Helen’s Kitchen

Everything was wonderful! Restaurant was nice and clean and the man who seated us was very friendly and prompt with our menus and water! Definitely a wonderful stop during our weekend out!! Wish we had a location nearer to home!!!

Wonderful filipino spot! Helen’s Kitchen is a great place to get some “lesser known” filipino favorites. If you’re tired of seeing different variations of adobo, pancit, and fried chicken everywhere, Helen’s Kitchen serves tasty Pares, Tapsilog, Longsilog, Sisig, and more! Their Halo Halo overload was also really good too. Super friendly staff, clean dining room, good vibes from the customers, and only about $12 per person. Helen’s Kitchen has that perfect balance of old school recipes and modern flare. Great place to bring filipinos and non-filipinos! We will be coming back soon.

With all the hoopla about Pares Overload in social media these days, this place piqued my interest during a recent foray towards the West Covina area. We were hungry but pressed for time, and a quick Google search for "the best Filipino food near me" brought back Helen's on top of that list. We secured a reservation quickly (yes, they take reservations online) and headed there. The place is decent-sized, obviously recently opened as it still had that unfinished quality about it. We were quickly greeted by a friendly gentleman named Floyd, the owner who shared that his Kapampangan wife is the chef, and that he grew up eating pares back in the Philippines. There were 3 other sets of diners there who seemed to be enjoying their meals. Of course, we ordered their Pares Overload as featured on

We traveled all the way from San Diego to west covina, and Helen’s Kitchen was absolutely worth it! The beef pares is the best i’ve ever tasted, so flavorful and tender.Even the pork sisig very tasty and delicious.Highly recommended! 👌❤️

We had high hopes for authentic Pares, anticipating a taste reminiscent of Pares Retiro in the Philippines, if you know this great authentic pares place in the Manila. Unfortunately, it didn't quite measure up. While the flavor was decent, the sauce was too thick to be considered truly authentic. Despite this, I'm giving the restaurant 4 stars because the atmosphere is incredibly friendly and welcoming. Their halo-halo is also quite good. I’d still come back to try other items on their menu. M