in a food truck, but it almost seemed like they were only firing an order once they were done with the last order rather than firing multiple orders at once, so it took at least 20 minutes for the first of our party to get an order and about ten minutes in between each order. Food trucks that I've been to in the past are definitely speedier than that. I probably could've anticipated that slowness if I'd read the other reviews in depth beforehand, but there aren't *that* many food options in the area so we didn't really do our research. Onto the food itself, one huge positive for this place is that the portions are huge. I've got quite an appetite, and we came here for a delayed lunch after a long hike, and I still couldn't finish the whole thing and took home the leftovers for a second meal. One portion could probably feed three people of an average appetite. My lunch buddies and I did unfortunately feel that the flavor was lacking. Thai food usually has punchy and complex flavors, and some of the noodles were bland, and the pad thai was honestly one-note. It was more of the sweet, ketchup based pad thai that I sometimes see in the states than the tangy, savory sauce that authentic pad thai has. I will admit that I've been ruined for most pad thai since my visit to Thailand years ago, but this was definitely one of the less satisfying ones I've had in a while. The spring rolls were decent, but the peanut sauce was oddly watery, very different from peanut sauce I am used to. The thing that saved all our noodles was the chili sauce you can ask for, which isn't really a chili oil or a hot sauce per se and is more of a condiment made with pickled chilis. It is HOT and tangy and savory and all the things I wished my noodles tasted like, so adding a spoonful of this and mixing it in honestly saved the dish. Definitely ask for the chili sauce if you come here.

Delicious food, huge portions, and the friendliest cook! I ordered a tofu pad thai and asked for it to be made vegan, which she said was possible by removing the egg. I came at a weird time around 3pm, so it wasn't very busy and I only had to wait about 15 minutes for my food. I asked for my order at thai hot spice level, and Aunty Pon was super sweet and told me she would make it medium hot but give me extra hot sauce on the side. My noodles were absolutely delicious, and the serving size was HUGE- almost definitely at least 2-3 pounds of food. Well worth it for the $14! Highly highly recommend!

Wow. Very unexpected. We wanted Asian food and found this place as we were staying at the Volcano House. A food truck - got chicken pad Thai. Delicious, freshly made and large portion! Highly recommend. Must stop here and try it. Don't pass it up!

This tiny food truck in a community center makes really delicious Thai dishes with generous portions. I ordered Pad Thai, Spring Rolls, Green Curry, and the Thai Basil Stir Fry. All were fantastic and I was amazed that such a tiny food truck was able to churn out great food so fast. Service was friendly and the estimate for time to finish my food was accurate. Definitely worth a visit. Covered and uncovered picnic tables available nearby and it's right next two a playground for small kids and a neighborhood skate park too.

We were desperately searching for somewhere to get dinner after a long day of driving and then hiking in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and Aunty Pon's ended up being the default because it was the only place that was both close and open. However, we were really happy we stopped here! We were told it would be 15 minutes for our food, and we ordered before a significant group, so it came back closer to 10 minutes (if we had ordered after them, it certainly would have taken longer). The food was really yummy, and the portion sizes were HUGE (seriously, consider sharing-- each entree was worth probably 2 meals). My husband asked for medium spice and said it was pretty spicy (which he was happy about), so make sure you're not punching above your weight. Even though the food was great, it was a little more expensive than what we're used to for a food truck (no shame there, I get having to make a living!), so just a heads up for that.

The food was excellent and we did not have to wait long. We had pumpkin curry with chicken, green curry with shrimp and shrimp fried rice. I would have given 5 stars if there had been more shrimp. It was a lot of food and more than enough for lunch the next day.

I got there somewhat about 30 minutes the closing time, but was the last person served. The food (spring rolls, green curry chicken, and shrimp fried rice) were all very good, with generous portions. We were staying nearby, so we ate in our room.

Not impressed. I was really excited after reading the reviews and seeing the line for the food truck and didn't mind the long wait at all. However, the only item we really enjoyed was the avocado curry. The eggplant stir fry and the Tom Ka Ga soup were just meh. I wouldn't go back. We usually eat at Thai Thai bistro, which is great, but unfortunately it was closed.

