Business Hours:
Sunday: 8:00am – 8:00pm
Monday: 8:00am – 8:00pm
Tuesday: 8:00am – 8:00pm
Wednesday: 8:00am – 8:00pm
Thursday: 8:00am – 8:00pm
Friday: 7:00am – 8:00pm
Saturday: 7:00am – 8:00pm
*Last Dine In 7:30pm
*Last Take Out Order 7:45pm
Family owned restaurant serving home style FILIPINO Food since 1974. Located in Waipahu, Hawaii
Longtime all-day Filipino eatery offering fried rice omelettes & more, with an unlimited buffet.
Nick Havens
The efficient aunties here take care of business! They bust through the line quickly and then you have your food really quick! I got the December special with an add-on and everything was good. These aunties take care of business and they take care of you. Much respect and love to them!
… moreBryan Panen
Food was piping hot and good! Atmosphere is relaxed. The restaurant is nice and clean. The service was spotty in this regard: I ordered via the menu. Server goes to the kitchen, comes back, and tells me that what I ordered is not available and not possible. I assume it was the cook in the kitchen. I direct her to the menu and point to where the option for my order was and remind her that she charged me for the option I asked for. When the food comes out, my order is what I wanted. So why did the person in the kitchen tell her to tell me it wasn’t possible? They need to get their act together in that regard. Other than that, it was a decent experience.
… morePriyanka Lele
I had the most reviewed and documented Triple D pork rice ordered from Elena’s. Sadly I was disappointed with huge portions lacked flavour and dry pork.
I have had better pork rice wrapped in omelette before. Sorry Elena’s, would not recommend.
Also, keep your valid ID ready while picking up your order. Plenty of parking spots, the restaurant space is huge too.
… moreHoward Johnson
Lunch was very busy, we waited a long time to get our food. But the food was great, and the portions were huge. Worth it for items like the Tripple D Omelet
… moreLenor Mendez
50 years of service, pretty impressive, their pork adobo omelet is still yummy! Had to share what the ounce sizes looks like since I couldn’t picture it trying to make a take out order for 6 adults, so it was much easier to see it in person. While I was ordering place was very clean, service was awesome to those who were dining in. My elderly personal who helped to get my order to the car in the parking lot was very gracious, wish I got her name but she was absolutely professional, to her thank you!
… moreClifford Reyes
My family went to eat at Elena’s in the early years.The original owners husband and wife was very kind and caring. They always told us eat plenty of rice with your food, the rice is free and if you need more don’t be afraid to ask. There food was delicious back in the old days. Consistent in there taste. Now, there food is not the same, different taste. And there rice are sold 6, scoops for $10+ They are not as kind as the original owners dad and mom. They are greedy.
How there this people’s food is not as good and I could have bought a 15 lbs bag rice for $10 at the store 15 lbs bag of rice. I’ve talk to alot of people about Elena’s they told me they don’t go there because there food are not as great. And they charge for rice, as an expensive price. bad place to go!! So all you people think before you go there, your money are worth more than eating garbage filipino food. There family pack is not worth buying there is no taste, and there squid Adobo got bad taste too.$$$$$$$ on Feb 7 2026
… moreMalulani P
Great food, amazing flavor, great service. The experience exceeded my expectations. I love to system from ordering to receiving the food. Nothing was short of flavor, the women who served us and took our order were very sweet and on top of their customer service. I was blown away by the fried rice omelette. It’s family style for most dishes which is great for sharing. I was so happy that I ordered their November special it had a little of everything that I wanted. Highly recommend and will be back again.
… moreErica Garcia
This has to be one of my favorite places to eat during my latest trip down to Oahu. ❤️ ❤️
Because it’s graduation season, they have a May plate special, which has all of their top entrées in one to go container. We made sure to order that! We also had lumpia with veggies and meat inside.
This place was constantly busy with people dining in and picking up takeout. And the restaurant workers are kind and willing to give you recommendations.
This is definitely a local place with plenty of outside parking and inside seating.
Be sure to come with an appetite and be ready to eat amazing food!
… moreU’ilani Brown
Each Oahu trip my family and I make, our first stop is always Elena’s! It always hits the spot after a long plane ride from the mainland!
… moreSamantha Kitson
This is an amazing place for Filipino food! We both had the fried rice omelettes, one with spam, ham, bacon, and Portuguese sausage, and one Lechon special. Both were amazing. The banana lumpia were INCREDIBLE, and I might come sometimes JUST to grab those. The staff are very sweet. It’s a fast casual establishment, and you cannot make reservations.
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