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    Tacos Don Chema

    3.8 (32 reviews)
    ModerateFood Trucks, Mexican
    Closed 9:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Leah H.

    We love this food truck. It is a staple for when we come for a great quick bit after a day of exploring. The meat is always perfectly cooked and seasoned. Hot sauces/salsa for every spice level. I love the grill on the burritos. Service is super on point, they treat all with kindness and respect. Some shared outdoor tables to sit right there and enjoy your food. Come check this truck out!!!

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    Santa C.

    Great food. Had the $13.00 dollar burrito bowl. Grilled Chicken, pinto beans, spanish rice, cilantro, white onion and seasoning. Chicken was nice and tender. Beans were also. Veggies were fresh and crispy and the rice had a few dry grains but I can live with that. All the other food trucks also looked very appetizing but I could only fit one meal. So if ever in waikiki area, I recommend these food trucks highly.

    Russel M.

    Possibly the worst tacos ever. Dry, stringy tasteless steak, pork and chicken. Nice service , terrible food. The pictures say it all. We left most of the food on the plate and dumped it. Hope they make improvements soon before it's too late!

    Brian M.

    Parked in a food truck area this truck has delicious tacos and quesadillas. Unfortunately at the time we were there the only drinks were soft drinks. They have three types of sauces and a few topping options such a jalapeños with napkins and forks in front that you can grab once you get your meal. The seating area is shared with all the trucks and there is no parking, walking there only. Overall good experience.

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    Juan G.

    I came across this place and finally decided to try it, sadly the expectations of what looked like a good place for Mexican food became a huge disappointment, the burrito was small, stuffed with rice and beans, hardly any meat in it. It looks like they use a conventional tortilla for what I prefer to call an overstuffed taco, the price is very high for the amount of food you get, and the only consolation was the creamy habanero salsa, which made more palatable my meal, at a whopping $15.99. Service was slow it took their people about 5 min to notice I wanted to order food. The atmosphere is a relaxed open place with multiple trucks to choose from. I will not be coming back to this place anytime soon. Hopefully, you will have a better experience than me if you venture to give this food truck a try.

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    Mariana G.

    When the owner touted this as the best Mexican food on the island, I was fully expecting to be let down. Coming from Austin, which has a Mexican food truck in every corner, I thought his truck wouldn't be able to compare. But every bite of this was absolutely delicious. I originally wanted the carne asada quesadilla, but since they were all out of carne asada, I settled for the adobada (marinated pork) quesadilla. I'm so happy I got to try their adobada, because it was fantastic. I added some of their green salsa and avocado salsa, and again both are so good. So much flavor in each bite. I wish I could go back and order this again.

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    I questioned eating in Hawaii but this food is bomb chili on point . Delicious ill come back

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    Amazing service food was delicious! Service was great timing! Highly recommend this place. Great customer service.

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    Tacos were ok. I did 2 carne asada tacos. The corn tortillas were stale, I don't think they warmed them on the grill. Service was good

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    3 years ago

    Absolutely the best tacos on the islands. If your looking for authentic tacos tortas quesadillas this is the spot.

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    4.4
    (147 reviews)
    0.9 mi
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    This place saved me from leaving the island with a bad taste for garlic shrimp after having a bad…read moreexperience at Famous Shrimp Truck. We ordered the garlic shrimp and kalbi ribs and it was all amazing! The shrimp were cooked perfectly and had amazing garlic seasoning on them. The kalbi ribs were tender and also had great flavor. I love this little truck. This is our second time having it and they were great both times.

    I'm hoping tonight was just an off night. I've had this garlic shrimp now 3x. I was so excited to…read morehave garlic shrimp again today but this was not the same spicy garlic shrimp I had the past couple times. This was more chipotle ish with maybe some sort of minced onion than the spicy garlic shrimp I had the past two times. I didn't eat here when it was Angry shrimp because they mixed onion and mushrooms with shrimp or something and I was looking for Garlic shrimp. I have the picture from last weeks garlic shrimp. Last week it tasted like it had fish sauce in it with spices and garlic, etc...tonight it literally tastes like bbq seasoning mixed with chipotle seasoning and chili onion. I'm not writing this review to bash this shrimp truck because I think they are very nice but more so as constructive criticism...to hopefully keep their recipe consistent. People want the flavor of Garlic shrimp without having to go to the north shore. These other seasonings just didn't cut it for me:(

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    Food truck "court" including the angry shrimp!
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    #1 Angry Shrimp
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    4.0
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    I've passed by this restaurant so many times thinking it was just a regular place, maybe a food…read moretruck, I was very wrong. The service was quick and to the point. Location is a very cute spot. Yes it's connected to the hotel but the poolside area is very pretty. And I really enjoyed my garlic shrimp plate. 10 out of 10 experience will be coming back and recommending this place!

