If deciding between food trucks, THIS IS NOT THE ONE. The line was long but normally food trucks are fast...not this one. Took 25-30min just to order. Got the BBQ chicken plate lunch - the chicken skin was limp and gross, and the chicken was overcooked and dry. The rice was good though. Fruity lemonade with strawberry and pineapple didn't taste like either of these. Go to Giovanni's and get some shrimp. read more

Okina Cafe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Located in the same tiny lot as Gionavvi's shrimp truck (parking costs $2), Okina serves fresh grille, sandwich, and plate lunch food with the bbq grille fired up right in front of the truck. Got the garlic butter ribeye plate lunch and it was good. There's a wait for them to freshly grille your steak but the flavor is solid with garlic and not too much grease. Reasonable priced for the area but tasty enough that I wished it came with more! read more

Okina Cafe - Garlic butter ribeye plate lunch - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Truly my worst food experience on Oahu. I ordered the garlic butter ribeye plate and a "fresh squeezed" pineapple lemonade. It didn't bother me that it took 15 minutes for only my lemonade to be ready. It didn't bother me that I saw 5 groups of people order and receive their full orders while I waited within earshot for another 15 minutes. It didn't bother me that the cook turned his back to me when I came over to the window to check on my order or that the cashier very obviously finally remembered I'd ordered food and put the steak on the grill. What did bother me was how flavorless the whole meal was. The rice was gummy and dry and the steak was not seasoned at all. There was no butter whatsoever, there were pieces of dried minced garlic but still no garlic flavor. It was almost incredible how they managed to keep the steak devoid of flavor. The general horrible attitude of the two workers I interacted with made the whole scenario seem intentional but there's no way to know for sure. read more

Okina Cafe - Garlic Butter Ribeye plate - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

You know a place is good when theres a long line outside when its pouring out. My friends and I stopped by for some snacks after eating at some of the other trucks. We ordered the garlic butter steak platter, a hot dog, and Kalua pork. The steak platter was so good we went back and ordered another one. Perfectly cooked at medium rare and packed with plenty of garlic. The pork was slowly cooked just right. The Hawaiian sea salt and smokiness added plenty of flavor. You get a nice side salad and rice with furikake. Prices are reasonable, but do expect a little wait here. Its best to order here and walk around to some of the other trucks to sample their food or grab a table. read more

Okina Cafe - Garlic butter steak platter - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

As soon as I saw this food truck offered bubble tea I knew I had to try some! They offer both milk tea and plain in various flavors (White, green, matcha, pineapple are ones I remember). The only mix in right now is boba which is an extra $.50. I asked the cashier what her favorite tea was, she replied the moon tea which is a white tea. I couldn't decide so I got her recommendation, adding boba. The tea was very refreshing and the boba plentiful. I appreciated that it comes unsweetened unless you request it to be more sugary. For me the tea was good enough on its own that it didn't need any additional sweeteners. read more

Okina Cafe - Moon white tea with boba - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Just witnessed the chef( white dude with small ponytail) on the propane grill outside the truck eat his lunch/snack in plain sight and LICK all 5 of his fingers after a bite. 1 min later started someone's order. Did not go to wash his hands or anything. It's already bad enough these food trucks in the area are all ran down, most no public bathroom etc. There's nothing wrong with that just please be as clean as possible. read more

If you're from California, you've probably had better milk tea. Moon milk tea with medium sweetness (about 50% sweet) was super watery and didn't taste like tea. The milk or creamer was the only thing I could taste. Beware of all the flies and chickens ... not a good place to chill and hang out. It's located next to the Giovanni's shrimp truck. read more

Okina Cafe - Moon milk tea - $4 - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Delicious and refreshing. It's located right next to the ever so popular and crowded Giovanni's Shrimp Truck. They got milk tea, iced teas of all kinds (green, white, black) lemonades, acai bowls, coffee, smoothies and poke bowls. You can choose your drink lightly, medium or really sweet. I got the white milk tea and it was really good! Cold and refreshing. Perfect in this humidity. $4.00....one size and cash only. read more

