I know this place looks sketchy but STOP HERE for some BOMB ASS food! The owner will hook you up big time on portion size for what you pay. Fresh and fast food. read more

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This guy is a scammer. He obscenely up-charges tourists compared to locals while telling a sob story about how people don't like him and his family doesn't talk to him. We were charged $40 for a plate and poke. Haha guess it was our fault for not reading reviews. read more

No price on menu After you order, he'll make and ask for $30, but will say $40 for ice cream that pretty gross Food also pretty bad. Definitely avoid at all cost. read more

Cheeee hoooo! This buggah was winnahs. Excuse the inner tita in me but the Holo Holo Stop is one of those Hawaii gems that I hope stays forever. Located off of Kamehameha highway is a tiny food truck selling all of the local kine grinds: pastels, lau lau, pickled mango, dried aku, poke, and lomi salmon. On our way back home from a North Shore adventure my boyfriend and I pulled over to pick up some dinner. We picked up half a dozen lau lau and lomi salmon to make a Hawaiian style dinner. The lau laus were hot when we got them and were still warm when we finally got home and decided to eat them. I wish we caught his name because this uncle was nice, friendly, and so thoughtful. He made sure to TRIPLE bag our lau laus. Now I'm no expert on Hawaiian food but you could tell from the first bite and every bite that these were made with a lot of love. Everything we purchased from the Holo Holo Spot was on point in terms of taste. The perfect amount of pork to fat and the leaves were the right amount of soft. The lomi salmon was bomb. My only regret was not buying some kulolo and pickled mango, which only means I'll have to come back another time for more! read more

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I had Lau Lau, kalua pig, rice, lomi salmon and 2 pasteles for $30. This was down home good Hawaiian food. The food truck looks a little sketchy, but I tell you it is so good and the guy running it is so nice!!!!! I highly recommend! read more

$5 coconut and $10 kulolo aren't exactly (Kam) highway robbery in itself. But, the fact that Mr. Slick sold me a coconut with tart effervescent coconut water and couldn't look me im the eye when I stood back in line and told him politely when I got to the front, I knew that he knew he sold me a skunk nut and ripped me off. He just mumbled, "I don't know anything about that" then out some change in the drawer and then disappeared from view. The kulolo was OK if you've never had it before and had zero expections. This one tasted like sweetened azuki bean flavored sticky rice. When I shared it with my cousin and her parents, who are local Portuguese+Native Hawaiian, they took a bite and gave me the farcical "Mm! Where can I find this place? Translation: how do we avoid falling into this tourist trap? Because this is a 100% tourist trap. And do I need to mention pissing fecal liquid out of my ass hole? That fermented coconut water was Drano to my pipes, which would have been whatevers if I had full access to a toilet but we were taking the scenic route back via Kalanianaole and there's no worse sinking feeling when you have to go and have nowhere to go. For once, thank goodness for McDonald's. read more

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As some people already pointed out, the food is ok, but as a non-local you somehow get the feeling you get ripped off. I really wanted to try lau lau, so we stopped here. The place didn't look very hygienic and the prices were missing. I ordered lau lau with rice and a bowl of tuna poke and paid 20 dollars(!). It looked as if the owner hesitated and wanted to return me money, but didn't. The lau lau itself was ok, the poke not very special. read more

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BUYER BEWARE: It wouldn't matter if this was the best food in the world, this guy is scamming. Before my order was even taken, I was being asked if I was from Hawaii. I think this was so he can take advantage of me not being local. My boyfriend had also wandered off so it could have also been that I was a woman that looked like I was by myself to inflate prices. No posted prices, so he asked me how much money I had ($17). He had prepared me an extra plate that I didn't ask for... I just wanted poke. When I didn't "have enough money" he said that I should ask my boyfriend for more or to go inside and get more. When I asked how much for the poke, he said it was $10. And I said I just wanted that. He kind of argued that he had already made the other plate and I said I didn't want it. Paid him for the poke and left. Poke is good enough, not worth feeling like I was taken advantage of read more

