Lunch in Waipahu, O'ahu, Hawaii... Cony wanted pancakes for her birthday, so we took her to Koa Pancake House. Located at Waipahu Town Center, Koa Pancake House is located between New Hope and AT&T... in the building next to Longs Drugs Store. Shared, free parking is plentiful! Inside, the clean restaurant was almost empty. They must be busy during breakfast and weekends. The air-conditioning was really cold and the music was very audible. Service at the counter was helpful and efficient! After I ordered at the counter, our meal, utensils, napkins, and condiments were brought to us. I got a soft drink at the self-service fountain. We had the bacon plate with scrambled eggs and a side of strawberry whipped cream pancakes. It was really filling! We couldn't finish the pancakes. Too bad the strawberries were frozen, not fresh. Pancakes were on the chewy side. Overall, we had a good experience! Cony was happy! LOL! read more

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Came here because we wanted to taste some crêpes! It was a good hour or two before they closed and they were already mopping and closing up. It was only noon Ish and I believe they closed at 2 PM - Just felt kind of awkward sitting there, but no biggie, we tried not to leave a mess as well. We ordered three crêpes, and didn't realize there were three crêpes per plate so we had a lot of crêpes! They tasted OK nothing fantastic wise. We had the strawberry along with the banana - just a lot of food at the end. They have a huge breakfast selection. The place was located in a shopping mall, parking wasn't too bad. The order taker was very nice. read more

Koa Pancake House - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Coming back home after 15 years I had to check out this spot before we left to vegas. We ordered the koa burrito that has Portuguese sausage, fried potatoes eggs and cheese. We also got the make your own moco hamburger steak eggs with fried rice. Regular pancakes and the Trio which comes with Portuguese sausage bacon and eggs and a side of snow stack pancakes. The flavors are always on point. The price is reasonable, there is a good amount of selections on their menu. The service is also so quick. Great customer service super friendly. The dine in area also has a good amount of seats and table. They did have a public restroom Which is a plus. read more

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Had an early test at Queen's West and had to hang out til eastbound traffic dies down. We were starving so we stopped here. It's located in a small shopping center with American Savings bank, New Hope Church, L&L Drive in and other businesses. You order at the front and then sit at a table. Because it was so early, there were lots of tables open but I can imagine it can get busy. The menu had lots of choices of breakfast type items. I had the plain crepes and hubby had the corn beef hash and rice. The crepes weren't bad-not too sweet and went well with the slices of lemon squeezed on. Hubby said the corn beef hash was probably the can type but together with the rice and eggs, it was a filling breakfast. The roasted potatoes were good-they held off on the salt per our request. But don't get the coffee-it was not good at all! Very acidic. read more

Koa Pancake House - Plain Crepes, roasted potatoes, corn beef hash and eggs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Even though it's a breakfast restaurant chain, I feel like Koa Pancake House is such a great choice for breakfast. Their portion sizes, pricing and the tastiness of their food. If you're looking to get quick service i definitely recommend calling your order in ahead of time! It often gets busy so being able to grab your food and go will save you a lot of time. read more

This is a self seat, fast paced environment. You order at the counters then find an open table. Place your number at your table and your food is brought to your table. When I ordered the staff took my order quickly and was friendly.the food came out in a decent time. I waited about 15mins or a lil less for my food to be brought to my table. The only thing that took a while was my buttermilk pancakes. It came out about 15 mins after o received my breakfast plate. I was a bit disappointed it came out that much later than my plate. Over all the breakfast plate I ordered was Bacon, over medium eggs, and rice. Bacon was cooked perfectly and so were the eggs! Pancakes were delicious but a bit on the cooler side, like it was sitting out for a bit before being brought over. read more

I went here for brekkie today while waiting for my tire service to be completed at Goodyear. I ordered their corn beef hash with 2 over easy eggs and fried rice. There's an up charge for fried rice but it's worth it! I love their breakfast here! read more

Koa Pancake House - Corn beef hash with over easy eggs and fried rice - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

