Eat Out Kailua

Yay!!! Kailua has a food truck event! Finally. So if I fall asleep or sound drowsy it's cause I/we overdid it, and now have that "I over ate and now need a nap" syndrome. We were so excited to have a food event come to Kailua that we bought a lot. I've forgotten some of the vendors that were there........The ones that I can remember were:ShogunaiFairy Cakes (no they weren't dressed up this time)Chicago EatsThai Loco FoodsTats Shave IceXtreme TacosPuffettes Egg PuffsSoulLanikai Shrimp Truck& and an ice cream truckHawaiian Soljahs is a youth baseball team and this is their fundraiser.......and they also have a booth with canned soda ($1.00), bottled water, and hot chocolate w/whipped cream. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/WOCyhWNFxAlsl36loEVQVw?select=w7nmXIgqM_8tTZDUOLsLiAEnchanted Lake Elementary School had their own booth, selling Rice Krispie treats, shortbread, beef sticks, & Cookie Corner cookies. They were also taking orders for their Easter Imu pit !@ $20. BTW, they also do a Thanksgiving imu. It's a fund raiser for the 4th Grade Big Island trip.http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/WOCyhWNFxAlsl36loEVQVw?select=zB5WSLoBZ39KybDCMjZleAhttp://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/WOCyhWNFxAlsl36loEVQVw?select=6iI-QUWMxnx5kpb4j-XkcQSo many choices that it was hard making up our minds. I love gyros so we were looking @ Chicago Eats, and someone ordering told us she was from Chicago, and the food tasted just like the food in Chicago (deep dish pizza, Chicago hot dogs, etc.). I ordered the gyro, and my husband ordered the hot dog. Next time it'll be the deep dish pizza. Even the kiddie pizza looked delish!I bought cupcakes, a lemon bar and carrot cake from Fairy Cakes.My husband bought a spicy ahi poke bowl w/brown rice which was fantastic. At another vendor we bought a sampler slider (set of 3; steak, meatloaf and veggie)http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/WOCyhWNFxAlsl36loEVQVw?select=Af1EahdCOhh3GV94oXS6bg There's always room for dessert, and I bought bread pudding which, thankfully, was very lighthttp://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/WOCyhWNFxAlsl36loEVQVw?select=7o6gUL-qE-JeYiZw8l_a_wI can't remember the names of those food trucks....so if you recognizes the food let me know!! Today the hours were from 4-8. There were are a few stalls in the lot, but more on the street because there was basketball going on. The food trucks and tents are right in front of the cafeteria so there's lot of seating and no worries if it should rain. And no.....we did not eat all of that. We have leftovers for a midnight snack ;)('ll post more pics later on when I come out of my food stupor.)Yelp 365 Challenge: #42/365

I am loving this food truck trend.Wife and I were starving after a hard workout and needed some quick grinds. Luckily for us we rolled upon this event at Enchanted Lake Elementary. Wife went to the 5-0 Ribs truck and got, well, the ribs. Tasty and tender. She also gave me a sample of the brisket which tasted like some kinda meat heaven. The guys at the 5-0 Ribs truck were sooo friendly with great service. I went to the We're Cooking Fresh For You Truck and got the steak with pesto on brown rice and salad plate. It was actually quite healthy and had a nice side of fresh apple and pineapple slices. Fun events aside from food. Drag racing cars revving their engines. Live music. Dancing. Basket hoop games. Great place for kids. Then our demons came out.We went to the Aloha on Wheels Truck and got the dreaded...The breaded.....DEEP FRIED SNICKERS WITH BACON on a stickSo much for working out. I can't finish this review without commentary on the name. Perhaps my mind is more twisted than most, but why name an event that sounds like you made it to 3rd base on your date with a woman named Kailua?Dining Out with Friendly Food Trucks and Drag Racers with Dancing In Enchanted Lakes.Fix'd.

I went to this event in May 2012. I guess I was expecting more because I was not thrilled with the selection or prices. There were about 6 food trucks pulled up. My husband's order took over 20 minutes to get becuase they forgot to get his name when he ordered. I must admit the red velvet cheesecake malasada was quite tasty. It could have had more strawberries on it, but I may just be a little too picky. I don't think I will be going back, but it is something to experience at least once. The DJ does move the evening along with dance offs and fun music - watching the little kids boogie down was quite entertaining.

Went to this event to look for one thing - the fried musubi! I never got to try it at Eat The Street because the lines were soooo long. The musubi was good but even more amazing was the fried chicken from this food truck - they were incredible!