Golden Coin

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.

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.

To my dearest Pandesal, I love you but I just don't know about your family. They don't acknowledge me when I come. They are impatient with me when I ask questions. They talk bad about me in front of me. I may not speak Filipino fluently but I can understand. I just don't know what to do Pandesal because I'm head over heals over you! It's all worth it I will win them over, you wait and see. Your Beloved,Kim C. I just can't get enough of the pandesal from Golden Coin. I can eat a whole dozen to myself. It's made to order and it takes about 10 minutes if it's not busy. The only thing is customer service is not too great. At times I get overlooked. I didn't realize in the Philippines that they allow the elderly to go ahead of the line; until I visited when I was an adult. I'm unsure if that's what's happening when I come in. I may be Filipino but I'm not an expert in all of the dishes. I ask questions sometimes when it's not busy I want to try something different and get met with grief. Sometimes when I come in and the workers automatically talk to me in Filipino/Tagalog and I respond in English. It was a while back but the worker said something not nice in Filipino. Parking:It has its own private lot. Inside:There are several tables inside. It's situated like a Panada Express, there are ready made items that you can choose from to make a plate lunch or made to order items. Other Items I usually get:- I get a variety of dessert here. My favorite is the Ube Roll. - Pancit - Adobo ChickenParty Room:I have attended several parties at this location. The party area is located upstairs. Every party I attended had Lechon (roasted pig). Despite the service, I continue to come back for the pandesal, grab and go food, and desserts.2024: 6/30 I love you so much that I will take the stabs from your family :.......(

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.

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.

If you are not Filipino, don't go in this location (Waipahu)! They'll treat you like you don't belong in there.. I can cook half the shit they got . Elenas makes wayyy beter food than them! I don't get this attitude from any other location but this one for some reason. No class or manners this little filipino guy comes out talking in their own tougue clearly about me to the worker who btw is wearing so much make up thats sweating it in the food...so gross!!! Maybe they're forgetting that this is hawaii, NOT the PI and theyre NOT hawaiian! So if there's anyone that don't belong, just saying !!! btw...I am also part Hawaiian!this was their last chance, only reason I came here is for the desserts and chicken empamada...not anymore!

The store was busy and they had to ask the lady who was sweeping the floor to help dish up the food . She didn't even wash her hands!!!

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.

food here is honestly trash... worse than the food is the middle aged lady's attitude. id be back if the food was good but unfortunately it's not. You can serve bad food or have a trash attitude but definitely not both. Choose one.