If you're driving by on your way to or from the National Park and you see Aunty Pon's Thai Food Truck, stop immediately!!! The food is DELICIOUS!!! We tried: Pumpkin Curry - Best pumpkin curry we've had. Avocado Curry - Sounded interesting, so we tried it. Basically a green curry with avocado blended in to make the curry creamier. Pad See Ew - Noodles were tender. Flavorful. Our daughters loved it. Portions are very LARGE. Bring your appetite or be prepared to have lots of leftovers. Average prices for Big Island or Oahu. If you want to eat there, there are picnic tables nearby and a small playground to occupy the kids. Wait times can be a little long, but it's worth the wait. Extremely pleasant. Takes all credit cards. Located at the Cooper Center in Volcano Village.

We've been here for a week and a half, and just discovered this place yesterday, 5/20/23! We had no idea there was any food at all so close to Hawai'i Volcano National Park. The food truck is so tiny that the person taking orders has to stand outside. I don't care for heavy coconut milk so I asked if it was used in the Cashew Chicken and the gentleman assured me that everything Aunty Pon made was delicious! He was not lying! We were not disappointed! We ordered spring rolls and Cashew Chicken and Chicken Pad Thai. Luckily no one was there so we didn't have to wait but about 10 minutes for our food. The food was fresh and hot and portions were huge, we have leftovers for tonight. We'll definitely be back before we head home, I want to try the fried rice!

The food was very flavorful and tasty. Very large portions. Two people can share a single dish easily. We ate the left overs the next day but stopped by the cart to get rice on the side and soda. Aunty pon seriously knows how to make it spicy. If she was dancing on the salsa floor you'd definitely say it was extra hot. Be aware Thai spicy probably is going to be very very spicy. The family is very friendly and is super helpful if you need utensils etc. Also, while the food is being made you can wait in the car and they will meet you there.

Delicious but watch out for huge portions! The Tom kha was great. Get there during the farmers market for extra fun.

When you're out in Volcanoes looking for dinner, Aunty Pon's is among the few food oases - among slim pickings - that is sure to satisfy. Authentic, great variety, ample servings, freshly made, and worth the wait sitting in the shade.

Panang curry and Pad Thai were both delicious!!! Great portion sizes at a great price

The food was freshly made to order and plentiful, the lady at the food truck was super helpful when answering our questions. The red curry was amazing. The pad see ew was good but a little on the greasy side. The Tom yum soup was light and tangy. You can adjust the spice on many of the dishes. Loved the Thai iced tea.

In a little park, off the main highway a few blocks, in the parking lot, sets a tiny blue trailer. From that tiny trailer comes some of the best Thai food that you will ever set your tongue to. Aunty Pon's was very out of the way for us, but the wonderful food made the trip totally worthwhile.

Good food, big portions, good to drop by after a long day at Volcanoes National Park!

We rode past this cute little food stand coming back from a very wet bike ride. At that point I knew we were getting something here for dinner. We headed back about 30 minutes before closing. It was still pouring rain! I hopped out the truck and ordered the Tom Kha soup with tofu, Massaman curry with chicken, and a couple of Filipino banana lumpia. We waited for our order and 10-15 minutes later a kindly older gentleman brought our food with the caution to "hold it flat". Minutes later we were back at our AirBnB where I plated everything up. Our food was well prepared, fresh with just enough heat to make our lips tingle. There was a time I would go thermalnuclear on the chilies but I like to taste my food. The flavours were well balanced with sweet/sour/salty/heat. The chicken curry had fresh peanuts, broccoli, local squash, carrot, asparagus. The soup had a bright citrus flavour and one inch cubes of tofu that took on the various flavours. I fully expected to cook rice because I didn't order any. To my surprise there were two containers filled with rice. It definitely made my life easier. I also asked for two lumpia, they packed three. At first I thought they might be soggy because they were wrapped in aluminium foil. I opened them up and let them rest on the counter while we ate. By the time we finished, the lumpia had cooled enough to eat, it had regained their crispy exterior, making me a happy camper. The woman who took my order was very sweet and accommodating, I presume the guy who brought our food to our truck is her husband. Extra stars for "delivery"! They have quite a few options, including vegetarian, so there is something for just about everyone. Dinner set us back 27$ for a quart each is soup, curry, rice, and two banana lumpia. If you find yourself in Volcano, HI, I highly recommend giving this little family operation a try. Well worth the stop.