This was a nice breakfast spot for my family and I. We happen to be in Waipahu servicing our car, so needed a quick stop that wasn't too long. We came here, and it wasn't busy at all. There was lots of seating available and it seemed clean. Had to go up to order our food before finding a table, so it was nice that we paid first, that way could dig out right after we were done eating. They gave us a number to place on the table, and once our food was ready about 10-15 mins after, they brought the food to us. Food was good. It wasn't fancy or anything, but it satisfied our hungry tummies. The kids enjoyed the food, and likes how it came with 5 sausages. My veggie omelette tasted good, it was packed with veggies, so I appreciated that. Anyway, great local place to stop at for quick food. read more

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Food was pretty good, service was quick and establishment was clean. Prices were decent and it's a nice alternative to getting zippys for breakfast. read more

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Again it's another place that I remember eating when I was younger and the food was just as great as I remember. The portions are always so big and filling, and I feel like it's well worth my money. The fried rice was good too, and I think made the breakfast I had just a bit better than regular white rice. Everything was well cooked and I have no complaints. I don't know if it was just an off day or maybe the time we went was earlier or later than usual but it wasn't really busy, which worked out on our favor. At this location, the church next to it was going through some sort of maintenance or construction so there was a big vehicle blocking the entrance, but it didn't deter customers from going in. read more

Koa Pancake House - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

5-stars. Ordered classic Benedict with soft yoke and the yoke was perfect. Not many places know how to cook a perfect soft yoke poached egg. The hash browns were browned and the coffee was strong ,not watery. The staff was super friendly and the prices very reasonable. read more

Nothing fancy, just good ole breakfast food. Came in just before 9:30a and was still able to order the breakfast special - upgraded the pancakes to banana pancakes which also came with two eggs. Ordered over easy which actually came out over easy. In addition, got a side of fried rice and coffee. Pancakes and rice came out within 10 mins. Have to say, pancake's were delicious!! Light, fluffy, hot. Went to another breakfast joint the other day and paid 3x the price for banana pancakes, what a disappointment. But Koa House pancakes are on spot!! read more

Koa Pancake House - Menu as of Dec 2024 - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Great breakfast place. The fried rice is hit or miss. Sometimes it's super dry. I wish they put oyster sauce in the fried rice. Other than that it's pretty much your local Hawaii style breakfast resto. read more

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Weekends are meant to be relaxing but life got other plans for you sometimes. Saturday breakfast/brunch was to be at Koa Pancake House in Waipahu. Walked in around 9am and it was packed. Okay, maybe takeout then Our order was taken and paid for at 9:31am. Around 10:01am I walked up to ask if our order was ready yet. Almost done, so I ordered a cup of coffee. I was sipping on water already. Finally we got our order 10 minutes later. I'm really hungry now and tables opened up so we decided to sit down and dine in. Prices are reasonable and the food is tasty. It's a solid 4 out of 5 stars because over 30 minutes wait for two breakfast orders is too long in my book. Being busy is a good thing for the business but not for the customer, in my opinion read more

Koa Pancake House - Corned beef hash with sunny side up eggs over fried rice - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Its basic local food breakfast place that also serves plate lunch. The price is a bit on the pricey side. Came in to order my food and waited about 25-30 mins. Its a bit of a wait. It wasn't too busy but Im not complaining about the wait at least you know its a bit freshly made. The omelette was good. Very cheesy and delicious with fried rice. I also got the corned beef hash, on the side. Crispy edges and the the ratio to potatoes and corned beef is surprisingly even. Very good! The bacon and eggs were regular nothing special about it. It also came with 3 pancakes I upgraded to whipped strawberries. It was OK. The strawberries aren't fresh. Its cooked down with sugar and cooled off. (So it seemed) Would I come back? Probably not. Was I satisfied? Definitely! Overall it did fill us up for breakfast and everything tasted O.K! Parking is shared with many other businesses in the area so pretty easy to get parking here. And the workers are very quick and they try to make sure you've made your order so thats good. Forgot to mention, I filled my cup with their Pepsi and it was SOOOO DISGUSTING! I think they needed to change the Pepsi bag in the dispenser it was grosss. Its ok I dumped it and got fruit punch instead. read more

