Best food truck in the area! HI.Shack serves large portions of delicious crab/lobster rolls and tasty drinks. For all that you get, the price is more than fair. I also appreciate that it's located to so many other food truck options so everyone in your group can try something different (but this spot is the obvious choice). Food took a little while to be ready but they give you a buzzer so you can walk around a bit and come back when it's done. read more

HI Shack - Crab and lobster roll - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Food: I had the Bansilog. I heard there was Filipino food in Waikiki so I had to check it out and it happened to be breakfast. It's tasted great. I had to ask for the vinegar sauce which they forgot to bring out. It really hit the spot and it had a hard boiled egg too but I think it was their version of a salted egg, I think. I love salted duck eggs. I wasn't feeling it though. I think cuz it was over boiled and had a ring of sulfer around the egg yolk. Nonetheless less I liked and enjoyed my meal. Ambiance: I like that it has outdoor seating and is open and airy. It look like in the evening there is space for a performer or duet performers. It would be nice to check it out in the evening and try their dinner menu. Service: The service wasn't great. However, it could be the result of finding people to work. They needed the help. I'm not sure when they opened so if they are new then they can still be ironing out the kinks. I wasn't served a menu so I got up and got it myself since a couple after me was served a menu and water before me. Then I returned the menu to tell them what I wanted but they decided to come to my table to take my order. They were working hard so I'm not saying they weren't working. They were hustling. They said my order would take awhile cuz the kitchen was backed up! I'm ok with that since they told me upfront. I gave a three due to the slow service but I will have to come back and try it again. I can't give my full judgement on one visit. It could have been an off day. I do like that I can get a Filipino breakfast close to Kaimuki!! read more

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Long wait Food was cold Disappointed The free pancake was the only high point. We left hungry and walked to Dean and Deluca. Saved the day. read more

We ordered the taco platter. Which is $48 for 8 tacos. You get a variety of fish, birria, shrimp and lobster. We also got Pancit. Positive first, the pancit was good. Tasted fresh. Now negative. The tacos were terrible. They are all fried, every part of them. Tortillas are smothered in mozzarella cheese? Cooked in more oil. You cant even taste the flavors of the ingredients because its over powered with grease. Just destroyed the lobster which tasted like it was from a can anyway. We've been here a week, all the food has been incredible and fresh... until this place. Never again. They need to redo their menu for the taco advertisement. False advertising for what youre paying for. We were expecting a delicious fresh $48 taco tray. This was a mess of greasy slop. read more

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Honestly I did not expect this burger to be that good lol. Came from the google reviews and were a little hesitant to eat here but decided to anyway. We got the cheeseburger and it came with fries. The fries were nice and crispy, with that oily crust coating. The burger had all the standard things you get in a burger plus a pink sauce. The bun was nicely toasted and there was a good amount of sauce/cheese to topping ratio. Service was extremely friendly and even though we got takeout, we didn't have to pay until after getting our food. Definitely a good spot for big groups- they have a large restaurant. Good option for American food if you're in the area! Looks like they just opened so I hope they stick around :) read more

HI Shack - Cheeseburger - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Baller food truck, everything was super good and priced really fair. Easily the best truck in the area. Great food, quick service, and solid vibes all around. read more

HI Shack - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Delicious lobster roll and tasty tea . The service was good. Lots of items to choose from and to try out . Will be back again to try something new read more

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Aloha. Went here while I visited Honolulu, my hotel was literally across the street from here. So, I walked. Do not need a car really in Hawaii I believe ... but if you are driving there's only street parking and it's VERY limited. If you are driving a moped that might be much better. I ordered two dishes. My favorite was the steak, I can't really remember the exact menu name for it. I had it with white rice and fresh veggies. Another day I order the pineapple shrimp and rice platter served inside a pineapple- didn't care for this dish too much. But the dishes was cooked by two different cooks, and I think if the first cooked the second dish it would have been better. BUT I STILL LOVE THIS PLACE. I also ordered Pineapple Lemonade- THE BEST IN THE WORLD. SO MYCH FLAVOR - a burst of flavors in my mouth they have the mixture and syrups down pack. I think it's the style of their lemonade they make. I literally ordered this 5x!!! The first day, I went I got to meet the owner she was there herself helping out and also she sat down and ate, that said a lot to me!!!! If you are in Honolulu please check them out!!! And prices are great and you get a lot of food!!!! read more

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I saw a social media post about Hi Shack and had to check it out! AND, I was not disappointed!! The restaurant is very nice and easy to find. However, parking can be a bit challenging. The Staff is very friendly and the food was excellent! I'm originally from the East Coast and I know Lobster and I'm always a bit skeptical when buying lobster here. However, their lobster rolls are tasty and priced fine for the location!! Since it's right off Kalakaua Ave, you get the Waikiki vibe!! Which I enjoy!! I do recommend this as a wonderful place to get a great meal! Mind you, I only had one meal - they have a very extensive menu and I am so looking forward to coming back and tasting many more items! Particularly, their Breakfast and Dinner menu!! I'm bringing my family back next time!! read more

