WAT?? Honestly, it was the name that first peaked my interest. The ratings are great, but the name is what sold me on this place. And after checking out some of the reviews, I couldn't resist. I'm not usually one to declare, "Today I feel like eating pastele." I mean, if it's there, I'll eat it. But I don't actively seek out pastele. However, Wat Get may have changed that for me. PUERTO RICAN DELIGHT Pastele and 2 eggs (cooked to your liking) over a bed of gandule rice Sunny side is the way to go (even according to the owner)! The rich, runny yolk complements the flavors of both the pastele and gandule rice. Definitely a solid choice. ULTIMATE PATELE [sic] PLATE 2 scoops gandule rice, pastele, pastele stew topping, mac and bacalao salad The pastele stew topping definitely kicked this plate up a few notches. Loved the melange flavors. As for the salads: Everything is better with mac salad, especially a plate lunch. It was comforting and pretty complementary to the Puerto Rican flavors. The bacalao salad was bright and fresh - a nice accompaniment. PARKING There's a parking lot with ample spaces just outside the mini strip mall housing Wat Get Kitchen. SEATING There are no indoor seats, but there are a couple bar-esque type counters right outside. VERDICT Adventuring can be fun. And it's even better when you discover hidden gems like Wat Get Kitchen (with delightful company of course). All in all, this place is definitely worthy of a trip to the #westside! This experience is just another example supporting the level of trust and confidence I have in Yelp. Thank you to all you Yeeps out there. Without y'all, I would never know of this place. FYI: Take out & cash only. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - Puerto Rican Delight: pastele and 2 eggs over a bed of gandule rice - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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Wat Get Kitchen gets a 10-thumbs up from me! Pasteles are DA BOMB here! If you haven't had pasteles in your life, you're missing out on some good eating. I was so happy when Kathy suggested we check out this place known for these tasty pasteles. When I was first introduced to pasteles at a family's New Year feast years ago, I couldn't believe how tasty these food, deliciously wrapped in banana or plantain leaves, creations were and I really appreciate them even more when I learned how extremely labor intensive it was to make them. That is why making pasteles are only reserved for the holidays or special occasions since the process requires lots of helping hands. Wow, what amazing pasteles this tiny place churned out. It truly takes a discriminating palette to appreciate a well-made pastele. While many are more familiar with the tamales in Mexican food but I find the pastele has a more "refined' tasting base since it's banana rather corn (redundant...lol) masa. I think the mashed bananas in pasteles makes the difference with its smoother, softer texture. At first glance, pasteles in Latin cuisine are similar to tamales but it is so much more... Pasteles are consider "special occasion food". Now I know why because it takes too much work to make them. Having eaten pasteles on this island in several places, I find WGK is by far the best...so far. I've tried the Pastele Shop in Kalihi, Maecee's food truck by Kapaa Quarry Road and the pasteles sold at the Kailua's farmer's market and they're all so so... With a mission in mind, we were not deterred even though directions from the Yelp map got us close to the vicinity but we were still not at the restaurant. Wat Get Kitchen, once we located it, is tucked behind Times Supermarket. We were prepared to take our lunch to go knowing the place was tiny and tables may not be available. Upon arrival, we saw a few tall stool chairs outside and we initially wanted to eat our lunch hot, so it was so cool we could enjoy our lunch on-site. Looking at the menu, it was hard to make up our minds but we settled for the Ultimate since it sounded like a good variety to try first. And it was! The accompanying salad sprinkled with bacalao (dried & salted cod) flakes and refreshing dressing was really, really good. In addition, the grandules rice tasted phenomenal; it was flavorful and I liked how they did give us a fair amount of rice. Then, when I turned to the the star of the show: the pastele, it was like "buttah". It looked so plump and inviting that I couldn't wait to dislodge that pastele from its wrapping. Talk about a symphony of spices and flavors...these pastele had it all. My palette was happy and I think I inhaled that whole pastele in less than 5 minutes. This was definitely a treasure find and for sure, I will return as long as they continue to make these tasty pasteles. Even though WGK is on the west side, it was worth the trip out there. Great hole-in-the wall you are WGK! I enjoy finding good food places with great side dishes. Too full to even try dessert but I will make sure to remedy this situation. With WGK, I don't have to wait for a special occasion to enjoy these awesome pasteles! I'm ready for another round of pasteles Kathy...lol. read more

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Very good pastele's plates. Good location for us. So happy to have a Puerto Rican restaurant near us. Good service too. read more

