Did the best meal I've ever had really come from a food truck?

I recently just went on vacation with my family for my brother, Zach’s Make-A-Wish trip to Hawaii. Both my brother and I were excited for the trip since neither one of us had ever been to Hawaii. Once there we had so many exciting experiences: jet skiing, parasailing, shark diving, and hiking up an inactive volcano. I spent most of my time when not on a crazy adventure, relaxing and lounging on the beach in the hot sun. I was determined to come back with a tan. On the first day we were there my brother suggested we went for a walk along Waikiki Beach on the island of Oahu. Once we reached the end of the beach where the marina began we found a bunch of food trucks parked at the edge of the sand. My brother, a food enthusiast wanted to try one, though I was extremely skeptical. I was amazed at what we found.

First off, the food truck was painted pink and was called “Kona’s shrimp truck” a play off of the hit show Hawaii Five-0’s Kamekona’s shrimp truck. The shrimp truck even sold shirts from the television show. There on the menu there were five options: plain shrimp, barbeque shrimp, coconut shrimp, garlic shrimp, sweet and sour shrimp. My brother and I each decided to get something different and share. I got coconut shrimp, my favorite kind of shrimp, and my Zach got garlic shrimp. We waited until we got back to our beach blanket, first getting a picture of us in front of the truck, and sat down to enjoy our food. My mother was extremely skeptical of our food truck treats, since she is a health nut, but my brother and I figured we were on vacation so it was okay to splurge. Once we dove into our five large shrimps battered in coconut and garlic panko we were pleasantly surprised that it tasted amazing. Not only did it taste amazing but also it was by far my favorite coconut shrimp I had ever eaten. After one bite of mine and one bite of Zach’s, I didn’t want to share because mine was so delicious. We ended up visiting the shrimp truck three more times before we left the island.

I shouldn’t be surprised that a food truck on a beach in Hawaii had the best coconut shrimp I’d ever had. I live in Rhode Island so I know good seafood, but the best seafood I had was in Hawaii; another night I had to best Mahi-mahi to date. I assumed that in Hawaii I would eat lots of bananas and pineapples. Comically, I actually never ate one banana even though my family visited the Dole Plantation. I learned that you could experience and taste the best food in the most bizarre way. I never imagined one of the best meals I ever had came from a little shrimp truck on Waikiki Beach in Oahu, Hawaii.