Shrimp Shack

Top choice in Windward Coast


The shrimp are fried in garlic and dipped in butter, or you could order mussels or crab legs at this legendary sunny, yellow-painted food truck parked beside Ching’s general store. You can't miss it roadside – the menu is on a yellow surfboard. The spicy shrimp come in three levels of heat. A picnic-worthy beach is just across the road.


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