My friend Toti has been at this location for years dishing out authentic Puerto Rican food. He always has a smile. This is pretty much a one-man operation, so if you don't want to wait call in ahead. NO CORNED BEEF IN THE PASTELES or empanadillas- which locals call panadillas! There are a few outside counters, but pretty much the best way to enjoy is take out and eat at home.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beginning of Making Gandule Rice, Patele Stew Pork, Ultimate Patele Plate, Hapa Plate
Anytime I’m in Waipahu I try to stop by and get some Wat Get. Pateles, gandule rice, bacalao salad - perfectly balanced meal, each packed with amazing flavors. Service is always amazing as well. They treat you like family that welcomed you into their own kitchen. It’s nice to be able to see into their kitchen and see where the food is made. Took my meal to go (saving it for dinner). They made sure to let me know the best way to reheat and serve it. Gave recommendations for what to do with leftovers (no shame, grab extra). Explained to me a little history behind Puerto Rican food in Hawaii. Sorry not better pictures, we just ate it all too quick.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hapa Plate
tulia itanuu
Don’t come here if you are looking for ambience and mediocre food! DO come here if you are craving delicious pastele & gandule rice! Pricing is fair for the hefty plate. Healthy alternative for me & my keiki especially for what’s in the area! Remember cash only! Plan to order over the phone, pull up, pay & hele to the park near by (plantation village) to enjoy! Lady at the counter (sorry I forgot her name) was nice & super helpful recommending other small businesses in the area! Please remember this is a small business..that means consider a wait time longer than 10 mins & say Mahalo when you receive good service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ultimate Patele Plate, Salad
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They are closed today (Friday) when restaurant hrs say they are open.
Rob Gonzalez
All I can say is the food Is awesome everything is good!! Good friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patele Stew Pork
shantell
They are closed today (Friday) when restaurant hrs say they are open.
Denise M
The BEST pasteles & gandure rice ever ! ! !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patele Stew Pork
Tobias Walch
Very friendly! I was completely unfamiliar with this kind of food, so he explained me what it's made of and I could even try some of his delicious food for free!
Ive seen the "pastele" sign on the window of this store and thought to myself man I need to go there one day. Well, today was that day. The guy who helped me, I believe his name was Cody is so friendly. It was nice talking to him while my food was being prepared. THE FOOD IS SO GOOD. If you love Pastele and Panadillas like I do, it is a must try. I have a feeling I will be a regular here since I only work down the road.
Lehua H.
Lots of options for pasteles. They have combination plates. I ordered gandule rice and pastele to keep it simple. service was great and patient with me as I could not decide which one to order haha. Adequate parking available.
George Kepoo
The pasteles are great. Non porturican owner.I think owner is chinese
Archie G.
A little hole in the wall place right behind Arbys off of Farrington Waipahu. When I have a taste for Puerto Rican food and I don't have the time to make it, I can order from here and it satisfies my taste buds till the next time. Their bacalao salad is very tasty and comes with other menu items. Check the times that they are open so you know they are open when you get there! Cash only!
Ginet H.
One of the biggest challenges when you are a cash only operation is that your customers need to ensure that they have sufficient funds in order to complete their order. With that being said I had just gone in to pick up an order and realized that I did not have enough money in my wallet. I had ordered a pastele stew bowl which was $16 and an empanada which was another six dollars. Unfortunately at the time of entering the store, I only had a $20 bill which was not going to cover all of the order. Upon telling the server of my dilemma, her response was a very sarcastic statement. she said, "but it's made already!" and I also got a very nasty look from her! I proceeded to tell her that I only had this much cash in my wallet and asked her if she wanted me to come back with money to pay for it. She told me if you like. And walked away I went into my car and was able to find some extra money in order to pay for the item. I promptly went back into the store paid for the item and left. However, this is not a way to run a cash business and then blame a customer because they have insufficient funds and there are no other resources in which to purchase the food item because they are made to order. There's nothing stated on their yelp page or on their signs that items are made to order not was it stated by the gentleman that took my order. I would advise the store owner to update their information in order for customers to be treated fairly and respectfully and so that the business not be penalized if people do not have sufficient funds and potentially order items that are outside the costs for which they are able to pay for. I do understand that customers share an equal responsibility when placing their order. But a big part of a restaurant success is the level of customer service and the tone in which that service is delivered when speaking to customers coming in that may have made a mistake. Hopefully this is a lesson learned for both you and your staff as well as for other customers choosing to purchase goods from your location.
