Rachel Ray's show in Oahu with Tiki bar - General Tiki

O Ojaitimo Member Joined: Aug 04, 2006 Posts: 1317	O Ojaitimo Posted posted on Mon, Oct 9, 2006 8:57 AM I missed the show but my girlfriend said they called it the last Tiki bar in Honolulu. It had tikis, puffer fish, maybe it was Duke's but I will ask her if it was. Nobody saw the episode this weekend? The shrimp truck( I think its Giovani's?) has the best garlic shrimp I have ever had period. Last time we were there I drove to the north shore just to have lunch at the shrimp truck before we left so I could get the recipe but they wouldn't give it(I even tipped well unlike Rachel). I wish I could fiqure it out. Anyone know it? This is the place, from Crtiki___________ La Mariana Sailing Club is the last remaining bastion of true original Polynesian Pop in Hawaii. It opened in 1955, and over the years, it has become a sort of museum of Waikiki's tiki past: the tikis here came out of the Kon-Tiki in the Sheraton-Waikiki, lamps came from the Trader Vic's, and tables and chairs photo Joan P. Reviews Written: 176came from Don the Beachcomber. Original owner Annette La Mariana Nahinu still runs the operation today. La Mariana features a lively piano bar, and guests can join in on the singing. La Mariana's original location was 50 yards from its current location; it moved in 1973. There is an 80-boat slip attached to the restaurant which sits on Ke'ehi Lagoon. La Mariana is a bit tricky to find -- while on Sand Island Road, keep your eyes peeled for a white sign with "50" spray-painted "50" in black: that's your turn. Follow that road to La Mariana. In September 2006 comes word that Annette Nahinu, who is turning 92, would like La Mariana to continue after she is gone. With that in mind, she is looking to sell La Mariana (she has no children, and needs to ensure that when she passes, its ownership is undisputed). Her asking price is $3 million. It is Giovanni's, here are some reviews from a site Giovanni's Shrimp **1/2 based on 10 reviews Categories: Seafood [Edit] Kamehameha Highway on the North Shore South of Kahuku Sugar Mill North Shore, HI 96734 Reviews Written: 9 03/28/2006 * Love shrimp? Be sure to stop by at Giovanni's Shrimp Wagon ~ either at Kahuku or Haleiwa and order a plate of dozen (scampi style - loaded with garlic!!) shrimp with two scoops of rice! The shrimp are prepared one of three ways ~ (really) hot & spicy, grilled with lemon-and-butter and (my choice & most popular) scampi. What's a drive in the country without shrimp? Garlicky good shrimps? Yum!!!!!!! 04/06/2006 *** I'm starting to drool just thinking about this place. The shrimp here is go great, especially with the breeze and the smell of the ocean nearby. Hot rice to go with this on a sunny afternoon sitting in the shade and looking around at the scenery? Cannot be beat. I never really ate A shrimp before until I came here one hot lazy afternoon. They are a classic shrimp truck...sitting on a patch of grass by the side of the road on your way up to North Shore. You must stop and have their Shrimp Scampi...you will never have a better version in your life. The tables are usually dirty and it is crowded with celebs and tourists. But who cares about that! THE SCAMPI is out of this world...so much buttery garlic. Something about eating food in Hawaii makes it taste so much better:) Book a flight and get your ass to Giovanni's...now! Eat shrimp from a truck? YES! And it's tasty! Shrimp is one of those foods that can taste like trash when it's not prepared correctly. Giovanni's has fresh shrimp cooked to perfection. They offer several different types of plates. I had the extra spicey plate and one plate wasn't enough. The oil, the garlic, the pepper and oh yes, the shrimp. I bet you can't just eat one! While you're there... get a sharpie and sign the truck! I never leave the island without having a plate of shrimp scampi. It's soooo good. I never really cared for shrimp, but when it comes to Giovanni's, I'm there. There's other shrimp trucks around, but by far, I think this is the best place. Make it a day trip around the island. Before you reach North Shore, have lunch at Giovanni's. Eat it with your hands, it's okay! Oooooh....Giovanni's. Often imitated but never duplicated. Giovanni's is the real North Shore shrimp truck. The lemon-butter shrimp is good, but the classic scampi is really the way to go. Don't be fooled by the others that are around. Make sure it's Giovanni's Shrimp Truck before you stop the car. You didn't drive up to North Shore for the other guys did you? If you're like me, when you visit Oahu, you enjoy everything about your trip except for the lack of good food. Come here to fix that. Best shrimp scampi I've ever had was from this shrimp truck. Yes, this is a truck off the side of the street that serves up some tasty shrimp. Interestingly enough, they actually don't get their shrimp from the nearby shrimp farms; it's cheaper for them to buy shrimp from mainland U.S. People say that Romy's Shrimp Shack is the best shrimp you can get along the North Shore, but I liked this place much better. I really can't say enough about Giovanni's! On a one week trip to Oahu, my partner and I ate here 3 times. That's how good it was. And it's quite a drive from Waikiki, but it's so worth it! A must have is the garlic shrimp. The hot and sour shrimp comes in a close second, but always had to default back to the garlic shrimp. I've never had shrimp like this before! Two mounds of white rice covered in garlic encrusted shrimp. It can get messy, but who cares! Don't stop for just any shrimp truck along the side of the road. Look for Giovanni's...it's the one with the writing on it. You won't regret it! Shrimp so good you'll think you need more, but you won't be able to fit it... Don't look for glamour, cats roam around and wait for you to drop anything. They run out of some dishes, so make it a lunch stop, and don't fall for any other shrimp truck, they aren't half as good. This Message was e The north shore shrimp thread in food & drink has what may be the recipe if you want it and Sabu found a place, Uncle Moki's in LA on La Cienaga who used to be a partner with Giovanni's and has the shrimp. He is planning on checking it out. [ Edited by: Ojaitimo 2006-10-10 11:25 ]

