Helu’s Falekai | Home-Cooked Polynesian Food


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Tongan food, served with a full table.



Tongan food, meant to be shared



Cooked at home, served to share



Tongan house of food



Food for your table



In a Tongan home, no one eats alone.



Helu's Falekai



Plates





Home-cooked, plate by plate



Lu Pulu (example)

Lu Sipi (example)

Povi masima (example)

Poly plate (example)

Sapa sui (example)

Otai (example)


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CATERING





Food for your gathering



Church functions, family reunions, graduations and funerals. We cook trays of lu, povi masima and poly plates for your table. Tell us the day and the headcount and we will take care of the food.


CATERING

LU AND UMU





Cooked the old way



Lu pulu

Lu sipi

Umu-style roasts

Taro and kumala

Sunday plates

​Family trays


OCCASIONS

meet the chefs



Jack & Taueva



Helu's Falekai brings the heart of Tongan cooking to Manteca, cooking the island plates the way they are made at home. Born out of a passion for fresh, homemade meals, we operate as a weekend pop-up at local farmers markets and community festivals, making Tongan home cooking accessible, grab-and-go friendly, and full of Aloha.


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Falekai — Tongan house of food
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