My friend Toti has been at this location for years dishing out authentic Puerto Rican food. He always has a smile. This is pretty much a one-man operation, so if you don't want to wait call in ahead. NO CORNED BEEF IN THE PASTELES or empanadillas- which locals call panadillas! There are a few outside counters, but pretty much the best way to enjoy is take out and eat at home.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beginning of Making Gandule Rice, Patele Stew Pork, Ultimate Patele Plate, Hapa Plate
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ultimate Patele Plate, Salad, Hapa Plate
Anytime I’m in Waipahu I try to stop by and get some Wat Get. Pateles, gandule rice, bacalao salad - perfectly balanced meal, each packed with amazing flavors. Service is always amazing as well. They treat you like family that welcomed you into their own kitchen. It’s nice to be able to see into their kitchen and see where the food is made. Took my meal to go (saving it for dinner). They made sure to let me know the best way to reheat and serve it. Gave recommendations for what to do with leftovers (no shame, grab extra). Explained to me a little history behind Puerto Rican food in Hawaii. Sorry not better pictures, we just ate it all too quick.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hapa Plate
Don’t come here if you are looking for ambience and mediocre food! DO come here if you are craving delicious pastele & gandule rice! Pricing is fair for the hefty plate. Healthy alternative for me & my keiki especially for what’s in the area! Remember cash only! Plan to order over the phone, pull up, pay & hele to the park near by (plantation village) to enjoy! Lady at the counter (sorry I forgot her name) was nice & super helpful recommending other small businesses in the area! Please remember this is a small business..that means consider a wait time longer than 10 mins & say Mahalo when you receive good service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ultimate Patele Plate, Salad
They are closed today (Friday) when restaurant hrs say they are open.
All I can say is the food Is awesome everything is good!! Good friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patele Stew Pork
They are closed today (Friday) when restaurant hrs say they are open.
The BEST pasteles & gandure rice ever ! ! !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patele Stew Pork
Very friendly! I was completely unfamiliar with this kind of food, so he explained me what it's made of and I could even try some of his delicious food for free!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I will definitely crave more of this place!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Ive seen the "pastele" sign on the window of this store and thought to myself man I need to go there one day. Well, today was that day. The guy who helped me, I believe his name was Cody is so friendly. It was nice talking to him while my food was being prepared. THE FOOD IS SO GOOD. If you love Pastele and Panadillas like I do, it is a must try. I have a feeling I will be a regular here since I only work down the road.
Lots of options for pasteles. They have combination plates. I ordered gandule rice and pastele to keep it simple. service was great and patient with me as I could not decide which one to order haha. Adequate parking available.
The pasteles are great. Non porturican owner.I think owner is chinese
A little hole in the wall place right behind Arbys off of Farrington Waipahu. When I have a taste for Puerto Rican food and I don't have the time to make it, I can order from here and it satisfies my taste buds till the next time. Their bacalao salad is very tasty and comes with other menu items. Check the times that they are open so you know they are open when you get there! Cash only!
One of the biggest challenges when you are a cash only operation is that your customers need to ensure that they have sufficient funds in order to complete their order. With that being said I had just gone in to pick up an order and realized that I did not have enough money in my wallet. I had ordered a pastele stew bowl which was $16 and an empanada which was another six dollars. Unfortunately at the time of entering the store, I only had a $20 bill which was not going to cover all of the order. Upon telling the server of my dilemma, her response was a very sarcastic statement. she said, "but it's made already!" and I also got a very nasty look from her! I proceeded to tell her that I only had this much cash in my wallet and asked her if she wanted me to come back with money to pay for it. She told me if you like. And walked away I went into my car and was able to find some extra money in order to pay for the item. I promptly went back into the store paid for the item and left. However, this is not a way to run a cash business and then blame a customer because they have insufficient funds and there are no other resources in which to purchase the food item because they are made to order. There's nothing stated on their yelp page or on their signs that items are made to order not was it stated by the gentleman that took my order. I would advise the store owner to update their information in order for customers to be treated fairly and respectfully and so that the business not be penalized if people do not have sufficient funds and potentially order items that are outside the costs for which they are able to pay for. I do understand that customers share an equal responsibility when placing their order. But a big part of a restaurant success is the level of customer service and the tone in which that service is delivered when speaking to customers coming in that may have made a mistake. Hopefully this is a lesson learned for both you and your staff as well as for other customers choosing to purchase goods from your location.