Wanted to support a small local biz so we stopped off here for pickled mango and boiled peanuts. For starters, this guy tried to rip us off, asking if we're local. Trying to make deals and sell us stuff we didn't want. Refused to give us change. Ended up going back before leaving to ask for a resolution, he ended up giving us pineapple instead of money back. Boiled peanuts were sold out, no problem but the Pickled mango was old, inedible and sour (not in a good way). Pineapple was inedible (not sure how you mess that up). Poke that he had us sample then demanded we purchase since we tried it was not poke - old fish, stringy and white parts only, was putrid. Absolutely do not recommend this place and hope this guy figures out how to treats customers right and make food correctly and safely. Also, don't profile customers based on where they're from, they're literally supporting your business. read more

Hands down best food in Hawaii and the owner will sit with you and tell you about their story. Great person and amazing food!

This place is LOCAL as LOCAL can get! Me and fiancé just came from ziplinning at Kualoa Ranch around 6pm and we were asking around for a resta that's popular for locals. We weren't looking for any Americanized Hawaiian food. We were looking to taste the Culture of Hawaii. Unfortunately many Mom and Pop shops close around 5pm, but we stumbled on Holo Holo Stop which closed around 7pm which was perfect for us. The owner George recommended us to get the Lau Lau with rice, some Cuban meat dish, and Ahi Poke. The Lau Lau is the best! The mixed spinach and pork had this amazing flavor. I forgot the Cuban dish, but it was pretty good as well. The Ahi polo was delicious! He added sweet and spicy soy sauce which added amazing flavor. 1 meal was good for the two of us. George was very accommodating, but I couldn't understand half of the things he was saying because if his fast speech and very deep Hawaiian accent. He's as local as locals get! He's a very nice guy and we're wishing him all the best. He also mentioned he's the best cook and nobody in Hawaii cooks like him lol. It's pretty much the most authentic Hawaiian experience we got in our whole trip. The only thing I didn't enjoy was the poor tables and chairs. Other than that recommend this place if you're looking for very authentic Hawaiian food. read more

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I came here with my husband because he kept telling me that this was the best laulau on island. I'll preface by saying my husband's not from here and I'm biased because I grew up here and my dad's laulau was the best to me. He went around the island and for the first time ever I was able to catch this guys truck. I won't really know about how he treats other people that aren't from here. Since my husband is a little uncertain still with how to pronounce words I told him to pick and I'd say it. I guess he could tell I'm from here and was wondering how a seemingly hapa hawaiian girl knew what she wanted to order. I thought he was nice and friendly. We ordered: laulau with rice, poke and kulolo. Kulolo is pretty expensive, but you get a lot to be honest. I like laulau that has fat in it I'm not going to lie. Idk how people eat laulau with no fat in it because it becomes dry. He put fat chunks inside the laulau which made me happy! No fish inside, which was also a plus! I liked the spicy shoyu sauce he put on the plate! Tasted super good. I thought overall it was super good. He reminded me a lot of my father as soon as he sat down in his truck and was talking to me. I had a moment, seeing as my father passed it was nice to see a glimpse of my past come back to life. read more

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Food was alright but the truck is super unsanitary flies everywhere landing on all the food and no cutting board as well. Also ripped us off 2 plates and a poke for 100$. read more

I really wanted to like this place and support local but the guy definitely scammed us and made up random prices. We bought the plate lunch with lau lau lomi salmon and kalua pig. The food tasted okay but I'm leaving this review since I got FOOD POISONING. I've been throwing up all day. This guy no more aloha spirit. We don't teach people to scam and then give people food that will make them sick. read more

