Andy’s Kahuku Shrimp

Spicy shrimp. Level 3 .
Say that if you like spicy paste stir fry fried shrimp. I was visiting and now that im home I still think about it .
This place is 3 star because there is no service here. well there is, but it is awful. It’s sad because when she’s busy she gets cranky and she’ll yell customer. But because people like the shrimp they will come back and she knows that .
It takes a funny person to not take it too hard if you went at one of her busy times. Haha

So i just had the shrimp and it was the worst shrimp ever. The shrimp itself was rubery and over cooked but oddly enough the flour they dredged it in before frying it wasn’t crispy. It was an oily, soggy mess on the shrimp. I’m not sure how that happens??? All I could taste was undercooked flour!!! Don’t waste 14 bucks on the shrimp plate.
Also as a side note, they need to mop the floors. While I am at the register my slippers got stuck to the floor. yuck.

Watch out for the heat
But taste soooooo good
I can eat at least once a week!
Not only shrimp but other Kimichee udon was good too

This place is a joke. Service is terrible.
If you want the real kahuku shrimp experience, make your way down to KAHUKU Giovanni’s or Romi’s.
The shrimp here isn’t very good. The sauce is a little too much and it’s waaaay overpriced compared to what you get from the kahuku shrimp trucks. The owner seems to be the Korean woman. Was not friendly or welcoming during my visit.
Side dishes were bland and little to be desired for.
I wouldn’t not recommend.

First time here. Awesome place to eat Korean and local food with Kahuku style garlic shrimp. The prices are reasonable and the servings are plentiful. I ordered the barbecue chicken and garlic shrimp combo and my friend ordered the meat jun and garlic shrimp combo.
I devoured my plate as I was famished since we just got back from teaching two different classes. The shrimp was moist and garlicky and the chicken was tasty and cooked to grilled perfection, not dry or burnt on the edges. My friend also enjoyed her garlic shrimp and meat jun and agreed that their food was better than Yummy’s and another Korean restaurant in the Kalihi area.
Their décor consisted of walls with names and signatures written over the years buy customers along with some dollar bills taped/​staple/​nailed to the walls amongst the sharpie laden walls and booths. Four stars because Service was okay, not as attentive as I’m used to but the food more than made up for it.
This is now my go to place to satisfy my hankering for garlic shrimp when I don’t want to drive to kahuku. Wish I came here sooner since I always passed by it all the time on my way to don quijote, sorabol, yogostory, and asahi grill.

I highly recommend Andy’s GARLIC SHRIMP, it is the BEST there is!!! It is super tasty and addictive! We never visit any of the shrimp trucks, even when we are entertaining visitors because their dishes are not even half as good as Andy’s. The many side dishes that comes with the main dishes are also tasty and fresh. Their kim chee should be sold in stores, no other Korean restaurant can match theirs. Everyone we bring here falls in love with the food and fun ambiance. I am not a social media person but had to post a review and recommendation to come and enjoy the fabulous garlic shrimp here. Bön Appetit!

Couldn’t leave Hawaii without trying one of the smaller restaurants. A lot of locals told me the shrimp here was pretty good so stopped by. Like many hole in the walls, the food was pretty good and the price was very reasonable. I had fun laughing with friends or at least laughing at one of them (one wasn’t use to going to places like this).
This is good for a snack… will recommend ordering lots if you’re looking to get stuffed. I was pretty hungry after a couple of hours. lol
Lunch 5÷7÷2014

Whenever I take my Korean great-​grandma out, I can always assume that she’ll choose a Korean place to eat at. She wanted to try this place out because she always passes by.
I didn’t know where to park, so I just parked across the street. I found out later that there’s parking around the building somewhere, but since my grams is in a wheelchair, it seems like a hassle.
When we got in, they let us choose where we wanted to sit. The woman working was very friendly and didn’t give us a hard time about my gram’s service dog like some places do.
My gram ordered the seaweed soup. I was a bit nervous because she’s very picky about how salty things are, but she really enjoyed it and finished almost the whole thing along with some rice. I got the bibimbap, which was pretty tasty and spicy just the way I like it. It was a nice sized portion, so I had some leftovers to bring home.
I probably wouldn’t go out of my way to come back here, but I definitely will if my gram wants to :)

Small shop off the beaten path near Ala Moana mall. Wife loves the spicy garlic shrimp. A great blend of garlic with kimchi flavoring served plate lunch style. I typically stay more traditional Korean. Seating for 32. Street parking adjacent with WalMart parking garage across the street. Fast service. Reasonably priced. This is always a stop for us when in Honolulu.

