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Oahu's North Shore Shrimp Trucks
When you're driving around the island of Oahu,
you won't want to miss picking up a delicious
shrimp lunch at one of the shrimp trucks parked
near Kahuku on Oahu's north shore. There are
also several roadside stands in this area where
fresh cooked shrimp are sold.
Photo Credit: Kathleen Walling Fry
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Most of the shrimp trucks on Oahu's north shore are
located near the town of Kahuku, which is a well-known shrimp
aquaculture area, but you will also find shrimp for sale
in several other places along the road between Kualoa and Hale'iwa.
Shrimp plates
are ordered at the windows of these
shrimp trucks, and it is ususually served with two
scoops of rice, and sometimes macaroni salad, a green
salad, pineapple slices, and/or a lemon slice. Plain
unadorned shrimp is available, but the most popular
shrimp plates have garlic, lemon butter, hot and spicy,
sweet and spicy, or a soy-based sauce.
The last time I ate at a shrimp truck the prices were
about $10-12 USD per plate.
The shrimp served at these tricks is delicious, but it
is also unpeeled, sometimes unveined, and
very messy to eat. Be sure pick up plenty of napkins.
Some of the shrimp truck locations have
covered picnic tables with hawaiian music is playing.
The Shrimp Trucks
Blue Water Shrimp
This is one of newest shrimp trucks on Oahu's north
shore,and it is one of the trucks that participated
in the Turtle Bay Resorts 2005
"Battle of the North Shore Shrimp Trucks". Their
shrimp plates come with a salad sprinkled with goat cheese
and they have severalnon-shrimp items on their menu.
Famous Kahuku Shrimp Truck
This shrimp truck is usually parked in Kahuku,
and they offer shrimp with lemon sauce, spicy
sauce,and a sweet black peppersauce. Their menu
includes several non-shrimp items.
Review of Two North Shore Shrimp Trucks
Fumi's Kahuku Shrimp and Seafood
Fumi's brightly painted "Hawaiian sunset" shrimp truck
is impossible to miss, and their shrimp plates are simple
but delicious. They offer garlic sauce, lemon butter sauce,
and a spicy sauce, and plates are served with two scoops
of rice, fresh pineapple slices, and a green salad. I have
heard that service at some trucks is not friendly,
but the people at Fumi's were very and smiling the
last time I was there. Fumi's is one of the shrimp
trucks that participated in the Turtle Bay Resorts
2005 battle of the North Shore Shrimp Trucks.
Photos of Fumi's Kahuku Shrimp Truck
Giovanni's Shrimp Truck
Giovanni's graffiti-covered white shrimp truck
is the oldest and one of the best known
shrimp trucks on Oahu's north shore. They
usually parked in Kahuku and Hale'iwa. They
are most famous for their garlic shrimp that
has large chunks of garlic in the sauce,
but they also offer lemon butter and spicy sauces.
Giovanni's Aloha Shrimp Truck
(Ono Kine Grindz)
Review of Two North Shore Shrimp Trucks
(Reiki Aloha)
Secrets of Hawaii: Giovanni's Shrimp Truck
(Port Aloha)
Photo and Info About Giovanni's Shrimp Truck
Macky's Kahuku Sweet Shrimp
This shrimp truck is owned
by Macky Chen's Chen-Lu Shrimp Farm. Plates come with
two scoops of rice,
a pineapple slice, a piece of sweet potato, and
a green salad.
Macky's was the winner of the 2005
Battle of the Northshore Shrimp Trucks"
contest that was part of the Turtle Bay Resort's first annual
Seafood Festival. The winning shrimp recipe was suppose to be
added to the menu at the Turtle Bay Resort, but I have not
been able to find out which of Macky's sauces won the
competition. Does anybody know? (please send email to
hawaiitravelnewsletter@gmail.com).
Romy's Kahuku Prawns and Shrimp Hut
The owners of this roadside shrimp stand
at 56-781 Kamehameha Highway in Kahuku use shrimp
from their own aquaculture farm,and they
offer the standard garlic and spicy sauces, and
also aspecial asian-style house sauce that
includes soy sauce and chile sauce. Their
menu includes several non-shrimp items.
The Shrimp Shack
The Shrimp Shack is a bright yellow shrimp truck
that is usually parked near Kaya's Store in Punalu'u.
Their menu includes shrimp with either garlic sauce
or cocktail sauce, and several other items.
I have heard that the Shrimp Shack does not use
Kahuku shrimp, but instead prefers to use Kauai shrimp.
Honolulu Star Bulletin Shrimp Shack Article
101 Things to Do Shrimp Shack Article
The Kahuku Shrimp Truck Scandal
In August 2001, 46 year old Connie Aragona was charged with
robbery, extortion, and kidnapping because of her efforts
to take over Troy Nistche's lucrative north shore shrimp
truck business at gunpoint.
See also:
The Grass Skirt Grill in Haleiwa
More Haleiwa North Shore Oahu Restaurants
Dining on Oahu
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Related Links
Oahu Island - Main Menu
Islands of Hawaii
Hawaii for Visitors
Elsewhere on the Web
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2005 Kahuku Shrimp Truck Competition
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Hawaii's Roadside Stands: Are They Legal?
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