411745 Fri Jun 15 10:03:45 -0700 2007 32 25 Elsewhere In America 0 2663470 In early 2005 the Sturdy Wench and I flew to Oahu for our belated honeymoon in Hale'iwa. I loved it there, and a high point was eating at the shrimp truck in the hardware store parking lot on the main road (Hwy 83?) in Hale'iwa. (I don't think it was Giovanni's, the truck was stenciled only with "SHRIMP TRUCK.") The truck only offered two kinds of shrimp: Garlic and Sweet Hot. (I've been trying to recreate the garlic shrimp, but so far no success. Anyone have suggestions?) I got a half order of each and from the first bite, surfed my way into gastronomic ecstasy. I've never had shrimp with this much flavor, and a unique texture: A thin, clear, crispy coating, which might have been fried honey, but I'm unsure. Anyone else tried the shrimp here? Fri Jun 15 10:03:45 -0700 2007 99521 KenWritez 1 2663504 I knew I'd seen something written about that before. One of the commenters on this particular entry from Ono 'Kine Grindz - the entry itself can be seen here: http://onokinegrindz.typepad.com/ono_kine_grindz/2004/05/giovannis_shrim.html - left the recipe below. I've never tried it, but heck, it sounds like something I'd like to attempt this weekend. Good luck! Posted by a fellow named Mike in the comments for that post: 1/3 cup Olive oil, garlic, 1 lemon juice, salt, pepper, 1tbs paprika, ten cloves garlic, chives (optional) and 1/4 cup dry white wine (use mirin for substitution). These are all for marinading. 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp (about 16) 1) In very hot pan, fry shrimp first until half cooked and pink. Set aside. 2) Let pan cool down and set stove to 3. Add in chopped garlic and sauté slowly without browning them. Use the smell whether you over cooked the garlic. Once garlic is nice and soft, add in the shrimp. Add in the rest of the chopped garlic for crunch. Fri Jun 15 10:13:18 -0700 2007 2663470 87461 miznic 2 2947247 that's not the recipe...no lemon juice, no paprika, definitly no chives, hehe, no wine... man, did this guy get any ingredient right? oh yeah, the shrimp and the garlic. Also, you don't add in the shrimp to the sauted garlic. They are marinated together for 45 minutes with salt pepper and one other ingredient used to thicken the olive oil before pan grilling. email me for the real recipe if interested. Sun Sep 16 18:22:18 -0700 2007 2663504 127857 shrimpee 3 2950574 shrimpee, do you have the (or any decent version of) the shrimp truck recipe? I followed the one above but no good. Mon Sep 17 18:22:53 -0700 2007 2947247 99521 KenWritez 3 3188000 Shrimpee, I tried to email you for the recipe, but can't seem to do it. I would LOVE to have the receipe. We just came back from Oahu and let me tell you, there is no comparison to the Giovanni's. Although I am not a cook, I am a great eater. Could you please send me your recipe???? Mahalo. Fri Dec 07 09:44:37 -0800 2007 2947247 148449 eat4life 3 3853961 Hey Shrimpee, Can you forward me your recipe for the shrimp? Mahalo Nui Loa.....Mauisurfer Wed Jul 09 15:36:16 -0700 2008 2947247 208221 Mauisurfer 3 3908614 hey shrimpee...just went to oahu and tried the shrimp trucks (romy's). could you email me the recipe? Mon Jul 28 12:26:03 -0700 2008 2947247 213907 jchoi7 3 4897763 hi shrimpee, i would love the recipe if you wouldn't mind passing it along. autumn310@gmail.com thanks a bunch! a. Tue Jul 28 13:11:29 -0700 2009 2947247 1097418 autumn310 3 5139646 Hey, I know your post is from quite some time ago, but i'd love the recipe if you get this! cchrone2@gmail.com Thanks! Thu Oct 29 05:51:48 -0700 2009 2947247 1120075 ninabanina 2 4048220 I like Giovanni's even though I like to take my food and eat it somewhere else, the bugs kind of bother me. They move around a little over time. Seriously though, when I first moved here I thought people were crazy eating shrimp scampi out of the back of a truck but 12 little fried shrimpies dripping in garlic with rice and shoyu later I was a believer. Why doesn't someone just ask them how they make the