Shrimp Shack

After perusing our shrimp truck options in the area, we made the mistake of choosing Shrimp Shack. Their menu contained a considerable amount of choices, including steak, which sealed the deal for the carnivores in our party. Next time I'll insist we stick to shrimp trucks that focus solely on one thing because nothing was done especially well. I went with Coconut Shrimp (I didn't want to peel garlic shrimp, which I later heard were disappointing.) The mushy, flavorless Coconut Shrimp seemed store bought. When I bit into a huge vein in one, I abandoned my entire plate. That was the final straw, I'd rather lose a couple bucks than eat something so unappealing (that may or may not have been fresh.) It's a hassle to use credit card; you'd have to pay next door at the convenience store then bring your receipt to the truck. Also, no water or sodas are sold at the truck; again, you'd have to go to the convenience store. Complete waste of time & money. The only reason they aren't getting one star is because there's seating at the beach across the street which is a picturesque place to have lunch. Just be careful crossing the busy highway.

Cute food truck in Punaluu. Follow the yellow surfboards! Small staff and yet service was fast and friendly. Woman owned local business! The coconut shrimp was melt in your mouth. I liked the mango honey sauce that came with it instead of the usual sweet chili. The mahi was tender and delicious as well with lots of caramelized onions adding to the flavor. I didn't try the steak, but my guy said it was good. The steamed clams had choke garlic! Rice was cooked perfectly!! Nice stop of your way to North Shore. Check out their hours as they are closed M-T-W.

Love love love the ladies that work there .. great customer service AND THE GARLIC SHRIMP is mmmm mmm good, drove an 1 hr the second day just to eat lunch there and sit on the beach. Thank you soooo much

We were looking at properties around Huula and Kaaawa. I was starving and found this shrimp truck next to a little grocery store. It had good reviews on Yelp so I thought I would give it a try. If you check in on Yelp you get a 10% discount. I was told the garlic shrimp was gluten free. You get a bed of white rice and 8 pieces of shrimp. Cost was $13.75. My husband ordered the Mahi Mahi $14.75 without the caramelized onions. ( they may have gluten on them) What makes this a 5 star experience is the ocean views and the vast beauty of the North Shore of Oahu. We enjoyed our meal and soaked up the beauty of the Northshore. Service was good and timely. Would recommend if you love a unique experience!

Thank you, Shrimp Shack, for being open at 10am for my jetlagged stomach that thought it was 1pm already!And, of course, for the indulgently chunky spicy garlic sauce that thickly coated these plump shell-on shrimp. And for having a table right on the beach for me to eat them on. If the rice weren't clumped and crunchy in parts, it would have been perfect!

Not my favorite place. Flavor was fine. But it lacked the garlic essence of garlic shrimp.The truck was cute. Seating available, which I appreciated. Service was great. But just overall not wowing.

This was absolutely the best coconut shrimp I have ever eaten in my life! This food truck was amazing and I ordered onion rings, and they even had ranch dressing ready for them which is perfect because that's how I like to eat my rings. My husband had the steak and shrimp and he said the steak was really tender and delicious so this was a great place to stop and eat and also sit right on the beach and relax while we're eating our delicious meals. The beautiful lady at the window was great as she recommended different items on the menu and was very nice and courteous with us so the service was great.

Has tons of good reviews so was expecting to be better. Our shrimp and rice were drenched in butter and didn't taste much like anything else. The girl in the truck was nice. Lots of seating and the ocean is in view.

WOW!! I had the coconut shrimp, and hubby had the garlic shrimp (medium). After eating here, I was craving coconut shrimp wherever we went! Try to Plantation Tea offered in the store where you pay as well.Outdoor seating available roadside, as well as directly across the street on the beach.Super nice staff too!

We were disappointed by Shrimp Shack.We tried the garlic shrimp dish. Nothing special about the dish.Didn't excite us. Failed to meet our expectations on flavour and on taste and texture.The rice on the plate was clumped together and crunchy. It upset my digestive system and I ended up vomiting and not being able to eat the dish anymore. It didn't appear the rice was cooked properly. Maybe my stomach is more sensitive than other people's as it sounds from other reviews on Yelp that the rice here is typically served that way: crunchy and in clumps. Not to our liking.We didn't bother eating the breaded calamari.The three ladies on duty the day we went were very nice, but the reason we stopped at Shrimp Shack was for the shrimp dish which proved less than stellar!Please be aware Shrimp Shack only accepts cash as payment. Cash only. The cost of the garlic shrimp dish was $14.75 as I recall.We recommend trying Giovanni's, which is just a few miles further along the road leading from the east side of Oahu to the North Shore.We won't be back to Shrimp Shack.