Giovanni's Shrimp Truck - Haleiwa

If you go to oahu, you have to go to a garnel car. there are a few, but giovannis is a real sign! we tried the garnels at the same time on another lkw and liked them both alike. it is a fun experience to her hands all fat and garlicky!

We were in a waiting queue for an hour and waited for about a 1/2 hour to discover that eating in giovanni garnelen lkw in north shore is enormously overrated. one of their inscription dishes had only cooked garlic and steamed rice. each home can cook for less than $5. we were quite surprised at the hype over this garnel car. the shrimp truck next to him was much better in taste and service, but cannot remember his name. we have cost a lot of garnel lkws around hawaii and giovanni’s is down on the list. a native told us that they changed their recipe and everything is bred and mass produced. I'm sorry. giovanni can't recommend them. grahame. sydney, nsw.

Very good garnel garlic option was extremely tasty lemon butter option was relatiw neutral, some salt could help to keep very nice to have a nice lunch, but only cash is accepted. the prices are about $16 per serving

Very disappointing experience. I'll start with the only good thing. The sauce is tasty. That's it. The shrimp isn't cleaned so you have to take it out of the shell yourself. The rice was flavorless and mushy. It's right next to 2 garbage cans, so you might have to fight your way through your meal with the bugs (I did). It's a long line to order and another to get your food. Finally, it's not the best shrimp I ever tasted. I've had better, and for what they put you through, I would have expected the best.

When we arrived in the parking lot, there are parking attendants who will charge YOU $2 in cash. We visited this place since apparently Giovanni's ran out of shrimp (which was interesting, yet many hearts broken that day), so I ordered the butter spicy shrimp. As someone who is weak to spices, I have a very biased opinion since I'm not sure why I ordered a spicy shrimp plate and prefer fried shrimps, but they had very quick service and it is CASH ONLY. The plate had 2 scoops of white rice, shredded cabbage with a side of vinegar dressing, and about 10 pieces of stir-fried shrimp, but not deep-fried. Not the hugest fan, but if you are craving for shrimps on the North Shore side and you want a quick queue than waiting in line for Giovanni's, this is an alternative place to check out.