Where to Eat - Honolulu, Waikiki and Oahu - page 190

The Shrimp Trucks
The best, sweetest, juiciest shrimp you are ever going to eat will be from a shrimp truck on
Oahu's North Shore. Several trucks line up around the entry to Haleiwa, just off the Kame-
hameha Highway, but our favorite is Giovanni's Original White Shrimp Truck ( & 808/
293-1839 ), which usually parks across the street from the Haleiwa Senior Housing (or
McDonald's). It claims to be the first shrimp truck to serve the delicious aquaculture shrimp
farmed in the surrounding area. The menu is simple: spicy, garlic, or lemon-and-butter
shrimp. Skip the lemon-and-butter (boring), and go for the garlic (our fave) or the spicy (but
beware—it really packs a punch). The battered white truck has picnic tables under its awn-
ing, so you can munch away right there.
THE NORTH SHORE
The following restaurants are located in the area shown on the “The North Shore Attractions”
map.
Expensive
21 Degrees North ★★★ PACIFIC RIM Foodie alert: It is well worth the drive from Waikiki
(45-60 min.) to the North Shore to enjoy this impressive signature restaurant at Turtle Bay
Resort. Not only is it visually inspiring, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the North
Shore's famous rolling surf, but chef Hector Morales' Pacific Rim cuisine is outstanding. The
chef has taken contemporary island cuisine and made it fresh and interesting, and the dishes
emerging from the kitchen take Hawaiian dining to a new level. The ever-changing menu
has such unusual combinations as crab-crusted Hawaiian sea bass with a lemongrass coulis,
hamachi fillet with toasted orzo and ginger shoyu butter, and sautéed fois gras with vanilla
pineapple and roasted pearl onions. The five-course tasting menu is a good way to tour nu-
merous creations.
At Turtle Bay Resort, 57-091 Kamehameha Hwy., Kahuku. & 808/293-8811. www.turtlebayresort.com . Reservations re-
quired. Main courses $28-$50; 5-course tasting menu $76 without wine, $105 with wine. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Tues-Sat
6-9pm.
Moderate
Haleiwa Joe's AMERICAN/SEAFOOD There are only two Haleiwa restaurants close to the
ocean, and this is one of them. Next to the Haleiwa bridge, with a great view of the harbor and
sunset, Haleiwa Joe's serves up fresh local seafood such as whole Hawaiian moi, opakapaka,
ahi, and whatever comes in fresh that day. This is a steak-and-seafood harborside restaurant
with indoor-outdoor seating and a surf-and-turf menu that could include New York steak,
coconut shrimp, and black-and-blue sashimi. Sandwiches and salads make it a great lunch
stop, too.