HI Shack - Lobster Roll!! - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I found both the lobster and crab roll and fries to be just okay. Nothing that I would order again. My favorite part of the meal was the pineapple lemonade. It just took 10 minutes to get my food and they did give you a buzzer so you could walk around or sit while you waited. This food truck is located in a parking lot with a ton of other food trucks so you are bound to find something that interests you. They have plenty of picnic tables for seating. read more

HI Shack - Lobster and crab roll - just okay - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Our FIRST meal in Waikiki Beach was at HI SHACK... and talk about starting out with a taste of the islands. The Aloha Pineapple fried rice was awesome and the Lechon Kawali tastes like my Mom's old recipe. Super yummy, friendly service and we're definitely coming back again before heading back to Chicago! read more

HI Shack - Aloha Pineapple Fried Rice - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Ever want a random quick bite? It was dinner time but I wanted scrambled eggs. I walked in and the cashiers are always so friendly and said they were happy to make me scrambled eggs with a slice of toast. I brought it home and they made it look so nice with small slices of cucumber and cherry tomatoes. They always put their food together neatly and I appreciate that. It's those little touches that make it great to visit there every time! read more

HI Shack - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Happened to stumble upon this place venturing out of my hotel resort. Wish I would have found it earlier. There are other food trucks in the area...but the food here looked the best to me. I had a lobster taco and beef empanada. And they were bothe very delicious!!! read more

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A quick food truck, I ordered their lemonade Sun Down drink, I drank it so quick I ordered another one within 20 minutes! Super refreshing with the hot weather read more

HI Shack - Sundown lemonade, super yummy - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Small little hole in the wall spot in this alley way as I'm walking around HI & I see a bunch of people gathered at this spot eating. So, I take look at their menu & they have lots of good stuff & daily specials that I would definitely try! Once the crowd died down, I came back for the crab & lobster roll w/ a nice cold drink that was delicious. Lobster roll was packed! They just went a little shy on the bread! (That thing was packed) The fries were Krispy & I want to go back & try something else before my trip ends. read more

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There are quite a number of food trucks in this area and Hi.Shack is one of the better ones to visit. They have a good selection of food and are pretty busy, i.e. a line is always a good sign. The Philly cheesesteak sandwich was delicious with the steak being juicy and flavorful. Also had some lumpia which was good. The lemonade was refreshing. read more

HI Shack - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

For a food truck, that offers a variety of savory bites, this knows how what to provide. Crab and lobster is a specialty not often found or at all in terms of food trucks so that was a must order. Their different flavors, mix and match, lemonades ($5 only) such as passionfruit mango lemonade was refreshing and complimented well with the seafood roll as well as any other entrees from their menu. They have Birria tacos (trendy with the times), pasta, burger, Philly cheesesteak & other shack grub kind of bites. I would definitely be back to this food truck often if I was a local. Yummy and savory delights here. read more

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The crab and lobster roll was so good ! And the burgers taste like gourmet . This was one of my favorite meals near our hotel the twin fin. Definitely recommend. read more

HI Shack - Crab and lobster roll - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Food was good, had the double smash burger. Be hungry if you get it's huge.My friend had the lobster roll and said he would order it again! Good service and local live music with no cover! Also was Byob ,so brought a bottle wine.I live near and glad to see a new local place with a good vibe. read more

We enjoyed a lovely dinner here. All 4 of our meals were delicious - pineapple fried rice with garlic shrimp, birrea tacos, pesto pasta with shrimp and chicken Alfredo. We were too stuffed for dessert but it looked so good we plan to go back. The service was top notch. They must have refilled our water glasses 100 times. read more

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Best Philly cheese steak in Hawaii? I discovered Irie Jerk Chicken March 3, 2023 at the newly opened food truck stop at the corner of Ala Moana and Kalakaua. Came back March 8 and Irie Jerk Chicken was closed for the day, apparently ran out of food. Tried Hi.Shack truck stop next door. Took 25 minutes for food to arrive. The $15 Philly cheese steak came on a 9" hoagie roll, toasted and buttered with thin strips of ribeye steak slathered with white cheese. They say it came with mushrooms and bell peppers, but saw only a few. Understandable, as bell peppers go for $7 a pound in the islands. No skimping on meat here, as the sandwich was juicy and delicious, good value for the price. Sandwich came with fries, thin, crunchy and brimming with flavor, salted just the right amount. Wife had the $25 seafood pasta bowl, which came with primarily shrimp and some bay scallops. Few clams, and mussels as they must have been out of them. Disappointed in the scallops, as the tiny bay scallops lacked flavor. Wife would have been better off ordering the $20 shrimp scampi for a couple of dollars less, and more shrimp. Best Philly cheese steak in Hawaii? Certainly the best fries. Would have ordered more fries, except for the 25 minute wait. Not bad for a place that started as a coffee donut food truck in 2020 read more

