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Rolando O.
Love this place! The Kalua Pork Loco Moco is my favorite. It's become a favorite lunch spot because it's located in Shirokiya close to my work place and the staff are always super helpful/friendly.
Kelsey S.
The food was alright. My stomach was unsettled with the management of this restaurant. We participated in the gacha shop magic fair which advertises $1=1 point, only to be up charged 30% at the time of our ordering. It seems like this place is trying to make a quick buck off if unsuspecting customers. The quality of their food also suggests this. This restaurant Piggy's Place degrades the Japanese village walk into an overpriced cafeteria.
Uncle Ernie ..
This was my third time to visit Piggy's Place ( all the way from California). Kalua pork tacos $3.25 each Service is pretty nice as the sales kids are pretty enthusiastic about the food they serve. Tacos are made to order, a generous portion of meat that is hot and moist, with fresh lettuce and cheddar cheese. I think I saw a few pieces of onion. Flavor is GREAT and nicely seasoned... Note: more onion, and a bit of fresh pico de Gallo , and these tacos will explode!! They had a special of Portuguese sausage tacos- pretty darn good.
Zhen L.
Piggy's place had lots of potential to the eye when viewing their menu, but, to my dismay, was a huge disappointment for me. I usually eat lunch at the Gourmet Plaza or any places that are part of the Gachapon Alliance accepting Gacha points. About a week or two ago, we visited Shirokiya and, upon passing Piggy's Place, noticed it accepted Gacha points, so my girlfriend, her brother, and I decided to give it a try. To keep this from being a huge write-up, here are the Pros and Cons from my point-of-view: PROs: -Not sure if they are homemade or some company's brand of chips, but their chips were good -Sides we got were good (mac salad/veges) and (unfortunately) were the stars of the plate CONs: -Order: 1) Loco Moco 2) Deluxe Burger and 3) Kalua Pig Loco Moco and I was charged 40 Gacha Points, but I calculated it and it should have been only 35ish or less. Other places typically round to the nearest dollar for Gacha Points. So either the cashier charged me incorrectly, there is a HUGE mark-up, or I somehow SERIOUSLY miscalculated. My mistake in not questioning the charge, but the workers spent quite a big of time flipping through some menu for prices to charge me. Perhaps the cashier was in training? -For the amount of money/gacha points ($40) I spent, I might as well have gone to somewhere else like an L&L or McDonald's because I was still hungry after. Loco Moco came with one small patty and egg. The Loco Moco's patty was extremely dry and tough. My girlfriend's burger (which had essentially the same patty as the Loco Moco as far as I can tell) tasted slightly better, but it was mainly due to the condiments and vegetables it came with. Kalua pig loco moco was okay. Overall: My gacha points/money will be going to other places at Shirokiya.
Joseph M.
I'm highly recommending the Taco Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. It's in Shirokiya (aka Beer garden). Towards the middle to the left. $1 tacos (2 gacha points). You cannot miss out on $1 tacos!!!!!!! The $1 tacos on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturday are limited supplies starting at 5 pm. Sometimes they can sell out by 7 pm (you can still order other food - loco moco, different tacos that aren't a $1, etc.). The $1 tacos are ground beef, lettuce, onion and cheese, which I think was Mexican cheese). When you buy 10 tacos for $1 tacos, they'll give you a 11th taco and after taxes it's $10.47. If you get the salsa, a container of 2oz, it is $1.05 per container. Highly recommend going close to 5 pm as the customers seem to arrive more after 6-6:30pm. Not too many people go on Fridays and Saturdays so it could sell out around 8pm. I have played the gacha machines so when you put in $20 , you either get 20, 40, 100, or 200 chips. Certain places you can use the gacha points (Piggy's Place is one of them as well as the beer from the beer garden). Ask the cashier how many gacha points are for each food item. I have used gacha points at other locations. I went with a friend to get 10 (got 11) $1 tacos and with no one in front of me around 5:30 pm, they made the 11 tacos in about 2 minutes (can take longer if there's more people). The tacos are only soft tacos with ground beef (seasoned), chopped onions, lettuce and cheese. You could go to Foodland Farms and purchase sour cream, salsa, guacamole, or get chopped tomatoes and bring it to Shirokiya for your $1 tacos (my friends have done this before). Your other option is getting the $1 tacos to go. The only thing missing is a taco sauce or tobasco or your spice sauce. Highly recommend the $1 tacos based on good food for your money (that's cheap!!!!!!!!!!) I will go again and bring my own condiments and other ingredients to make it amazing.
Aron N.
