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Located inside Waipahu Festival Marketplace. I always have the Goto (rice porridge with beef intestine and tripe) topped with crispy garlic, green onions and calamansi. Good portion, I couldn't even finish the whole bowl. I also wanted to get the Tokwa't baboy but they didn't have it (not sure if they didn't serve it that day or sold out). You're lucky if you get an available seat at their table.
Went about an hour until closing, so think some things were out. With the shield and noise, 1 worker had hard time hearing, but the other helped her out - still some confusion. Hubs got the blood meat - he really liked it b/c had a lot of meat and they put a lot of sauce on his rice. He also got a veggie that was not overcooked or gushy so was really good. I ordered a side order guisantes. Not too many peas which is good for me. They put a lot of bell peppers in too, so that was good. Very tasty. They sell the lechon in slabs. They sell by the weight, and do not cut. The skin was crispy but the meat was dry and there was a lot of fat. When I brought it back to work I sliced off the fat and just ate the skin. Maybe not so bad if it's chopped and in small pieces, but as a whole piece, it was just too messy and oily for my taste.
Love the food here at Pampanga Kitchen (inside the Waipahu Festival Market Place) Good food and prices. Awesome kakanin too.
Pampanga is a food stand located in the waipahu festival market. They have delicious and a variety of both meat and vegetable filipino cooked food which includes breadnut, pinakbet, inabrow, dinuguan, squid, liang, etc for a reasonable price. Depending who you get, they can give you a mound or a scoop and a half. Liang - 4 stars - not that many people eat this dish made with laulau leaves. Sometimes it's really spicy. Breadnut - 5 stars - a dish very different, but not always offered. Dinuguan - filipino chocolate - 3 1/2 stars. Not my favorite' but ok. Not gamey, and sometimes mixed with innards. Noodles - 3 1/2 stars - they offer an assortment of spaghetti, vermicelli pancit noodles. Desserts - 4 stars - not too sweet and they have an assortment prepackaged in a thin plastic container. Large parking lot in the front, but very crowded so sometimes have to wait until someone pulls out.
I came here craving some Filipino food and Thelma's only has take out. This location has dine in but we decided to take out our orders. I decided to get goto which was topped with tripe, onions and ginger. It came with a tiny calamansi to put in my goto. It's also known as arizcaldo which is a rice poridge. It's so good! I miss my mom's cooking. This was so good! Just like mom's. The inside was clean and there were plenty of tables inside. I definitely would come back to try other items. The lady at the register was nice. Plenty of parking up front.
The Real Deal As fellow Yelper Mark D puts it, this place is the real deal. Located inside the Waipahu Festival Market (See that review for more pics) PK is split into 2 sections. Theres the food and fried treats as you enter, and towards the middle is the cantina like seating section specializing in a variety of exquisite and traditional soups. Im greatful you can get a 2 choice here under $10 bucks unlike those other places charging almost double for less with "Rail Skimming" Prices. While we are focusing the lechon in this series of reviews, I will say again, the ambience and food here is as close to the real markets (as oppose to fake ones) in the Phillipines. I actually wanted to get some other food besides the lechon but I got there at 2pmish and they had already sold out! There are some language barrier difficulties here and ordering can be a little disorganized. Patience is key. They also serve up what I will consider as the best Ilocos Empanda on the isle! Its filled with pork, mungo bean, egg and its shell is tinted orange from annatto seed oil. ORDER: Little over 1/2 Pound Lechon $7 SNAP CRACKLE CRUNCHOMETER: (7/10) The piece I got was a random pick and the variety to choose from is usually bountiful. Skin was crunchy and slices had a slight crisp. The rough chop gave a good sample of big chunks and thin chunks resulting in varying spikes in the crisp and crunchometer. Love the crackling bubbles on this one! JUICYNESS: (6/10) On its own, the lechon was a more fattier pick (remember you get to choose) and when compared with Kambigans, this one edges it out. AROMATICS: (5/10) I felt the oil was a little cleaner here and when I asked if it included onions and tomatoes, I chuckled when she vigorously replied, "You gotta make your own!" I understood what she meant but Lol, thats like asking for a drink with a combo and them telling you theres no drinks and that you need to drink the Coke in your fridge at your house instead! VALUE: (7/10) The abundance for you to choose from and the abilty to know which one to pick, is key to whether you get a nice slab of balanced lean mean to fat ratio. Going price is about average and I appreciated that they did honor my 1/2 pound request here. OVERALL RATING AND RANK: (6/10) While I felt the Lechon was average here, this spot still shines with its genuine flavors and charitable prices.
My first time dining here with my Mom. I decided to try the garlic shrimp with pancit. The dish was yummy, I liked the flavor, so can taste the garlic but it's more on the sweeter side. The pancit comes with calamansi, we asked for me as it comes with just one. I will definitely be back to try other dishes and will have to try the halo halo.