Came here at 4:56 on a Thursday to see a huge banner saying that they in fact close at 5 on Thursdays, not 6 like Yelp says. Desperate for Puerto Rican food, my boyfriend and I walked in anyway. We were greeted by two sweet women already doing the dishes. They tell us they're closed, but would be happy to fix us up a plate or two. Sweet! FOOD: Cheap eats, for sure! They built two huge plates of pastele with pastele stew and bacalao salad. The bacalao salad was dressed to order and so it was so crisp. It also wasn't as salty as I anticipated. They must take time and care preparing their bacalao. LOCATION: Adjacent to the Waipahu Transit Center with a small, torn up parking lot. SERVICE: These ladies know hospitality! read more

Wat Get Kitchen - Pastele with pastele stew on top. Bacalao salad so crisp and tangy. - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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This is the best place on Island to get Puerto Rican food. The Bacalao salad is the "icing" on the gandule rice and the patele. Great prices and great service. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Having lived in Florida I had a plethora of Latin and Hispanic food at my disposal. I could even go to a friends house and bask in the cuisine. Being back in Hawaii I get to eat the food I love and grew up on and the Asian cuisine is literally Asian cuisine and not Americanized stuff they serve in many parts of the mainland. As much as I love the local food it's tempting to eat stuff that reminds me of Florida or that I can only get in Florida. Therefore I ran into this place unexpectedly. I had the Hapa Plate. Pastele, over their oh so Ono rice, and a tossed salad. The pastele was great and not overbearing and had a good flour to stuffing ration. I probably could've made a meal of just the rice alone. I don't get to eat rice like that too much on the island. The salad wasn't too bad. Looking at pictures on Yelp I was under the assumption the topping was cheese. However, it was shredded fish I think. It didn't pair well to me personally but I'm sure others love it. I do like the salad being part of the plate though because you don't overdo it on carbs. Local plates are carbs on carbs on carbs in Hawaii. So I love when places offer tossed salad over Mac salad (though Mac salad anywhere else doesn't taste like Mac salad you get in Hawaii). The restaurant itself is interesting. You walk into the storefront and immediately see everything the kitchen has to offer. It's nice to see the behind the scenes of where your food is created. The only thing that's unfortunate is that there are limited seats with just barstools outside. But any of their plates would be perfect to take to go for lunch break or a beach day. There's quite a bit of great restaurants tucked in that plaza and near it. Whenever I have a craving for Pastele I will definitely make a stop by here again. I'll just have to order my salad without the shredded fish haha read more

Wat Get Kitchen - Hapa Plate! - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Always passed "Wat Get?" Kitchen and thought to myself, "hmm I wonder what get?" & boom a huge sign outside says "PATELE & EMPANADAS" which ofcourse answered my question but always made me wonder how good they're food was So my wife and I decided it was time to grab lunch from here. Located right across the Waipahu Transit Center, it would be hard to miss they're huge sign, it is literally a great hole in a wall place, where most people order out, but if you want to sit and chow down they have a couple of chairs and table for you to sit and enjoy your food. Probably one of the best authentic Puerto Rican foods ever came across so far! They have a simple menu that does not make you wonder what is the better option, because in all honestly they all have the same theme but different combinations mixed in. My wife & I decided to go big and order 2 Ultimate Pastele Plates that are about $10 each, it contains gandule rice on the bottom, a large portion size pastele on top with loads of Pastele stew with rice and bacalao salad, though we opted out rice and made it all bacalao salad (did not know they charge for extra bacalao which was $2.50) it was super super delicious! they did not over power the flavors, and it tasted like a really good home made meal! I also ordered an empanada, which was good and freshly made, just have not tasted an empanada the way I had when I use to live in Guam...hopefully one day I will, because if not I definitely will need to fly back to Guam to eat and bring a couple of the empanadas that were made a small local "Mom and Pop" store there. Over all the food was great, and the owners were awesome people as well, very hospitable and personable! great place to have a reasonable priced yet hefty amount for lunch!! a definite must try if you are out here on the West side!!! oh and its an ALL CASH place, so pull out them dolla dolla bills! because this place serves great eats!! Happy Eats Yelpers!!! read more