This lunch wagon is right next to the hygienic store on kameheha highway in Kaneohe, under the big Banyon tree. Learned about this place from my cousin. My cousin have often come here with her family before going to the beach. She gave rave reviews about this place. They only take cash so be prepared. Ordered pasteles, ganduli rice, and pickled mango. They have lau lau and poke. The poke didn't look that great so passed. Pasteles was a winnah!! Tasty, big, and plenty of stuffings. Ganduli rice was just ok. Pickled mango was Ono but nothing special. Coming back hopefully next week. read more

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Let me start my review by saying the positive: The vendor is really friendly and will tell you stories about how his dad was in Blue Hawaii. He's lovable, says he has the heart, and his food is homemade. We ordered a lau lau plate that came with a pastele, rice, and lomi salmon. We also ordered a side of poke, which was about half of a pound of really really fresh ahi poke. I couldn't complain. He gave us a Pepsi and a water, too. We enjoyed the fresh quality of his food, his cheerful demeanor, but...the price tag was extremely high. He charged us $28! Yikes! For one plate lunch and some poke. We thought we would be saving money by sharing a plate, but he charged us quite a bit. The proprietor asked us several times if we were from the mainland. My boyfriend, local, Hawaiian, Oahu-born and raised said no, and I told him we live in Kaimuki. After we drove off, my boyfriend said he probably charged us more because he thought we were tourists. This seems consistent with a lot of other reviewers. I didn't let it ruin my Sunday Funday in the countryside. I know it can be tough on local businesses, so I was okay paying the hefty price tag. However, readers beware: Make sure to get a price out of him before he starts putting your plate together. You've been warned! read more

I'm not sure which way to lean: loving the food truck Hawaiian food that tasted great (5 stars), or feeling like I got ripped off because I stopped at the first food truck I saw (1 star). Honestly, the reason we stopped was to buy coconuts to drink from, and this was the first place we came across. The coconuts didn't taste good - one was significantly worse than the other. Please don't stop here for coconuts. The *food* was fabulous! It tasted very good. Granted, I'm a tourist so I don't have anything local to compare it to. My family devoured the food, and loved it all. We all were very happy with the food! I also loved the guy's obvious pride in his food - he obviously cares about it. We had a Portuguese something (crumbled brown stuff), poke, spinach/leaves(?), pork, salmon & tomatoes, and more. It was all good! I think (besides the food tasting great), our other fav part about this food truck was a local woman that was ordering and then came and sat with us. She was such a sweet person, so friendly... made me wish we were staying in the area longer, just to get to know her better and meet other friendly locals. Ambience is as you would expect with a food truck. I appreciated the folding table & chairs for us to sit at. What I have a tough time coming to grip with is the price. No prices were posted; that in itself is reason for me to walk away (but my kids wanted to drink from coconuts ASAP, and we were all hungry). When asking about the prices, the communication was unclear. And in the end, I feel like I significantly overpaid. read more

We originally stopped just for coconuts. I was interested in trying the pasteles and he said he'd fix us a plate instead. The food was very tasty but I can see why others say he can be pushy and tries to push to sell more to customers. I'm giving him 3 stars because the food was tasty and he was very friendly, but I dislike that he can be pushy. read more

As others have stated I got the distinct sense I was being ripped off because we're from off island. There were no posted prices and when I asked he said to wait until he had finished plating everything. That seemed odd but in hindsight I can see how one would feel weird saying no to the price with the full plate already in front of you. The food was really good with large portions but $50 for 2 plate lunches seemed high to me. read more

Stopped by on my way home. Asked the guy how much is a plate lunch since no prices posted. He told me $25 (!). I laughed and told him that is the most expensive plate lunch I have ever heard. Let him know I was born and raised here and live down the street. I don't look local, so I figured he was trying to scam. Could have had a repeat customer, but I would never return after that. Nobody likes being ripped off. You can't judge who is from here by how they look, and it's rude to try to over charge people on purpose in their own neighborhood. read more

Friendly owner and hella good food. What more can you ask for Thanks for treating us right!