Pampanga Kitchen is a humble food stand in the Filipino Fiesta Marketplace in Waipahu. If you were born before the 90s you'd say this place was near the old Arakawas. Dinning area surrounds the kitchen. Order and pay at the front then take a seat. Two things caught my eye. Some Customers eating Arroz Caldo (Rice porridge/the safe bet) and some eating Pinapaitan (Goat or Beef innards/the acquired taste). Many places serve arrow caldo. Not many serve Pinapaitan. Went with the Goat Pinapaitan. I love the bitter bile flavor of the broth and generous portions of innards, especially tripe. Included with the meal is big scoop of rice. I like to pour some of the broth on the rice. Service was great. Clean eating area and good smells coming out of the kitchen. Take a break from shopping at the market, take a seat and enjoy!
2 years ago
Usually I cook pinapaitan myself but wanted to try how theirs tasted and it did not disappoint. Tasted authentic. It's a good size bowl and 1 scoop rice. I honestly think it should come with more rice because I barely even ate the pinapaitan before I finished the rice. The service there... did not seem to much customer service oriented, it's pretty much you ordering take out with chairs on the side. Workers were quick to bring out our food. It's strange there... it's located inside of festival marketplace. If you've never been to festival market... it's a market with different stands selling fish, meats, produce and other things meanwhile the restaurant has a spot in the middle of it all. I've been to festival market many times but haven't really had a restaurant before pampanga went in. Strange location is all I could say but it works. Lots of parking there, I always get parking right away. Overall I would come back. I usually go to festival for produce and sometimes meat or fish so it's nice to be able to stop and eat before I head back home. read more
2 years ago
The food is great! I wanted the KAREKARE! It has the ingredients that I always look forward to eating which is the TRIPE. My husband likes the DINAKDAKAN! The service was fine, the cashier was nice. As for entering the restaurant, it seems like they just moved in the area, I'm not sure. But I always look for something interesting in the interior design in restaurants and it was my 1st time there. read more
4 years ago
Are you craving some Filipino food & looking for many options of food choices? This place is it! Pampanga Kitchen is located in many locations. However, this Waipahu location has lots of seating for big or small groups. They do have booths to eat and also tables and chairs. This location is centered in the parking lot of Pacific Super Market. Their lots of parking spaces and place used to be the old Jollibee. Food wise. I forgot to take a picture of the menu, but if you see other people's photos, you might be lucky to see how many choices you can get with your plates. They have side orders like pork lumpia, vegetable lumpia, & banana lumpia. Also, Empanadas, cassarons, and a lot more! Oh! & don't forget the Halo Halo :P. Now back to the food. They give you a good portion to get that kick and craving satisfied. My stomach is growling at this moment as I write. I think I will stop by and get some Filipino food tonight, hahaha! Overall- I do recommend this place to try if you are looking for some good Filipino food! :) read more
3 years ago
Located inside Waipahu Festival Marketplace. I always have the Goto (rice porridge with beef intestine and tripe) topped with crispy garlic, green onions and calamansi. Good portion, I couldn't even finish the whole bowl. I also wanted to get the Tokwa't baboy but they didn't have it (not sure if they didn't serve it that day or sold out). You're lucky if you get an available seat at their table. read more
Went about an hour until closing, so think some things were out. With the shield and noise, 1 worker had hard time hearing, but the other helped her out - still some confusion. Hubs got the blood meat - he really liked it b/c had a lot of meat and they put a lot of sauce on his rice. He also got a veggie that was not overcooked or gushy so was really good. I ordered a side order guisantes. Not too many peas which is good for me. They put a lot of bell peppers in too, so that was good. Very tasty. They sell the lechon in slabs. They sell by the weight, and do not cut. The skin was crispy but the meat was dry and there was a lot of fat. When I brought it back to work I sliced off the fat and just ate the skin. Maybe not so bad if it's chopped and in small pieces, but as a whole piece, it was just too messy and oily for my taste. read more
2 years ago
Love the food here at Pampanga Kitchen (inside the Waipahu Festival Market Place) Good food and prices. Awesome kakanin too. read more
Pampanga is a food stand located in the waipahu festival market. They have delicious and a variety of both meat and vegetable filipino cooked food which includes breadnut, pinakbet, inabrow, dinuguan, squid, liang, etc for a reasonable price. Depending who you get, they can give you a mound or a scoop and a half. Liang - 4 stars - not that many people eat this dish made with laulau leaves. Sometimes it's really spicy. Breadnut - 5 stars - a dish very different, but not always offered. Dinuguan - filipino chocolate - 3 1/2 stars. Not my favorite' but ok. Not gamey, and sometimes mixed with innards. Noodles - 3 1/2 stars - they offer an assortment of spaghetti, vermicelli pancit noodles. Desserts - 4 stars - not too sweet and they have an assortment prepackaged in a thin plastic container. Large parking lot in the front, but very crowded so sometimes have to wait until someone pulls out. read more
3 years ago
5 years ago
I came here craving some Filipino food and Thelma's only has take out. This location has dine in but we decided to take out our orders. I decided to get goto which was topped with tripe, onions and ginger. It came with a tiny calamansi to put in my goto. It's also known as arizcaldo which is a rice poridge. It's so good! I miss my mom's cooking. This was so good! Just like mom's. The inside was clean and there were plenty of tables inside. I definitely would come back to try other items. The lady at the register was nice. Plenty of parking up front. read more