Okina Cafe - Moon White Milk Tea, lightly sweetened. $4.00 - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Fresh and flat outstanding! Wife had the barbecue chicken I had the steak and Ahi fish tacos! Totally the best read more

Okina Cafe - The best food truck on North Shore - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Got a sunset sandwich, and there was like no cheese and two slices of turkey and there wasn't even any tomatoes. Tasted like bread and pesto. Majority of my plate was potato chips. smoothie was already separated by the time I got it. The whole meal was underwhelming. The workers are nice but the food could use be better especially if people are coming to support your small business as a food truck. read more

Okina Cafe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

I took a drive out to Haleiwa because let's face it, being in quarantine is a bit like being in prison (not that I know what being in prison is like). With all restaurants, beaches, parks, gyms, and most venues closed, it's a bit boring to stay at home all day. My son and I very much enjoyed the drive out there, the traffic was light and not crazy bumper to bumper traffic as usual. I enjoy going out to the shrimp truck, but my son hates shrimp, so..... luckily there are other alternatives besides the shrimp truck. We were very surprised to see only 5 cars in this always crowded parking lot. I was the only person in the line at the shrimp truck, and my son was the only person in line at Okina Cafe, which is located to the left of the shrimp truck. Okina Cafe is a truck that offers Mexican dishes as well as sandwiches. My son ordered chicken tacos, which came with rice and choice of beans or salad. The tacos were soft flour tortillas filled with lots of shredded chicken, onions, cheese, and salsa. He enjoyed them very much. A lot of the other trucks were closed, and as I talked to some of the workers there, they said that very few people came by and they were really hurting for business. If you can, please take a drive down to Haleiwa and support the local businesses. I'd be so sad to see businesses closed forever because people won't venture out of their homes. Wear a mask, use hand sanitizer, and stay away from other people, but please support our local businesses and economy. read more

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We didn't come specifically for Okina Cafe, the BF wanted the famous Giovani's Shrimp Truck but I'm not a fan of seafood, Okina Cafe looked really good and was one of the only trucks in this little lot that had food other than just seafood. At first the line was non-existent but once my BF got about 20 people from the front of his line Okina Cafe had about ten people in line, still not a ton of people but more than zero. Even though the line was pretty long compared to when we got there, it moved pretty quickly. I got the Bucket-A-Bacon burger and it didn't disappoint! The burger was huge! Two patties, cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo, ketchup and mustard. This was definitely a two-handed burger and even with my BF's help I wasn't able to finish it completely. I opted to grab a drink at another truck as they were the only place with seating at the moment. I'll definitely try a smoothie the next time as everything on the menu sounded really good. The only issue I had was quite a few people that ordered after me got their food before I got mine, I had to ask for mine and it was all of the sudden ready. The staff was nice and apologized for the delay. I would definitely recommend you give Okina Cafe a shot, I know I'll try it again! read more

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This place is delicious. Probably the best chicken on the island is served here. The employees are very friendly and cooked food fresh and fast. Definitely recommend to people who crave delicious food while visiting the north shore. read more

YUM!!! This place is cute, clean and simple. Must must must try! Our smoothie was soooo good and they were very fair priced. We sucked that smoothie down fast! It was too good. I had some sort of mango smoothie.. very popular one at that location and I believe I saw several other photos of the same one posted. read more

Okina Cafe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Super convenient location next to Giovanni's Shrimp Truck, when I visited back in January of 2018. We stopped by here after our delicious shrimp lunch. The kona mocha frappe was so refreshing, especially on that hot day. I thought the drink was sweet, but then again, I think everything is sweet. My friend who is a giant sweet tooth loved it though. read more

Okina Cafe - 01.10.18 Kona mocha frappe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

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Plantation Tea and cold brew were great!!!! So good!!!! You just need to try it!!!!! I bet you'll love it!!!! Yay!!!! read more

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This food truck was great. The service was a bit slow and hard to hear when they call out the names but the tacos I got were tasty. The salad with the tacos did not make much sense. It would be better with rice and beans but it still worked. read more

