Crispy Grindz Haleiwa — Restaurant in Oʻahu

Yes, the service is slow. But that’s because they make everything to order. It’s also why everything is absolutely delicious. So if you order, I would recommend that you be patient. They serve assorted pastels, chicken coxinha, pāo de queijo, misto quente, along with açai bowls.

Most of the time, when you buy a pastel, you get this deep-fried pastry that is filled with 90% air and 10% filling. Not so at CG - their pastel was huge and packed with filling (palmito and cheese for me). The CG coxinha was a standout though. The coxinhas that I have eaten used a shredded chicken filling that was usually dried out. The stingier places also skimped out on the filling. The coxinha at CG though were stuffed with super-moist, flavorful, cubed bits of chicken. And to top it off, they used panko to make it extra crispy on the outside. As for the pão de queijo, they were also very good, but it looked like they were made in a mini waffle maker. I’ve never seen that before - probably a clever work-around to not having an oven in the food truck. Had it not been for the pastel and the coxinha, I would have probably raved more about the pāo de queijo.

A bit of advice - check to see if the tables behind the food trucks are available - They are much nicer than the tables by the street which are crowded, noisy, and right...

Man, I wish this place was only a block away from where I live here on the mainland. It is a small purple food truck with a few picnic tables that it is sharing with other vendors. Parking is available in front of the truck for their patrons. I ordered a large açai bowl and topped it with bananas, blueberries, granola, and coconut shavings. My bf, who doesn't eat anything healthy, also ordered the açai smoothie. Both of the items we ordered were so yummy! The açai didn't taste like it was watered down. We took those while we were enjoying the sun at the beach. On our way back to Waikiki, we got some more of their smoothies because we were craving for more! As I said earlier, I wish that this place was just a block away from where I live and I'd go there every single day. I wish I am back to...

The worst customer service I've seen in my life. I was the only one in line for 30 minutes, no joking, 30 MINUTES. The lady never greeted or asked us to wait. I said Hello and she just looked at me and didn't say a word. I just got back in my car and left. I am Brazilian, I love the food from my country and I do my best to support these business with a generous tip but this day she lost her opportunity because she was RUDE. I can't talk about the food, because unfortunately they didn't want to sell it for me haha but I sure can talk about the customer service and it was AWFUL! I am sad to share this review but I have to. I read the other negative reviews and I noticed that many people had a similar experience....