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I was introduced to this super cute literal "hole in the wall" by my man BFF. He's half Puerto Rican, so he was trying to "culture me" as he puts it. Located right across the Waipahu bus depot, it's hands down the most authentic Puerto Rican food that I've tried. Make sure you bring cash though, they don't take plastic. I had to play "sugar momma" for lunch. The man BFF didn't have enough cash! The cute, older Puerto Rican man (assumed it was the owner) behind the counter told me he hoped that wasn't my boyfriend/husband, cause if so, get rid of him! I haven't laughed that hard in a while. He was super funny! I noticed on several reviews that there were complaints about not being told about the extra charge for "all bacalao salad". I don't understand why...it's right on the menu that they charge extra for it. It's not sneaky or underhanded. It's nice that they give people the option when they place their order. Some folks wanna make that healthier choice, and opt out of the macaroni salad. Just a word of caution...I LOVE spicy...but if you're not a fan..you might want to make sure you have a cold beverage standing by. Sometimes the pasteles have HUGE, red, whole chilis on the inside. Whew! It can get hot! But it's super delish! Their bacalao salad is spot on most times, but once in a while it can be just a tad bit salty. Same thing with their pastele stew! Most times it's super yummy...but on occasion it's a bit salty, and/or watery. Their gandule rice on the other hand has been perfect EVERY time!!! Just thinking about it as I'm writing this is making my mouth water! If you want to try a little bit of everything, I suggest you get the Ultimate plate! It has 2 scoops of gandule rice on the bottom, a very generous sized pastele on top of the rice, then the pastele stew on top of that! It also comes with the refreshing bacalao salad, and a scoop of macaroni salad. If you don't want macaroni salad, be sure to ask for all bacalao! It costs less than a $1 more! So worth it! This place is great for takeout, and they do catering too, according to their business cards. There is a minimal amount of bar-type seating outside. Depending on what time you go, you may be sitting in the hot sun on metal stools. あつい！(HOT) They only have canned juices/sodas, no fountain stuff. If you're like me, and LOVE ice with your carbonated beverage, grab a drink elsewhere, or bring some ice with you to enjoy with your soda. The only reason I don't give this top notch mom and pop shop 5 stars is because of the consistency in the flavors. Most times it's fab, but the few times I take someone new to try it out, it can be just "okay", and that doesn't leave a good impression by any means! Makes me look insane for raving about a place, that in their eyes, is mediocre at best. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - The "All G" plate. Gandule rice, pastele, bacalao salad, and macaroni salad. Delish! - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

This is a mom & pop business located in waipahahu behind time , Hikimoe st. Craving some Puertorican food? I purchased their empanadas, they savory and sweets pretty good have to go back again to try their other items like the pateles. Cash only read more

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I can't get enough. My mouth waters just thinking about it. The portions are large, pasteles are yummy, the price is right, & the service is great. I recently tried the guava panadilla and that just made the place even more craveable. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - See those yummy little guava panadillas? - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Definitely a hidden gem in Waipahu and on the Leeward side of the island in general. This is now on my top five favorite restaurants on Oahu. Before I go on, first things first: CASH ONLY! YOu don't want to come here, be teased by the enticing aromas and walk away disappointed because you ain't got no bills just plasTic! (Stupid me, the yelp tips are there for a reason, duh!) Desperately, I searched for loose change and lost dollars in my car, and score! Thank God I could afford lunch today thanks to my bad habits of throwing drive thru change wherever in my car. Another tip: there's really no where to sit except for a small counter type table outside with high stools, so call ahead and get your order to go. Wat Get has some of the most flavorful Puerto Rican food I've ever had. The panadillas with pastel stew is ah-amazing! The shell is soft and thick with a crispy crust and it's fried perfectly golden. Sorry. I demolished my food in record time so no pics for this review! I wish I had enough money to get five more. I'm not a big fan of pastelle because I have texture issues with baby food consistency. However, this pastelle had chunks of meat, whole olives, and whole Serrano peppers. Oh, and a big thank you to the cook for cooking with bacon fat! Not only is the food delish, the people working there are super friendly. I came here on Halloween so the guy with the red fez and the lady with the weird looking hat were busting their butts cooking, but still able to make friendly conversation. I'm in this area almost everyday. I hope I don't pack on too many pounds from my new found lunch spot. read more