Okina Cafe - Chicken Tacos - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Danny, your workers are horrible..... They didn't have anything boba, powersurf, or triple wave... they were hospitable.. didn't ask the sweetness of the drink I ordered. I think you need to retrain your workers to say thank you and have a nice day! The drinks are horrible. Milk tea tastes like powder and da classic taste like straight banana. read more

Poke bowl from a truck you expect less then perfection but what they served up, even though portion was not huge taste was perfection. If you don't like spicy don't order here!! Freshly made it tasted the part, fish was not slimy, the sauce and taste of mixed wasabi was heavenly, definitely a must try when in the court of food trucks in the area, they do offer boba drinks also, they add boba to any drink even if it is not meant to have boba they do ask if you would like the sweetness to be very, mid or nil! Again definitely a must try when in the court of shrimp trucks, big recommendation from me and I rarely eat fish that kinda says a lot Pokebowl ***** wow must try Service **** Price $$ Ambiance *** avoid during peak hours "lunch time", picnic chairs offered from the other trucks, since the area is well shades due to the trees it is not super hot to enjoy the meal there! read more

Okina Cafe - Pokebowl spicy!!! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Found this place on restaurant.com and decided to use a $10 off $20 coupon. It really is a great deal. This place is located with the rest of the food trucks in Haleiwa. The service here was very friendly and the food was ready in a few minutes. We ordered two acai bowls $10 each and two shoyu poke bowls $13 each. The portion of the acai bowl was huge and a bit tart but delicious on a hot Hawaii day. To me the poke bowl was a bit manini for $13 but it had great flavor and was fresh. I wish they use sushi rice though because the hot rice cooked the poke making it hard and warm. Our plan was to take these to go and eat it at the beach but this is not something that I would try again. They don't have take out containers so it is impossible to put this in a cooler. If I do come here again it will definitely be eaten there. P.S. As everyone is well aware, parking sucks. read more

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I absolutely love this place! They have an amazing Samoan coconut drink. But I went today and it says they open at 10:30 am but when I went at 10:35 am the girl said they aren't open. They wait till the boss comes in which is 11 or 1130. Beware that the hours listed aren't accurate. Super disappointing, especially when you're driving far to get something from them. read more

Super nice and many tasty offerings. I had a Frappe and was able to enjoy one of the 1/2 dozen delicious combinations at a reduced level of sweetness. Customize they will make it to please! Great last stop up the North shore before a highway drive back to town. P.S. 10% off with Yelp check-in! read more

Steak tacos were just ok. Hard to swallow the $17 price for tacos I can make at home. But this place and all the other trucks are crazy busy and the wait for most other foods was 30+ min, so I went for the tacos. Just standard American tacos - lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese. The steak is good, just too much grizzle. read more

