Mahoes food truck was one of five vendors at this year's May day concert on the Bishop Museum…read moregrounds. On this occasion the Mahoes did truck was only offering four different plates. We decided on one each of the Kalua Pig nachos and Chili nachos. Both of the small containers had a good amount of Kalua/Chili plus cheese. Overall not bad finger food to munch on while enjoying fabulous music and a drink. I'm sure they have much more to offer, might try them again in the future. 3.5 Stars round to 4

New food truck to the west side of the island located in the Hawaiian Homestead up Nanakuli Avenue,…read moreyou can't miss it its a white food truck with a bright green banner. Business hours are 5:00am-1:00pm and they serve breakfast from open till closing, and they also have a daily special menu, local lunch plates, and the usual hamburger, cheeseburger, and grill cheese. Although their daily special menu does change frequently maybe a new menu every week or so. The prices are awesome it's anything from $2.00-$9.00 so it's totally worth it and the food all taste delicious! And did I forget to mention they have a Acai Bowl which is made with local Anahola Granola and honey with bananas and blueberries. Smoke meat fried rice are also a winner, can't seem to get enough... Everything is so far so good!

Guudfellaz is a locally owned food truck which is operated on the westside. It is ran by a young…read morecouple who are friendly and efficient. They serve a variety of Puerto Rican food with a hawaiian twist. I decided to have the steak, shrimp and laulau. It also comes with gandule rice and macaroni salad. The flavors are fire. Steak is a nice medium rare which is to my personal preference and the shrimp is delicious with a creamy unique sauce. The ratio of pork, fat and greens in the luau is so well balanced. As for the gandule rice, it is by far the best I have ever eaten. Every morsel is perfectly flavored. This is a special treat when you want to have a cheat day. This is truly one of the best places to eat on the island. Chef's kiss to Guudfellaz.

Amazing shrimp and steak plates! The flavor and quality are top notch, and you can really tell the…read morefood is made with love. The only downside is they sell out so fast -- that's how you know it's good! Such a cute little food truck with a great vibe. Tip: Make sure to catch them right when they open because once the plates are gone, they're gone. Definitely worth it every time!

Tried the ahi patty bento, it comes with a bed of furikake rice and you get to choose 1 free side…read more I ordered the potato crab salad. So tasty omg. It also comes with a chili pepper water it says on the menu but it was more of a vinegary dip still so ono. Ahi was soft and flavorful and potato crab salad was potatoing crab salading. I cant wait to try their other foods and desserts!

The poke bowl is kind of over priced in my opinion. I got the 2 choice with Volcano & Spicy Shoyu…read more Really small portions for $20. Also, I don't know why but the quality of fish was not the best today (8/20/2026)

What's not to love with respect to Tacos. These guys have mastered the art of the Taco with local…read morefusion added to the equation.

Love Cosmic Tacos!!!!…read more Based out of Makaha, Hawaii, this one-stop Taco Truck is all you need to get your Taco fix! They have the best Tacos, Burritos, Nachos, etc. Owned by an Amazing, Hard Working Team of Husband Kris and Wife Erica, they always have the best customer service. Purchased dinner from them this past Thursday 5/1/25 at the "Lei of Literacy" event at the Nanakuli Library. As always, everything on the menu is great! We ordered: the Super Nachos, 4 Quesabirria Taco Plate and the 4 Cosmic Taco Plate. Both plates came with rice, beans, lime and salsa. Took it home and completely decimated them :) So Ono and delicious! Their food truck is always clean and orderly. They put their Heart and Soul into everything that they do! They're on Instagram and Facebook. Please follow them. Would Love everyone near and far to come and Support this Awesome, Family Owned Local Company. Thank you for the ono grinds Cosmic Tacos!

I love supporting small business and even more so food trucks trying to make a living by cooking…read moresome good food in a super rainy day like today! I was coming out from Makaha and while stucked on traffic i saw this food truck on my right side and belly demanded i stop here for lunch!! I didn't know what to get so i did a combo of kalbi (super popular) and pork ribs (i was craving them) for $15! The portion was a good size and it came with rice, corn and mac salad! The best part was that the food was actually pretty tasty and meat was tender!! I ate it all!!! Overall, i would come back #bellyapproved

I've lunch there over 3x and it keeps getting better each time! Kalbi, shrimp, ribeye and BBQ…read morechicken is broke da mouth ONOness Westside Pride

Literally the best shrimp I ever had. Absolutely delicious!!…read more I don't say that lightly either. It was otherworldly!! The staff was great too!!!! I'll be back!

