La Casita

Received terrible service from this place. When I first got to this restaurant, I was so excited to eat their food. Everyone raved about it and when I saw that they had yuca fries, I was so happy! I asked the cashier at the front if I can get a side of yuca and not the pork. She said they cannot do that but I can order the plate and instead of giving me the pork loins, they will just add extra fries. I agreed and ordered it. When the yuca fries came out, it was very little. I asked the cashier what happened since I paid for the plate. She said the chef added FOUR extra yuca fries on there and that amount should justified replacement of the pork loins. I've never encountered a place that COUNTED number of fries. We went back and front and even the chef came out, she continued saying she added FOUR extra fries in the basket confused and expecting me to realized I was in the wrong. I don't mind paying for a plate but 4 extra??The food was mediocre, the rice was sooo dry, they flatten out the rice in the styrofoam plate so it seems like it's a lot. I don't know why people rave about this place. I understand different cultural food places in Honolulu is limited. But counting fries is the line for me. P.S. In the picture, I ate 2 fries from the basket. Use your imagination and add 2 fries in that picture. God forbid if someone miscount it.

We came on a Wednesday afternoon, so wasn't too busy. You go straight to the counter to order, fast food style, then they'll bring you your food. We ordered a mix pupusa, loroco & cheese pupusa, tamale, pastelitos & Pollo Asado. The pupusa were great! Fresh, tender, with gooey cheese. The tamale was the best I've had in my life! So light and soft, with big chunks of potato and chicken. The pastelitos were perfectly cooked and crispy. And the Pollo Asado was flavorful. Service was very good; very friendly and patient. It was nicely decorated inside, as well.Everyone should give this place a try, at least for the pupusas: El Salvador's national dish.

Great family run restaurant! The pupusas were made to order and delicious have been back many times. Parking is a bit of a nightmare now with the food trucks setup in the parking lot. But otherwise 5 stars

This place was surprisingly tucked away in a little corner of Waipahu. I didn't expect to find this place here, but was glad I did. The parking was easy and inside was clean and spacious.You have to walk up to the counter and order, which signage and the kind staff instructed. This place had Hispanic aroma in the air. We ordered our food, we tried the Carne asada, rice and beans and chicken/steak tacos. The taste was so declious!! We also tried the salsa and chips and wow, they were fresh, the salsa had a unique flavor. Pastelito's were an El Savadore version of empanada, it was great.I'll definitely have to try this place again, but the MVP of the night was the Churro!! OMG!! Definitely the best one out of the 5 places I've tried them in Hawaii!! Must eat it hot and they serve it with dipping chocolate or honey! I'm done!!

First things first this is a family business which I absolutely love! Peep the receipt in the first picture "Mommy" assisted me on my visit and she was so sweet and helpful. She actually helped me pick what I ended up with because I wanted to support while I was in the area but wasn't crazy hungry and also needed something sin leche (without milk) because of my dairy allergy; I ended up with what's listed as pastelitos on their menu. It was a yummy empanada stuffed with a bunch of goodies (comes with a salsa) I totally recommend to order some of their pickled veggies to go with literally a perfect snack in my opinion! It was very quiet in there and I can totally see them having way more business, praying that for them! Everything we got was fresh tasted homemade and I will definitely be back! Gracias Amigas y Aloha

Delicious tacos, epic salsa, beautiful views! We will be back for lunch next time we pass through!The owner was so nice!

I came here looking for caldo de rez but the owner / cook told me she only does that for orders 6+ and if we call ahead of time (days maybe). Which I plan on doing next time I ordered three pupusas of (mixed) pork bean and cheeseAnd let me tell you, I am nine weeks pregnant and craving my home town food this food right here feels like home. I am so happy. Can't wait to come back again

I wanted to try the World Famous Pupusas it was really good! There isn't too many Salvadoran restaurants around the island so once I saw this I had to go and try. They do have a 4% processing fee for card transactions. CASH IS PREFERRED.They have a very cute painted wing art by the door that makes nice for a photo opp. The woman who took my order so nice and eating the Pupusas fresh was very delicious. I definitely want to make my way back here to try more on the menu.

First time to La Casita! Had to to try the Pupusas and it didn't let me down at all. Their world famous pupusa was fire! I also had the Carne Asada plate and that great tasting as well. The cooking was as if I was at El Salvador in someone's home. The customer service was awesome as well. Very nice staff!Lots of parking, but it is surrounded by nothing but food restaurants and food trucks. So it is a busy area.

Food is always fresh and delicious! A little more pricey than you'd think but it's always worth it. We make the drive out here just for the baleadas, fresh tortillas, churros and horchata. So good! Other pros: high chair available, lots of seating, clean and bright ambiance, and always super friendly service. 10/10 recommend.