Elena's Restaurant
Tropicana Square Shopping Center, 94-866 Moloalo St D4A, Waipahu
(808) 676-8005
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They have great Filipino food. Always ordered the Adobo fried rice omelet with chunky meat. Did order banana lumpias, but did not receive it. (Was not charged.) It is best to call in since plates are made to order, and you don't have to wait too long.
They do have a section to dine-in.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Favorite Filipino place on the island! I love getting the triple D or their monthly special. Friendly staff, fast service, and amazing food! For the monthly special, i can break it up into 3 meals or lunches. I always recommend this place to friends who visit the island!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Triple D Special Fried Rice, Pork Gisantes, Triple D, Rice Omelette, Banana Lumpia, Shanghai Lumpia, Chicken Adobo Fried Rice Omelette, Crispy Pork, Golden Banana Lumpia
Order first then sit down in dining area or take home.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Amazing Filipino food in Hawaii! The dishes were full of flavor and authentic, portions were generous, and the staff were super friendly. Great spot for a casual meal with family or friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
We ordered the food online and it came on time. we ordered the adobo pork fried rice and Lechon. The food was okay, and the portion was big.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
I went here on 08/14/2025 and I was enjoying my food. I had to use the restroom and when I came out of it I noticed my table was wiped clean. I didn't leave a tip or anything. A lot of restaurants are getting very presumptious in cleaning tables of food. I had a full plate of food and a full glass of diet pepsi. To get everything thrown out pissed me off but I will not yell at the restaurant people.
I will do one better and that is to give them a bad review because they costed me money and embarrassment all because I needed to use the restroom, they cleaned my table without even waiting 5 minutes for me to use the bathroom. I saw my food in the disgusting plastic bin and my soda dumped in the bin..
You just costed yourself a customer and more Elena's... Sad .
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
My favorite place for filipino food staff is friendly and fast service
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
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.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
I love the food and the service. This is the place to go to if you're craving for some delicious pilipino food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Loved the authentic Filipino food!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Arrived at noon on a Wednesday, which was the perfect time to be there. No wait to order and a couple tables available. We had a combo plate with pork adobo and sari sari, pork adobo fried rice omelette, Shanghai lumpia, and halo halo for dessert. Everything was absolutely amazing and the staff could not have been nicer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ADVICE: AVOID GOING DURING 12PM, 4PM, OR HOLIDAYS.
I originally gave this restaurant 4/5 stars a few months ago. I am a common visitor to this place and whenever I order the Pork Adobo Omelette Fried Rice, they always put the 'right' amount of meat. By 'right', I mean they really put a lot of meat with the fried rice.
However, today, June 28, 2025 at 4:40pm, I came to the store to buy the omelette again. I always go in the mornings, but today was different. There was definitely a lot of customers and it was packed. My order took 26 minutes, which I had no problem with at all because I wasn't in a rush.
But what was the problem? When I got home, I opened up the omelette, and realized it barely had any pork adobo. Like 5 pieces. It's as if the cooks just rushed it with no care about the customer. I don't want to complain, but I have to let people know about this before they keep doing it. I understand you get busy and stressed out. I was a line cook before. I know how it feels. But it's NEVER right to just mess up an order like this and send it out. It will degrade your business.
Hopefully the management team will see this review and make sure that their line cooks are following the quality level for every customer. Please. I don't want to see this place going down in quality. It's one of my favorite locations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Had breakfast here last weekend. We got Pancit, Banana Lumpia, 3 pcs Sweet Longganisa, adobo fried rice with 2 sunny side up eggs on the side. Pancit was fine, it says sweet longganisa but its not that sweet, adobo fried rice was too moist.. its almost like sticky rice. Banana lumpia was crispy (wrapper). However, I like their staff as they are friendly and accommodating with our requests.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
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