Located off kings street they have a small parking lot shared with other business. This is for pick up orders no dining inside, they sell plate lunches you can get 1 choice with 1 scoop rice or 2 choice with 2 scoop rice or 3 choice for 3 scoop rice. They also have an area before the plate lunch counter that sell 1/2 lb or 1 lb containers of specialty cooked items that is not offered on the plate lunch choices. They have all kinds of Filipino desserts and deep fried pork rinds and deep fried pig ears. I had the pork adobo and igado which was tasty and good. The deep fried Lechon was very good, it was tasty and crispy and moist in the middle. Food is good, parking is very limited, heard a lot about this place about the great food, but many times I couldn't stop by due to no parking spaces. read more

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COME AND GET YOUR ILOCOS EMPANADAS BEFORE THEY RUN OUT!!! Yes, it's true, get your little behind over before they run out of their delicious empanadas filled with Pork, Green Papaya, Mongo Beans, Hard Boiled Egg... Don't forget to add a little vinegar on top of every bite you take.. They'll give you a small ramekin of their Ilicano Cane Sugar Vinegar... YUMMY!!! This is definitely the spot to Grab-n-Go your favorite Ilicano-filipino foods. There is no where to sit. It's a mini-market slash Plate-Lunch spot. Nothing fancy, just flavor! Check out my photos for a sample of offerings. read more

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Haven't been here in a short minute but whenever have a craving for filipino food this is the place to go Had a three choice and fried pork belly read more

San Nicolas Chicharon & Sausage - Fried pork belly - Filipino Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Love their packaged chicharon. Service was excellent, staff very personable. I don't remember if they have signs showing the different hot items they sell. I had to ask Nana pointing out "what is that?" Parking a bit problematic. Local Filipino girl (70 yrs old lol) doing this review. read more

Passing thru Kalihi & saw their sign from King St. Had to stop & check this place out. Parking is limited& you are blessed if you can find a stall open. This place has Filipino. food to go. Desserts packaged to go mostly Filipino style. Had to try their fresh made Chicharon, in their glass show cabinet. That is the real deal! fatty meat & delicious skin roasted to perfection. Excellent ! Looks to be a popular spot in Kalihi! read more

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Ilocano Empanadas and other Filipino dishes. Like old school plantation memories. Nice people and friendly. read more

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I brought the 1-pound container of Pinapaitan @$15 and the intestines too tough to chew, and the broth wasn't as good as I thought it would be. However, the 1-pound container of Pork Mongo bean was good and tasty. The service was fast In & Out of there in no time and it was @lunchtime! read more

I ordered dinuguan and pinakbet. The pinakbet was pretty good but I think the vegetables were cut really big. Otherwise, it was good and I would order it again. The dinuguan is a different story. The pork were tough and most were cut big like they were meant to be cooked for pork adobo. It was also very oily and didn't look like dinuguan. Where's the blood sauce? Service was good and people were friendly. read more

San Nicolas Chicharon & Sausage - Dinuguan - Filipino Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We bought a small pan of mix pancit. It was so disappointing. It had a bad burnt taste. It brought it for a gathering and everyone was complaining about how there was a burnt taste to it. Don't go to them better food at other restaurants like Thelma's, Elena's and Julie's also the customer service is way better. San Nicolas also have bad customer service the ladies are sass and not friendly. If there was an option for no stars I would give none. read more

I was first introduced to San Nicolas Chicharon & Sausage by a good friend who is part Tagalog and part Ilocano. Today is my third visit. Today, I came a little too late as this was the only choice that I was willing to have. I got a 2 choice plate lunch with the Ilocano version of pinakbet & pork adobo with steamed rice. It's a good combination and their adobo is flavored well. I also got the pork rinds [chicharon]. The flavor is there but it's swimming in lots of oil. My coworker decided to take it home and she used it to make monggo soup [mung bean soup]. I'm waiting to try it ;) I also grabbed a few of their empanadas. This empanadas winnahz!!! My coworkers loved it!!! They said it's so much better than Golden Coin. The store also sells side snacks like peanuts, chips, sodas, and of course their sweet mochi desserts that I forgot to take a picture of smh lol The ladies that serves the food are super nice and friendly! The place is loud with happy customers eager to be the next in line to get their meal. There's a few parking. The entrance and exit is the same but it's a bit tight so be extra careful if you go. It's a bit pricey but worth a try. I wish they'll see the deep fried intestines ;) read more

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I went there this morning before work to buy the filipino unlces and aunty that takes care our our parking some snacks. Mind you, I go there at least once a month or more to get lunch for myself or for others! Today, the old filipono aunty was so grouchy! I said GOOD MORNING! WHEN I walked in, no response. I ordered my food and she seemed PISSED OFF AT SOMEONE and was taking out on me! Giving me the stink eye and just had a grouchy attitude the whole time whenever I asked for something. My question... I love Nicky, but do I need to be a blogger for you guys to respect me like how you did her when she came in only ONCE??? I love your food and so do my co-cowrkers, but after seeing how your staff treats a blogger (that I love) and treating me (a loyal customer) I dont know if want to come back! Especially cause I go out of my way, from Kapolei to kalihi in the morning to get to you, and then go back to Moanalua!! Today was the worst experience I had with you folks. Tell that aunty to respect her customers! read more