3 years ago
Love their food and how close they are to all my other fav shops! Came down to grab their ph number for all of us trying to plan ahead! Yw lol read more
3 years ago
7 years ago
The Real Deal As fellow Yelper Mark D puts it, this place is the real deal. Located inside the Waipahu Festival Market (See that review for more pics) PK is split into 2 sections. Theres the food and fried treats as you enter, and towards the middle is the cantina like seating section specializing in a variety of exquisite and traditional soups. Im greatful you can get a 2 choice here under $10 bucks unlike those other places charging almost double for less with "Rail Skimming" Prices. While we are focusing the lechon in this series of reviews, I will say again, the ambience and food here is as close to the real markets (as oppose to fake ones) in the Phillipines. I actually wanted to get some other food besides the lechon but I got there at 2pmish and they had already sold out! There are some language barrier difficulties here and ordering can be a little disorganized. Patience is key. They also serve up what I will consider as the best Ilocos Empanda on the isle! Its filled with pork, mungo bean, egg and its shell is tinted orange from annatto seed oil. ORDER: Little over 1/2 Pound Lechon $7 SNAP CRACKLE CRUNCHOMETER: (7/10) The piece I got was a random pick and the variety to choose from is usually bountiful. Skin was crunchy and slices had a slight crisp. The rough chop gave a good sample of big chunks and thin chunks resulting in varying spikes in the crisp and crunchometer. Love the crackling bubbles on this one! JUICYNESS: (6/10) On its own, the lechon was a more fattier pick (remember you get to choose) and when compared with Kambigans, this one edges it out. AROMATICS: (5/10) I felt the oil was a little cleaner here and when I asked if it included onions and tomatoes, I chuckled when she vigorously replied, "You gotta make your own!" I understood what she meant but Lol, thats like asking for a drink with a combo and them telling you theres no drinks and that you need to drink the Coke in your fridge at your house instead! VALUE: (7/10) The abundance for you to choose from and the abilty to know which one to pick, is key to whether you get a nice slab of balanced lean mean to fat ratio. Going price is about average and I appreciated that they did honor my 1/2 pound request here. OVERALL RATING AND RANK: (6/10) While I felt the Lechon was average here, this spot still shines with its genuine flavors and charitable prices. read more
My first time dining here with my Mom. I decided to try the garlic shrimp with pancit. The dish was yummy, I liked the flavor, so can taste the garlic but it's more on the sweeter side. The pancit comes with calamansi, we asked for me as it comes with just one. I will definitely be back to try other dishes and will have to try the halo halo. read more
4 years ago
Pampanga Kitchen is a humble food stand in the Filipino Fiesta Marketplace in Waipahu. If you were born before the 90s you'd say this place was near the old Arakawas. Dinning area surrounds the kitchen. Order and pay at the front then take a seat. Two things caught my eye. Some Customers eating Arroz Caldo (Rice porridge/the safe bet) and some eating Pinapaitan (Goat or Beef innards/the acquired taste). Many places serve arrow caldo. Not many serve Pinapaitan. Went with the Goat Pinapaitan. I love the bitter bile flavor of the broth and generous portions of innards, especially tripe. Included with the meal is big scoop of rice. I like to pour some of the broth on the rice. Service was great. Clean eating area and good smells coming out of the kitchen. Take a break from shopping at the market, take a seat and enjoy! read more
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Pampanga kitchen is the real deal..some photos on yelp aren't even from them it's the other filipino food stand that sells soup so their bad reviews don't even count..well anyways the food here is always good and fresh and aunty them gives real good servings..everytime I bring my mom to get veggies we always share a 2 choice plate and its enough for both of us well I always add rice when we get home haha..we like the laeng..menudo..pork adobo is good almost better than my moms..the paksiw baboy is good nice and soft..they also sell desserts..its always busy and they sell out fast..check them out they are located inside waipahu festival market in waipahu. read more
7 years ago
Tried the Pork Sisig with steam rice. The food was fresh, quality ingredients and delicious ! Yummy yummy for my a Tummy. Love the service with a smile. Definitely will come back to try other things on the menu. BTW this is the newly opened one in Pearl City. read more
5 years ago
7 years ago
This place Is my absolute favorite place for Filipino food. Located inside the Festival Market in Waipahu. They have good selection on daily basis and and most of all they always give you your money's worth! Food is very good, I'm very picky when it comes to Pinoy food and this place never disappoint! Today I got the 3 choice plate lunch , with squid guisado, bistek, and monggo beans (not included the picture). If you're ever in the Waipahu check it out and go early! They run out on the more popular dishes quick! Definitely coming back! read more
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Never eating at this place again! If I could give it a 0 I really would! Found a roach inside of my arroz caldo Very disgusting! I don't think I saw any green food inspection card up also! read more
10 years ago
Found a fish scale while eating the halo halo I purchased at this establishment. Called the number on the receipt, left a voicemail and no one has returned my call. Totally grossed out! read more
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