Giovanni's Shrimp Truck

YAY! I think my morning sickness is over and I'm finally able to finish my Hawaii entries and then I'm back to food blogging about good ol' Fresno. This post I'm most excited about it. This meal was so good and I remember it so fondly, too bad the thought of anything from the sea was nauseating the last couple of weeks. If you love shrimp, garlic and butter this is a MUST. This place is definitely worth the drive to the North Shore. It's approximately an hour drive from Waikiki and is located in the town of Kahuku.  There is only one road so keep your eye out for this sign.  

They serve big, juicy Kahuku farmed shrimp in your choice of sauce: #1 Shrimp Scampi (and #1 for a reason), #2 Hot & Spicy, #3 Lemon & butter. All plates consist of 12 shrimp in your choice of sauce, two scoops of rice and a wedge of lemon for $12. It seems a bit pricey until you take your first bite...worth every penny. Hubby got the hot & spicy which definitely has a tabasco base. So if you don't like the vinegar taste of tabasco, stay away from the hot & spicy. I personally liked it, until I tried my order... 

This is what all the commotion is about, the scampi. OH MY!! We were bummed we wasted $12 on the hot & spicy once we took our first bite of the buttery, garlic goodness of the scampi. Even if I was on my first date with Adam Levine, I would still order this and make him suffer through my garlic breath and kisses. This is SO dang good that I'm bummed it's only available in Hawaii. The shrimp is cooked perfectly, not over cooked and rubbery. And the sauce, they're generous with the sauce but I could have seriously had a gallon of it but my heart thanks me everyday that I didn't. Giovanni's, I miss you!
Giovanni's Shrimp Truck

83 Kamehameha Highway

Kahuku, HI 96731

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