If our crew is working in this area on a Friday or Saturday this is where we definitely come for lunch. George/Keoki, the Owner, is laid back, what you see is what you get, humble funny kind of guy. The food is always flavorful to me-- my favs are laulau, and smoke meat. We were so hangry we forgot to take photos. All plates come with a free can of drink. This time I also bought pickled mango which he uses shibata; large tear shaped mangoes. All I can say is I drank all the brine juice which you can because his recipe is less tart/vinegary, perfectly sweetened; although I prefer pickled Hayden or purée mangoes over shibata. I really like the owner and his food-- I get a nice cultural Ohana local connection with him whenever I stop by. Like visiting a nice uncle. I'll never forget the first time I bought from him, he must of just parked the lunch truck and rolled up. I ordered 12 plates combo laulau and smoke meat when he asked me if I could wait. He had to call his Mom to bring down the frying pan to finish frying the smoke meat in the pan. It was the most funny and loving and excited conversation I had ever witness. Of course I waited. read more

This stop is a complete scam - the "owner" tries to use used car salesman tactics to scam tourists out of money. He'll ask you if you're from Hawaii, and change the price depending upon your answer. This is a health department call waiting to happen (and will be reported for unsanitary conditions). DO NOT GO HERE. read more

I've been eating Hawaiian local food my whole life. His food is top-notch, high-quality and just amazing. A good local brother who makes all his own things. Even in restaurants and very famous local places you cannot get legitimate tasting La La Land local food. This guy has done it right and deserves for everybody to stop here and eat. Must eat here. read more

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Uncle is awesome his food is so good and so is his customer service. We just got the lau lau, kailua pig, poke, dried aku, and pineapples. Everything was so good we ate it so quick. Best Hawaiian food we had in a long time. Will definitely be back! read more

Do not eat here! A plate cost us $40 and the food was horrible. I'm Puerto Rican and the pasteles were garbage. The flavor of the food was horrible and the cost was way too much. Our stomachs didn't feel right for the rest of the day. Also he just dump a bunch of stuff on top of stuff. So gross. See the photo read more

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Let me start this review by saying that the guy was pretty nice when we first arrived. We wanted to buy roadside coconuts as we have in Maui and he said no problem he didn't tell me a price though. I asked him how much they are and he said $5. We wanted 2. He then asked me about pineapple and I said ok since I thought maybe he would put in my coconut. I then noticed he meant a ziplock with some pieces and I told him no I'm ok on the pineapple I don't want it . When I gave him $20 to pay for the 2 coconuts he gave me $5 back and said he would throw in another coconut and I said I only want 2 of them. He pretty much stole five bucks from me. This is how I felt. This is when things went really bad. He said he would cut the coconuts open after we drank them. So once I finish them I gave him mine and my girlfriends coconut. He cut them open and said he would give us a utensil to get the meat out. He ended up giving me a used dirty ladle that had some leftover food on it. So disgusting. We also noticed the coconuts were spoiled. We threw them out. We are really concerned about getting sick but thankfully didn'. Would not recommend anyone stopping by. Would give him zero stars if I could. One of the worst food/food truck experiences I've ever had. read more

Making the trek up to the North Shore on a rainy Saturday recently, the Holo Holo Stop called out to me and said : Stop! Since I was hungry and it looked appetizing, our little group pulled up and dodging the rain puddles, ambled up to order. A friendly gentlemen doled out plates full of Lau Lau--taro leaves stuffed with steamed pork & Hawaiian fish over a bed of white rice. All that for $7 with a can of Pepsi. Also on the menu and looking good: freshly cut local pineapple. As you can see from the other Yelps on this truck and their unanimous 5 STAR YELPS, Holo Holo is worth the stop. Not every truck shilling food along the Hawaiian roadside is good, so it's best for a curious foodie to yelp the good trucks and make the effort to find them so you can enjoy some delicious and authentic Hawaiian food while enjoying heaven in the Aloha State! read more

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This guy makes the best pasteles on island. And his poke is fresh and seasoned perfectly. My fiancé and I make it a point to stop here every time we are on island. Some people complain that this simple looking food truck is over priced but for good portioned authentic local Hawaiian food and local favorites it is priced appropriately. Only down side is that he is only open on weekends and holidays. read more

Best lau lau! So ono, I don't even want to tell everyone how good and keep it to myself!

