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Lunch after the carwash... Not quite sure what brings me to Waipio though knew that I went to the Car Wash 808 Express as it's my favorite place to get it all done fast and easy and wished that we had one in town as well but with all that I noticed that there was a Golden Coin right across the street and decided to give them a visit for lunch as I started feeling hungry. Crossroads at Waipio is the name of the complex they're in and though they do have parking stalls (30 minutes limit) the amount versus other biz they share with is painfully sparse and though I got lucky to have one notice how many wait on the side for a stall to open can be frustrating especially if you have appointments for services that are in the same building as well. Walking in there are a few tables inside though it wasn't really air conditioned I decided to do a take out and just a mini plate was just enough as their servings are quite generous and decided on the pancit and pork guisantes and as I noticed the staff scooping them in the container the chaffers they were in as it's set up is a cafeteria style that you're able to view through the display wasn't hot which is not just concerning but disappointing as well...who wants to eat room temp food. Thank you!
Fast and very convenient Filipino food spot esp if you're in a rush. Food is already made and you just pick what you want, whether it's a 2 item or 3 item plate lunch. Nothing too special about their entrees. Prices are little pricey for what you get. But I think most Filipino food places are that way anyway. However, I'd say their Spanish rolls are out of this world. It takes about 10 mins to make and they come fresh out of the oven. Just so buttery and amazing! My family and I love it. It's about $14~ish for a dozen.
This gem of a restaurant is an easy pull in if you're coming off the freeway from Honolulu onto the Ka Uka exit. We usually choose here for a Halohalo( like a deluxe shave ice) with the purple Ube ice cream on the top instead of inside or on the bottom. It is refreshing and quickly can quiet any growling tummy attack or if you are in need for a cold snack on a warm day. Even my fur bebe loves the Ube and a little of the shaved ice. The scoops used to be larger pre/pandemic. If it got a smidgin larger If give this another star. They also have cascaron( 3 Mochi balls on a skewer) with a sugary glaze that's sweet and chewy. They have a counter to your right when you enter of prepared food for a fast plate lunch if you like Filipino food. Spanish rolls can be ordered and made fresh, Filipino spaghetti that is sweet and comes with a hot dog is a novel flavor. Other goodies and desserts can also be found here. We recently started buying pianomo rolls to give to flight attendants when we board a plane or check in at a hotel. It's pretty fragile so take it as hand carry. This easmall in size but has lots to choose from. They have other locations that you might want to visit if it's closer to you. Have a sweet day.
I went to the Tony Collision Center to have an auto body damage assessment done since my car goes off-lease in a couple months, and as I was pulling out, I saw the Golden Coin sign across the street. I was just going to get a buko pandan, which is a green-colored pudding type dessert, but they didn't have it. The cashier said I needed to try the fruit cocktail which is a wet mixture of canned fruit cocktail, shredded young coconut meat, coconut milk, and probably condensed milk and a little sugar. I wasn't going to try it, but she seemed sincere, so I said ok. Of course, after leaving Manoa at 9:45 to take my car to be serviced at Tony Hyundai, getting a complimentary car wash at the Tony Car Wash, and getting the assessment done at the Tony Collision Center, I was a little hungry at 1:15, so also ordered a two-choice plate, with pancit noodles, pinak bet, and lechon. This fat-, sugar-, and calorie-laden meal was rounded out with the fruit cocktail dessert and a Diet Coke. There are only 4 dine-in tables in the small store. I was the only person who was dining in at the time, but later, three middle-aged Filipino women who probably cook at A Catered Experience (black logoed T-shirts and trousers) came in to order their usual halo halo dessert drinks. As they entered, the cashier yelled out, "three halo halo ?," to which they answered in the affirmative. They sat at two two-top tables that they pulled together, putting their purses on the fourth chair. As they conversed in Tagalog, I surmised that they were discussing events of the day and debriefing each other over their favorite dessert drink. Pau hana happy hour comes early in the Waipio industrial area. A few minutes later, an elderly white guy entered and ordered a two-item plate as well. I was intrigued why a white guy was going to eat Filipino food but as he spoke with the cashier, he said he had been stationed in the Philippines and seemed to know what some of the dishes were. Later, when I glanced over at him on the last table, he