If you check my profile, I tend to give 5-4 stars because places that I mostly try too, are usually given already 5-4 stars and that's exactly just how good they are. SOME reviews here I like to point out that give low ratings are based on them closing early unexpectedly ...which I understand, but it's not about the food. So don't get discouraged about the 3 stars and lower, the food is delicious, not the hours I just do hope you're not subjected to the experience the other reviewers did. Back on to my experience now. Came during lunch time, around 12-1pm based on reviews and my craving for patele stew not crowded at all...lol only one person eating outside. The owners? I think, man and lady, were both nice. Service excellent, the man is very friendly What we ordered? Two Ultimate Patele Plate $13-$14 it's more if you don't want mac, but all bakalau salad (I'd go this route) How was it? Wow! I enjoyed every bite of it. I could do without the mac though, cause I fell in love with the bakalau salad teehee. There was a big chunk of patele and decent amount of stew over the top of it. The gandule rice was also so very flavorful! Compared to one I had at a party that was catered...there was a lot of white chunks inside...ugh. Wat get?'s rice was deliciously covered. Thank you for making my day tasty and bright hehe. You can count on me returning, next time I'll try your empanadas!!! read more

Wat Get Kitchen - $13 THE ULTIMATE PATELE STEW PLATE LUNCH! - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

This place is not bad at all. If I could, I'd give them 3.5 stars. However, I have tasted better pastele that's been sold on the side of the road. And, I've also tasted better gandule rice that's been homemade. With that said though, I wouldn't mind coming back. Portions are good and their prices are even better. Most plate lunches now days are around $10 something, while most of their plates are under $10. I also love the idea of egg and pastele. This combo actually goes well together, and they call it their "puertorican delight." Who would've known that by just adding an egg to a pastele makes it a perfect hearty breakfast meal. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - Puerto Rican Delight... Love this eggs and pastele combo!! - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Been there twice in one week. Today (9.28.2016) I asked Bianka if she and Koti were married to each other. She laughed and said "Hell No!" Yes the pasteles, pastele stew, and gandule rice are wunnerfo read more

Wat Get Kitchen - Koti the owner - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Waiting for Josh to finish cut his hair & my stomach wanted Empanada! WAT GET? is literally right next door from Jstyle Salon. I had my very first Patele Stew filling Panadilla from here... waited 5 min.... it was fresh and soooo delicious ! I wanna order a plate next time! Definitely coming back! read more

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Brah!!!! I'm eating myself out of my depression at this moment. The bacalao salad is life!! Good size portions for the price and the best pasteles I've had outside of friends that have made at home ... and even better than some of those I'll be back!! Probably weekly. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

This place is doing take out only at the moment. I got a large order of pastele empanadas and guava and cream cheese empanadillas. Both of them were amazing and everyone that tried them couldn't stop talking about how good they were! read more

Rating is for inconsistency in posted hours. Works out to one star for each place where hours are accurate (ig and at the actual store) and negative star for each place it's not (their website, fb, and yelp). Bummer to have driven to try only to see closed sign when got there. read more

Tried this spot and liked the experience. Clean inside and the workers were friendly and knowledgeable. The food came out pretty quickly and I like the look of this place. pretty open so you can watch them make the food and generally you can see that this would be considered very clean for a restaurant kitchen lol. The lobby is tiny, but has character. Most of all the food is good. I rarely eat Puerto Rican, but this was enjoyable and the portion sizes were pleasant. Had one of the pastele plates and also the local favorite. I don't have anything bad to say other than the area is not the greatest for a place like this, but that can't always be controlled. Otherwise know that THEY ONLY TAKE CASH, if you don't have any the gas station across the street has an ATM inside. Pricing is okay, definitely darn good pricing for the amount of food. If I'm in the area I wouldn't hesitate to come back. read more

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Called in my order for the Ultimate Pastele Plate and an order of guava empanadillas. She said it would be about 10 minutes. I arrived 7 minutes later and it was ready. This didn't disappoint me at all. It was not too spicy, food was fresh, salads were beautifully tasty and the empanadillas was delicious. I had to restrain myself from going back for seconds in the same day. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - Ultimate Pastele Plate with Guava Empanadillas $19.xx - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

I did not like Pastele the first time my friend bought one for me a few years ago so I decided to give Wat Get a chance to redeem me from my bad experience. Their Pastele was not at all greasy like the one I tried my first time at a different place. I actually enjoyed it. The Bacalao salad was great. The Mac salad could've been a little more Al dente. The Gandule rice was also delicious. Overall it was pretty good. Only downside is it's a little pricey. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - The All G Plate! $9.25 - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Best pastele and pastele stew from central Oahu to the west side. We have been trying for a long time to find a place like this. This place is located right behind Times Waipahu and has parking conveniently right in the front. They have other items on the menu but we tried this first cause If this is good then I believe everything else will be to. We found this place by accident. It's right next to my fave Korean restaurant. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - The Ultimate. It has 2 scoops gandule rice, pastele, and then topped with pastele stew. - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Everything on the plate was yummy. Fast service. Menu was a bit confusing specially if you've never had the food before. Definitely go on Yelp before ordering so you know what to get. Pictures sure help! read more

