Koa Pancake House — Restaurant in Oʻahu

Food, oh my gosh it was amazing. Ube pancake was subtly sweet (the way it should be! Not overly sweet like at yogurstory) even had chunks of ube in the sauce, amazing. Loco moco was also, very good. Any local would be happy with those portions, price, & seasoning. My husband's vinha d'ahlos burrito was so good I never got the chance to take a bite before he finished it all. Keiki had no complaints about her choc chip pancake, but I could see it was super light and Fluffy.

Only complaint I have was after we finished eating we realized we were never given a reciept. When going up to the register to ask for it, the gentleman behind the register made me feel like I was being a nuisance coming up to ask for it. I also felt like i was being a nuisance to the person that originally took our order because as we were eating the forks and knives kept breaking in half. (Utensils in pic is what was given for the food on the table.) One fork even broke in my 4 yr olds mouth. so, we asked for replacements, and she looked around our table with a "for what?" Look on her face, but she still went and got us ONE fork. While we were asking for our receipt, she also made a point to say multiple times OUT LOUD that we didn't ask for a receipt in the first place (finding the receipt took awhile.) Right below the register it says "if you didnt recieve a receipt, free breakfast plate on us! :)" when my husband noticed the sign after the fact and pointed out that we should get a free plate, she made a commotion about us not asking for it in the first place before walking away. Luckily the older aunties stepped in at this point. Food was good, but never going back. Even to go get our...

We’ve been taking out here for as long as i can remember. The Short Stack Chocolate Chip Pancakes are good, the chocolate chip count varies but I always get a satisfactory amount in my stack. It usually comes with two containers of butter and two containers of syrup. The Bacon is on the greasy side but cooked perfectly so use paper towel to blot the excess oil off. My husband always gets eggs over easy with white rice along with either SPAM, bacon or Vienna sausages. He chose Viennas today. Along with hash browns. My mom usually has their “Sweet 3” but she is in Straub recovering so next time she joins us i will include a pic of that. She loves it. So I recommend that as well. Call in for Daily Specials they have that day. Phone orders are quick and easy. Parking can be very hard during busy hours so plan accordingly. Koa’s is a Wahiawa favorite breakfast stop so come by if you haven’t yet and support local!

Updated: 10/26/25 The Short Stack Strawberry Cheesecake Pancakes are delicious. They are so generous with the cream cheese and whipped cream that I personally don’t need to use butter & syrup! The only thing that would make it perfect would be fresh strawberries instead of frozen. I would pay extra for that option for sure, but if you have a hard time chewing or like squishy strawberries I highly...

I was actually a little bit let down. I heard this place was good, so I stopped by after a sunrise session on the north shore. Just by myself. I ordered a cheese omelet (9.50) and the omelets come with a choice of pancakes, potatoes, rice, or toast. So I got the pancakes (Blueberry), but I wanted to try the potatoes too, so I got them as a side. She charged me an extra $2 for the pancakes when they were supposed to be included, so I don't understand that. It was a lot of food (would have been perfect amount of food if my husband was with me). So $21 for 2 people would have been just fine, but not for one person. The food was just 'ok'. Honestly, I make my husband breakfast just about every morning when I'm home; an omelet, bacon, oatmeal, fruit and occasionally pancakes, and I think I could speak for him that this was not as good as it is hyped up to be. I mixed pineapple and orange juice and that was my favorite part...