scampi? And don't they have the scampi stuff at Malama market? Fri Sep 19 15:42:14 -0700 2008 2663504 227117 haolebaby 1 2663753 I was in Haleiwa on Monday. There are two trucks next to each other. One was Giovanni's, but I didn't see what the other one was, or if it was shrimp they were serving. Fri Jun 15 11:18:23 -0700 2007 2663470 14041 Debbie M 2 2665620 We ate at Giovanni's last weekend. The second truck sitting adjacent to the Giovanni's shrimp truck serves drinks (very good smoothies!). But as kinipela accurately notes there are a whole slew of shrimp trucks along that stretch of highway. Giovanni's was awesome, and after we slammed down 3 plates (2 garlic, 1 lemon and butter) we were in a state of bliss and seriously considered stopping on down the road at Romy's to do a comparison, but ultimately decided to save room for shave ice at Matsumoto's later in the day. Sat Jun 16 02:46:05 -0700 2007 2663753 10621 PayOrPlay 1 2664119 gosh.. there's a whole nuch of srimp trucks that all say "shrimp truck" hahah athere's a particular one that i like and i think it may read "shrim truck" on it.. unfortunately though i don't think it's where you say you saw that one... the one i like is the one with the live shrimp "farm" on location... Fri Jun 15 13:02:42 -0700 2007 2663470 89020 kinipela 1 2666474 Giovanni's is in Kahuku, way down near Turtle Bay. I am not sure what the name of the one in Haleiwa is, may have to go take a trip out there soon to check it out. But too many decisions to make in Haleiwa. Kua Aina for broke da mout burgers, Jamesons for the wop-your-jaw view from the lanai, Cholo's for mexican (not my fav,but still good), or just make a sticky mess of things with shave ice at matsumoto's. And now you tell me get ono kine shrimp at True Value parking lot. Sat Jun 16 12:57:22 -0700 2007 2663470 57890 KaimukiMan 2 2671908 Hey, you gotta get stuff for your house anyway, so why not make two stops on one trip? Is Killer Tacos on the outskirts of town on the highway still open? That was pretty good, IIRC. Mon Jun 18 17:07:24 -0700 2007 2666474 99521 KenWritez 3 2783184 yes it is! killer tacos is still open.... and they do have pretty good tacos.. i like them better than maui tacos. Wed Jul 25 15:04:10 -0700 2007 2671908 111709 kimcheesoup 2 2771915 My bad I was in Haleiwa today, and there is a Giovanni's there, apparently they have two now. There was another one right next to it (blue water?), as well as one right accross the highway. All this is near the Mauka end of Haleiwa. There was no truck parked at True Value, but it was after 5 when we drove thru. Sun Jul 22 00:34:43 -0700 2007 2666474 57890 KaimukiMan 3 2783181 yep! they have two trucks now.... dont know exactly when that happened... pretty sure its near blue water..... you know if its any good at blue water? Wed Jul 25 15:03:13 -0700 2007 2771915 111709 kimcheesoup 4 3229779 I think the second truck in Haleiwa popped up about a year and a half or so ago. I'm pretty sure the old truck that was parked up in Kahuku got moved to Haleiwa, and the one up in Kahuku is the newer truck in the older location. Fri Dec 21 18:46:33 -0800 2007 2783181 151729 hongry dawg 1 2765123 well, i've been to both Giovanni's and Romy's... totally different experiences. Giovanni's had more than two kinds of shrimp (at least when i went they did), maybe things have changed since? i'm not sure, but each place had good flavor, although, the prawns at Romy's were HUGE, i think i prefer Giovanni's flavor in comparison. i think i'll go and re-visit just to make sure. and, now they have another truck called "Blue Water shrimp" they have a truck on North Shore, and now one near UH... strange location if you ask me, but hey, maybe their food is good...... i still have to try. Thu Jul 19 12:12:40 -0700 2007 2663470 111709 kimcheesoup 2 2766348 I appreciate you taking one for the team! ;)> Thu Jul 19 17:50:36 -0700 2007 2765123 99521 KenWritez 2 2766465 Oh yeah, and they have the arts festival in Haleiwa this weekend too..... Sounds like a good excuse to go fooding Thu Jul 