A small Filipino store/eatery serving illocano based food! They also make longanisa (Filipino sausage) in house and it's THE best on the island! I love coming to grab a plate lunch every time I'm in the area, food portions are very generous and so delicious! Never disappointed when I come in. The aunties are always friendly whenever I come also. Be sure to come before 3pm because a lot of their food sells out quick! read more

San Nicolas Chicharon & Sausage - Kaldereta & Dinakdakan - Filipino Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I'm extremely disappointed with the empanada I purchased today... it was clearly old and tasted spoiled,,, the quality was unacceptable and completely inedible... I had no choice but to throw it away,,, total waste of money...NO egg, soggy and few Bits of longanisa, this should never be served to customers,,, I expected much better in terms of freshness and food safety This was my second time trying their Ilocos empanada, my first time I thought it was ok, authentic taste, but today I think they sold me an old one read more

San Nicolas Chicharon & Sausage - Filipino Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I had given this place another chance simply because it's very convenient when i go to my Doctor's office in Kalihi, and food is not that bad. However, some of the servers have bad attitude and don't have a good customer service. Today i ordered 2 kinds of vegetables and one needs to be separated because it has soup. the server who helped me today frowned in front of me simply because its an extra work for her to put the vegetables in a separate container.Never again! I will go to another Filipino restaurant that treats their customers with respect. read more

3/3/25 Best Filipino Food in Kalihi They have Kalding (Goat) Kaldareta, Pusit (Squid) n crunchy fatty Chicharron... Masarap (Tasty)! read more

San Nicolas Chicharon & Sausage - 3/4/25 Mini Kalding Kaldareta Pusit a bag of Chicharon (the kind w fat)! - Filipino Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Good food, but I hope had better smiling servers. Why so frown? Highly recommend! Mahalo read more

I am giving the solid 5-stars for their homemade garlic and vinegar longaniza. It's just so darn good. It is on the fatty side (which is what I prefer) and has a nice balance of flavors. It is NOT SWEET though (which I again prefer) so if that's what you're after, they carry the prepackaged ones too. The hot food is also tasty here as well as their chicharrón, my family went through a bag like vultures. Pro-tip: eat it with spicy vinegar to enhance the flavors and then fry rice in the oils left after you cook it with some garlic for some extra yummy fried rice. If you're not a vinegar person, I recommend some diced fresh roma tomatoes tossed in with some sea salt and you're good to go. Enjoy! read more

Good place to get your Ilocano delicacies. Some of the desserts weren't made same day except the tupig and even then it wasn't the best. read more

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I can never get a photo of my food from San Nicolas to post a review because I devour it immediately! The workers here are so welcoming and nice. I love that portions are reasonably priced versus how it can be to get Filipino food on the mainland. The empanadas are a must buy every time! read more

Salty and oily. Crowded inside. Although Fair price much cheaper than others but they run out of the good stuff fast. read more

Small store front serving Filipino food, snacks and desserts. I ordered Diniguan medium ($12), lechon, 4 empanada (4.50each) and 2 Biko($6each), Total for $64. Empanada was 1/5 didn't have much flavor or seasoning. Lechon was great 4/5 came with vinegar sauce. Biko was delicious. Still haven't tried the dinuguan yet; that will be for dinner: service was ok. read more

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Very nondescript exterior. I would've overlooked it if I weren't headed to the shop next-door. Was pleasantly surprised to find ready to eat options. A plate with a scoop of rice and two sides came out to be $11. The pork adobo and pancit were good read more

San Nicolas Chicharon & Sausage - Sold by the pound - Filipino Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Sorry about the pic I was excited for my food and I ate it First of all I've been eating here for years! When My papa passed away this was the closest to his cooking. I'm born and raised in the valley! MASARAP! A great place for good Filipino food! Sometimes the people working there ain't so helpful and they serve people before you. But I let it go cause I see them argue amongst themselves haha. Love this place. Always turn family, coworkers, friends, in-laws on to this place. Can't eat it there but still good anywhere else. Parking is crazy and on a screwed up road like you in the Philippines yourself. I always get double dinakdakan. ALWAYS! But everything else is great too. read more

San Nicolas Chicharon & Sausage - Double dinakdakan! - Filipino Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

11/22/25 The diniguan was so salty!!!! Two words to describe this place, OILY & SALTY read more

I love the way you guys fill up your guys empanada's. The flavor is very tasty and juicy. I love how its always filled up and packed with filling. It's always been my go too since I was a kid because its located in Kalihi and my parents always use to take me there when I was young. read more

