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Helena's Hawaiian Food

Item: Helena's Hawaiian Food
Author: Tiffany Hill

Cuisine: Hawaiian, Regional

Price Range: $

10Best Says

For the best Hawaiian food, simply and honestly prepared, a must visit on Oahu is Helena's Hawaiian Food. The James Beard Foundation award-winning restaurant was started by Helen Chock in 1946 and is ran by her grandson Craig Katsuyoshi today. The small eatery, located on North School Street in Honolulu's Kalihi Valley neighborhood, features authentic Hawaiian food prepared from traditional recipes that have gone unchanged since the restaurant's opening seven decades ago. Popular items–ordered ala carte or part of a set menu–are the house made pipikaula ribs, kalua pig, fried fish and squid luau (a seafood–coconut milk–taro leaf dish). You'll want to come back the next day.

Address:

1240 N School St
Honolulu, HI 96817
808-845-8044

Hours:

Tue-Fri 10am-7:30pm

Website:

helenashawaiianfood.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Tiffany Hill
Honolulu Local Expert

Luau: "Be adventurous! Try more than just the kalua pig."

Best for Luau Because: This is one of the best Hawaiian food restaurants on Oahu.

EXPERT TIPS BY: Jade Eckardt
Honolulu Local Expert

Take Out: "Make sure to give poi a try, and haupia for dessert."
Hawaiian: "Don't miss out on haupia."

Best for Take Out Because: Helena's serves traditional local and Hawaiian food that's easy to take to go.

Main Menu
- A La Carte Items
  Poi
  Small: $2.95
  
  Large: $3.50
  Rice
  1 Scoop: $0.95
  
  2 Scoops: $1.85
  Kalua Pig
  cooked in imu
  
  Small: $3.20
  
  Large: $4.90
  
  1 Pound: $9.60
  Kalua Pig & Cabbage
  
  ($4.25)
  
  Laulau
  
  ($4.25)
  
  Tripe Stew
  
  ($3.95)
  
  Beef Stew
  
  ($4.10)
  
  Beef With Watercress
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Luau Squid
  
  ($3.95)
  
  Luau Chicken
  
  ($3.95)
  
  Long Rice Chicken
  
  ($3.95)
  
  Short Ribs Pipikaula Style
  u.s. choice
  
  Small: $5.45
  
  Large: $10.90
  Lomi Salmon
  
  ($3.95)
  
  Lomi Salmon With Raw Fish & Limu
  
  ($4.95)
  
  Lomi Or Poke
  
  aku or ahi ($4.95)
  
  Opihi
  
  ($4.10)
  
  Poke Fish With Opihi
  
  ($5.95)
  
  Fried Butterfish Collar
  
  ($5.25)
  
  Boiled Butterfish Collar With Stew Gravy Or Plain
  
  ($5.25)
  
  Boiled Butterfish Collar With Watercress
  
  ($6.25)
  
  Fried Ahi
  
  ($4.25)
  
  Haupia
  1/2 Pound: $2.50
  
  1 Pound: $4.50
  
  1 Pan: $14.00
- Combination Dinners
  Kalua Pig And Lomi Salmon
  With Large Poi: $10.65
  
  With Small Poi: $10.10
  
  With 2 Scoops Rice: $9.00
  Kalua Pig And Pipikaula Short Ribs
  With Large Poi: $12.15
  
  With Small Poi: $11.60
  
  With 2 Scoops Rice: $10.50
  Kalua Pig, Lomi Salmon And Pipikaula Short Ribs
  With Large Poi: $16.10
  
  With Small Poi: $15.55
  
  With 2 Scoops Rice: $14.45
  Kalua Pig, Lomi Salmon, Pipikaula Short Ribs & Luau Squid
  With Large Poi: $20.05
  
  With Small Poi: $19.50
  
  With 2 Scoops Rice: $18.40
- Soda
  
  Coke
  
  ($1.50)
  
  Diet Coke
  
  ($1.50)
  
  Sprite
  
  ($1.50)
  
  Fruit Punch
  
  ($1.50)
  
  Strawberry
  
  ($1.50)
  
  Orange Or Root Beer
  
  ($1.50)

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