19 18:46:39 -0700 2007 2765123 57890 KaimukiMan 2 3857210 They also have a "Blue Water Shrimp" truck in Waikiki, in an empty makai lot near the Kalakaua end of Kuhio. It used to be pretty good when they started a year and a half ago. But last winter I stopped going when I noticed that they started overcooking the food (because it was not that fresh, maybe?). At the same time, they started catering more to the Japanese tourists, with special ads for them and front staff that spoke Japanese but barely understandable English. Thu Jul 10 13:51:09 -0700 2008 2765123 65859 residenthawaii 3 3866030 "and front staff that spoke Japanese but barely understandable English." Welcome to Waikiki! ;-) Sun Jul 13 21:25:14 -0700 2008 3857210 10392 torta basilica 1 3985806 Has anyone heard from this "shrimpee" yet??? Does she really have the recipe? Can someone post it if they have it? I have been to all the north shore shrimp trucks, and we actually prefer Macky's. It's at the top of the street in Haleiwa...dirt parking lot, easy access and never too crowded. ( Maybe they haven't caught on out there yet) But they did win the battle of the shrimp trucks contest that Turtle Bay Resort had. Mr. Macky is really nice, and after our second visit in as many days, he recognized us and treated us like royalty. All the kids, ages 8-20 loved the shrimp too. Mon Aug 25 13:37:42 -0700 2008 2663470 221488 gingilady 2 3987315 Oi, Hawaiian 'hounds! Mahalo, man! Any chance a 'hound in Hale'iwa would ask the shrimp truck guys for recipes and then post it/them here? Or email them to interested people? Tue Aug 26 05:28:36 -0700 2008 3985806 99521 KenWritez 3 4156344 I'm curious as to which trucks actually use HI farmed shrimp, vs Thai imported white prawns? Or do ALL the trucks use locally grown shrimp? any advise much appreciated. Fri Nov 07 11:19:59 -0800 2008 3987315 12458 TonyC 2 4163884 I am so with you...Macky's was awesome. We just spend our honeymoon in Hawaii in mid-October and the taste of Macky's is still in my mouth...someone please find the recipe!! Tue Nov 11 04:19:01 -0800 2008 3985806 94969 gramercyfoodie 1 4156365 We were in Oahu a few weeks ago (again). Couple of new suggestions...try the garlic shrimp plate at Ted's Bakery in Sunset Beach--very good....topped w/parm. cheese! Also, at Giovanni's they have an awesome hot dog (yes, hot dog!) that's cooked in the garlic sauce. The locals get it for lunch all the time. My wife and I get a plate of garlic shrimp and a hot dog and split 'em. Regarding local shrimp, I think Romy's is local and Giovannis is not. Romy's is a lot more messy--head, guts, etc. so we (especially wife) like giovannis better, and their garlic sauce is better, too. Fri Nov 07 11:30:07 -0800 2008 2663470 119016 stevied317 2 4163144 Romy's has their own shrimp ponds (the area of ponds along the road in that area) and they are one of only a couple that do use local farmed shrimp. Forget the name, but one sells live shrimp to take home and cook. Sweet. Mon Nov 10 17:11:00 -0800 2008 4156365 28256 MRMoggie 1 4163888 I found these two ideas: http://maona.net/archives/2007/03/shrimp_truck_shrimp_scampi.php Then in the comments section someone posted this: PAN-FRIED SHRIMP Shrimp Shack, Punalu'u, O'ahu ''Best of the Best from Hawaii Cookbook'' 1 gal. water 1/2 cup garlic powder 1/16 cup cayenne powder 4 lbs. shell-on black Tiger shrimp 1/2 cup butter, to cook & dip in 5 Tbs. garlic, chopped rice 1. Bring water to boil, add garlic powder & cayenne. 2. Drop in shrimp, return to boil, drain. 3. In sautépan, heat butter & chopped garlic. 4. Sauté shrimp until golden brown, 5. Serve w/ rice, garlic butter & cocktail sauce. Who wants to try first and report back?? Tue Nov 11 04:26:05 -0800 2008 2663470 94969 gramercyfoodie 2 4179293 fyi, I made this recipe this past week, and I must say it is preety close to what we had at Macky's. Mon Nov 17 04:09:09 -0800 2008 4163888 94969 gramercyfoodie 1 4163892 and another one: http://www.jonesbrand.com/dakine.html Tue Nov 11 04:27:35 -0800 2008 2663470 94969 gramercyfoodie