didn't look so happy at his selections. I didn't think the food was really good either. Stuff lying around in cafeteria-style chafing dishes is typically prepared hours ahead of time, so some of the flavor evaporates into the ether. But still, it was a satisfying meal after spending so much time so far away from home tending to my oft-neglected chariot. My Filipino friend Ben, who moved back here after living in the Philippines for about 20 years and four wives (he's been married six times), has been a weekly companion so we have been checking out many of the Filipino stores and eateries here. When we had gone to the Golden Coin in Kalihi a week before, he said the prepared food didn't look that good. So I only ordered the buko pandan, which tasted pretty good to me, and the packaged garlic peanuts which have been one of my favorite snacks. I used to get the peanuts in the Golden Coin on Keeaumoku outside Walmart, but that store closed down I think a few years ago. While the search for buko pandan at the Waipio Golden Coin was unsuccessful that day, at least I got to try some of the other food. As said, it was just ok, oily, but residually tasty and filling. As I left, I knew I had to use the bathroom before my long drive home, so went to Costco to relieve myself, then shopped for a while. Among other items purchased, I found an 11-inch Lodge really heavy cast iron pan for $15, and a 19-container set of Snapware food storage containers for $15 as well. Happily full and satisfied with my shopping and dining adventure in my serviced and washed car, I embarked on the drive home. And then it started raining.
Ordered a Miki. Didn't look like the photo. The flavor was horrible. Mind u, they said 10 min. This took 40 min. What a waste of money. It tasted like how dish soap smells.
Line starts here. I rarely come here for entrees, I'm mostly here for desserts. Because really most of these entrees you can make at home but desserts are a pain. But if you do feel like coming for a meal, the dishes are good. It's traditional Filipino food from pancit bihon or palabok or Miki (not the Maui kind) I don't get the rice because really almost every Asian household has a rice cooker. Unless it's garlic fried rice, then it's two scoops please. You can get an order of kare kare (again the double wording like cow cow, which I know you read that review), to pinakbet, to chicken afritada, to BBQ pork sticks. Let's throw some lumpia, char sui, longagnisa (the sweet one my favorite), any soup, to dinuguan preferably dried. They have a lot more but you get the picture. And desserts everywhere. I don't care for their cakes because there's to much decorations on them. Where the heck are you going to put the candles? At this location there's plenty of seating. I believed they have a private room upstairs but not sure. I mean there's an elevator and it has to go somewhere. Overall four stars. Food is good and they have tasty desserts. Not quite five because sometimes the food sits out too long on the warmer line and gets burnt. Now excuse me, time to grab a halo halo. M
The food selection is always the same. No variety or new things. Some staff members are friendly, but they can be a handful at times. Recently, I was served by a middle aged woman....OMG what was I thinking. Can't understand what we want, overloads the plate voluntarily, and she does nothing productive!!! Plus some of the other regulars are rude and inconsiderate toward the community. Especially when it comes to the parking.
Decent place to get your Pinoy grinds. I don't recommend the inihaw na liempo though. As good as it looked on the warmer it was dry and very jerky like chewy and hard. Unless you don't mind paying to repair your teeth stay away from that. Other than that the kare-kare is good and mostly all the desserts. They specialize in that. Can't go wrong with the lechon also. It's ono!
My wife had a craving for Taho, the sweet, warm drink with soft tofu and tapioca pearls. We decided to stop by Golden Coin in Waipahu to get some, but they didn't have any! They had a sign promising Taho anytime of day, but no Taho anywhere. We went back a few hours later, and this time they did have Taho available. My wife ordered the Taho, but the cashier/server seemed to be busy on a phone call and wouldn't stop talking even while taking the order. Then, after handling the money and touching the register, she went and prepared the Taho without bothering to wash her hands. Gross! We tried the Golden Coin on South King Street the next day... Same sign, same unavailability of Taho. Perhaps the most frustrating part of the experience is that they don't even bother telling us when the Taho will be available. We've tried their other dishes amd baked goods in the past, and there are many places in the community with much better Filipino food and much better standards of cleanliness. They did earn a second star because the Taho was actually pretty good once we finally got some. If you are reading this and know of anywhere else we can get good Taho, please let me know!
