The Original in Fine Filipino Foods

Original Family Recipes

Special Classic Favorites

Local Style Creations

One of a Kind Dishes
Elena’s Favorites
Pork Adobo Fried Rice Omelette™
Sari-Sari
Lechon Special
Triple D
Shrimp Sarciado
Pork Gisantes
Fried Pork
Pork Adobo
Squid Guisado
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Location & Hours
Tropicana Square
94-866 Moloalo Street #D4A
Waipahu, Hawaii 96797
(808) 676-8005
Open Daily
Sunday – Saturday
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Last Dine In: 7:30 p.m.
Last Take Out Order: 7:45 p.m.
We accept Cash, MC/Visa, Discover
Our Story
Serving Hawai’i for over 40 years
Remember 1974?? That was the year of the oil embargo and the gasoline lines, when George Ariyoshi became the first Japanese-American Governor and Richard Nixon resigned his Presidency. During this time, history was also being made in a small kitchen with a counter and six stools in the old Nabarette Café in Waipahu where Elena and Theo Butuyan founded Elena’s Restaurant.
The Butuyan Family immigrated from Dagupan City, Pangasinan, Philippines in 1969 to the island of Oahu. The sugar plantation town of Waipahu, Hawaii is where Elena’s Restaurant opened its doors for business. Elena and Theo expanded Elena’s Restaurant to 3 lunch trucks, where it received additional accolades at food truck rallies and many local events.
As the originator of many popular Filipino dishes such as the Popular Pork Adobo Fried Rice Omelette™ and Sari-Sari, Elena’s continues to create new dishes today inspired by their original family recipes and local homestyle cooking. Over the past 40 years, Elena’s has established itself as the home of the finest Filipino foods in Hawaii.


Thank You for Voting us the Best!
In addition to being featured on many food and dining television shows, Elena’s Restaurant has been awarded and recognized consistently year after year as the Best Filipino Restaurant in Hawaii. Thank you for Hawaii for making us the best!















Contact
Tropicana Square
94-866 Moloalo Street #D4A
Waipahu, Hawaii 96797
(808) 676-8005
Hours
Open Daily
Sunday – Saturday
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Last Dine In: 7:30 p.m.
Last Take Out Order: 7:45 p.m.
We accept Cash, MC/Visa, Discover