Wat Get Kitchen - The ALLGPlate everything on the plate was yummy - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Wat Get Kitchen serves up some amazingly tasty Puerto Rican cuisine. I'm glad my neighbor found this place and brought me along to this Waipahu eatery. There's a few parking stalls in front of the restaurant and you'll see a large sign advertising their empanadillas and pasteles. When you walk in, you get a view of their homey kitchen where all the love and goodness gets put into their food. The menu is rather simple. A variety of different plates featuring their main staples of pastele stew, pasteles, and gandule rice. I highly recommend their Ultimate pastele plate which comes with gandule rice, a pastele, stew, and bacalao salad. Everything is just dang tasty. The bacalao salad is romaine lettuce chopped up with some grape tomatoes, salted cod, banana, and a vinegar dressing. The cod looks like grated cheese and adds a delicious saltiness without tasting "fishy". That gandule rice I could eat and eat for days, it's even better with the pastele stew smothered all over it. The meat in the stew and pasteles is very very tender and you can see the stew is just simmering for hours, continually developing flavor. I would best describe the pastele as a more flavorful tamale, they cook theirs in foil rather than a banana leaf. We also tried their empanadilla, which is a deep fried pastry filled with pastele stew. A tad oily, but also very flavorful. Be forewarned, those juices from the stew will drip all over so have napkins on hand. Overall, the prices are fair because the plates are very large portions. About $11-14/plate. The empanadillas go for 2/$5. Alas, I didn't try their dessert empanadilla, which is guava and cream cheese filled. I guess I just have another reason to go back asap! read more

Good place for Puerto Rican style food. I'm Puerto Rican by heritage. My dad was born in Santurce PR and my grandmother and grandfather on my mom's side is from Bayamon, PR. Everyone was born and raised in Puerto Rico except my mom and us kids fluent in Spanish and yes people, who don't know, we don't speak Puerto Rican we speak Spanish. I grew up eating Puerto Rican style food practically everyday because my dad wouldn't have it an other way. So I know Puerto Rican style food especially growing up in Williamsburg Brooklyn in New York City. When I wasn't eating Puerto Rican food at home I was eating it at my friends homes or buying it in the neighborhood at the local shops. Can't get more Boriqua than that. I grew up with pasteles and my grandmother, we called her Mama (pronounce the "A's" like you were saying Mars not hat, had the recipe down packed. Some people can butcher the Spanish language you know, by trying to pronounce Spanish like it was in English. And yes it's is pronounced pasteles with "S" not Pately or Patlies. So surprised that it's mispronounced since the Hawaiian language and the Spanish language has the same vowel pronunciations. Anyway this place has great pasteles. Very close to home. In Puerto Rico it's wrapped up in wax paper and string. In Hawaii it's wrapped up in taro leaves. The other dishes are great too. Only reason I gave 3 stars was because when I called 2 hours before closing time I was answered by a woman who's greeting was short and quick, "what get we're closed" like she was annoyed that someone was calling the store. I was only down the block and in a hurry but sure enough they had just closed 2 hours before their original closing time. I went to the Pastele shop in Kalihi instead. They're top notch but What get comes in a clean 2nd place to me. read more

They have Puerto Rican food which isn't found anywhere else except for Jackie's in Aiea on this side. Bacalao Salad, Pastele and Ganduri Rice seem to be the go to plate there. The Bacalao Salad is freshly made, with iceberg lettuce and lots of Bacalao on top with their secret dressing. The pastele is good size and stuffed with the pastele mix. I always look to see how many olives they put in. And it's..........................always......................one. read more

Excellent pastele and gandule rice. Its been awhile since I had some good pastele and this is the place to get it. The wife agreed but a bit on the pricey side. That's why the 4 star. read more