I missed the show but my girlfriend said they called it the last Tiki bar in Honolulu. It had tikis, puffer fish, maybe it was Duke's but I will ask her if it was. Nobody saw the episode this weekend?
The shrimp truck( I think its Giovani's?) has the best garlic shrimp I have ever had period. Last time we were there I drove to the north shore just to have lunch at the shrimp truck before we left so I could get the recipe but they wouldn't give it(I even tipped well unlike Rachel).
I wish I could fiqure it out. Anyone know it?

This is the place, from Crtiki___________
La Mariana Sailing Club is the last remaining bastion of true original Polynesian Pop in Hawaii. It opened in 1955, and over the years, it has become a sort of museum of Waikiki's tiki past: the tikis here came out of the Kon-Tiki in the Sheraton-Waikiki, lamps came from the Trader Vic's, and tables and chairs photo
Joan P.

Reviews
Written: 176came from Don the Beachcomber. Original owner Annette La Mariana Nahinu still runs the operation today. La Mariana features a lively piano bar, and guests can join in on the singing.

La Mariana's original location was 50 yards from its current location; it moved in 1973. There is an 80-boat slip attached to the restaurant which sits on Ke'ehi Lagoon. La Mariana is a bit tricky to find -- while on Sand Island Road, keep your eyes peeled for a white sign with "50" spray-painted "50" in black: that's your turn. Follow that road to La Mariana.

In September 2006 comes word that Annette Nahinu, who is turning 92, would like La Mariana to continue after she is gone. With that in mind, she is looking to sell La Mariana (she has no children, and needs to ensure that when she passes, its ownership is undisputed). Her asking price is $3 million.