Piggy's place is a locally owned shop that has a unique mixture of local favorites such as loco moco and other California mex items like soft tacos. The staff is enthusiastic and friendly. But here's the deal, this is the only place I know that has the elusive gravy burger! Yes, this is the gravy burger I have been trying to get other people to make in Honolulu and they have failed spectacularly! Some of these guys are from Hilo so they know what the original gravy burger tastes like. Piggy's place gravy burger is not as good as the one that was in Waimea or not as good as K's drive in, in Hilo. However, it's pretty darn close and with a couple of tweaks could be near perfection!!!!! But since we are in Honolulu, they by default make the BEST gravy burger in Honolulu I thought that their pork kalua tacos were solid. It could have a more spicy salsa and cilantro but it was still tasty. They are open to suggestions so go by and try a few things and give them your feedback. Disclaimer - one of the owners are related to me but this is my honest review, not skewed by family issues!!!!!
Michelle N.
The food here is great! The Kalua Loco Moco is excellent. I'm not a pork type of person but the flavor of the pork blended with the gravy was a flavorful combination. The Piggy's Place also provides a vegetarian option, pineapple taco. It was delicious. If you like pineapple, you'll I've this taco! It's definitely a must try if you're in the Ala Moana mall, located in the Shirokiya Japan Village Walk!!
Myra G.
I only stopped because I saw $1 tacos and it happened to be Tuesday. That's a no brainer! My friend and I decided on 6 tacos to share. The tacos have ground beef cheese, romaine lettuce and onions. Sadly no cilantro No hot sauce. You can get a side of salsa for $1. We didn't try that. Maybe next time It wasn't bad for $1 you get to choose soft or crunchy taco. If you buy 10 you get one free. Not sure if I could eat 5 but this would be great if your going to feed a family and it would be a great deal. Plus this is great if your here for happy hour cheap eats and cheap pitchers. One can't complain when the tacos are only $1. Cant be comparing to California street tacos it's definitely not that but you want cheap eats this is right for you.
Cindy G.
Possibly the worst loco moco I've had the misfortune to eat. An overcooked egg sat atop a dry, low quality hamburger patty which sat on top of old rice. The gravy was brown was not at all savory and served on the side. An undercooked macaroni salad doused in mayo completed the set.
As we sat down with our tray of $1 crunchy tacos, I had a flashback to collage days, binge eating. The tacos are plain. You can get them soft or crunchy, filled with ground beef, lettuce, cheese and onion. Bring your own hot sauce and it's late nights, cram studying. The rest of the menu is all munchie food--sliders, quesadilla, nachos and a loco moco. If you're looking for something that takes you back to 19, this is it.
CC R.
Great, friendly staff & super bomb food!!! Also go for $1 tacos : Tues 5-9p Fri 6-8p Sat 6-8p
Kelly M.
Note: this review is from my visit a couple of weeks ago. I don't know if it is still accurate, but it was accurate at the time and I'm not going back. I am shocked shocked shocked by my meal at Piggy's Place. I came for taco Tuesday. The ground beef taco was just that - plain ground beef in a corn tortilla. Dry. No spice. Just plain bad. The pork sliders were just as bad. Plain kalua pig put on an Hawaiian sweet roll. No sauce. No flavor. Just meat and bread. I swear it was assembled from ready-made ingredients from Costco with no cooking. Wasn't even warm. Bad. Just bad.
Lily D.
Piggy's place is located in shirokiya somewhere next to the gourmet kitchen area. They also have $1 tacos specials on certain days and I decided to try it since I was already in the area. Your only option is beef with either a crunchy or soft taco shell which sounds like a bargain right? Wrong. lol. You might want to stick to Taco Bell because for the same price at least it comes out in less than 5 minutes and it's supposed to taste like what it's supposed to. The crunchy shell was stale and the soft taco was not all that great either but compared to the two it's probably the better option. The food itself was mediocre and I could probably make a better tasting one myself at home. The service was decent. The guy was friendly but I also think he was a cashier in training so I gave some leeway. The food took longer than expected too so I ended up walking around. Anyway. It was worth a try. Probably not coming back and Taco Bell tastes much better and they also provide taco sauce too. lol. Sigh.
Sean C.
So I stumbled across this little place in Shirokiya. They serve Kalua Pork in multi varieties. I opted to try the Kalua Pork Loco Moco. The egg was cooked perfectly. Fluffy egg whites with a nice runny yolk. The gravy was just like my moms. Rice. Perfect. They have a lot of affordable items on the menu. Ill definitely be returning to try the Kalua Pork and Cabbage. Its one of the things i grew up on and it looks like ill enjoy it. The staff is friendly and very energetic. Theyll greet you dance and even offer advice on other places to eat. Overall it was a great experience. Quick friendly and good food.