Tourists Beware !!!!! this guy charges about 50% extra if he thinks your a tourist, I witnessed it myself . THERE ARE NO PRICES POSTED SO HE DECIDES WHO TO RIP OFF.The food is of poor quality .No way would I return! read more

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Laulau plate so ono!!! Buggah so tender he must steam um loooong time! Nice and fatty too! $15 one plate but he load um up! Poke, rice and Lomi salmon. And the pickle mango is winnahz read more

Best Pateles in Hawaii! The poke is really good too. The guy running this food truck is really personable and entertaining. We always try to stop here everytime we come to Oahu. Today was slow so he came outside of the food truck and just talked stories with us. Great food, great prices, and great service. One thing to note, he is only here on weekends and holidays!! Another thing, people say he charges a lot and I respectfully disagree. I've come with people from the mainland, and also by myself and we always get tons of food for the amount we pay. Please understand, fresh poke is almost $20/lb and for the size of his pasteles and lau lau, other places those would be $12-$15 plates lunches. read more

I read people reviews regarding the prices and have to say, we have not experienced an issue. Felt we paid a fair price for the food. That being said I do sympathize for anyone who thought they over paid. I think when he makes plates he charges according to what you choose... for example if you add poke depending on his cost of the fish, he'll charge extra. I do agree that he should have fixed listed prices and charge a set average for the fish. His pasteles, gondule rice and Lau lau are BOMB!!! I know people who always buy from this other windward truck because they are very large but dang, size is not everything! His are super moist with a delicious flavor. Some may say on the oily side but hey that's how we like em! Ya suuuuppper tasty! Oh I must mention for our Puerto Rican friends, Hawaiian Pasteles are NOT the same as the real deal of your amazing country. They just are not. But they are a yummy renditions in my book. :-) Driving out there Friday to visit the mac nut farm and hoping to get some! Yum! read more

Holo Holo basically means vacation or time off. So when driving up to Polynesian Culture Center- usually I'm on time off and I have some time to talk story or chit chat along the way before getting to the BYU campus at around morning 10 ish. Usually- I have my parents with me to go on a show day/ vacation. So going to the Holo Holo Stop is an easy fun way to make a pit stop for my mom to go bathroom and for us to get a plate to share and eat between the 3 of us so as not to get too full but to have enough in our tummies for when we go to the PCC to be able to get up and go off to the farthest area first to get better seats for the small shows. Great to be able to explain local food to my parents like - ohh this it what it is like on Molokai or this is good compared to this. Great way to sample and taste different local foods for my parents that are not used to this kind of food and I am in no way able or willing to make all of the foods. Poke and Lau lau. Yes -there are many choices almost all over Honolulu. Not all places do them well. I'd argue- it is way better here at Holo Holo Stop compared to Ala Moana Mall Food Court where most tourists are going to experience Poke and Lau Lau. Price is really good for the hand made quality feel of the food. Not bad at all - especially to share a plate before going to some other destination. Bad news- it is far out and needs to have a destination attached to it- it is not a daily drive activity. I don't know if they are able to make any of the Eat the Streets but it would be wonderful to see them there too. Definitely pleasing and great for my parents and they really enjoyed tasting different food to them. read more