It is Giovanni's, here are some reviews from a site

Giovanni's Shrimp
****1/2 based on 10 reviews

Categories: Seafood [Edit]
Kamehameha Highway on the North Shore
South of Kahuku Sugar Mill
North Shore, HI 96734

Reviews
Written: 9

03/28/2006 *****

Love shrimp? Be sure to stop by at Giovanni's Shrimp Wagon ~ either at Kahuku or Haleiwa and order a plate of dozen (scampi style - loaded with garlic!!) shrimp with two scoops of rice! The shrimp are prepared one of three ways ~ (really) hot & spicy, grilled with lemon-and-butter and (my choice & most popular) scampi.

What's a drive in the country without shrimp? Garlicky good shrimps? Yum!!!!!!!

04/06/2006 *****

I'm starting to drool just thinking about this place. The shrimp here is go great, especially with the breeze and the smell of the ocean nearby. Hot rice to go with this on a sunny afternoon sitting in the shade and looking around at the scenery? Cannot be beat.

I never really ate A shrimp before until I came here one hot lazy afternoon. They are a classic shrimp truck...sitting on a patch of grass by the side of the road on your way up to North Shore. You must stop and have their Shrimp Scampi...you will never have a better version in your life. The tables are usually dirty and it is crowded with celebs and tourists. But who cares about that! THE SCAMPI is out of this world...so much buttery garlic. Something about eating food in Hawaii makes it taste so much better:)
Book a flight and get your ass to Giovanni's...now!

Eat shrimp from a truck? YES! And it's tasty! Shrimp is one of those foods that can taste like trash when it's not prepared correctly. Giovanni's has fresh shrimp cooked to perfection. They offer several different types of plates. I had the extra spicey plate and one plate wasn't enough. The oil, the garlic, the pepper and oh yes, the shrimp. I bet you can't just eat one!

While you're there... get a sharpie and sign the truck!

I never leave the island without having a plate of shrimp scampi. It's soooo good. I never really cared for shrimp, but when it comes to Giovanni's, I'm there. There's other shrimp trucks around, but by far, I think this is the best place. Make it a day trip around the island. Before you reach North Shore, have lunch at Giovanni's.

Eat it with your hands, it's okay!

Oooooh....Giovanni's. Often imitated but never duplicated. Giovanni's is the real North Shore shrimp truck. The lemon-butter shrimp is good, but the classic scampi is really the way to go.

Don't be fooled by the others that are around. Make sure it's Giovanni's Shrimp Truck before you stop the car. You didn't drive up to North Shore for the other guys did you?

If you're like me, when you visit Oahu, you enjoy everything about your trip except for the lack of good food. Come here to fix that. Best shrimp scampi I've ever had was from this shrimp truck. Yes, this is a truck off the side of the street that serves up some tasty shrimp. Interestingly enough, they actually don't get their shrimp from the nearby shrimp farms; it's cheaper for them to buy shrimp from mainland U.S. People say that Romy's Shrimp Shack is the best shrimp you can get along the North Shore, but I liked this place much better.

I really can't say enough about Giovanni's! On a one week trip to Oahu, my partner and I ate here 3 times. That's how good it was. And it's quite a drive from Waikiki, but it's so worth it!

A must have is the garlic shrimp. The hot and sour shrimp comes in a close second, but always had to default back to the garlic shrimp. I've never had shrimp like this before! Two mounds of white rice covered in garlic encrusted shrimp. It can get messy, but who cares!

Don't stop for just any shrimp truck along the side of the road. Look for Giovanni's...it's the one with the writing on it. You won't regret it!

Shrimp so good you'll think you need more, but you won't be able to fit it... Don't look for glamour, cats roam around and wait for you to drop anything. They run out of some dishes, so make it a lunch stop, and don't fall for any other shrimp truck, they aren't half as good.
This Message was e

The north shore shrimp thread in food & drink has what may be the recipe if you want it and Sabu found a place, Uncle Moki's in LA on La Cienaga who used to be a partner with Giovanni's and has the shrimp. He is planning on checking it out.

[ Edited by: Ojaitimo 2006-10-10 11:25 ]

Post #259778 by Ojaitimo on Mon, Oct 9, 2006 8:57 AM