Helena's Hawaiian Food

When I was younger my family had moved to the mainland. Luckily, I often spent most summer’s in Hawaii. When I got older and I visited the island, my cousin had always taken us to Helena’s. He always told us to go find a table and he did the ordering. Unfortunately, my cousin passed a couple of years ago. It was hard to come back to Helena’s without thinking of him and goodness, what was I supposed to order. But I do know that the pipikaula (short ribs) is a must, fought myself between the lau lau or the kalua, went with the latter. The wait was about 45mins so my partner and I decided we would order to go, we had just landed and boy we had things to do. Got the Menu B about $25 out the door. If you are unsure of how to eat it, do it however you like just remember to just enjoy it. I prefer the shoyu (soy sauce) on my rice and the ribs dipped in chili water and if you like raw onions, I would suggest taking a bite of the ribs or meat then eating a raw onion. It was sooo good and it was

Definitely my favorite Hawaiian food on the island! The fried butterfish came out super hot and crispy, the squid luau was great, the beef shortribs thick and flavorful - everything super good! Service is super fast and friendly, and we got lucky on a weekday for late lunch - had tables immediately available and parking outside. … 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 salad that was balanced well as opposed to ones that are often overly sweet or too much Mayo. The short rib was a favorite for everyone, as well as the luau chicken. We loved how smoky the pork was too. Honestly everything tasted delicious and we were all impressed. We’ll be back next trip for sure!