Ilocos Best

First time here and I can't believe I never knew about this place!! I love Filipino food, so this spot satisfied my cravings! You can order plate lunch or ala carte. They also have a good selection of freshly made desserts, groceries, and meat. It's basically a little market which also offers cooked foods to go.The service is great and they are very friendly. They accept credit cards. There's ample parking in the front lot. The store is clean and very well organized. I can't wait to come back!

Easy to find, but lot is a little busy. Owner has some stalls blocked off for customers since he said people from the neighborhood go park there and take up stalls. Crazy what people will do for parking... but I found street parking so was happy.Hungry so grabbed tons of things...- Longanisa frozen. Got the garlic vinegar, but also got the sweet one. I don't like sweet though.- Ube dessert for the office- 2 choice for Ma - Beef Stew and Pinakbet with Pancit. Everything good. - Dinuguan - container for the hubs. He's super judgey judgey and said that was a good one.- Pork Giusantes - I don't like peas so I always pluck those out. Flavors were a little mild, but the pork was soooooo tender. Never had it like that before. - Chicharron - better with the vinegar. I'm used to Chinese kine roast pork that has choke salt, so always think Filipino Chicharron needs more taste. But cooked good. Skin crispy. Fatty but not all fat. I could do without so much fat, but I know people really like that.Came out with almost $100 worth of foods. But not counting the longanisa, that's at least 3 meals for 3 people and a baby. And ono. I will be back!

Finally got to visit this new place. I grew up in Kalihi right across the street from this place. I was sad that North Star decide to close up shop and keep their other Location open, which is far away from me. I don't live in Kalihi anymore so I always try to find time to always come and visit. I heard about this new place and wanted to check it out for awhile now. Today was the day! I went in and it felt the same but cleaner. A lot of goodies as expected. Super happy to see food to make plate lunch and also chicharon! I was craving that for the longest time. I saw it and I had to get it. Not bad $16 a pound. The gentlemen which I believe may be the owner was very nice. He was speaking in Filipino. And I am super rough around the edges. I understand but don't speak. I was able to understand him. He was mentioning lognanisa and I said next time. I will definitely would love to try that next time. Also he was telling me about banana ketchup. I purchased the last bottle and the cashier was giving me a back story on why they're not able to get it to the US anymore. So sad. I love banana ketchup! All in all. The place was very nice, clean and peaceful. Workers were very nice and welcoming. I miss being around my culture specifically, and Kalihi since I don't visit as much. I highly recommend this place! I'll for sure will be back to grab some longanisa!

Looks way cleaner and spacier, I like that! Food tastes pretty much the same. I like that they always have dinakdakan. They have different snacks added now too. This is a good haunt since Elena's left kalihi.

Different owners but I think same cook!!! Always bomb! And the best dinakdaken and adobo