Uncle Moki’s Original Hawaiian Shrimp Scampi
3560 S. La Cienega Blvd.
(323) 954-7051
This place is great. My wife is from Oahu so I’ve been to Giovanni’s shrimp truck on the “other side” of the island many times and always enjoyed it. However, the sparse seating, the blazing sun, the outrageous wait, the lonnnnnnnnnng drive and the bees on every soda can were always a deterrent. Now I can have the same thing whenever I want and it’s practically in my neighborhood!
Uncle Bob, the owner of Uncle Moki’s, is a former NFL player who lived in Hawaii for some time and used to work with the original Giovanni’s crew. He claims to have recreated the original recipe (i.e. not even the one they currently serve at Giovanni’s), supposedly even better tasting and somewhat healthier (because he uses olive oil vs. some other oil). Who cares. It tastes good. Isn’t that all that matters? It’s fantastic. And i don’t miss the bees, or the crowds or the drive. They also have some other variations, like a hot “volcano” sauce, which I tasted and wasn’t bad. But I’ll be sticking with the original version. The REAL original version. 🙂
You’ll love it. Ask for Uncle Bob. He’ll talk your ear off, but he’s actually pretty interesting (if you have the time). 🙂
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