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Service is good but food takes way tooooo long to be made. Expect on average a 30 to 40 minute wait for simple items like Portuguese sausage eggs. Curious as to how long the wait is for the Kalbi and eggs. Order places at 10:51am. Received hash browns and pancakes (ordered regular pancakes, the order was made with a dirty grill or dirty spatula because bottom pancake was mixed with blueberry's), roughly 10 to 15 minutes later. Rest of my order arrived to the table at 11:27am. Eggs ordered over medium was basically raw (egg whites running clear on plate). Didn't want to risk sending it back and waiting another 20 minutes for eggs, so just scrapped them to the side of another plate and covered it with napkins. Third time at this location and while the food for the most part is pretty good, it's definitely not worth the possible 45 minute wait for sausage and eggs. Pack your patience if you decide to dine here EVEN if it's take out, be prepared to wait extended times for basic items. Overall, solid 2 star as the front of house staff is really nice, the kitchen definitely needs some or a lot of help. read more

Koa Pancake House - Note time orders placed and paid for. Pancakes arrived within 10 minutes along with hash browns. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

L steak. Asked for medium that mf was well fckn done bruh. Broke my fork tryna cut into it. Fried rice was pretty cherreh tho ngl god is good. read more

Koa Pancake House - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Horrible service all around. Cashier had an attitude. Our food took 45 minutes and everyone in front of us got their food, ate, and left. I got a refund and they gave me my food. Steak was burnt. Could not even cut it with a knife. Had to rip it with my hands. 0/10 would not recommend. read more

Koa Pancake House - Steak and eggs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

I wanted to give a "shout out" to the cooks in the back for my perfect sunny side up eggs!! It's always busy but front counter staff do friendly and the food is always great!!! Keep up the good work! read more

I come here all the time, quick service and food is great. This weekend I ordered Link Sausage, eggs over medium and rice. I get home & opened up my plate to "eggs over-MISSING" lol Link & rice is there but no eggs. I know get egg shortage but man I had a laugh. A bit disappointed but over all Koa house is great place to dine at. Will definitely still go back though read more

Koa Pancake House - Link sausage eggs OVER missing - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Just wondering why you guys take so long to prepare food? when I go to Wahiawa the food is always ready but when I come here I always have to wait. read more

Several months ago I visited this place for the very first time. (I normally go to the one in Kapolei). That was my first and last time here. This place was not hygienic at all. A lady worker was coughing and coughing and didn't wear a mask. On top of that she was coughing onto her hand while she was working on the utensils. She went onto touching those take out utensils like her cough was nothing. All the gems landed everywhere. Ew! Please educate your workers on health and hygiene. read more

Terrible customer service! I ordered Uber Eats, waited an hour, and the driver says Koa Pancake House says it was picked up already. My driver says that's not right and can we make it again. They refuse! I called and emphasized the fact that they are supposed to verify that whoever grabs the order grabs the correct one. They said they verified it on the phone. How is that possible?!? Shame on you!!!! Terrible management as well. read more

Streak and Eggs for Breakfast. Koa Pancake House is located in the Waipahu Town Center. There's ample of parking in the vicinity. Depending on when you go, parking can get very busy, especially on Sunday when there neighboring church are in service. The dining area is a first come first serve basis so there can be days when you won't be able to dine in due to it being busy. I don't go to Koa Pancake House often, but when I do, there's only one thing that I do order. Their Kalbi and Eggs!! This is my go to and an upgrade to their fried rice. I like that their kallbi is grilled to perfections and still has the grill marks on them. It's a very hefty dish and can last me the whole day. They give you three slabs of kalbi, two eggs of your desired style and white rice. Like me, you can also upgrade to their fried rice. Koa Pancake House also serves up, Pancakes, hence the name. Their stack of pancakes aren't that expensive even with a stack of 5 pancakes. Definitely a place for pancake lovers. They also offer a variety of omelette, burger/sandwiches, crepes and local favorites. They have a dish for anyone who's looking for some good dinner style food. Defiantly worth going to when in the area. read more

Koa Pancake House - Kalbi and Eggs w/ Fried Rice - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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We stopped at Kona Pancake House to grab breakfast before heading to the airport. I loved that you can order online and pick up. We ordered just as we were finishing up at the Donki and pick up was ready when we arrived. I had the Mac. Nut pancakes and they were solid pancakes. A short stack is 3 pancakes and the full order is 5 pancakes. I'm glad they give you that info when ordering, because I was able to get the amount that we could finish. Pancakes were delicious and staff were super friendly. read more