I stopped by today after work, about 25 minutes before closing. The older lady at the cash register was very nice, and I ordered a mini plate of pork adobo and a pound of chicharrones When I *asked politely* whether it could be chopped, she went into the kitchen. A younger woman - a royal b**ch on steroids - charged out and SCREAMED at me. It sounded like she was kicking me out, but I couldn't tell because she was screaming so loudly it was unintelligible. So then she goes back into the kitchen and the older lady asked me if I still want anything. I replied, "So I don't get any chicharron?" She calmly explained that the kitchen was closed and there was no one to chop the chicharron (because evidently chopping cooked meat is a high-skill function at that restaurant). I gave up, took the pork adobo, and ate it in my car. It was of very low quality. One more potential loyal customer lost... I probably won't be the last, either. read more

Found a roach in my empanadas never again coming to this place was the worse empanadas ever do not recommend read more

San Nicolas Chicharon & Sausage - Roach in my empanadas never again - Filipino Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Pancit for $18 yow such a ripped off. Also the granny on the register is so grumpy. This place is good only for "some" cravings but not good choice for everyday's meal read more

Delicious Filipino food! 1st time here and they definitely exceeded my expectations. I don't know Filipino food very well so I had a lot of questions and the workers were so helpful w/answering all my questions. I had a mini plate w/the squid & eggplant option w/pancit(costs extra) Everything tasted better than I imagined. I got desserts that were on the table(everything looked good it was hard to choose so be prepared lol) Loved it so much I'm coming back next time I'm in town to try more. read more

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My significant other is Filipino so of course we had to give it a try. The little store was packed with goodies and had a Great take out section with freshly cooked food. We bought some lichon, chicharron, Ube, corn snacks and more goodies. The cashiers were very helpful and attentive which made her feel very comfortable. Everything was good for take out and heating up at home. read more

A small but convenient place in Kalihi for delicious Filipino dishes and desserts. They offer mini or regular plate (two choices) options or side orders of the over dozen entrees. Limited parking stalls with can get easily filled during lunch hours and on weekends. read more

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I had the 2 choice rice plate (grilled pork belly with tomatoes and unions/chicken papaya soup) and it was delicious! It was my first time there and they were busy. Shoutout to the employee that helped explain the food to me, he was very nice! read more

Too expensive for slabs of fat! I wanted to like the chicherones but the price was a turn off! So much fat on the big slab I bought. Not my lucky day I guess! They are famous for their chicherones! Mine was cooked to death, it was crispy alright and very dried! I prefer juicy roast pork belly! read more

Not too many good Filipino Restaurants in Honolulu, but this place has very tasty Filipino food, grab n go style and lots of parking. Will definitely go again if don't want to drive to Waipahu. read more

I love their tupig, it is thicker than usual but the taste is authentic tupig, a true Filipino dessert!

Small parking lot. Their chicharon is good which is what I buy there. Haven't dined there yet, but food looks good, the only thing like in many restaurants that have their cooked food out, is, that flies get in there. Wish I could honestly rate them higher because I'm Filipino too but they are not friendly. All the times I go there, they seem to be friendly only with the people who speak with them in dialect. read more

When I miss that good Ilocano cooking, I'm here! Parking is crazy especially during lunch. Be patient, it's worth it. I always want their pinakbet and empanada. Today I got empanada, kutsinta, and puto. Service is fast and friendly. Food is always fresh. This is the only place I get my empanada from. It's to-go style...so grab your food and eat in the car lol. read more

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Sarap / na E Mas everything !!!! especially their chicharon customer service ? Very helpful nice people working there !!!

I may look Filipino, but I hardly claim or acknowledge much of that part of me. Being with a Filipino and having part Filipino children, I have to try and embrace it a bit right? This is a spot to get the Filipino goods. Foods and snacks are here so come and get it. This tiny shop is in a part of Kalihi I'm familiar with, but not all should visit lol. Its right behind the new American Savings Building that just went up. Either way you're coming up the street, its not the most convenient area to get to. Just because its on a busy main street and town drivers are nuts. The guy came for the empanadas. Mini and I just decided to check out everything else. So along with empanadas, we picked up pork skins, purple sticky rice and some food in a mini plate he also wanted. The empanadas were really oily. They come with a vinegar sauce for dipping. They should come with a roll of paper towels. Since Viet gram makes purple sticky rice for mini, she's been obsessed with trying every purple sticky rice there is to try. Its sweet, sticky like mochi rice and the purple is probably from purple yam or ube. Her final word: its good, but no one makes it like our gram. Pork skins were good. They weren't hard like some that could break teeth. They're definitely crunchier than store bought which is good. It comes in a gallon ziplock but I can't remember how much the bag was. For everything, I did pay quite a bit, but we also did get quite a bit. So I feel value for money was good. I'm not a huge fan of Filipino food so I probably won't be in for a long while. Whatever I did try, I thought it was alright. This ones just OK for me. If you're in the area, sure check it out. No need to make a special trip though. read more

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Would be nice if their prices were decent. Although you food is not bad but your Prices for food here is over priced! Please make it more affordable. Local boy in Kalihi. Thanks read more