I personally thought the garlic shrimp was awesome (Flavor is 5 stars), price is $ 12 bucks (4 stars) which seems to be market price. Good portion size as well, rounded up for 5 stars

Hands down the best shrimp I have ever eaten. Cooked perfectly, perfect amount of sauce. The place looks sketchy but is well worth it.

Unlike most people, I’m not a big fan on driving down to the shrimp trucks in Kahuku. Heres why: 1) the food is not incredibly worth the drive and 2) I’m lazy
BUT when I was introduced to Andy’s in town, I was more than willing to take the drive.
Andy’s is located right across Yogur Story and Sorabol, in the Keaamoku area. Parking can be difficult, however, I was told that you can park in the shopping center around the corner where L&L and miscellaneous shops are instead of fighting for street parking.
Walking in to the restaurant I can understand why most people would turn away or be discouraged that there would be good food because the place is kind of… well…it has white walls caked with scribbled sharpie. Basically, it’s the food truck, but a restaurant. (Confusing, I know)
if you just ignore that initial feeling to turn around and ignore that the wait staff is not the most pleasant (mainly because of the language barrier) than you are in for a treat.
The one thing (and only thing) I order is the spicy garlic shrimp. It comes with a small selection of ban chans (Korean side dishes) and two heaping scoops of rice.
What I love most about the shrimp is that it’s deep fried so you can eat the shell! I know that may be crazy, but it’s crazy good. The spicy, garlicky taste of it all is so wonderful and blissful. Seriously, I’m drooling just thinking about it.
The shrimp is worth it in the end. Always.

My husband was in the mood for Korean. We look on Unilocal for Korean restaurants in the Keeamoku area, but couldn’t find one to our liking. We kept driving around that area for about 10 minutes. Finally, we just decided to park by Likelike Drive Inn and walk around the vicinity to find somewhere to eat. We stumbled across a hole in the wall Korean restaurant that we once ate at years ago. Here’s what we thought.
Ambiance– a hole in the wall kinda place, graffiti on the walls and booths
Service– Korean waitress was a little spunky but yet friendly.
Food-​ban chan: was ok and a little bland
–steamed mundoo: it was ok. It tasted like the frozen type
–BBQ chicken with garlic butter shrimp. The chicken was ok, but the
shrimp was soooooo delish!!! It was one of the best I’ve ever tasted.
It was perfectly seasoned. Next time, I will get the shrimp only.
–Spicy pork with coconut shrimp. The spicy pork was ok and not spicy
at all. The coconut shrimp was cooked just right… golden brown and
crunchy. The coconut flakes were not overpowering. The shrimp
Also came with a dip that tasted good.
My suggestion of this place… Order any of the shrimp dishes. Hold off on the Korean dishes. The restaurant specializes in shrimp dishes. It is in their name… Andy’s Kahuku Shrimp. If you are in Kahuku, check out their food truck.

(Review for only garlic shrimp)
Don’t think of North Shore shrimp trucks, then you will be fine. In comparison, it is battered and fried so can’t really compare I guess. It does have a lot of garlic flavor though.
Ambience: hole in the wall. Almost as if it was an indoor version of Giovanni’s with the writings of the truck on the the walls of this place.
Around 13 bucks a plate, I don’t think it is worth it.
Bottom line: Just drive to North shore for garlic shrimp. If can’t, then eat it as if your memory of north shore shrimp trucks has been erased.

Came here on Labor Day. Didn’t want to drive in the traffic headed to north shore so decided to try this place out. I ordered the spicy garlic shrimp and the bf got garlic shrimp. The shrimp plates were pretty good. I’d come back for it.
The service on the other hand was terrible. We walked in and being it was our first time we weren’t sure if we seat ourselves or wait to be seated. We went ahead and sat down. We were ready to order but no one came to take our order so I walked up to the register to order. After I ordered she asked me «take out?» I said no and pointed to the table we were sitting at. She said okay have a seat. Then another person came to take our order.
The cleanliness was a little questionable. There were a lot of writings on the walls and chairs. Not sure if it made the place look ghetto or cool. I wonder what the BOH would rate this place. Id rather not know.
Overall I liked the shrimp plates. If you don’t want to drive to the north shore this place will fill the void and satisfy you. It’s worth a try.

