Merienda Maui

Hawaii's transient food scene continues to impress. This time with a truck serving modern Filipino food.To assume all the food of the Philippines all taste the same would be to assume all food from China taste the same. That said, where this food draws its influence from is unlike mainstream Filipino flavors in Hawaii.For example, the pancit uses wide almost "Chinese" style alkali noodles stir fried in a dark soy sauce, a fermented seafood sauce, crispy garlic, colorful bell peppers, long beans topped with three well cooked, head and shell on shrimp and garnished with crab eggs, and chives. Tear off the head, squeeze out the head fat, squeeze the fresh lime wedge and mix into the pancit and it opens up a whole next level of seafood goodness.The chicken inasal is great eats. Beautifully marinated then grilled chicken hindquarter sat atop a bed of crispy shallot rice garnished with pickled cucumber. Shredding the chicken, mixing in the Chinese style ginger onion sauce, adding the accompanying soy based sauce and mixing all the pickles and rice together makes for one absolutely delicious concoction.Lots of other modern Filipino fusion dishes to try. Their version of mini lumpia bites are perfect for the meat lover, filled almost entirely with seasoned ground pork. Refrying leftovers creates and ethereal crisp outer shell making day two even better.Creative drinks available. None sampled yet.Food is made to order. Expect a 15-20 minute wait.Follow on IG for changes in hours.Located in the Pearlridge Wai Makai food truck row.Worthy of a try for something different and new.

Food truck lunch from Pearlridge Mall parking lot, Aiea, O'ahu, Hawaii...When I made a donation at Green Drop - Pearlridge, the worker, Bo, introduced me to the food truck next door:Merianda MauiHe said that everything from this food truck is good. Too bad they weren't open on Tuesday...So, I went back on Wednesday!There was a couple in front of me, waiting for their food. I went up to the window and ordered the first item on the menu: Bistek and egg. It comes with garlic rice and pickled veggies! I took the package home... it was killing me... The fragrance...it smelled so good!When I got home, I snapped a quick photo, but didn't get a sho of the pink pickled onions and the green pickled cucumbers... wow... so yummy! Even the Sautéed onions were delicious! The beef was tender and tasty with its citrus-soy marinade and Maui onion ginger scallion sauce. Mmm! I wanna try everything on the menu!Oh... and I got the Mango Sago drink without condensed milk (because the Ube Horchata has dairy). It was excellent, too! The Sago was a bit clumpy, and some couldn't fit through the straw. I drank them out of the cup! It worked!Service was polite and efficient! Cash is appreciated, but credit cards are accepted!Note: There are a couple of tables with picnic benches if you want to dine there... under the trees...

The food and drinks were delicious, the service was great, the place is clean! I wish they have more tables, but it's a food truck, so it's given. The address that shows up on the map is the general area of pearlridge, but it's closer to wear Sears was before. I would definitely come back and eat here again.

10/10!!-Located at the old Sears parking lot Pearlridge mall along with the other food trucks. I would say as a Filipino, the tastes are very similar to what you'd get back at the Philippines except in a much fancier way. I've not had chicken inasal in a long time and this definitely did brought back memories. The other food item we ordered was bistek & eggs, also very delicious.As far as drinks, we ordered both ube horchata and mango sago, however I would much rather have the mango. Service was good, wait time was not that long.

I had the ribs it was nice and tender but a little too sweet for me. If you like sweet than it's right up you ally. Next time I'd like to try other items in their menu. I enjoyed the Ube-Chata drink. Very delicious!!

Yay to more Filipino eateries opening up! Checked out their food truck at Pearlridge twice and ordered their sisig nachos, Bisteak and eggs, Taiwanese fried chicken, and lumpia to go. Everything super tasty. Owners super friendly too. Go early to avoid the lines.

I ordered mini lumpia while waiting for da bus and now every time I'm in Aiea I head back because I love it if you're going Pearl Ridge it's a must stop. People are friendly and orders are made individually. If you're a lumpia fan this is the place!

Ordered chicken inasal, pansit and bistek philly. The chicken had the flavor of your typical filipino bbq which I appreciated. I had the leg and it was on the dry side. The philly bistek had a lot going on and the fries had a little sweetness to it. I am super picky with pansit and while I did enjoy this one, I wish it was offered with different items other than shrimp (allergic). Nice addition to Filipino eats on Oahu

Finally got to try this spot. I work close by so it was super convenient and I always grab lunch for my coworkers as well. So I told them about this spot and they were excited to try it too. So we ordered the chicken inasal, bbq ribs, Sisig and Ube horchata. Also pancit and lumpia as well Presentation was really nice and the food was pretty good. The horchata was super good and I wish it came in a bigger cup lolI definitely will be back to try the other dishes. The couple was nice and very attentive.

So good! Highly recommend! I've been wanting to try for awhile and finally got to. Everything was delicious! I loved the nachos and my husband loved the sisig on rice. Coming back soon