Happy Belly Eatery

Found this food truck pulled up at UH Manoa and oh my gosh I wish I knew about them sooner. ***What I ordered ~ **Happy Mix Plate ~ (10/10) The sauce on this was AMAZING with everything. Also, this came out HOT & CRISPY! Honestly everything was super good and nothing was overcooked! I loved everything on this plate. I highly recommend you get this.Overall, I'll definitely chase after this food truck and try the other plate lunch options!

We tried the food truck and loved it! The plates are $19 but they're huge! 2 people could share it. We tried the mix with the jumbo shrimp and the honey chicken, as well as one with the siracha chicken. Everything was tasty, I especially liked the honey chicken. My kids LOVED the jumbo shrimp burgers ($9) in kalo buns, and they can be picky so that says a lot! Loved the sauces and the workers were super friendly. So glad my kids' school chose this food truck for their back to school event!

The food truck was parked in front of the BOH main branch downtown. We decided to try it because of a recommendation and I wasn't disappointed. It was not a bad wait and the food was hot when it came out. The shrimp was a little deceiving because it was mini shrimps mixed into some sort of batter to keep its shape. The batter to get the katsu was great it wasn't too thick and it was crispy. The only odd thing was the "shrimp" filling. I've just never had anything like that so it wasn't what I was expecting. The taste overall was good, and I would try their other plates next time.

Attended the What the truck in Waipahu. Had the salmon explosion and happy mix plate.Salmon wasn't dry and the mixture of imitation crab with their special sauce! The happy mix plate I chose the chicken explosion and it was nice and crunchy with that special sauce was fire! I am glad we bumped into the PURPLE truck! We're not from Waipahu and we made sure we attended this local food truck and pop up's.

Happy Belly with a Panda logo is such a cute name for a food place! Don't know exactly where this food truck hangs around but stumbled upon it at a recent event. Many local lunch plate options on the menu. I decided to get the Chicken Explosion ($14). It comes with 2 scoops of rice and a side of mixed salad. The sauce was unagi and their house spicy sauce on top of the fried chicken strips. Love the sweet, savory, and spicy flavor on the chicken. The chicken wasn't too dry. If I see it around, definitely will try other plate lunch. Decent pricing for the food.

Kapi'olani Community College has Happy belly eatery coming on campus on Mondays to give a lunch option. They parked in the center of campus by the lawn, between Lama Library and Naio Building. Their bright purple truck is hard to miss.I was going to be good and eat my salad but I noticed they have a Shrimp Katsu Burger and couldn't resist. Whoah! The taro bun is toasted just the right amount. I appreciate details like that. Between the bun are jumbo shrimp katsu cut in half. There's LOTS of shrimp in the katsu, not just minced but get shrimp pieces! Happy Belly is not stingy with da shrimp! Super crispy but not oily. I liked the plethora of mixed greens and the kimchi sour cream. There's a slice of American cheese that melts on the katsu. I'm not sure how I feel about that cos the cheese kinda takes away from the crunch of the katsu. If I order it again, might ask for no cheese or ask that they cheese is between bun and greens so it doesn't soggify the katsu :) I'm happy we have another food option on campus! haha. I can hear my nutritionist saying "You seem to eat a lot of fried food" - so I probably can't eat stuff from here all the time but oh my goodness, this was super enjoyable! If they had a non-fried option, I would have given them 5 stars.

Happy Belly Eatery is one of my favorite places to grab lunch at UH. I'm always looking forward to getting either their Panda Bento ($5) or Happy Mix Plate ($18). Panda Bento: There's no better deal in town than their $5 lunch bentos. You never really know what's going to appear as a lunch bento that day, but it's sure to leave you full and satisfied. Happy Mix Plate: $18 may seem a little steep, but the portions are so huge that it happily fed both my boyfriend and I. It comes with 1pc Jumbo Shrimp Katsu and choice of either the Chicken Explosion or Honey Sriracha Chicken. I haven't tried the Honey Sriracha Chicken yet, but the Chicken Explosion was amazing. The chicken was still really juicy despite the extra crispy batter on the outside. The Jumbo Shrimp Katsu was also incredible--it's essentially a shrimp paste log made entirely of shrimp. Usually, for shrimp paste, people usually put a lot of flour, but not here. The batter, again, was also really crispy.

They have made their way to UH Mānoa and I am in love! The menu is nice and simple and the options on there all sound so good that you really don't know what to get. I got the mix plate with the shrimp Katsu and chicken explosion. It was mouthwatering and the plate was huge!! The sauce was all over, just how I like it. The unahi and aioli went so well together and with the toss greens on the side made me feel less guilty after eating the whole plate. The person who I ordered from was super nice and answered all the questions I had about the menu. I liked that they were parked in food truck row and not on another part of campus so it's an easy walk to find that after classes. I highly recommend and get the mix plate just to try everything! My coworker also got the burger before and she said she craves it all the time!

Happy belly makes my belly happy. It's a must when I'm in the area.I love their combo plate that comes with shrimp katsu and choice of chicken. I alway get the same thing chicken explosion and shrimp katsu, and what I love about it is that's it is always consistent.I tried the honey sriracha, but found it a little too sweet for my liking. The chicken explosion had the heat that I was looking for.

Happy Belly makes my belly happy... so happy... and then kanak attack!!They have so many yummy options on their menu. I've tried their Happy Mix, Jumbo Shrimp Katsu, Honey Sriracha Chicken, Pork Katsu Burger, and Shrimp Katsu Burger. They were all so good, but my favorite has been their Jumbo Shrimp Katsu! With some of their menu items, you can make it meal with their plain fry tots and a drink and I think that's a pretty cool deal! Their fry tots are good, but I wish there were more tots than fries lol.You can find their purple food truck at Pearlridge in the old Sear's parking lot on Tuesday-Thursday 10:30am-2pm or sold out. Make sure you follow them on Instagram as they post daily on any updates about where they'll be or if they can't make it to Pearlridge that day - @happybellyeatery