*Disclaimer: this is only for the garlic shrimp*
I was in the mood for garlic shrimps and I originally was looking for that Kau Kau grill food truck but alas, could not (and the phone was busy.) I spotted Andy’s while looking for that truck and figured to just eat there since id been driving around for half and hour.
It’s in the same complex as like like drive Inn on the side of the main entrance of the Pagoda hotel/​restaurant. I guess you could park there, but I meter parked.
It was lunch time but empty inside. There are about 10 tables/​booths. The walls and chairs are filled with signatures, messages – like the shrimp truck in Kahuku.
The lady who helped me was kind enough (I mean I was the only person in there.)
It was pretty cheap@ a small portion (which had a good amount of food) was $ 7.95. It came with about 7 small shrimps, a large scoop of rice and 4 banchan.
The pros:
* Cheap: small plate is $ 7.95 and they take cc.
* Convenient/​fast: it’s in town, keeaumoku and I waited only about 5 mins.
* Lots of rice/​meat for price. I ate all the shrimp but couldn’t finish the rice.
The cons:
* Not the garlic shrimp you’d expect from Kahuku side; the garlic was not fresh. It was deep fried. And there was no garlic butter sauce. It was more caked on (too much cornstarch?) not what I was expecting.
* The banchan, though you get 4 choices with a small plate, wasn’t too great. I got Mac salad (super dry and needed salt) seaweed (which was not the conventional vinegar taste but some type of shoyu-​based sauce) chop chae (really stiff noodles, plain and tasted different) and bean sprouts (which were good.)
* Atmosphere can either be a pro or con; the writing that’s everywhere can make it look cluttered and dirty or nostalgic and creative.
I also bought a canned tea (no soda?) and it was dirty and there was a little bug stuck in the lining of the can.
In all: 1 star for service and 1 star for price and convenience of place.

Disappointed! I called in an order & lady told me that she didn’t take any calls. She shuffled through her papers and found the order I called in.
As for the food, hubs and I got the spicy garlic shrimp. Not worth the $ 27 I paid for both. Better to drive to the North Shore for some tastier shrimp.