Giovanni's is one of those places where memory does a remarkable amount of the seasoning. I've been…read moreeating here across decades. Enough visits that this is no longer about catching them on a bad afternoon, ordering the wrong thing or failing to understand what the place is supposed to be. I've tried the different shrimp, stood in the lines, eaten at the tables, navigated the parking, brought people here and returned because, for a very long time, Giovanni's was simply one of those places you went when you were on this side of the island. At some point, repetition becomes evidence. The truck itself has become an artifact. Covered in signatures, battered by time, photographed millions of times. There was probably a period when all of that felt charming. Now it mostly feels tired. There is a difference between patina and neglect and the surrounding experience has increasingly crossed that line for me. Flies, crowded tables, overflowing activity, rough parking, heat, trash nearby. You can romanticize rustic only so far before rustic starts asking for a pressure washer. Then there is the service, which has consistently been the hardest part for me to understand. I don't need anyone performing hospitality like they're auditioning for a resort commercial, but basic warmth costs nothing. Too often the interaction here feels impatient and transactional, as though the customer is somehow inconveniencing the operation by showing up to buy the food. After enough visits, you stop calling that an off day. And then there is the plate. The shrimp itself is actually the least offensive part. It is generally cooked reasonably well. Tender enough, rarely destroyed and when you get a good batch you can understand why this formula became so popular. Everything around it drags it down. The rice has repeatedly been soft, clumped and bordering on mushy. I am annoyingly particular about rice, but rice is not some decorative substance placed beneath the main event. It matters. When half the plate is rice, screwing it up is not a minor detail. The garlic is abundant, certainly, but abundance and care are different things. It often arrives more like a wet mass of processed garlic than the fragrance and texture you get from properly chopped fresh cloves. Add the butter and oil and you certainly get intensity, but after several bites the whole thing becomes heavy rather than interesting. The little salad on the side generally feels like an afterthought that has been waiting for someone to remember it. And that is ultimately my problem with Giovanni's. The entire experience feels as though its reputation arrived at the destination years before the restaurant did and everyone decided there was no longer much reason to keep improving. People will continue coming. Of course they will. The name is famous, the truck is recognizable, the photographs are practically mandatory and nostalgia is one hell of a business model. I understand it because it worked on me for years. But strip away the mythology and ask a brutally simple question: If this exact plate came from an unknown truck with no history, no signatures and no reputation, would you still wait in line for it? I wouldn't. Two stars. The shrimp can still be decent and I have too many memories here to pretend the place means nothing to me. But nostalgia should bring you back to a restaurant. It shouldn't be responsible for making the food taste better. I kept returning because tradition can turn habit into taste. I'm done confusing the two.

Fantastic service ... small kine pricey ... great flavor and plenty choices .. even tastes great…read moremicrowave for da second round

Legacy Grinds Food Truck has been my go-to for 12 years, and it's truly become part of the family…read more By chance, we were lucky enough to meet this family behind the truck and become friends over the years. Our sons have grown up together, and this truck's been a constant presence. The portions are generous, the flavors bold, and the quality never falters. I'll always go back for the ribeye steak plate....perfectly cooked every time. With their friendly service and a decade-plus of memories, Legacy Grinds is more than food....it's a legacy we're proud to share

Where can you get freshly cooked breakfasts for $5 in this day and age ordered and prepared with a…read moresmile. Clean picnic tables to eat in front of the food truck. Thanks for researching on Yelp and treating us for breakfast Doc

Da Bald Guy was sold out at the Monday Waikiki Night Market so we made it a mission to try it out…read moreif we made our way to North Shore. We stopped by around 10AM a few days later and were able to try the Braised Boneless Kalbi and the Garlic Shrimp plate. The food was so delicious, it was all we could talk about on our trip. Kalbi was extremely tender and flavorful. Garlic Shrimp had no shell (yay)! It was cooked perfectly. We went up again but the Kalbi was sold out already for the day. We decided to try the Chopped Steak and it did not compare to our previous meal. It was more tough/dry. I wasn't sure if it was already precooked before hand and just sitting there. When we ordered, they handed over our plate right after we paid. Definitely left disappointed. Would make sure to come early since whatever that is left may not be what you want to try.