Reviews for Helena's Hawaiian Food in Honolulu, HI
Please do yourself a favor and come try Helena?s if you haven?t had Hawaiian food. It?s seriously so delicious and feels like... home. The short ribs was our favorites. We ordered it twice while we were there. We also ordered the fried butterfish collar,watercress soup with beef, beef stew, laulau and luau squid. The coconut jelly was a really nice dessert that comes with themeal. Highly recommend Helena?s for local food. The only issue is the parking situation. There is very limited parking space soyou may have to wait for someone to leave and park in their spot. We waited about 15 minutes and were able to park. Once parked,make sure to put your name and party size down at the kiosk in the front by the door. The wait was really short too. Enjoy andwe can?t wait to be back! Read more
I love coming here and was the food we craved the most for after leaving Hawaii. You do not want to miss the Short ribs... Pipikaula style, eat it with a piece of raw onion. And to top off the meal Haupia is good too. We usually order take outbecause lines are long and it's quick and easy online. Usually sneak a few bites in the parking lot before leaving whileeverything is off the grill They are closed on weekends(+Monday) and parking is always a pain around here. Read more
It's been over 10 years since I came here. The place looks a bit more spacious and cleaner. The lines are just as long as I... remembered it. It was a good thing that we got there right before opening. We ordered a good amount of food to share for ourearly lunch. The kalbi ribs were amazing as well as the chicken long rice. The soup had a good flavor as well as the pulledpork. Overall, this is a good place that you should check out. Read more
Delicious! Best Hawaiian food on Oahu. We were able to order online and pick up so there was no wait. We loved that we could... order ala cart so we were able to try a lot of the dishes. Quality and flavor was really good. I was happy to have Mac saladthat was balanced well as opposed to ones that are often overly sweet or too much Mayo. The short rib was a favorite foreveryone, as well as the luau chicken. We loved how smoky the pork was too. Honestly everything tasted delicious and we were allimpressed. We?ll be back next trip for sure! Read more
Had recommendations to come here for authentic Hawaiian food. Was not disappointed at all. We got a 4 meal combo, I believe, and... it came with 4 plates of one scoop of rice. We finished it and were all full at the end of just picking little bits here andthere from each bowl. There was a wait time when we got here, it was 20 minutes. And their parking is no good bc there's only 6spaces. No neighborhood parking as well. Read more
My girlfriend and I really enjoyed the food here. It's simple but delicious and the pricing is reasonable. A friend warned us... that we might have a long wait as it's a popular place, but we lucked and only had to wait about 5 minutes before getting aseat. The short ribs were probably one of the best things I've ever eaten, and the pork was awesome as well. Read more
Went to see what the rave was about. There was a line but it was fairly quick to get in. Would advise to check in through the... yelp app/site prior to visiting. Got the recommend dishes, there wasn't any particular dish that was a wow factory but the staffmembers are extremely helpful and attentive to the guests. Overall a great experience and atmosphere. Read more
Dining in Helena?s Hawaiian Food as a tourist, I had a good experience in Hawaiian food. I tried Laulau, Pipikaula Short Rib,... Fried Butterfish Collar, and Haupia, having a taste of Hawaiian food culture, though the taste didn?t appeal to me much, for Igrew up with another type of alien food culture, but it was absolutely worth trying. Looking at the attractive green taro leaveson the wall by the sides of the Hawaiian woman who I believe must be the founder of the business, I realized the significance ofthe taro leaves - they symbolize their best known food Laulau, a cuisine of meat wrapped up with taro leaf. Read more