Okina Café wasn't quite what I was expecting. Granted, I knew beforehand that it was a milk tea place and they also serve poke bowls. What I didn't figure was "creamy smoothies" were a sweeter version of the milk tea ... like drinks with the same milk tea (more watery) consistency. When I saw the word "smoothie," I was thinking of a traditional smoothie -- hearty, thick and creamy. We were waiting for our Giovanni's lunch order and, since I was thirsty, I wandered over to the Okina truck. There were lots of drinks to choose from and I had a hard time making a decision. The guy working in the truck was helpful in giving recommendations, and I finally went to "Butter Nutter." Don't forget to check in on Yelp ... you'll get a 10 percent discount (at least, that was the promo during the time of my visit). I was thirsty and this quenched my parched throat for the time being, but I guess I was slightly disappointed because I was expecting an actual smoothie (thick, creamy and laden with peanut butter). Next time, though, I know what to expect and there are other flavors I would definitely want to try from here. It's the only place in this Haleiwa food truck area selling drinks/dessert items (with the exception of the shave ice place) so I recommend checking them out if you want milk tea/boba. Here's what I got: "Butter Nutter": I love peanut butter, so naturally, I wanted to try this "smoothie." It featured peanut butter, soy milk, bananas and dark chocolate. Automatically, this drink option got a two thumbs up from me because it has soy ... I wouldn't have to worry about an upset stomach. The drink was refreshing and sure to please if you want something sweet (and it was a good thing to cap off my lunch, since I ordered one of the garlic shrimp plates). It just was more liquidy than I expected it to be, in terms of consistency; not as thick, as a traditional banana smoothie would be. I tasted more bananas than anything else, though the peanut butter was subtly in there, and I caught a hint of the dark chocolate drizzle. This is a great option if you want a banana-flavored milk tea drink. "Cookies": This was the other smoothie flavor I was thinking of getting, simply because it was cookies and cream. I do love an OREO-inspired milk tea, so I would be down to try this next time. "Ahi Poke Bowl": I was intrigued that this truck sold poke bowls, and from what I've seen of their photos, these poke bowls look delicious. They consist of bite-sized pieces of ahi tuna mixed into a signature sauce and served on top of fluffy jasmine rice. I do love jasmine rice because of its consistency, so I would love to try this one day ... if the other food trucks look too busy, I would happily remember this option. Plus, I'm interested in trying this signature sauce. Blended Frappes: There are multiple frappe options that sounded good to me, but since it was already mid-afternoon, I didn't want any sort of coffee in my drink to keep me awake later in the evening. But, if I ever did get a frappe from here, it would be the "Kona Mocha," "Peanut Nuttery" (peanut butter and hazelnut), "Creamy Caramel" (it has butterscotch) or "Chunk-a-Brownie" (made with real chewy brownie pieces). I'm not sure which one I would even try first because they all sound so delicious. Since I love chewy brownies, I would probably opt for the "Chunk-a-Brownie" or "Peanut Nuttery" (I love Nutella and anything to do with peanut butter). These are great options if you need a burst of something sweet ... and you can even add a double shot of espresso if you need to. read more

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Food wasn't good (got a burger and pork tacos). Service was really bad, took forever to order even though I was the only one in line when I got there (I should have taken that as a sign it wasn't good). Definitely would not recommend, especially with better options so close by. read more

Love their frappes/blended drinks! kona mocha add honey boba is my fave! Anytime I go towards north shore, I always have to grab a drink here. read more

Best drinks (teas, lemonades, boba, espressos, and milk teas) and acai bowls in Haleiwa! Love this location and their location in Palama Market in town. Try the Plantation Tea with white tea and 50% sweet! read more

Okina Cafe - Plantation White Tea with 50% sweet. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

This place was super good for drinks and acai bowl. They were also super accommodating because they only had one type of acai bowl and I'm allergic to bananas. They made me a friend acai bowl with no bananas in the blend and removed the banana toppings and gave me extra blueberries and strawberries. I ordered a jasmine tea for my friend and it was fresh and yummy. This was a great balance after eating tons of fried shrimp from the other shrimp trucks in the park. read more

Okina Cafe - Acai bowl with double strawberries and blueberries and no bananas - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Stop by to grab an iced green tea and plantation tea. I recommend everyone grabbing one or both of these. Before Giovanni's opened we started with these two delicious drinks. The green tea was fresh and just the right amount of sweetness. The plantation tea was awesome and had a fresh pineapple taste. The pineapple chunks kept getting stuck in the straw and probably could be cut smaller. Other than that this place is great! read more

Okina Cafe - My green tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

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Had a white tea lemonade here and it was just ok. Flavor wasn't kind of watered down and boba was just ok. Not sure I'd come back for the price, there are other delicious places in Haleiwa. This place is located in the food truck lot near the beginning of Haleiwa across from McDonalds. They finally paved the lot. It's one way in and one way out of the lot and sometimes difficult to take the left getting out of the lot. read more

Horrible customer service. I waited 30 minutes in line since they were on a "30 minute" break. It went way longer than 30 minutes so I left. I only had the option to eat here since a member of my family had a shrimp allergy. It's horrible the charge $2 for parking too. For locals this is a joke. I was trying to support a local business but they were bad. No Aloha read more