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Love this place! The Kalua Pork Loco Moco is my favorite. It's become a favorite lunch spot because it's located in Shirokiya close to my work place and the staff are always super helpful/friendly.
The food was alright. My stomach was unsettled with the management of this restaurant. We participated in the gacha shop magic fair which advertises $1=1 point, only to be up charged 30% at the time of our ordering. It seems like this place is trying to make a quick buck off if unsuspecting customers. The quality of their food also suggests this. This restaurant Piggy's Place degrades the Japanese village walk into an overpriced cafeteria.
This was my third time to visit Piggy's Place ( all the way from California). Kalua pork tacos $3.25 each Service is pretty nice as the sales kids are pretty enthusiastic about the food they serve. Tacos are made to order, a generous portion of meat that is hot and moist, with fresh lettuce and cheddar cheese. I think I saw a few pieces of onion. Flavor is GREAT and nicely seasoned... Note: more onion, and a bit of fresh pico de Gallo , and these tacos will explode!! They had a special of Portuguese sausage tacos- pretty darn good.
Piggy's place had lots of potential to the eye when viewing their menu, but, to my dismay, was a huge disappointment for me. I usually eat lunch at the Gourmet Plaza or any places that are part of the Gachapon Alliance accepting Gacha points. About a week or two ago, we visited Shirokiya and, upon passing Piggy's Place, noticed it accepted Gacha points, so my girlfriend, her brother, and I decided to give it a try. To keep this from being a huge write-up, here are the Pros and Cons from my point-of-view: PROs: -Not sure if they are homemade or some company's brand of chips, but their chips were good -Sides we got were good (mac salad/veges) and (unfortunately) were the stars of the plate CONs: -Order: 1) Loco Moco 2) Deluxe Burger and 3) Kalua Pig Loco Moco and I was charged 40 Gacha Points, but I calculated it and it should have been only 35ish or less. Other places typically round to the nearest dollar for Gacha Points. So either the cashier charged me incorrectly, there is a HUGE mark-up, or I somehow SERIOUSLY miscalculated. My mistake in not questioning the charge, but the workers spent quite a big of time flipping through some menu for prices to charge me. Perhaps the cashier was in training? -For the amount of money/gacha points ($40) I spent, I might as well have gone to somewhere else like an L&L or McDonald's because I was still hungry after. Loco Moco came with one small patty and egg. The Loco Moco's patty was extremely dry and tough. My girlfriend's burger (which had essentially the same patty as the Loco Moco as far as I can tell) tasted slightly better, but it was mainly due to the condiments and vegetables it came with. Kalua pig loco moco was okay. Overall: My gacha points/money will be going to other places at Shirokiya.
I'm highly recommending the Taco Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. It's in Shirokiya (aka Beer garden). Towards the middle to the left. $1 tacos (2 gacha points). You cannot miss out on $1 tacos!!!!!!! The $1 tacos on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturday are limited supplies starting at 5 pm. Sometimes they can sell out by 7 pm (you can still order other food - loco moco, different tacos that aren't a $1, etc.). The $1 tacos are ground beef, lettuce, onion and cheese, which I think was Mexican cheese). When you buy 10 tacos for $1 tacos, they'll give you a 11th taco and after taxes it's $10.47. If you get the salsa, a container of 2oz, it is $1.05 per container. Highly recommend going close to 5 pm as the customers seem to arrive more after 6-6:30pm. Not too many people go on Fridays and Saturdays so it could sell out around 8pm. I have played the gacha machines so when you put in $20 , you either get 20, 40, 100, or 200 chips. Certain places you can use the gacha points (Piggy's Place is one of them as well as the beer from the beer garden). Ask the cashier how many gacha points are for each food item. I have used gacha points at other locations. I went with a friend to get 10 (got 11) $1 tacos and with no one in front of me around 5:30 pm, they made the 11 tacos in about 2 minutes (can take longer if there's more people). The tacos are only soft tacos with ground beef (seasoned), chopped onions, lettuce and cheese. You could go to Foodland Farms and purchase sour cream, salsa, guacamole, or get chopped tomatoes and bring it to Shirokiya for your $1 tacos (my friends have done this before). Your other option is getting the $1 tacos to go. The only thing missing is a taco sauce or tobasco or your spice sauce. Highly recommend the $1 tacos based on good food for your money (that's cheap!!!!!!!!!!) I will go again and bring my own condiments and other ingredients to make it amazing.
