![]() ![]() If you’re looking for Instagrammable and refreshing açai bowls and drinks, Aloha Juice Bar is the spot for you. Aloha Juice BarĪnother one of the best food trucks in Hanalei to visit is Aloha Juice Bar at 5-5190 Kuhio Highway in Hanalei. Stop by for breakfast or lunch from 7 AM to 1 PM. The Trucking Delicious food truck has been such a success that they actually just moved into a brick-and-mortar spot at 5-5144 Kuhio Highway next to Tahiti Nui (one of our favorite places!). So, they recommend pre-ordering at (808) 826-5551. And make sure to try their famous Dragon Fruit LimeAid. But if you go, they tend to sell out fast. They also offer other items, like poke bowls. Each plate lunch comes with a cup of rice, a salad, and their main dish. ![]() Some of their most popular plates are the Hawaiian Plate, the Sweet & Spicy Coconut Shrimp, and the Kalua Pork and Cabbage. One of the best places to rent a car in Hawaii is Discount Hawaii Car Rental because they get the best rates from top national companies like Alamo, Dollar, Thrifty, Avis, Enterprise, Budget, and Payless. Royal Sonesta Kauai (we LOVE the pool here because it’s the largest one in Hawaii).Koloa Landing Resort (this is a luxury resort with an amazing pool area and truly spacious rooms).Grand Hyatt Kauai (this Poipu resort has a luxurious pool area, romantic restaurants, and a stunning ocean view).Book a Photo Shoot (this is a Hawaii souvenir you’ll treasure forever).Luau Kalamaku (you can do a little train ride and feed farm animals before the luau).Mountain Tubing (this is a low-key adventure down an old sugar cane canal).ATV Tour to a Private Waterfall (this is a romantic adventure that feels like a secret getaway).Kauai Helicopter Tour (this is the BEST way to see waterfalls on Kauai).Na Pali Coast Snorkeling Tour (this one also goes to the forbidden island of Ni’ihau).Old favorites like the taco al pastor will be back along with new items in our menu.Don’t have time to read a bunch of Hawaii blog posts and reviews? Here are some of our top picks for visiting Kauai. We will resume our regular service this Spring 2018. We have shut down for the winter season but we remain available for catering and private events. And should there be some 12 year old who walked 4 blocks to reach our truck just to savor our taco al pastor, my fervent hope is that kid would think that the experience was…almost religious. The taco al pastor is a staple in our menu and we hope, eventually, it will become a lunch staple here in Murfreesboro. Last but not the least, of course, the pineapple. Instead of the traditional salsa verde, we serve our taco al pastor with a cilantro cream sauce. We marinate our pork overnight in a variety of chiles, giving it its smoky and sweet blend. It was an experience I never forgot, as the smoky, slightly spicy meat played with the sweet & tangy taste of the pineapple.Īnd it’s an experience we try to replicate. As if icing on the cake, he swiftly cut off a couple of chunks of pineapple from the top of the trompo and placed these on the taco. I lined up at a venerable taco institution in LA and watched as a taquero expertly sliced pork from the trompo (vertical grill) and into the warm tortilla. I savored my first taco al pastor back in California, where I spent the last decade. Over time, it gained widespread popularity all over Mexico.Īside from the difference in the type of meat, the taco al pastor is served on a corn tortilla instead of a pita, and prepared with cilantro, coriander, pineapple & lime. The story goes that Mexican shepherds adopted this practice, hence the name, but substituted lamb with pork. When Lebanese immigrants first came to Mexico in early 20th century, they brought with them their spit-roasted lamb aka shawarma. The taco al pastor or shepherd’s style taco is said to have originated from the shawarma. But even more so, how closely that original resembles its descendant– the taco al pastor. Its popularity has since then dwindled but it is not uncommon to find places that still sell the shawarma to this day.įast forward to 2017 and here I am, now in Tennessee instead of Manila and I’m trying to remember how the shawarma of my childhood stacks up and how closely it approximates the original. On days I had extra money with me, I would walk about 4 blocks from our old house to the closest stand and procure what was then the most coveted food item in the city. I must have been 11 or 12 when out of nowhere, proliferation of shawarma stands erupted, seemingly overnight. Shawarma was big in my native Manila back in the late 90s. ![]() Then there are food trends that come and become a cuisine staple. ![]()
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