Aged Short Ribs and the Best Hawaiian Food at Helena's Dining on a Dime
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Date: 2020-05-20
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Comments and reviews: 10
fattymoko
Nice video featuring Helena's. I don't care how many dozens of upscale restaurants I've eaten at in Waikiki, Kalihi has the best home style food on Oahu. As of August 2017, the city has announced they'd like to gentrify the district and extend the Kakaako neighborhood (just off of Waikiki) to downtown and to Kalihi. The people are worried that these mom and pop institutions will disappear. A lot of people don't want development to creep up this way. I'm not from Kalihi but when I want to eat, that's where you'll find me. Helena's, Alicia; s, Golden City, Tei Shoku, Han Yang, Kikuya, Max's of Manila, Mitsuba's, and Gulick Delicatessens, Kalihi Market for Samoan food, Fukuya Japanese Snacks, Jollibees, Aloha Tofu, Ka Lei Eggs, uku planny ox tail soup eateries, every block you'll find a Puerto Rican, Filipino, Chinese, Korean, etc. restaurant with food that will kick your teeth out, plus waterfront shops, warehouses and wholesalers for fruit, bread from several ethnicities, veggies, poi, meat, pig, eggs, chicken, all in the same district. No, to gentrification!
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Nice video featuring Helena's. I don't care how many dozens of upscale restaurants I've eaten at in Waikiki, Kalihi has the best home style food on Oahu. As of August 2017, the city has announced they'd like to gentrify the district and extend the Kakaako neighborhood (just off of Waikiki) to downtown and to Kalihi. The people are worried that these mom and pop institutions will disappear. A lot of people don't want development to creep up this way. I'm not from Kalihi but when I want to eat, that's where you'll find me. Helena's, Alicia; s, Golden City, Tei Shoku, Han Yang, Kikuya, Max's of Manila, Mitsuba's, and Gulick Delicatessens, Kalihi Market for Samoan food, Fukuya Japanese Snacks, Jollibees, Aloha Tofu, Ka Lei Eggs, uku planny ox tail soup eateries, every block you'll find a Puerto Rican, Filipino, Chinese, Korean, etc. restaurant with food that will kick your teeth out, plus waterfront shops, warehouses and wholesalers for fruit, bread from several ethnicities, veggies, poi, meat, pig, eggs, chicken, all in the same district. No, to gentrification!
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Galactic123
Do any Hawaiians still eat dog? It's interesting because those ribs look similar to Korean ribs and I know Koreans still eat dog, although it's kind of being (thankfully) phased out. Most modern Koreans don't eat dog anymore, only old-school traditionalists. I'm a Korean-American and I've never had dog before and I have no desire to try it. But I find it interesting how Hawaiian food and Korean food have so many similarities.
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Do any Hawaiians still eat dog? It's interesting because those ribs look similar to Korean ribs and I know Koreans still eat dog, although it's kind of being (thankfully) phased out. Most modern Koreans don't eat dog anymore, only old-school traditionalists. I'm a Korean-American and I've never had dog before and I have no desire to try it. But I find it interesting how Hawaiian food and Korean food have so many similarities.
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Feathers,
Love these videos on Oahu. So bummed these didn't come out this time last year before I went to Honolulu. I would have loved to hit a couple true authentic places in the 2 days we were there before going to the big Island for a week. We found a couple great local places there on the Kona coast all the way to the northern tip of the island if you need suggestions on the big Island.
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Love these videos on Oahu. So bummed these didn't come out this time last year before I went to Honolulu. I would have loved to hit a couple true authentic places in the 2 days we were there before going to the big Island for a week. We found a couple great local places there on the Kona coast all the way to the northern tip of the island if you need suggestions on the big Island.
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GoJuRyu
Spot on review of Helenas! & hands down the best local/Hawaiian food on dis here isle; ) & just gotta add, the 'dipping of ur pipikaula in tha poi' is the ONE & ONLY way that my daughter will eat poi. I personally don't get it, but what can I say - my daughter agrees w/ you wholeheartedly so I just can't post anything negative about it. Lol.
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Spot on review of Helenas! & hands down the best local/Hawaiian food on dis here isle; ) & just gotta add, the 'dipping of ur pipikaula in tha poi' is the ONE & ONLY way that my daughter will eat poi. I personally don't get it, but what can I say - my daughter agrees w/ you wholeheartedly so I just can't post anything negative about it. Lol.
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VirginDestroyer
This place is garbage. overrated and overpriced. Right next door to Helenas there is another Hawaiian Food place called Kanak Attack. Their prices are cheaper and much better Hawaiian Food. Or try Highway inn. Hell they are forgetting about the Lau Lau.
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This place is garbage. overrated and overpriced. Right next door to Helenas there is another Hawaiian Food place called Kanak Attack. Their prices are cheaper and much better Hawaiian Food. Or try Highway inn. Hell they are forgetting about the Lau Lau.
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Momyslittlemonster
For anyone interested butter fish is also known as black cod. Its most common uses are in lau lau or the collar's are grilled or fried. On the island that I'm from we call them bat wings but I'm not sure if other islands do to.
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For anyone interested butter fish is also known as black cod. Its most common uses are in lau lau or the collar's are grilled or fried. On the island that I'm from we call them bat wings but I'm not sure if other islands do to.
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Gus003
I have no problem with the spots this guy is going to but can you guys at Eater please get him a tour guide? He is pronouncing things wrong and this is like the Mainlands version of what Hawaii food is. Just a suggestion.
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I have no problem with the spots this guy is going to but can you guys at Eater please get him a tour guide? He is pronouncing things wrong and this is like the Mainlands version of what Hawaii food is. Just a suggestion.
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LifewithAnnaBee
I've never had authentic Hawaiian food before. Any restaurant in NY you guys can recommend? Can't go personally to Hawaii atm, but I'm sure there's a good one somewhere in NY. Would love to try some.
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I've never had authentic Hawaiian food before. Any restaurant in NY you guys can recommend? Can't go personally to Hawaii atm, but I'm sure there's a good one somewhere in NY. Would love to try some.
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jcmark42
I was there and took a picture with the Craig the owner. Very down to earth and nice person. Food is worth the drive out and the wait. Next time Im out there Im heading over as soon as the flight lands.
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I was there and took a picture with the Craig the owner. Very down to earth and nice person. Food is worth the drive out and the wait. Next time Im out there Im heading over as soon as the flight lands.
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jobc
when the very first episode of Hawaii I was like their foods look meh and so boring, but then this episode how he tells story and describe the foods make me craving Hawaiian food bad. Excellent job!
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when the very first episode of Hawaii I was like their foods look meh and so boring, but then this episode how he tells story and describe the foods make me craving Hawaiian food bad. Excellent job!
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