Very well made thai food Tasty, Plenty and Spicy! Fast service and decent folks. Will be back if we are here again. Cheers!

1. Bad service. You have to wait there and watch them cook, otherwise, they put your order to the bottom 2. The food is not Thai food at all. It is some broken Chinese food cooked by Chinese and taste so bad.

So so good! We came here for lunch and we're so glad that we did. The food is so yummy and portions were plentiful. There were 2 orders ahead of ours and we waited maybe about 10 min or so. It seems like there's really only one person making the food so it makes sense that it takes a little time. It definitely comes out fresh though and hits the spot! Great find and highly recommend!

There's not a lot of food options near the Volcanoes National Park or volcano village area, especially Asian food. I'm glad I stopped by here during my lunch break from visiting the national park. I ordered the chicken pad thai and tofu massamun curry. The pad thai was a little bland, but the curry was delicious and flavorful. I enjoyed the soft tofu she used. It's a small food truck parked by a skate park. There is a picnic table and benches.

The food was delish! The veggies were super fresh (the crisp snap of the peas was the tip-off). Ana helped us with recommendations and took our order. It was drizzling so she offered to bring it to our car so we did not have to wait in the rain. All the other reviews about huge portions were accurate. We shared a single order of Thai Basil vegetables with tofu and it was plenty for lunch. We liked the food so much we went back the next day for dinner. We ordered three items (pad ew noodles, avocado curry, and cashew veggies) because we wanted to try an assortment of dishes. Each was flavorful and we had enough for dinner and breakfast and lunch the following day! If you like spicy food, get some of her hot sauce. It was really spicy and really tasty

Hidden gem off the main road in Volcano. Great stop to/from the national park with big portions! Visits: 1 Recommendations: Pad Thai, green curry

Being just a little food truck don't let dissuade you. Food is plentiful fresh and delicious. Luckily for us we got there before a rush. Thai coffee was amazing!

Excellent Thai food truck. Lots of parking, nearby picnic tables and even kids playground equipement. I love the currie and my wife the vegetarian raves about the noodle dishes. Best Thai food in Volcano, and that is saying alot.

Some of the best Thai food I've ever had. Super fresh! Just looking for a snack on our way up to Volcanoes Park and stumbled into our dinner as well! The spring rolls were super fresh and flavorful!!!

We went towards the end of the evening and they said it would be about an hour wait so we decided to wait and it was definitely worth it. The portion sizes are huge - we could've just done with just 1 meal for sure.

Huge portions, quick service and relatively inexpensive food for Hawaiian standards. Ordered the vegan pad thai and pad see ew, the flavor was good but super oily. Also the spice here can be really spicy.

Visited this place on a whim since a couple other Thai favorites were closed and I must say I was really surprised. I ordered the pad Thai with tofu, avocado curry with shrimp and Thai iced coffee. All three were fantastic! Avocado curry had huge chunks of avocado and the portion size was huge. The rice came with the curry and the portion size was good enough for two people. Price point was cheap for the quantity and probably the lowest I have seen in the area. This is a food truck sitting in an area shared with a playground and another library kinda place. Thai iced coffee was beyond amazing. It seemed a bit too sweet at first but the owner had told me to really stir it around. Also she gave me an option to make it with coconut milk which I preferred anyway over the half and half. It really kept me awake through the next 6 hours so definitely it was nice and strong. I would come back in a heartbeat. Next time I will try some of their other curries and also the Thai iced tea.

We visited Volcano National Park and had dinner at Aunty Pons. Best food ever and had leftovers for the next lunch. Super fresh, great flavor and value.

Incredible -- can't recommend enough. Do not miss if you are in the area and looking for good Thai food.

The best Thai food on the Big Island. If you're in Volcano it's a must stop!

Great option when visiting Volcanoes National Park. Delicious food and huge portions.

Ordered the spring rolls, chicken stir fry, basil chicken and pad Thai! Everything tasted so good! Service was pretty quick! The Thai iced tea is tasty! I'm glad I found this truck :)

Review is for pad Thai only. Portions are large. Price is totally reasonable ($13 for chicken). Loaded with veggies. - 1 star for lack of flavor. Not bad, but definitely needs a lot more for my liking. Will be bacK to try other dishes and will update as necessary.