Where is the best shrimp on Oahu
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Where is the best shrimp on Oahu
Going to Oahu for 9 days, can't wait! I've found lots of information here but still need to know where to get that great shrimp. Thanks for any suggestions.
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Romy's and Macky's are our favorites. I think Giovanni's is too crowded as it is the most well known but I preferred the quality of Romy's and Macy's better. I ate at all three of them in one weekend!
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Suze, that place looks great!
We enjoyed our lunch at Giovanni's. It was busy, but not crowded. I had the shrimp scampi and Mr. Pickle had the lemon butter shrimp. We both got half orders, which was plenty of food.
Lee Ann
We enjoyed our lunch at Giovanni's. It was busy, but not crowded. I had the shrimp scampi and Mr. Pickle had the lemon butter shrimp. We both got half orders, which was plenty of food.
Lee Ann
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I've not been to the current location but was a HUGE fan of Blue Water Shrimp when they had a food truck for awhile on Kuhio, also a regular shop within the IMP food court... both sadly gone now. Excellent downright amazing food at great prices ($12-15/plate).
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I have some posts with picture of our experiences at the north shore shrimp trucks
Romy's:
http://sulynnchen.com/travelblog/?p=194 (Scroll to halfway down when we started our drive around Oahu)
http://sulynnchen.com/travelblog/?p=401 (towards the end)
Macky's:
http://sulynnchen.com/travelblog/?p=675
Giovanni's:
http://sulynnchen.com/travelblog/?p=1117
There are 2 locations of Giovanni's on the North shore (Kahuku and Haleiwa).
From what I understand and read online, some shrimp trucks do not get their shrimp from the North Shore and they use frozen shrimp. I think you just have to do your research, but from what I understand Romy's is harvested fresh daily. They were all tasty though!!
Romy's:
http://sulynnchen.com/travelblog/?p=194 (Scroll to halfway down when we started our drive around Oahu)
http://sulynnchen.com/travelblog/?p=401 (towards the end)
Macky's:
http://sulynnchen.com/travelblog/?p=675
Giovanni's:
http://sulynnchen.com/travelblog/?p=1117
There are 2 locations of Giovanni's on the North shore (Kahuku and Haleiwa).
From what I understand and read online, some shrimp trucks do not get their shrimp from the North Shore and they use frozen shrimp. I think you just have to do your research, but from what I understand Romy's is harvested fresh daily. They were all tasty though!!
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Farmed shrimp, like farmed salmon or tilapia, have all kinds of issues, mostly having to do with what happens when concentrated shrimp poop hits the local waters.
It is possible to farm shrimp in ways where this is not an issue, e,g., combined shrimp and rice cropping, but I don't know what they do in HI. Probably import from thailand or Indonesia unless it is a local thing.
It is possible to farm shrimp in ways where this is not an issue, e,g., combined shrimp and rice cropping, but I don't know what they do in HI. Probably import from thailand or Indonesia unless it is a local thing.
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