I was really excited to try the pastele and the gandule rice. Uncle was so nice and friendly, told me his pastele was the best on the islands. They were really good but definitely too salty. The bigger issue, however, was the gandule. Uncle was talkative until he served the rice. He looked at the rice and seemed suspect, but I didn't think much of it at the time, I didn't have any reasons to. Fast forward, when it was time to eat and I opened the container, I saw that the rice seemed uncooked. I thought, "Hmm?" And took a bite of it and sure enough I chewed on raw, uncooked rice grains, it was gross. I realized right away why Uncle was suddenly quiet, he knew he was selling uncooked rice to me. We salvaged it by reheating with added water but it ended up like risotto... I really wanted to give a great review for this but I feel like Uncle knew and I got ripped off. Super disappointed. read more

I told my mom I wanted pickled mangos and she told me to drive past valley of the temples and go to the food truck out there. I thought she was crazy!! However, located under the banyan tree across from the orange Hygenic store on saturdays and sundays there is an awesome food truck!! On the weekdays he said that he is in downtown honolulu on cooke street between the OHA building and the Kaiser building. He has a wide variety of island favorites such as: pastele, smoked meat, pickled mango, gondule rice, lau lau, poi, poke, pineapple and kulolo. Everything was well priced and the more you buy the better the price!! 3 lau lau for $10!! If you are on the windward side or can find him downtown you should check out this food truck! The owner is also super nice and fun to talk too! I gave him 5 stars for being one of the only places that consistently stocks fresh pickled mango! read more

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Traveled all the way to Kaneohe form the other side of the island for their KULOLO - The best! Freshly made, nice and warm... mmmmmm! Coming back for more. read more

DO NOT STOP UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET GROSSED OUT! My boyfriend and I were looking for some fresh coconut as we had much success when went to Maui last year. We couldn't find anything and decided to stop at the next one we saw. When we first approached the truck it looked run down and old. I try not to let the ambiance of local food trucks phase me as I understand this is the country side. However, as we got closer, I saw too many flies for a normal food truck. Again I tried to not let it phase me. We asked for TWO coconuts and he casually asked if we wanted pineapple. My boyfriend thought he meant inside the coconut as a topping but he jipped us into thinking that but it was actually a bag! He charged us $15 total and instead of refunding us, he gave us another coconut. Based off the other reviews, I can see how he charged tourists more but then I saw him dealing with another customer. The customer already paid but he asked for money after. WARNING GROSS DETAILS ALTERT. He told us to finish the coconut water then he would open it so we can eat the meat. After he opened it he told us that he'd give us a utensil to eat the meat. Tell me why the heck he handed my boyfriend a DIRTY ladle that he fished out of his dirty dishes sink and thought we would even entertain that idea. We then smelled the coconut and realized it was rotten! Luckily we threw it out immediately but my boyfriend ate some and we feared he would get sick. Luckily we have strong stomachs! Do not come here unless you want dirty rotten food!!!!! read more

I swear up & down that I am not exaggerating when I say: "This truck was genuinely the HIGHLIGH of my trip to Oahu!" Yelp... you need a special "Hall of Fame" section of something. This place deserves more than just a mere "5 stars." That Lau Lau literally brought the sun out in my world. Okay... I was having a rough day. Feeling very blue. There was no aloha in my heart & here I was on a beautiful island paradise - and I couldn't find my happy place. It sounds dramatic - but I seriously felt LOW. Went for a little walk - and there was this white truck in the distance. I could see locals stopping by, buying bags of goodies, chatting, smiling, laughing... I decided to check it out. Tear stains on my face, I look up at the chef and ask him what he had to offer... I was open to anything. "You need the Lau Lau..." and that's how it started. My husband & I left with Lau Lau, Pastele, Pineapple, Poke, and true Aloha. That food was SO good - I felt better instantly. Loved it all - but the Lau Lau was unreal. It warmed my tummy, tasted sweet, tender, just filled with goodness! I felt so much better - true comfort food. Please, please, please - do yourself a favor and stop here if you're ever on Oahu. He's there (at the Windward location) weekends & Monday Holidays I believe. Find this truck - it's absolutely the best! I'll fondly remember that meal for a very long time! read more