Aged Short Ribs and the Best Hawaiian Food at Helena's - Dining on a Dime 

Grandma sounds like a phenomenal woman. Bless her x

Excellent choice, Lucas! Helena’s has been my go-to for Hawaiian food. Mama was a sweet lady always full of aloha. She remembered each of her repeated customers she really made you feel at home.

"I love dem pipis!" "im sorry?" LMAO

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!

I really like the way you introduce the spots that you go to. It really gives me the idea of the place and it's history. KEEP IT UP!

This show should be on Food Network, it's that good.

I am simple man, I see Lucas I click like!

I love when the lady got excited and said "Really? Can I really feed you?!"

Yes, the shortribs are epic. NOT EXAGGERATED AT ALL! LOVE IT!

I like how Lucas saunters like a cowboy. I could probably pick him out in a crowd from the way he walks. Almost as distinct as the Duke.

Even though I have been to Hawaii three times already, I STILL MISSED A LOT OF STUFFS!

One of the best places for Hawaiian food. My father took me there when I was a kid and Helena herself served us.

This was an awesome episode. Lucas doing it big as usual. Thumbs up.

I wait all week to see lucas!!!!!!!!! Lovvvvvvvvving this hawaii series!!

I feel Hawaiian food is a forgotten cuisine. All of this looks so good!

Oh, Lucas and Eater team… after this Hawaii season: I must visit! So much really good food! Wow! :D

Lucas back at it again with the best food show on youtube!

I like how Lucas regularly interviews random customers. They're often (not always 😐) quite interesting. Lots of delicious looking classic Hawaiian food today. Mmm, mmm. 👍👍

The way how you introduce restaurant and food it's super cool and makes me starving

I will stand pat that Lucas needs to be doing 20-30 minute shows.

Thank You Eater for providing such great content - by content i mean Lucas lol :)

This is my favourite series on the channel.

I LOVE this place!!

Dining on a Dime is my favorite food commentary series in RU-vid :)

Only halfway through the video, but let me just comment early and say that this episode was GREAT. I read obsessively about food, and yet you managed to dredge up for my viewing pleasure dishes that are unfamiliar and that are thus very fascinating. The backstory and research on the food gave the video nice depth. Like many of the best videos on food, it was like a mini-vacation and totally free via RU-vid.

Love Helena's food. The Pipikaula and the beef watercress soup are my favorites. Is it me or did that big guy behind Lucas look a lot like Samoa Joe?

Love that place !!!

I'm a simple person. I see Lucas in the thumbnail, I press like.

Eater been showing Kalihi some mad love 🙌🏻

Wow, looks delicious! Great job Lucas!

been here, love it

Man I love this place.

I went to eat here and it really is so delicious esp the pipi kaola(?) the short ribs...definitely a meal to remember for life

Lucas Sunbae, you're one of a kind 💕

I've eaten at Helena's and the food is so delicious. I would fly back to Hawaii just for Helena's awesome pipkaula.

Lucas and team, another amazing video!!

One of the best presenters on whole RU-vid. Goed gedaan, Lucas

Wish you would talk to the camera. You are a wonderful story teller ❤️

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.

This guy is just so natural as a host.

Helena's is wonderful! If you ever get a chance to eat there try the fried butter fish collar IN GRAVY! It's super tasty... but, then again, everything there is incredibly tasty.

I miss this so much :(

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 I’m out there I’m heading over as soon as the flight lands.

The owner is a Jedi😊 Phenomenal guy...

Hi lucas!enjoyed your video.keep it up!

Lucas: oh i think thats enough food Waitress: ok i'll bring you another dish lol love it!

Love your show! I wanna travel and taste with you!

this was closed when my wife and i wanted to go. instead we went to onos and it was the best authentic food i ever had.

I didn't even start the video yet and I hit the like button lol 😋

Okay these video videos need over 1 million viewers like now!

that luau squid was to die for .-. ugh and the short rib...cant get over the poi though..i wasn't expecting it to be served cold

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.

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.

I WAS JUST THERE

Helena's Restaurant, best Hawaiian Food Period, I remember going there when they were originally on King Street, no one comes close to the type of Hawaiian Food they serve.

i luv it

So, is it just salted before it's dried, or are the ribs marinaded during the process? Also, what kind of seasonings do they use on the ribs? Is it dark soy, light, Chinese or Japanese?

Needed some corn tortillas.. could have made a few tacos. Cause everyone loves Hawaiian tacos!!

Lucas needs his own channel!

Eater please come to South Africa!

press like before watch the video when comes to my favorite channel

Would love to see Lucas on the Food Network...

"I love them pipis" 😂

Can someone explain the prices on the menu for me. I'm reading it like it's overly cheap or overly expensive.

hawaii is the best place on earth!

ʻAue!! Lucas you said Helena's Hawaiian Food just fine in the beginning of the video but chopped it up at the closing sentence

3:25 dude keeps leaning so much i thought he's gonna fall backwards

1:09 Is that Bill Murray?

Next time you go there you should get the Opihi. Best thing there.

Trying some sweet from natural product and after some testy snack from fish it looks like yamy

I LOVE Hawaiian Mac Salad.

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!

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. 😊

I've been told that butterfish is similar to, or is black cod.... regarding your meal - no 'lau lau'? that's my go-to hawaiian dish...

Lucas you look soo handsome in that white shirt !

FYI you eat the fried butterfish whole. I also was never a big fan of poi but, drown it in chili water and eat it with some lomi lomi. game changer.

watch Strictly Dumpling's review on this place.

The quarter cut of onion on the side now that is Hawaiian style.

if eater replies to this comment I will watch the video and go sleep of not then all-nighter for me then currently 1:15 Australian time

Is that adam richman 1:05

did he say....dry age? NICK SOLARES, GET DOWN HERE, WE NEED YOUR OBNOXIOUS BANTER AND BAD SUITS.

Show the prices

We love them pipi's 😂

Shenade O'Connor in the back

legend says Eater replies

I was eyeing you eyeing the ribs while eyeing the rice, since i'm a filipino

WAIT... did they put the fucking flan with THE FUCKING ONIONS ON THE SAME FUCKING PLATE!?

Oooh this was the same place on a man vs. food episode (Hawaii)

Gotta try kitchen delight $1.75 breakfast plate

i love the fact that his grandma paid him back his wages.

3:23; Lucas finds his long lost brother.

hi lucas

Bill Murray appearing nonchalantly in photos since the beginning of time.

(eats raw onion) "it's really nice"

Damn Luke, it seems like youve been in Hawaii for a year....or we need more CONSISTENT content lol please drop more oftennn 😣😣😣

Lukas using his hands again to eat. And the fork is already on one hand xD

Lucas doesn't seem very happy in this episode

The owner looks like asian Arnold Schwarzenegger :P

Lucas pls notice, i am one of notification squiddos

Lucas = foodie GQ