Helena's Hawaiian Food
6 expert reviews
“For a "great hole-in-the-wall Hawaiian experience" ("if you like that sort of thing") seek out this family-owned "old island favorite", "the anti-luau" for "foodies".”
– Zagat
Gayot
11.0
"Helena's Hawaiian Foods has offered traditional Hawaiian fare in Kahili since 1946."
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Where
"One of the only Hawaiian food restaurants to offer sit-down service, you can expect all of the traditional style dishes here, plus some signature dishes like pipikaula-style short ribs."
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Frommer's
"Seek out this humble little restaurant, which was awarded the James Beard Foundation’s Regional Classics award...what makes Helena’s stand out among other Hawaiian food restaurants? The pipikaula."
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Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Most people order à la carte...a few blocks southeast of the Bishop Museum, Helena's received a James Beard Award for 'America's Classics.'"
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Eater
"If you’re only going to one spot for traditional Hawaiian food, make it Helena’s. Locals have been lining up since the day Helena’s opened in 1946, though a James Beard America’s Classics..."
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