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This food truck is located next to Ohana Hale Waikiki. They sell mostly burgers, sandwiches and pastas. We ordered the Philly Cheesesteaks and it took about 20 minutes. The sandwich was grilled in foil and then cut in half. It was delicious. The hoagie roll had a slight crisp on the edges. The thinly sliced ribeye steak had a nice flavor. The melted white cheese was gooey and tied the whole sandwich together. It came with a side of fries that were nice and crispy. Two thumbs up for this. read more

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I think new owner.. no longer good.. a lot of changes and available.. new people too not so nice, they are snub., taste of food and way it cooked is not the same anymore.. im saying bye to usually my fave. read more

HI Shack - Breakfast wrap, not same anymore - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Food is good, and they have many specials, especially for breakfast! The entertainment is great, it feels like a "neighborhood" Cafe!

This food truck is the first meal we had arriving on the island. We noticed a line and figured it would be good. We ordered the lechon kawali, steak pineapple fried rice & mushroom burger with guava lemonade. Lechon was delicious! Perfectly crispy and good amount given. Pineapple fried rice was just mid- steak was tough. Rice was bland and needed more flavor. My dad had the mushroom burger and he loved it. Seasoned perfectly and you can taste the mushrooms. Guava lemonade was disappointing.. didn't taste like fresh lemonade and tasted water down. Overall we had a great experience and would like to return to try other dishes! read more

HI Shack - Pineapple fried rice with ribeye steak - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I was near the location on Lemon Road and was looking for a place to grab something quick to eat. I ordered a chicken and beef empanada, both very tasty and flavorful. The staff was also very friendly. I'll plan to come back and try something else when I'm at this end of Waikiki again. read more

Visited the 2201 Kalakaua in the Royal Hawaiian shopping plaza food court. I was pleasantly surprised on their Lobster roll !! My daughter went to college in Boston, so always looking for an AFFORDABLE and fresh tasty one For don't order here any longer because I have been SOO disappointed hate to call you out FEAST the tiny one at the Farmers market in Diamond head give me a break no flavor could name a few other places but won't but think I would make an extra trip to Waikīkī which I hate the traffic & parking just for the roll also had crunch y French fries and cold slaw & a drink for under $30.00 BF tax read more

Best French fries I had in Hawaii! They were crispy but not overdone. Double fried to perfection! The burgers are fairly pedestrian, I recommend you ask them not to add their "special sauce" as it detracts from the beef. The fries are the stars! read more

Their birria quesadillas, a miss today. It was so bland with burnt pieces throughout the tortilla, & the consomme sauce was very oily. Not consomme at all, they have have ran out and substitute it for some kind of oily broth. Very disappointing, a waste of time & money. No love, no effort in making great food here. read more

HI Shack - Consomme sauce - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Excellent staff, with great food (especially the Macadamia Nut, Banana and Coconut Pancakes) worth several visits. In restaurant dining with party of 8 resulted in dishes delivered 2 or 3 dishes at a time. Quality and flavor of freshly prepared food eliminated any objection to a short wait. read more

Assado Burger is amazing! The burger is extremely tasty and full of flavor, and the ingredients are very, very good and fresh. One of the most delicious burgers I've had, highly recommended! read more

Recently went here two days ago. I've actually been here quite a few times and it was WAAAAAY BETTER when the actual owner made the product. Anyway, it's surrounded by about 10 other food trucks (which is lovely and convenient) but the other day I went and 3 Australian (I think they were Australian) women took my order for a frozen pineapple. The first time they made it they put whipped cream on it and it was watered down and it looked pitiful honestly. I don't eat whipped cream nor did they ask if I wanted that... ok people make mistakes and we're all human! I gave them a second chance to make the frozen strawberry pineapple drink... they failed horribly again. I actually showed them a picture of what it should LOOK LIKE and also told them what they are advertising doesn't match the photo. They claimed that's how it's always made but I know that wasn't true because I've been there several times. Hopefully the owner sees this and corrects this issue because these three woman working the truck are going to bring business down!!!! And FAST!!! They didn't have a lot of food products either and were turning people away so that was unfortunate because this was the one food truck I was actually looking forward to patronizing when coming back to Waikiki. The ambiance was bright and sunny but I ended up eating elsewhere due to the product and poor customer service read more

