Shays Filipino Cafe - Filipino restaurant in Waipahu - 94-1040 Waipio Uka St Suite #10, USA

We absolutely loved this place! We tried their Mongo beans, dinuguan, Kwali Lechon, local breakfast plate with Portuguese sausage, pinakbet, pinapaitan, longonisa breakfast plate, sisig fries, and pork lumpia. Then, we had the banana lumpia with Ube ice cream. All of it was delicious! This is better Filipino food than in L.A. and Vegas. The owner, Ron D, was so friendly and gave us a small bowl to try the Bichol Express. That was also delicious. We loved the food so much that we plan to come back before we leave back to the mainland. My cousin heard about this place from an Instagram influencer saying this is the best Filipino food to eat on the island. My brother also heard from his coworker that this place was excellent as well. If you want authentic Filipino food, go to Shay's.

5/14/2022 Walked into Shay's 10 minutes after they opened because we were craving Filipino food. Hubby had heard about this place from his co-workers but we both had never tried before. He had Bicol Express and Lumpias and I wanted to try the Fried Bangus. The guy who took our order was friendly and said it would be a while. Not a problem. We went outside to wait for our takeout order. After about 20 minutes, our food was ready and we were on our way home. It was hubby and my first time trying Bicol Express and Fried Bangus. He liked the Bicol Express and I took a taste. Strong coconut flavor with spices & seasonings and tender pork. He needed a lot of rice to eat this one. He said he liked the taste but later he said that it was a little too much fat for him. I was surprised because he likes roast pork, chicharons, and other fatty foods. When I asked about his lumpia, he said it was just okay. He's eaten lots of lumpias so after he said that I figured I didn't need to try it. I enjoyed my Bangus. The fish was fried perfectly and had lots of flavor. It came loaded on the top with chopped tomatoes and raw onions. I loved it and I hate raw onions but I did eat some with the fish. Yum! I don't think we'll be back because it was pricey-er than I thought it would be for lunch. 4 stars because hubby was not impressed with the lumpia, the pork pieces in the Bicol Express, and the amount of food in his order

12/26/23 approx 6pm Almost everything we wanted to order, they were out and didn't have. We ordered chicken pizza, kids liked it, Sarisari was decent. I ordered the 3 choice, lechon, I had the burnt dried ends, mungo beans, was decent, and gisantis, which was cold and burnt. Husband ordered the pinapaitan, it was decent just, its served in a small bowl hardly any gravy, asked to have more gravy, she adds it to my bowl, which now has a saucer with gravy spilling everywhere. Our 1st server was nice and courteous. The other one needs to work on her customer service 🙄 when she brings our food there is no interest or concerns our bowls were plated sloppy and rice was cold. We left most of the food we ordered and just took home the pizza. Not sure if we'll ever go there again. I recommend you call ahead and make sure they have what you want. My husband said, don't waste your time or money, go to Juliez, Elena's, or Thelmas!

Always enjoy eating filipino food, and this used to be our go-to place. Like most places, the prices have gone up, but food is still delicious. Wasn't crowded when we arrived, and food came to the table pretty quick. Atmosphere is always nice here

Fantastic Filipino Foods! Hot, Fresh, Tasty and Huge Portions at very reasonable prices! Even a military or senior citizen discount for those 55 and older. Pork Adobo, Sari Sari, Bicol Express, Lechon Kawali and Pork Adobo Omelet were all excellent! Pork and Banana Lumpia were all delicious too! For a limited time their Ube Pancakes were wonderful. Now our favorite restaurant, we will definitely be back.

Went there as soon as they opened at 10am. The music was so loud but they eventually turned it down. The server is nice but doesn't seem that friendly. The food was pretty good! Came here for the Ube pancake but I loved the fried silet too! The longganisa fried omelet is not too bad. I was looking for more tastier longganisa tho. I was with my friend. I will take my family next time.. We wanted to eat here during the lockdow but the wait took forever. We waited maybe 2 hours or so but too hungry so we decided to go somewhere else. Looking forward to a better experience next time tho...

Called in an order for pick up - lechon kawali (NO onions) plate lunch w/pansit instead of rice, squid adobo, and adobo pizza. Squid adobo (no photo) was tasty but chewy/rubbery instead of tender. Best thing: Adobo pizza does not disappoint😋 Worst thing: Lechon kawali was not crispy/crunchy AND had onions; I emphasized that the dish had to be remade, onions could not just be taken out because my cousin is allergic, but that is EXACTLY what must have happened because when I opened the container at home there was a slice of onion! Thankfully, my cousin didn't suffer serious adverse reaction.

Both the service and the food was excellent. Great selection Filipino cuisine and the prices were affordable I had the lechon kawali with mini adobo fried rice. The flavors are exactly what I remember growing up. More than enough food to take home the extra. I even ordered take out of the Ube pancakes.