I used the online ordering system. I placed my order at 9a for a pickup order at 9:30a. This give me ample time to make the pickup since I was driving over from the waikiki area. When my oder was confirmed, it notified me that my order would be ready for pickup at 9:30a. I didn't order much, just 4 plates, 2 were the same exact, 1 pancake and an omelet order. I didn't get to the Koa's till about 9:35a. I'm anticipating that my order would be done, packaged and all I do is grab and go!. When arriving they had a handful of customers dining in. Not busy as other Koa locations I've been to. So I get to the counter, ask for my order and nope....not ready!! It's now 9:40a and was told it will be ready in 20min. I'm irritated and asked the cashier, "does it make a difference that the order was placed with a time expectation on it?" She says "No". Even more irritated I asked again, "so it doesn't matter that we asked for the food to be ready at a certain time??" She hesitantly said No again! So 20min it is, I walked out and waited in my car. I figure the computer system would then notify me that my food is now ready, cause it's way past 9:30a and now the 20min is up. I walk back in there and stand in the pickup order line, no one acknowledges me that I'm back so I wait patiently. It's now a few minutes till 10a. A girl finally looks out to us standing and waiting so I then asked her about my order. She checks on it and says they are still working on it. I told her...its been an hour, how much longer. Another 5min, 10min? How long is "they are still working on it?" She yells out to the cooks and comes back saying it'll be 5min more. I informed her that's its been an hour already and this wait time is ridiculous. While standing around waiting the 5min, another customer in line who heard my frustration told me, she made a phone order for some eggs and pancakes and it's been over an hour as well. Really!!? Does it really take that long?! Its now after 10a and I finally get my order. I wished the other customer still waiting, a good luck, and hope she gets her food soon. Very disappointed and definitely will not order online nor retu to this Koa location! No apologies for the wait at all. I get to my location with the food, and I would think it's food etiquette to mark the plates of what order it is since they aren't all the same. Nope! Not even that! I had to poke around the omelets to see which was what. Terrible Koa Pancake House! Terrible service!! read more

Koa Pancake House - the entrance to the restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

This COVID take out experience was great! I ordered online which was so easy. Made my selection which was the Vingados (I spelled that wrong lol) soft scrambled with potatoes. When ordering online you may select who you would like your eggs and you may choose your side. The menu is quite large and difficult to choose because I wanted to eat it all! The squares of marinated pork was so soft, crispy and delicious! The eggs were moist and very soft. The potatoes crispy, yum! So much food for the price of $10.95. Top it off with coffee and I was set! Service quick, efficient and ready when I got there! Pick up and I'm outta there! I love breakfast and since being partially furloughed I've had lots of breakfast! Go order your takeout! read more

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Carol, Amalia , and the cooks over at Koa Pancake House in Waipahu are fantastic! Service is provided promptly, the discounts - provided your old or a vet of the the military- are deep, and the food is top notch. My family and I will be coming more often then usual from here on in. read more

Koa Pancake House hit the spot. Service was relaxed and friendly, food came out quick. Pancakes were fluffy, Spam was crispy--no complaints here. Solid local breakfast vibe. read more

The food is delicious and the service is great. I love the veg omelette with the mushrooms, it's fresh. And the people there are nice . read more

Koa Pancake House - Egg white vegetarian omelette, fry rice and bacon. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Good food. Friendly staff. Fair prices. The wait time was not long. Location is good too since it's close to many businesses and good parking lot. read more

Koa Pancake House - Macadamia pancakes and ube pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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First we spent almost $80 dollars for breakfast for the family my husband comes home starts sorting the food and my pancakes are missing. He tries to call them and the call does not ring goes to a automated greeting which says something like "Phone not set up to receive voice messages" so my husband has to drive back to the Waipahu Koa Pancake house to show them the forgotten item on the receipt. He tells them about their phone not working and he gets an answer of "I'm sorry" he gets the pancakes and brings it home. I open up the container and low and behold I see black burnt marks all over my pancakes from what looks like a dirty spatula. Seriously read more

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The workers did an absolute wonderful job at correcting their mistake, today. I am very satisfied with the way the food & service turned out. The cashier mistakenly made our order "to-go" instead of "dine-in" & I had gotten my food way later than expected because of that. However, the way the situation was handled by the employees were very commendable- for them to have dealt with the pressure of my annoyance, I applaud them! read more