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Came here its a food Truck heaven . Ordered their crab and lobster roll . Very nice serbed on a crumchy yet soft bread roll. Also ordered french fries and Hawaiin drink . Came here after 2;00 pm so i got 20% off the price. Food was superb lots of lobster roll and crab meat . French fries were crunchy . Loved the Hawaain drink . read more

HI Shack - Lobster and crab roll - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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We were so excited to see all of the food trucks in the area and checked each one out to decide where to eat. We thought the pineapple fried rice sounded so good, we decided to eat there. The first thing that bothered me was we asked for our receipt and the guy said he already threw it away. Ironically, there's a sign that says if you show your receipt at the Ice cream place next-door, you get 15% off, but they throw away your receipt. It took a pretty long time to get the food, but I thought that was a good sign that it's being cooked fresh, and maybe it is. We didn't even get our drink until the food came up, but the honeydew lemonade was outstanding! The pineapple itself was fresh and delicious, the shrimp was cooked well, but everything else that was supposed to be in the pineapple was virtually nonexistent except for rice. Nothing had any flavor whatsoever. I barely found any spam, never encountered any bacon, almost no peppers, and absolutely no flavor. I expected either some pineapple juice flavor, maybe soy sauce or teriyaki sauce, but it had nothing...except potential to be fantastic. Great idea that fell flat...HARD! read more

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Always great and delicious cuisine! The live entertainment has really positive vibes! Definitely recommend!

We planned to take in Yelp Hawai'i's #TravelLikeALocal event at Waffle and Berry, which featured a complimentary deluxe açaí bowl at the Ohana Hale Food Truck Park. Since we found street parking along the Ala Wai Canal, just a block away from Kalākaua Avenue, we weren't in a rush as we arrived about a half hour before the event started, so we wandered around the food truck park and were led by the delicious cooking aromas from Hi. Shack. My deep-fried food-eating husband quickly noticed "Amazing Fries" on their menu and decided to have brunch before the event while I wanted to roam around the food truck park. I continued to wander around the food truck park and realized that my husband had abandoned me. Tsk, no wonder some people glanced at me with strange looks because I was walking around and talking to myself. Anyway, I cut my wandering short and found my husband at Hi. Shack's order window, where he took it upon himself to order a Crab & Lobster Roll Combo for me and the Lechon Kawali (Filipino-style roasted pork belly) plate lunch for himself. FOOD: - Crab & Lobster Roll with Fries Combo includes a can of soda or water: The lightly toasted and buttery split-top bun was stuffed with real crabmeat filling and topped with sautéed lobster tail meat. I noted the crabmeat filling didn't contain a lot of mayonnaise, and the fresh celery, dillweed, and lemon flavors shined through. The cool temperature of the crabmeat filling topped with fresh and hot sautéed lobster meat made for a flavorful taste. The bun was tasty, too, and boosted the shellfish flavors. However, as much as the bun was filled with shellfish, I scraped the filling out to eat with the fries because it was too much bread for me. I gave more than half of my fries to my husband before pushing away the bun. The can of Coca-Cola was icy cold and had a lot of carbonation in it, but I gave it to my husband because I don't usually drink soft drinks. Still, this was a delicious and filling sandwich combination at a good value. $18.50 - Lechon Kawali (Filipino-style roasted pork belly) Plate Lunch. The lechon kawali plate lunch included steamed white rice, Filipino salsa or Salsa Fresca, and a small container of sawsawan (Filipino vinegar dipping sauce). My husband enjoyed the flavors and textures of the roasted pork belly. He noted that the pork belly pieces had a good ratio of crisp skin:fat:meat that the sawsawan enhanced with each dip. The only thing he didn't care for was the steamed white rice on his plate. He said the rice was dry and not steaming hot, so he gladly commandeered my fries and soda. Both of our lunches were generously portioned (wrist-bending upon pick up) and flavorful. Hi.Shack's prices represent a good value of their products and fast and friendly service. We look forward to returning to Hi.Shack, soon. read more

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Food was good. Staff very friendly. They helped get us sorted out with directions and to start our day.

I usually don't leave reviews but this place not only has some of the best food in Hawaii but the customer service has topped everywhere else. We did not go to the location on google but the hole in the wall spot next to the twin fin hotel. Again AMAZED by the customer service!! read more

HI Shack - Tacos Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The food was good, and the customer service was excellent. Brandon, the cook, did a great job, and the cashier's customer service skills took great care of us. read more

Second visit to this great food truck, last time I had their crab and lobster roll, the bread was soft and the crab and lobster were really delicious, with a nice serving of both and a side of fries, I complemented the meal with a lemonade, the service was fast and very friendly, with a very casual atmosphere you can either eat there or take it to go. read more

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