    Hawaiian garlic shrimp is a iconic local dish, not technically traditional Hawaiian food, featuring…read moreshell-on shrimp tossed in a pungent garlic-butter sauce, heavily popularized by North Shore, Oahu food trucks since the mid-1970s. With the recent flood happening at the end of March, and our trip being in early April, going to North Shore wasn't advised. While we have some great Hawaiian garlic shrimp spots in Arizona, we had to at least try to get some garlic shrimp while on Oahu. We gave this place a try just because we were already in the building. It wasn't a choice we made prior because honestly, I would have suggested trying a more well-known spot like two miles away, haha! We shared a $14 Shrimp with Original Garlic sauce on it and made it a combo with rice, a scoop of potato mac salad, and regular salad, $14 + $6. Sam's Kitchen was okay. I would have loved to have the shell-on but this place does not offer shell-on shrimp. Still, they make a decent garlic shrimp.

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    View of the pool from our table.
    View of the pool from our table.
    Orig garlic shrmp & tery-garlic steak
    Orig garlic shrmp & tery-garlic steak
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    (82 reviews)
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    This was my first time. I like that they offer 3 sides with your meat. I had the baked beans,…read morecoleslaw and potato salad. All three were very tasty. Not your standard sides. I would just order the sides that is how good they were. I ordered the ribs. It came with 4 ribs. The sauce was really good and the ribs were meaty but not fall off the bone tender. I suggest sturdier utensils as my fork broke on the first rib. I also suggest offering extra sauce (for a fee) and provide a hand wipe for after dinner. I would also like to see a brisket Sammy. I certainly be back. The staff were friendly yet slow to acknowledge us waiting. It is located in the food court and finding a table can be a challenge in peak eating times.

    They're located in Kuhio's food hall. This place was popping at 8PM on a Saturday night…read more I ordered the Chee Hoo combo which came with beef brisket, baby back ribs, smoked sausage, and short ribs. It was ~$30 and easily shareable with 2-3 people. Everything tasted great and I loved the smokey flavor and bbq sauce. Beef brisket and short rib were kinda tough and chewy. It came with three sides so I got cole slaw, potato salad, and Mac and cheese. Cole slaw and Mac and cheese were solid; Potato salad was just alright. They also gave one warm bun too. The reason I gave 3 stars was because service was extremely slow. It seemed like they were short staff and had one person at the cash register AND getting the food. He would take a few orders, and then grab the food. When I arrived, he was grabbing food for multiple folks so then I stood there waiting like 15 just to place my order. Then when he restarted and took my order, he took like 5 more orders before grabbing the food so then I waited even longer for another 15 min. That's 30 min of waiting! Also he wasn't serving food in the order that orders were received so it felt actually felt even longer. There needs to be a better system! Surprisingly he did a employee discount on my order. Not sure if it's because it was close to closing time. Btw they charge extra if you order to-go because of the supplies for packaging. I think food is alright but wouldn't return and wait that long for bbq.

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    Kalbi Shortrib Plate with beans, mac & cheese, and cole slaw.
    Kalbi Shortrib Plate with beans, mac & cheese, and cole slaw.
    This is the sign inside the International Shopping area.

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    This is the sign inside the International Shopping area.
    Musubi Cafe Iyasume

    Musubi Cafe Iyasume

    4.5
    (5.4k reviews)
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    Inside the shop
    Inside the shop
    Teriyaki Spam & Rice with Hawaiian drink
    Teriyaki Spam & Rice with Hawaiian drink
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    Waikiki Chicken In Paradise

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    4.6
    (18 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    Nothing against Waikiki Chicken in Paradise, but I'm not going to lie - I had no idea the mini food…read moretruck park they're located in even existed, let alone had them on my list of bookmarks. However, after having to abandon our original dinner plans, we were no less intrigued after randomly stumbling across this place. While they may not have been our first choice for dinner, coming here was far more appealing than eating fast food or at the nearby IHOP! Although seeing so many folks at this mini food truck park may have been what caught our attention, it was the boxes of fried chicken on nearly every table that swayed us to try Waikiki Chicken in Paradise in particular. After skimming the menu, it wasn't hard to see why they were such a popular choice - everything on it sounded great. Granted, that's not overly difficult when there are only eight items to choose from, but tough to argue with the likes of fried chicken loco moco, fried chicken curry rice, fried chicken sandwiches, chicken & croffle, and fish & chips! Since we saw how big the portion were and didn't want anything too heavy (read: sadly, no loco moco or Japanese curry), we opted to split a FRIED CHICKEN RICE PLATE ($16.95) which came with a Fried Chicken Cutlet over White Rice with Mac Salad & Green Salad. Funny enough, despite already having a sense of how much food they give, I was still surprised by the generous portion size. As for how it all tasted, this was great. The breading on the chicken reminded me of Popeye's (though, without the spice), the batter was crispy, and the chicken itself was rather moist. As for the sides, the mac salad was pretty good, but the salad was a little heavy on dressing. If there was one thing I could change about our order, I think I'd want to see how it would taste with a sauce or glaze. At the very least, I'd definitely go with a different dipping sauce, like their Pineapple Ginger, Lilikoi Mayo, or Guava BBQ, as the Honey Mustard we went with tasted a bit generic. Of course, we could've solved both problems if we had gone with the Fried Chicken Loco Moco or Fried Chicken Curry Rice instead! I guess I'll just have to wait until the next time I'm in Waikiki!

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    Outside
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    Fried Chicken Sando
    Fried chicken, fish, and taters

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