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“Best Shrimp Truck Around!”
Review of Big Wave Shrimp

Big Wave Shrimp
Ranked #4 of 40 Quick Bites in Haleiwa
Cuisines: Seafood
Description: At Big Wave Shrimp, we are serving Aloha daily. Our food truck is a favorite for locals and visitors alike, with a menu full of tasty, Hawaiian-style meals. With lots of tables, plenty of shade, and calming music, you'll love the laid-back ambience. Chef Kawita is the heart of our Big Wave Shrimp truck, adding love and ono-licious ingredients to every plate she serves. We are known for our shrimp plates, like Garlic Shrimp, Peeled Shrimp, Spicy Shrimp, and Shrimp Fried Rice, but we have plenty of other options as well. The Short Ribs, Spring Rolls, or our famous Mac Salad are sure to hit the spot.
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Description: At Big Wave Shrimp, we are serving Aloha daily. Our food truck is a favorite for locals and visitors alike, with a menu full of tasty, Hawaiian-style meals. With lots of tables, plenty of shade, and calming music, you'll love the laid-back ambience. Chef Kawita is the heart of our Big Wave Shrimp truck, adding love and ono-licious ingredients to every plate she serves. We are known for our shrimp plates, like Garlic Shrimp, Peeled Shrimp, Spicy Shrimp, and Shrimp Fried Rice, but we have plenty of other options as well. The Short Ribs, Spring Rolls, or our famous Mac Salad are sure to hit the spot.
Reviewed 15 September 2018

This food truck was a great find! The line at Giovanni was entirely too long and I am very thankful for that! The staff was friendly, the food selection was good. They have plenty of picnic tables to sit at. They took our order - Garlic Shrimp. The plate came with large, juicy buttery garlic shrimp; two large scoops of rice, a small green salad and a fat, juicy slice of golden sweet pineapples. From the time of ordering to receiving food, it was about 10 minutes. Our food was cooked perfectly. The garlic was fresh and the shrimp was tender. We actually drove from Waikiki a couple times during our visit to eat because it was so good!

Date of visit: September 2018
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Thank tchoney
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Reviewed 13 September 2018 via mobile

Went to this food truck based on recommendation by Guy Fieri from DDD, so glad we found it! Very delicious food. My husband and I got an order of ribs and crunchy shrimp. Both were delicious, the ribs definitely our favorite. My BIL & SIL got garlic shrimp which were very tasty. They have a few picnic tables with umbrellas which was good because we were dodging the effects of Olivia. Would definitely eat here again.

Date of visit: September 2018
Thank LouMC66
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Reviewed 10 September 2018

The line at Giovannis/North Shore was too long so we decided to try this place based on previous reviews and will most definitely be back!
We ordered the Garlic Shrimp plate. The shrimp are large and very fresh tasting. Nice portion of rice and salad. There is a coupon in one of the local tourist books for a free can of pop with purchase.
Overall, a very tasty and most reasonable dinner with ample sitting space and hand washing facilities.
Can't wait to go back!

Date of visit: September 2018
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1  Thank PerryJoWong
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Reviewed 2 September 2018 via mobile

Found the food trucks tonight and this one by far looked most interesting. I ordered the garlic butter shrimp which had 10 shrimp and sides of white rice and salad and a piece of pineapple. The only thing I didn’t like was that it was very messy as I had to strip the shrimp individually of legs and casing. But oh my goodness ... this shrimp was well worth the garlic and buttery fingers. Deeeelish!!

Date of visit: September 2018
Thank gwenw184
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Reviewed 1 September 2018 via mobile

We have tried a few of the food trucks with comparable foods and this truck felt like portion size and quality were above others. We got 2 plates of shrimp and were able to share between the 4 of us. Their spring rolls and sauce were to die for on top of it all. They were a bit pricey but most food trucks are.

Date of visit: August 2018
Thank HettyA
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