6 months ago
1 year ago
Pandesal, you need to try the pandesal! Wait for pandesal is 10 minutes, there is a sign posted. Gladly wait because it is baked upon ordering. You will receive it super hot! Pandesal is bread, no filling. But their version is so soft. I usually request for butter. Get more than one, wish I did. read more
Don't forget about the filipino food in this joint. I love their Dinuguan and Kare Kare dishes... BUT, the #1 thing to get is the soft diner rolls the call Pandisal... They make it fresh and remind you you order will take 10 minutes... The aunties are always friendly... The inside is a little tired... almost time to renovate... But, that wont stop me from coming here. read more
2 months ago
Lunch after the carwash... Not quite sure what brings me to Waipio though knew that I went to the Car Wash 808 Express as it's my favorite place to get it all done fast and easy and wished that we had one in town as well but with all that I noticed that there was a Golden Coin right across the street and decided to give them a visit for lunch as I started feeling hungry. Crossroads at Waipio is the name of the complex they're in and though they do have parking stalls (30 minutes limit) the amount versus other biz they share with is painfully sparse and though I got lucky to have one notice how many wait on the side for a stall to open can be frustrating especially if you have appointments for services that are in the same building as well. Walking in there are a few tables inside though it wasn't really air conditioned I decided to do a take out and just a mini plate was just enough as their servings are quite generous and decided on the pancit and pork guisantes and as I noticed the staff scooping them in the container the chaffers they were in as it's set up is a cafeteria style that you're able to view through the display wasn't hot which is not just concerning but disappointing as well...who wants to eat room temp food. Thank you! read more
Fast and very convenient Filipino food spot esp if you're in a rush. Food is already made and you just pick what you want, whether it's a 2 item or 3 item plate lunch. Nothing too special about their entrees. Prices are little pricey for what you get. But I think most Filipino food places are that way anyway. However, I'd say their Spanish rolls are out of this world. It takes about 10 mins to make and they come fresh out of the oven. Just so buttery and amazing! My family and I love it. It's about $14~ish for a dozen. read more
6 months ago
This gem of a restaurant is an easy pull in if you're coming off the freeway from Honolulu onto the Ka Uka exit. We usually choose here for a Halohalo( like a deluxe shave ice) with the purple Ube ice cream on the top instead of inside or on the bottom. It is refreshing and quickly can quiet any growling tummy attack or if you are in need for a cold snack on a warm day. Even my fur bebe loves the Ube and a little of the shaved ice. The scoops used to be larger pre/pandemic. If it got a smidgin larger If give this another star. They also have cascaron( 3 Mochi balls on a skewer) with a sugary glaze that's sweet and chewy. They have a counter to your right when you enter of prepared food for a fast plate lunch if you like Filipino food. Spanish rolls can be ordered and made fresh, Filipino spaghetti that is sweet and comes with a hot dog is a novel flavor. Other goodies and desserts can also be found here. We recently started buying pianomo rolls to give to flight attendants when we board a plane or check in at a hotel. It's pretty fragile so take it as hand carry. This easmall in size but has lots to choose from. They have other locations that you might want to visit if it's closer to you. Have a sweet day. read more
I went to the Tony Collision Center to have an auto body damage assessment done since my car goes off-lease in a couple months, and as I was pulling out, I saw the Golden Coin sign across the street. I was just going to get a buko pandan, which is a green-colored pudding type dessert, but they didn't have it. The cashier said I needed to try the fruit cocktail which is a wet mixture of canned fruit cocktail, shredded young coconut meat, coconut milk, and probably condensed milk and a little sugar. I wasn't going to try it, but she seemed sincere, so I said ok. Of course, after leaving Manoa at 9:45 to take my car to be serviced at Tony Hyundai, getting a complimentary car wash at the Tony Car Wash, and getting the assessment done at the Tony Collision Center, I was a little hungry at 1:15, so also ordered a two-choice plate, with pancit noodles, pinak bet, and lechon. This fat-, sugar-, and calorie-laden meal was rounded out with the fruit cocktail dessert and a Diet Coke. There are only 4 dine-in tables in the small store. I was the only person who was dining in at the time, but later, three middle-aged Filipino women who probably cook at A Catered Experience (black logoed T-shirts and trousers) came in to order their usual halo halo dessert drinks. As they entered, the