To the Asian lady who made my drink, horrible customer service My first time coming here. I ordered a black plantation tea. My friends and I ordered the same drink. When I got my drink, it tasted bitter. Definitely did not taste the same as my friends. So I asked the Asian barista lady who made my drink if it's possible to remake my drink. She told me she could not remake my drink because I contaminated it by drinking it. AND THEN HERES WHEN IT REALLY HAPPENED.... she handed me a white cup and said "Here's 10 pumps of sugar to fix your drink" ... Are you serious? No need to be rude. read more

Okina Cafe - My inconsistent drink with the 10 PUMPS OF SUGARS I didn't ask for on the side lmao wow - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

This is a really interesting food truck. It's located where Dat Cajun Guy and Giovanni food truck is. They make mostly organic and healthy teas and smoothies. There are also acai bowl, and ahi poke bowls. I decided to order the blueberry soy milk tea with honey boba $4.15. The taste is really special. The tea is mixed with blueberry, kinda like a refresher taste. The boba is chewy, it's soaked in honey. I didn't add sugar, so its not too sweet. The drinks are sorta pricey but it's organic that's why. There's only one size and it's a large size. Don't forget to check in on yelp to get 10% off!!! read more

Ordered the chicken plate and it was delicious. Trying food truck is good experience after all. They have variety of menu to choose from. The only thing I didn't enjoy is that too many people here for lunch and it's hard to find table to seat. But this place is amazing to have lunch. Check it out yourself. read more

Okina Cafe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

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Stopped at this food truck parking lot on the way to Turtle Bay, so glad we did! We discovered Okina, and it's so good! We all got the Ono plates, tried the Kahlua pork, bbq chicken, and steak. All amazing! I didn't take pictures, because we demolished it. read more

Okina Cafe I adore you. My boyfriend and I stumbled across this tiny little cafe on a drive around the island. I saw "Fresh Poke Bowl" written on the board and it was love at first sight. Andrew saw "Peanut Butter and Chocolate" in the same sentence under the drink menu and forgot I existed. We inhaled our items in under five minutes! They were amazing! The poke was so fresh and the shoyu sauce was perfect with the ahi and the fresh wonton strips and maui onions that topped the bowl. The Nutter Butter drink Andrew had was basically a milkshake with soy....so it's pretty much a health smoothie right? Ha! Regardless of the lack of health benefits it had it was amazing and so tasty! We loved our items so much that we ordered an Acai Bowl as well after we finished. What a great decision! While they were out of strawberries they offered to add pineapple instead which I actually thought was even better! One of the best Acai Bowls I've had anywhere. I would highly recommend anything from this little cafe! You will not be disappointed! read more

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My boyfriend and I wanted to grab a quick lunch down the street from our vacation house. We stopped by the food carts. I'll be honest, the reason we picked this food cart was because it was the only one that didn't have an enormous line to order. Boy were we lucky. I don't know why this food cart wasn't that busiest! So yummy! So fresh! We ordered and grabbed our food within 10 minutes. I ordered the ahi poke bowl. Perfect amount of spice and a fair portion of food for the price. We were unable to grab a picnic table because it was so busy. We ended up eating at the beach since it's only a 1 minute drive down the road. read more

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Had the plantation tea with boba... the tea alone was great, but the boba was blah. The boba had no chew and obtained a mushy exterior the longer they sat in the tea. Also ordered a lemonade tea with medium level sweetness, but it was too sweet. I would recommend no boba and lowest level sweetener. Also if you're not already coming here for another food truck (ie: Giovannis Shrimp) I would not recommend coming to this location... the fly population is insane!! read more

Okina Cafe - Plantation Tea with Boba and Lemonade Tea - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

their poke bowl was so delicious. this was the first time getting something from them and it was good. definately gonna get it again. small little food truck next to all the food truck in Haleiwa. definately try it. they have tea drinks too! for more pics and food adventures follow me on instagram @tgasulo read more

Okina Cafe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Haleiwa, Hawaii

Very good!! I ordered the ahi poke bowl and it was amazing. They offer four different sauces. I got the Thai - it was excellent. Also got a plantation tea, black or white tea with pineapples. They accept cards and will give you cash ($1.50 for every $20) as many of the other food trucks are cash only. read more

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