I am celebrating 5 years of being a Marathon Maniac (insane running club) and told myself to indulge in some great eating. After shopping at Walmart and a quick stop at Starbucks for a venti green tea Frappuccino, I looked up places to go eat nearby on my trusty Unilocal iPhone app. I noticed Andy’s Kahuku Shrimp, so in my mind, I assumed it was a satellite store for one of the Kahuku Shrimp places in Kahuku /​Haleiwa area. Knowing myself, I didn’t read the reviews and just went blindly, although that can be a good thing and be pleasantly surprised about the experience. Needless to say, I was here after circling the entire complex, only to find out that it wasn’t were I was expecting it to be. Andy’s Kahuku Shrimp isn’t located on Keeaumoku Street, which is pretty much the physical address of the plaza. The actual location of Andy’s is on Rycroft Street, which is facing away from Walmart and essentially the backside of the building. It took me a while to find this one, but I’m glad that I found it.
First of all, Andy’s Kahuku Shrimp takes credit cards (Visa and Mastercard), which is great for plastic peeps like me. They have the Unilocal sticker on the wall, which means it has to be good, right? Well, not exactly. The front of the restaurant is adorned with food photos, which meant I was in the right place. I was here around 3pm on a brisk Saturday afternoon. The restaurant was practically empty, with only 3 people occupying 2 tables. There were about 10 tables in the restaurant, which made it feel like a Zippy’s and Korean restaurant combination — more Korean than anything else. What drew me to this place was the aforementioned Kahuku Shrimp in the name. Seriously thought it was a satellite store for the Kahuku shrimp businesses like Fumi’s or Giovanni’s, but now, I know better, especially when I saw the Korean restaurant in the complete business name. Lesson learned, although it’s great that there is plenty of shrimp plates here to find you with. What grabbed me with this place upon entering was all the scribbling on the walls of customers who have visited Andy’s in the past. I remember this when I went to Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck in Haleiwa, and their shrimp truck was like that.
Since the place was empty when I got here, it was an interesting experience. Once the lady behind the counter saw me enter, she asked if I was ordering take out. I replied «take out.» So, she just bluntly gave me a menu and proceeded to sit down in a nearby table and read her newspaper, while I decided on what to order. I thought that was just a little random, but I guess you had to do to pass the time during the downtimes. I had a question, but she answered it by say, «you can’t do shrimp mixing». After 5 minutes, I decided on the coconut shrimp and fish jun. Looking at the menu, the mix plates were not exactly cheap, but I was celebrating a special milestone, so I was like, why the hell not. I hadn’t had shrimp in a long while anyway. Too much Phở lately. With that said, I placed my order and waited on the side standing and playing around with my iPhone. Then I started to sit down at one of the chairs and noticed something oddly disturbing. I saw couple of black flies /​gnats fly around the Korean vegetables and both of them landed on them. I didn’t want to say anything, but that just made me a little ill. Maybe I’m glad that she scooped my vegetables before that happened. The lady was reading her newspaper when that was going down.
After 10 minutes, I got my order and the lady said thank you and I was on my way home. The experience here was normal yet disgusting at the same time. If I hadn’t seen the gnat dance, it would have been a average customer experience for me. There was plenty of shrimp combinations to be had, as well as many seafood choices here too. There is also the other Korean fast food classics here, so there’s something for everyone here. While the prices here can be a bit expensive, it does serve a good purpose here to get out of your comfort zone and dine here for good seafood. The coconut shrimp was delicious, especially when it is deep fried and the fish jun was alright. The shrimp and fish jun, like all Korean fare, is served with white rice and 4 Korean vegetables. Unlike Yummy’s, the portions of Korean vegetables seem meager, but you get what you pay for. Parking here is in front, where Likelike Drive Inn is. Just need to walk to the back of the building and there it is. You can also park at Walmart and walk over too. Apart from the black gnat dance that I had witnessed, this place is a pretty good place and wouldn’t mind coming back again. However, with what I saw, I probably wouldn’t come here again — unless I forget what had happened. The experience here was average, but maybe I should dine here and see what else can be experienced.
Should be 2.5 stars, rounded to 3.
Support local!
C–

***NEWS: HOT OFF THE PRESS***
Guys/​Gals: you guys are missing out if you don’t come to this place and try their Spicy Garlic Shrimp rice dish (#1).
This whole was a bit challenging to find as it lies across the street from from Walmart and adjacent to Ross but faces the other side of the building, same complex as Bambu and LIke like restaurant. Call if you cannot find it.
We ordered the Spicy Garlic Shrimp and Combo plate with mahi mahi, coconut shrimp with rice.
Mahi Mahi/​Coconut shrimp: Only okay.
GARLIC SHRIMP: To die for. Not too spicy, I started feeling a slight kick mid way through the dish. Served saucy and just plain DELICIOUS. Small portion 9 shrimps/​Large portion 12 shrimps. The fiancé and I shared the dish… but every so often… i come across something I am hesitant to share, this fellow Unilocalers… qualified!
Small place, cool writing on the walls, the usual side dishes are offered and no extra costs when extra is requested.
We WILL BE BACK for you shrimp dish. :)

So i heard many mix reviews, its good, it’s bad, it’s average, it’s korean… wait shrimp like north shore you say? SOLD!
Now we ALL know the adventure days of driving out (if you live in town) to North Shore or Kahuku side for the best garlic shrimp. THANK YOU ANDYS for saving me from taking more then usual trips to north shore.
Located in the same building as like-​like, andys is really hidden on the side. When you walk in, you feel like all those writings on the bus is actually on the walls. Because it’s korean run, you know you get those bomb extra side dishes of kimchee and potatos and the list goes onnnnn. They do have combos such as katsu & shrimp, spicy pork & shrimp and the best part is you can choose the type of shrimp you’d like! I LOVE the spicy garlic shrimp. They cut down the middle, but leave the shell on. hold on! before you judge, it’s cooked so well that you could eat the shell and wouldn’t even know! so positives?
–It’s AC
–extra side dishes
–you can eat the WHOLE shrimp
–and i don’t have to spend oodles of money on gas and drive far.
yeahh i’ll be back!