cashier yelled out, "three halo halo ?," to which they answered in the affirmative. They sat at two two-top tables that they pulled together, putting their purses on the fourth chair. As they conversed in Tagalog, I surmised that they were discussing events of the day and debriefing each other over their favorite dessert drink. Pau hana happy hour comes early in the Waipio industrial area. A few minutes later, an elderly white guy entered and ordered a two-item plate as well. I was intrigued why a white guy was going to eat Filipino food but as he spoke with the cashier, he said he had been stationed in the Philippines and seemed to know what some of the dishes were. Later, when I glanced over at him on the last table, he didn't look so happy at his selections. I didn't think the food was really good either. Stuff lying around in cafeteria-style chafing dishes is typically prepared hours ahead of time, so some of the flavor evaporates into the ether. But still, it was a satisfying meal after spending so much time so far away from home tending to my oft-neglected chariot. My Filipino friend Ben, who moved back here after living in the Philippines for about 20 years and four wives (he's been married six times), has been a weekly companion so we have been checking out many of the Filipino stores and eateries here. When we had gone to the Golden Coin in Kalihi a week before, he said the prepared food didn't look that good. So I only ordered the buko pandan, which tasted pretty good to me, and the packaged garlic peanuts which have been one of my favorite snacks. I used to get the peanuts in the Golden Coin on Keeaumoku outside Walmart, but that store closed down I think a few years ago. While the search for buko pandan at the Waipio Golden Coin was unsuccessful that day, at least I got to try some of the other food. As said, it was just ok, oily, but residually tasty and filling. As I left, I knew I had to use the bathroom before my long drive home, so went to Costco to relieve myself, then shopped for a while. Among other items purchased, I found an 11-inch Lodge really heavy cast iron pan for $15, and a 19-container set of Snapware food storage containers for $15 as well. Happily full and satisfied with my shopping and dining adventure in my serviced and washed car, I embarked on the drive home. And then it started raining. read more
2 years ago
1 year ago
5 years ago
Line starts here. I rarely come here for entrees, I'm mostly here for desserts. Because really most of these entrees you can make at home but desserts are a pain. But if you do feel like coming for a meal, the dishes are good. It's traditional Filipino food from pancit bihon or palabok or Miki (not the Maui kind) I don't get the rice because really almost every Asian household has a rice cooker. Unless it's garlic fried rice, then it's two scoops please. You can get an order of kare kare (again the double wording like cow cow, which I know you read that review), to pinakbet, to chicken afritada, to BBQ pork sticks. Let's throw some lumpia, char sui, longagnisa (the sweet one my favorite), any soup, to dinuguan preferably dried. They have a lot more but you get the picture. And desserts everywhere. I don't care for their cakes because there's to much decorations on them. Where the heck are you going to put the candles? At this location there's plenty of seating. I believed they have a private room upstairs but not sure. I mean there's an elevator and it has to go somewhere. Overall four stars. Food is good and they have tasty desserts. Not quite five because sometimes the food sits out too long on the warmer line and gets burnt. Now excuse me, time to grab a halo halo. M read more
2 years ago
The food selection is always the same. No variety or new things. Some staff members are friendly, but they can be a handful at times. Recently, I was served by a middle aged woman....OMG what was I thinking. Can't understand what we want, overloads the plate voluntarily, and she does nothing productive!!! Plus some of the other regulars are rude and inconsiderate toward the community. Especially when it comes to the parking. read more
3 years ago
5 years ago
Decent place to get your Pinoy grinds. I don't recommend the inihaw na liempo though. As good as it looked on the warmer it was dry and very jerky like chewy and hard. Unless you don't mind paying to repair your teeth stay away from that. Other than that the kare-kare is good and mostly all the desserts. They specialize in that. Can't go wrong with the lechon also. It's ono! read more
1 year ago