Cute hole in the wall. Love that you can see the kitchen from the ordering window. Can't believe I've missed this place all these years!! The customer service from Koti was awesome from start to finish. Koti helped me figure out what I wanted. $17 total for the All G Patele Plate (which is freaking huge, btw) and 3 Guava Panadilla. Bought this for lunch and its only 10:33 am!! Lunch can't come soon enough! Haha. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - All G Patele Plate - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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My wife and I wanted some pastele, and we wanted to try somewhere new, so we found this place on google and drove over. It had good reviews, and maybe the food is great, but we'll never know because the customer service was so bad. We arrived a few minutes before the opening time on their sign and waited until the doors opened. I walked inside, and the lady who opened the doors was sitting there playing with her phone. No "good morning" or any other acknowledgment other than giving me an angry look. I asked if they were open yet, and she said something like, "If the light is on, we're ready to go" then looked back down at her phone. No offer to take my order or anything else. I walked outside, saw the light was on and told my wife what happened. She said forget it if they're that rude, and we took off for Shiro's where the food is good and the employees are friendly. Apparently this place is doing so well they don't need new customers. We won't be back. read more

Portions are on the light side for local plate lunch, but panadillas on demand is rare on O'ahu... and they are good. I like this place, bring cash no credit cards accepted. read more

I had the ultimate pastele plate which came with a pastele, pastele stew, gandule rice, bacalao salad, and mac salad. It was a ton of food (I split it into two meals since pastele and pastele stew reheats well) and found it ot be one of the better pastele's I'd had so far. I think what made it better was a variation in the types of pork with some tougher parts and some fattier parts mixed in. It's definitely a hole in the wall and there's not much seating so maybe plan on eating at home or somewhere shaded. read more

The best pasteles & gandule rice on the island. Always worth the drive to Waipahu. My fave plate is the "Puertican Delight" comes with gandule rice, bacalau salad, pastele & eggs any way u want it. I also always order several dozen frozen to mAke at any bbq or family gatherings read more

I dont ever write reviews so...First time eating here because my fiancé suggested it. Food was very tasty, did not taste processed, very fresh and full of flavor! Owners were very friendly and helpful. Im definitely going back. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Love this place! My favorite is the Ultimate Plate! -- Ultimate Patele Plate -- 2 scoop gandule rice, patele, patele stew topping, mac & bacalao salad. Call it in and it's ready for pick up! Tasty! read more

Go big or go home! The Ultimate Pastele Plate is a Winnah! I can't complain. You get the works; gandule rice, pastele, pastele stew, bacalao salad and a scoop of mac salad all in one plate. Plus I've been searching for a place that has the panadillas of my childhood. It definitely fills the void. The Mac salad isn't something I would order again but I'll just double up on the bacalao salad next time. My only complaint is that the pastele stew sells out quick so it's best to call ahead of time. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - Panadillas - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

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WOW! AMAZING TASTE! I ordered the pastele stew with gandule rice bowl. $9 but well worth it. Mmmmmmmm so so tasty! One of the best I have ever tasted. Next time I will order just the gandule rice as I'd like to taste just that on the side. I recommend this to everyone craving puerto rican food made hawaii style =) the reason I didn't give it 5 stars is 2 things :one, they had NO black olives and two, they had large (burn your nose/eyes) chili peppers throughout. So maybe they could add black olives and chop up the chili peppers. Other than that, great taste! UPDATE: (7/30/12) Okay, I just went back to wat get with my husband and we were BLOWN AWAY! WOW! We got the ultimate pastele plate which consisted of Gandule rice (2 scoops), Pastele on top of the rice and then pastele stew on top of the Pastle, bacaloa(sp?) Salad, and mac salad (I got mine with all bacaloa salad. It was HUGE and like I stated in my previous review, THE VERY BEST! I have now upgraded it to 5 stars and it is well well worth 5 stars! AWESOME! read more

We love this place!!!! The ultimate pastele plate is our go-to. Bakalao and macaroni salad is on point!!! Generous portions and great taste!!! Please have Bianca answer the phone all the time. She is so friendly and represents this business well!!!!!! read more

The hunt for really good Puerto Rican food has been hard, we'd find places that were subpar and wasn't authentic.... till we found this place. Wat Get Kitchen has the best pasteles and gandule rice on the island and we found ourselves coming back here 3 times in the past week. read more

Wat Get Kitchen - Puerto Rican Near Me - Waipahu, Hawaii

Omg .. winnazzz!!! Love their bacalao salad, always get the combo. Would love to eat this everyday ! Little Pricey but worth it!! read more

A hidden gem. I've returned 2 times in a ten day period. BnG, and Patele brought a smile to my face and a full stomach.Highly recommended!