Back Alley Café

We came here for Bobae's handroll night but also wanted to try some of the other food the bar menu offers.Parking lot is right next door or they have street parking. We sat down and were given a menu. Fiance ordered a beer (they don't have draft) and I got the papaya salad- lao style at medium spicy. Wow the papaya salad was great. Even though I got medium it was spicy but still tolerable. My water was refilled a lot that night hahaha.Will be coming back to try the nem Khao, wings, and crab fried rice.

Always a good time here where they have karaoke rooms as well as an open bar area. The food menu offers everything from pupu's to a full on meal. The ribeye is my favorite Great service and drinks await you at every visit!

Cassii and Koa are the best! I will never forget you both! Koa was very friendly welcoming me in. Cassii made my drink perfect and REALLY took care of me. Both were amazing!

Nice small lounge. Not too crowded, not too loud. Servie was great. Definitely gave good recommendations and was very friendly and patient. The food was so delicious. We are looking forward to going back for that Thai Loco Moco!! The wings were also fabulous! Crispy and lots of great flavor options! See yall soon! Definitely going back!

Back Alley Cafe has a mix of Thai and local food. The chef, Philip, uses fresh noodles only on Tuesdays for some reason, so my friend Alice told me I should go try the food on a Tuesday. She even went so far as to call me in early December to say she was pre-ordering dishes for pickup, and would call in a separate order for me to pick up.Then late Tuesday my Chinese handyman friend called to ask me for a ride to Kaneohe. He was renovating an apartment and had forgotten his wallet in the apartment so didn't want to drive back out there without his license.I somewhat reluctantly agreed to take him on that 30-mile round trip to retrieve his wallet. The last time I made that round trip was decades earlier to retrieve a young woman who was staying with friends a block away from the apartment being renovated. I had to pick her up and drove back into town, and then drop her off later. The things I used to do to get laid! Sorry, children. Anyway, this time I was also suitably rewarded in a different way.It seemed that the owners of the apartment wanted to change out all the appliances for new stainless steel ones, so there was a newer refrigerator that the handyman needed to dump. Now that very same Tuesday morning I had been looking for a replacement refrigerator for my home. It's difficult to find appliances for older homes because most of the refrigerators being sold now exceed the 30.5-inch width of the existing space of my 87-year old home. This refrigerator which was going to be discarded was in excellent condition and fit the existing space. Not only did I score a refrigerator without having to go through the laborious buying process, but my handyman friend delivered the refrigerator to my home and hauled away the old one for free. A great deal for giving a friend a ride to get his forgotten wallet!!While the replacement refrigerator fit into the space of the old refrigerator, I discovered that the replacement was much smaller on the inside than the discarded refrigerator, although the exterior dimensions were pretty much identical. It's like Dr. Who's TARDIS in reverse!!But I digress.After retrieving my friend's wallet, we went to pick up my pad see ew and pad grapow at Back Alley Cafe.We ran into Alice's minion who was there to pick up, pay, and drop off the food to her apartment. I don't know how women get guys to do these things.The menu has a lot of local dishes and Thai specialties. There is also a sushi menu but I think the woman who runs the sushi bar wasn't around that night. I asked Philip how he learned to cook Thai food and he replied that he is Thai and grew up with the food of his ethnicity.We decided to dine in, and it was a little underwhelming. While the food was good, the ambiance was divey, we were served on paper plates, and our individual dishes were those rectangular okazuya-type little serving receptacles.I prefer the food, ambiance, and civility of Thai restaurants, but if you're out with the boys and want decent food and liquor, this place will do.

This jem was a surprise! This is an industry spot so you know food is going to be good. Small space with cute ambiance.We ordered the garlic chicken wings and chicken kimchee fried rice. The chicken was wonderfully crispy and loaded with freshly chopped garlic. When they say garlicky, they mean it! The fried rice was also very tasty and came in a large bowl topped with an egg. Highly recommend, bring your friends!

Went to Back Alley as one of the places to check off our friend's list. The menu was Korean influenced and we were disappointed to learn that the chef relocated to a sister restaurant. Be aware because all the photos of the food on Yelp is based off the old Thai menu. The current menu is pared down to the regular local Korean favorites like Kalbi, pancakes, Kim Chee fried rice and chicken karaage. The ambience was small bar-type seating (booths/tables) but the overall place was clean. The bartender Chad was very engaging and actually took over the table service from our waitress (who didn't seem to know much as it seemed she was new to the job).

Small Local Bar. Street Parking. Full bar selections. Bar Food, Sushi, Cajun Seafood, Thai Food. Opens til 2:00 AM.

Dropped by on a Sunday night and happened to check out Back Alley Cafe. At first it was to have a couple of beers before heading to the next stop, but it ended up being a good time sharing stories and laughing with the bartender and waitress until midnight. Chad definitely knows how to treat his customers right, and Denise being there made the experience more enjoyable. I didn't have a chance to taste the food or their sushi, but its something to look forward to on the next drop in. The grindz thats posted on Yelp looks Ono!If your ever find yourself here, look out for the Chad special!

The beer here is never really cold. Food is so-so... Not sure if it gets any busier, but we were the only ones there for a bit.