My wife had a craving for Taho, the sweet, warm drink with soft tofu and tapioca pearls. We decided to stop by Golden Coin in Waipahu to get some, but they didn't have any! They had a sign promising Taho anytime of day, but no Taho anywhere. We went back a few hours later, and this time they did have Taho available. My wife ordered the Taho, but the cashier/server seemed to be busy on a phone call and wouldn't stop talking even while taking the order. Then, after handling the money and touching the register, she went and prepared the Taho without bothering to wash her hands. Gross! We tried the Golden Coin on South King Street the next day... Same sign, same unavailability of Taho. Perhaps the most frustrating part of the experience is that they don't even bother telling us when the Taho will be available. We've tried their other dishes amd baked goods in the past, and there are many places in the community with much better Filipino food and much better standards of cleanliness. They did earn a second star because the Taho was actually pretty good once we finally got some. If you are reading this and know of anywhere else we can get good Taho, please let me know! read more
3 years ago
2 years ago
Should have checked the ratings before coming here. Just left. I paid 13$ for two tiny pieces of chicken and rice. This place is terrible. read more
2 years ago
This shouldn't be rated at all. Golden coin Waipahu! They serve food with flies! Don't tell me u don't see the fly after closing the container. I wanted a refund but they insisted to give me food. I said I don't want to eat anything from them anymore.! read more
7 years ago
Gruesome Coin The things that I will consider one star for are: 1) If I feel the place is a scam 2) Consistently bad or argumentative service 3) Food that makes me sick or gag GC takes the latter. You would think trying yet another location of GC might turn out to be Golden right? Wrong! This chain is just consistently bad whether it be service, organization, or quality of food. Proceed with caution! ORDER: Small Lechon Roast $7.75 Takeout SNAP CRACKLE CRUNCHOMETER: (1/10) Its more chewy and hard to grind the meat with molars, my fillings were getting abused! JUICYNESS: (2/10) If you consider globules of hardened dirty oil that's reached the point where the consistency is almost candle wax like, then yeah 2 points. AROMATICS: (1/10) The smell of old meat and dirty oil permeated my nasal cavity and I couldnt even swallow it. It made me gag, my body said no to swallow and I had to spit it out. VALUE: (1/10) If you value your health and money, save it by not eating this. I threw away the plate. OVERALL RATING AND RANK: (1/10) LAST PLACE of 20. Why did I even put this in my mouth? Better yet, Why did I pay for this? I don't know why I even bothered trying another location. The 3 GCs I've been to have all been consistently bad. I'm pretty sure some of the foods are old leftovers and I'm not taking a chance on getting sick. Is there anything safe even trying? Maybe you'll enjoy something very deep fried like the hard lumpia. Bring a golden good luck coin, you'll need it. read more
4 years ago
0 stars if possible !! Went to this store to pick up a couple Filipino deserts and bread. Didn't know they SOLD rotting food. I was excited to eat my breakfast bread , the UBE MACAPUNO , that I got from Gold Coin Waipio. But it was spoiled the day after I bought it ! Terrible ! read more
3 years ago
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9 years ago
It was my first time at this newest golden coin. Service was good and fast. Food was delicious! Got fried rice, longanisa and egg. Oh n the butter Spanish rolls are the bomb especially when super fresh! I prefer here than nandings. read more
2 years ago
Newly opened Golden Coin in Waipio Gentry. Located in the new strip mall diagonal from 7-11 and next door to Coffee or Tea. It's a small space (smaller than it looks from the outside) but they pack in a lot of items. They have already prepared foods. Think Panda where you can choose what you want to make a plate lunch. They also have everything labeled in case you want to buy a small or large serving of a single item. There's a glass case with refrigerated drinks and desserts then another case with fried foods. Bakery items, frozen items and packages items are also available. Seating is limited but when I stopped by around 5pm or so it wasn't crowded. I didn't catch the hours but I think they open pretty early in the morning. Just glad there's a stop for Spanish rolls now! For now, ample parking available free in the lot. The building is pretty new so unsure how parking will be once other tenants move in. read more
7 years ago
Just go for the desserts. I've been there 3 times thinking the next time would be better but it actually was worse. The first time I went I had the tocino and I guess you can't mess up that marinated pork. Their pinakbet & sari sari however was made with American frozen veggies, like the frozen green beans you get in school lunch. Today the mungo beans and lechon dish was very salty and unusually like salty. This was overwhelming. I should have known better but I believe these places are franchises. The owners of this one should really take a look at the quality of their food. I should have just gone to where I know it's good. The Wahiawa one is much much better, no comparison. Their dishes are made with authentic Filipino veggies. read more
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