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 A delicious shrimp lunch at Oahu’s northern shore is something that cannot be missed. In fact, there are several roadside stands where freshly cooked shrimps are served. Mostly located in Kahuku town area, the shrimp dishes are ordered at the windows of the shrimp trucks. They are served along with two scoops of rice & at times macaroni salad, green salad & pineapple or lemon slices. While one can get plain shrimps, the most ones are garnished with garlic, lemon butter or soya sauce. They are undoubtedly delicious but sometimes they are unclean.

                   One of the newest shrimp truck on the block is the Blue Water Shrimp serves shrimp plates sprinkled with goat cheese. Apart from this, they also serve several non-shrimp items. The famous Kahuku Shrimp Truck serve shrimps with lemon sauce, spicy sauce & a sweet black pepper sauce. Fumi’s Kahuku Shrimp & Seafood offer shrimp foods that are simple yet delicious. Their plates are served with garlic sauce, lemon butter sauce & a spicy sauce that are served with two scoops of rice, fresh slices of pineapple & a green salad. Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck is the oldest & the best-known shrimp truck in Oahu’s north shore. Usually parked in Kahuku & Hale’iwa, they are well known for there garlic shrimps. One can also get lemon butter & spicy sauce.

                  Among other famous shrimp trucks is the Macky’s Kahuku Shrimp Truck. Owned by the Chen-Lu Shrimp Farm, the shrimp plates come with two scoops of rice, a pineapple sauce, a piece of sweet potato & green salad. It is worth mentioning that Macky’s was the winner of the “2005 BATTLE OF THE NORTHSHORE SHRIMP TRUCKS”. Standing at 56-781 Kamehameha Highway in Kahuku, Romy’s Kahuku Prawns & Shrimp Hut offer shrimps that they themselves culture. Standard garlic & spicy sauce special Asian homemade sauce like soya sauce & chile sauce are some of the specialities of this truck. Last is the Shrimp Sack that is always parked near Kaya’s Store in Panalu’u. Shrimps with garlic or cocktail sauce. It is heard that they use Kauai shrimps.