Jesse's Coffee Shop

Love love love their bread and baked goods. My favorite is their balintawak bread. Parking is right out front and they open early at 5am so it's a great place to stop before work. They also serve plate lunch type food but I haven't tried it yet. But I will definitely be back for more of the bread and baked goods!!

We wanted to try Jesse's again, because there is not much Filipino food restaurant in the area except in Chinatown and one on King Street on the way to Tamashiro Market .Drove there to find out they are no longer serving anyone in the dinning area and was only doing take out orders.So if you are looking for a dine in restaurant Jesse's Coffee Shop no longer have in dining inside and looks like they open up more of a Bakery selling more bakery items.

I haven't been back here since precovid and like most places in Hawaii, Jesse's hasn't gone back to their precovid norm either. Definitely a hole in the wall with the hand written notices and dated bakery cases but a local gem for Filipino baked goods. I come for the pianomo roll and balintawak. I grew up on this stuff and so they are my benchmark and standard that I judge all others against. My family thinks so too. But my how the prices have increased. I paid about $60 for 4 boxes of pianomo rolls and 2 trays of balintawak. I also got to enjoy Jesse's longanisa breakfast. This morning the service was a bit slow but it wasn't like the "auntie" wasn't working with a sense of urgency. She just needed to confirm a few things before proceeding. It's still one of those places that use one register solely for the bakery side and one register for the dining side..very manual in their revenue tracking. Lol so you can see how going back and forth between registers can slow a process down. When I got there on a Saturday around 9am, it seems I missed the early breakfast crown because the lot was pretty empty, there was but one couple in the dining area, and the trash cans were overflowing. I love to longanisa the same why I love all other food when I don't have to cook it.

Came to Jessie's for fresh Balintawak. Private parking lot. They open early so chances of getting a stall are 100%. Super friendly staff constantly moving racks of fresh baked goods out from the kitchen. However, I was too early for Spanish rolls. Bummer. Next time! Ordered Shanghai lumpia and two pieces of fried chicken. I am utterly disappointed by the Shanghai lumpia. One piece was so hard (stale) and another piece was not tasty at all. It had a freezer burn tatse that did not make my tastebuds dance! I'm chalking it up to it is not a very requested item. It also came out from the kitchen very quickly which made me highly suspicious. They were not steamy hot where I needed to leave the bag open in the car so the morsels wouldn't get soggy. Very unhappy purchase. The Balintawak was a hit with the birthday girl. She favors Jessie's Coffee Shop's over all the others. It was still warm when I got to the office, which made it extra special.The fried chicken pieces were juicy and very nice and large! They were perfectly seasoned. I thoroughly enjoyed every bite. Highly recommended if you get the chance to get here around 6am.Lots of prepackaged Filipino pastries for purchase. Pandesal, Balintawak, Pianomo, Hopia, palm leaf cookies, and loaves of sliced sweet bread. The lechon looked so good, but I decided to hold off until the next time. Already ordered fried chicken and lumpia. Like a typical bakery, no inside seating. Purchase your items and inhale them in the privacy of your vehicle! LOL

The original bakery and coffee shop was located in the Mioanalua Shopping Center. This was back in the seventies .At that time, I worked a few door down from them. The pastries Freshly baked and delicious. I was never disappointed at what I bought.. Well, times have changed. Now I come there so my wife can buy bread (Pon De Leche)for her girlfriend. It's a good Filipino bakery, and they also serve a number of popular Filipino dishes. .Enjoy

Not the same. Run down and dirtier. Service still same energy.The food also has changed

Jesse's coffee shop is part bakery and part filipino restaurant. If you're looking for that soft loaf of bread or dinner roll (pande sal), come check out the wide selection of baked goods and desserts that Jesse's provide. For your filipino food cravings, just opposite of the baked good, you can take out or dine in. What I like about Jesse's is that each dish has its unique flavor category that doesn't overwhelm your taste buds. The soup dishes can be light and savory (chicken papaya) or light, savory, and tart (shrimp sinigang). Other dishes are well balanced with flavor.Filipino dishes are known to be oily, salty, and heavy, but the filipino foods made at Jesse's are handled by the manang's who know how to control the amount of seasoning and oils to where the food comes out perfect. The following items are what I always get: lechon kawaki (chicharon), fried silet, shrimp sharciado, fried beef with tomato and onions, dinaguan, and rice.Service is good. Interior is showing its age and needs an upgrade, but it's maintained enough to where they can still operate.Restrooms are located inside in the back cornerParkingPrivate lot or street parkingPaymentCash or credit

Filipino bakery and takeout cuisine in Kalihi, Honolulu, Hawaii...Because it was National Coffee Day (9-29-22), I went to Jesse's Coffee Shop on King Street. The shop is located across from 7-Eleven and shares a free parking lot with other small businesses.To my surprise, there's no dining in anymore at Jesse's. It's basically a takeout place - known for its Filipino food and baked goods.I've seen Jesse's products at local grocery stores such as Times Supermarket. The Pianomo Rolls are soft and moist with buttery layers. This time, I got a pack of hopia - onion flavored variety. My mom and I enjoyed the flakey outer layer and savory - slightly sweet filling.I also had a Pandesol Egg Sandwich for just $1.50! The sweet roll surrounded a scrambled egg with a mayonnaise topping. Simple and just right for a quick snack!The hot entrees looked good! I'd get pinakbet for my mom next time and some pancit for me! Of course, the chicharon would be great for a family dinner! I'll be back!

This place is a hit or miss with food.But I'll always come here for the Pianomo roll, balintawak and pandesal is my go too.They finally allowed for dine in a while ago but I can't seem to get the food smell off me everytime I walk in Service is a hit or miss. Sometimes their nice and sometimes u don't even want to order lol

ZERO! Thought they close at 730PM, drove from waipahu. arrived at 6:30 PM ,the door already closed, the OPEN sign on lights OFF, workers (2 ladies) already cleaning. TEAM Jesse's N. STREET please pay attention "operating hours" on your Website or also you handwritten schedule posted on your door -clearly noted the store closed at 7:30PM not 6:30PM!!!and no one already answering their PHONE during their "provided open hours"closed 1 hour early on SUNDAY night!