Piggy's place is a locally owned shop that has a unique mixture of local favorites such as loco moco and other California mex items like soft tacos. The staff is enthusiastic and friendly. But here's the deal, this is the only place I know that has the elusive gravy burger! Yes, this is the gravy burger I have been trying to get other people to make in Honolulu and they have failed spectacularly! Some of these guys are from Hilo so they know what the original gravy burger tastes like. Piggy's place gravy burger is not as good as the one that was in Waimea or not as good as K's drive in, in Hilo. However, it's pretty darn close and with a couple of tweaks could be near perfection!!!!! But since we are in Honolulu, they by default make the BEST gravy burger in Honolulu I thought that their pork kalua tacos were solid. It could have a more spicy salsa and cilantro but it was still tasty. They are open to suggestions so go by and try a few things and give them your feedback. Disclaimer - one of the owners are related to me but this is my honest review, not skewed by family issues!!!!!
The food here is great! The Kalua Loco Moco is excellent. I'm not a pork type of person but the flavor of the pork blended with the gravy was a flavorful combination. The Piggy's Place also provides a vegetarian option, pineapple taco. It was delicious. If you like pineapple, you'll I've this taco! It's definitely a must try if you're in the Ala Moana mall, located in the Shirokiya Japan Village Walk!!
I only stopped because I saw $1 tacos and it happened to be Tuesday. That's a no brainer! My friend and I decided on 6 tacos to share. The tacos have ground beef cheese, romaine lettuce and onions. Sadly no cilantro No hot sauce. You can get a side of salsa for $1. We didn't try that. Maybe next time It wasn't bad for $1 you get to choose soft or crunchy taco. If you buy 10 you get one free. Not sure if I could eat 5 but this would be great if your going to feed a family and it would be a great deal. Plus this is great if your here for happy hour cheap eats and cheap pitchers. One can't complain when the tacos are only $1. Cant be comparing to California street tacos it's definitely not that but you want cheap eats this is right for you.
Possibly the worst loco moco I've had the misfortune to eat. An overcooked egg sat atop a dry, low quality hamburger patty which sat on top of old rice. The gravy was brown was not at all savory and served on the side. An undercooked macaroni salad doused in mayo completed the set.
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As we sat down with our tray of $1 crunchy tacos, I had a flashback to collage days, binge eating. The tacos are plain. You can get them soft or crunchy, filled with ground beef, lettuce, cheese and onion. Bring your own hot sauce and it's late nights, cram studying. The rest of the menu is all munchie food--sliders, quesadilla, nachos and a loco moco. If you're looking for something that takes you back to 19, this is it.
Great, friendly staff & super bomb food!!! Also go for $1 tacos : Tues 5-9p Fri 6-8p Sat 6-8p
Note: this review is from my visit a couple of weeks ago. I don't know if it is still accurate, but it was accurate at the time and I'm not going back. I am shocked shocked shocked by my meal at Piggy's Place. I came for taco Tuesday. The ground beef taco was just that - plain ground beef in a corn tortilla. Dry. No spice. Just plain bad. The pork sliders were just as bad. Plain kalua pig put on an Hawaiian sweet roll. No sauce. No flavor. Just meat and bread. I swear it was assembled from ready-made ingredients from Costco with no cooking. Wasn't even warm. Bad. Just bad.
Piggy's place is located in shirokiya somewhere next to the gourmet kitchen area. They also have $1 tacos specials on certain days and I decided to try it since I was already in the area. Your only option is beef with either a crunchy or soft taco shell which sounds like a bargain right? Wrong. lol. You might want to stick to Taco Bell because for the same price at least it comes out in less than 5 minutes and it's supposed to taste like what it's supposed to. The crunchy shell was stale and the soft taco was not all that great either but compared to the two it's probably the better option. The food itself was mediocre and I could probably make a better tasting one myself at home. The service was decent. The guy was friendly but I also think he was a cashier in training so I gave some leeway. The food took longer than expected too so I ended up walking around. Anyway. It was worth a try. Probably not coming back and Taco Bell tastes much better and they also provide taco sauce too. lol. Sigh.
So I stumbled across this little place in Shirokiya. They serve Kalua Pork in multi varieties. I opted to try the Kalua Pork Loco Moco. The egg was cooked perfectly. Fluffy egg whites with a nice runny yolk. The gravy was just like my moms. Rice. Perfect. They have a lot of affordable items on the menu. Ill definitely be returning to try the Kalua Pork and Cabbage. Its one of the things i grew up on and it looks like ill enjoy it. The staff is friendly and very energetic. Theyll greet you dance and even offer advice on other places to eat. Overall it was a great experience. Quick friendly and good food.