Ohana Shack

 Ohana Shack

Our COVID-19 food truck tour of Fresno continues this week with Ohana Shack Hawaiian Fusion. The menu features a variety of Hawaiian classics such as furikake chicken (chicken with a Japanese rice seasoning), Spam Musubi, plus the Hawaiian specialty, the poke bowl. 

We ordered coconut shrimp with potato salad, white rice, and mango chili sauce. We also ordered a De Kine poke bowl with shoyu (Japanese style soy sauce made from a mash of soybeans and wheat), sea salt and sesame oil. The name for this bowl comes from a Hawaiian pidgin term, a deviation of “the kind,” that serves as a kind of catch-all in the local language of the islands. The poke bowl is served with seaweed salad, crab salad, rice, greens, and sushi ginger.

Our total came to $22.69 including tax.

Ohana Shack can be found at Fresno area food truck venues through their web site or Instagram.

https://www.instagram.com/808ohanashack/

https://808ohanashack.com/

The Truck

The Menu

Poke Menu

Tuna Da Kine Poke

Coconut Shrimp

808 Poke Shack

 808 Poke Shack

The 808 Poke Shack is a Hawaiian Fusion food truck serving the Fresno area. 808 Poke Shack has a menu of Hawaiian combination plates and a poke menu. The 808 in its name comes from the area code for Hawaii.

We ordered the garlic furikake chicken combo (fried chicken cutlet lathered in garlic, sweet soy, and furikake seasoning containing dried fish, sesame seeds, chopped seaweed, sugar and salt), white rice, and macaroni salad. We also ordered two varieties of poke. The first was Da Kine poke with shoyu, sea salt, and sesame oil. The name Da Kine for this bowl comes from a Hawaiian Pidgin term that serves as a kind of catch-all and is probably the most identifying characteristic of spoken Hawaiian Pidgin.

The second poke order was wasabi ginger poke with wasabi, shoyu, and ginger. Both salmon and tuna are on the menu. Our poke was made with tuna because they were out of salmon the day we ordered. Poke is served with mixed greens, seaweed salad, crab salad, and pickled ginger.

Out total for the three dishes came to $34.64 including tax. 808 Poke Shack can be found at the usual food truck locations in the Fresno area bu checking their website, Instagram, or Facebook.

http://www.808pokeshack.com/

https://www.instagram.com/808pokeshack/

https://www.facebook.com/808PokeShack/

The Truck

Main Menu

Poke Menu

Garlic Furikake Chicken Combo

Da Kine Poke with Shoyu, Sea Salt, and Sesame Oil

Wasabi Ginger Poke with Wasabi, Shoyu, and Ginger

Honolulu BBQ

Honolulu BBQ


Honolulu BBQ is a new local Hawaiian restaurant. While we were there, the majority of orders were take out but they do have a seating area. The menu consists of traditional Hawaiian combinations with macaroni salad and two scoops of white rice on the side. Honolulu BBQ also has fried rice, salads, and smoothies.
We ordered an appetizer of Spam Masubi, a Hawaiian take on sushi made with spam and rice held together with seaweed. We also ordered a salmon teriyaki plate and a katsu combo with three meats. 
http://www.honolulubbqfresno.com/

Front Counter

Seating

Spam Musubi

Teriyaki Salmon Plate

Katsu Combo with Chicken Katsu Top Layer

Beef Short Ribs Below the Chicken

BBQ Beef below the Short Ribs

Vegetables

Our two entrees plus the Spam Masubi came to $26.90 including tax. Honolulu BBQ is open from 9:30 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. seven days a week.

Pokiland

Pokiland

Pokiland is a restaurant located in northeast Fresno specializing in poke bowls. Pokiland is located at 1189 E. Champlain Drive. It is open for lunch and dinner from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. seven days a week. There is also a second location in Clovis.
https://eatpokiland.com/

Menu Board

You order your poke bowl by choosing a base, a protein (a selection of raw seafood, cooked seafood, and tofu), a sauce, 5 toppings, and unlimited finish items. If you have never had poke, you should do some research before ordering because there are no suggested combinations. You are on your own.
We ordered two bowls with half brown rice and half mixed greens as the base and tuna as the protein.

Proteins

The protein selection consists of Salmon, Tuna, Scallops, Crab, Squid, Shrimp, Tofu, Spicy Tuna, and Yellowtail.

Sauces

The sauce selection consists of Aloha, Spicy Mayo, Citrus Ponzu, Spicy Ponzu, Yuzu, Da Bomb, Sweet Soy, Goma, Garlic Miso, Unagi, and Ginger.

Toppings

You select five toppings from White Onions, Edamame, Cucumber, Seaweed, Fried Onions, Jalapenos, Masago (Flying Fish Roe), Habanero Masago, Shishito Peppers, Corn, Macadamia Nuts, Tempura Flakes, Fried Lotus Root, Bubu Arare (Tiny Baked Rice Crackers), Pineapple, and Avocado.

Finishes

You can have as many finishes as you want. The choice is Wasabi, Ginger, Lemon, Cilantro, Furikake (Rice Seasoning), Togorashi (Spicy Seasoning), Alaea Salt, Sesame Seeds, and Green Onions.

Poke with Masago, Ginger, Seaweed, Avacado, and Cucumber, Finished with Green Onions and Sesame Seeds

Poke with Masago, Ginger, Edamame, Cucumbers, Macadamia Nuts, and Avacado, finished with Green Onions and  Furikake 

Inside Seating

Outside Seating

Our two medium bowls came to $22.67 including tax.

Leilani Hawaiian Shave Ice - CLOSED

Leilani Hawaiian Shave Ice (CLOSED)



Leilani Hawaiian Shave Ice is an ice cream and shave ice shop located in Clovis at 1177 N Willow Avenue next to Save Mart. Leilani originated at this location and has recently expanded with shops in Glendale and Riverside, California. There was also one in Fresno that is no longer open. 

Shave ice is defined on Leilani's web site as a soft, fluffy piece of heaven in a cup, perfect blend of snowy ice, ice cream, and other sweet goodness that will cool you down, quench your thirst, and satisfy your sweet tooth all in one! The description ends by noting shave ice is "wayyy better (and easier to enjoy) than a snow cone."
http://leilanishaveice.com/

Flavored Syrups

 Along with shave ice, Leilani also has ice cream and Dole Whip low calorie dessert. We ordered one Shave Ice combo  and one Dole Whip.

Flavor Menu

Instructions

Floral Coral Shave Ice Combo with Ice Cream Underneath

Other Side of Floral Coral Combo

Pineapple Dole Whip with nuts 

Ice Cream

Aloha Greeting on Wall

Shave Ice Machines

Leilani Hawaiian Shave Ice is open from Noon until 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and from Noon until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Celsius Poke Bowl & Boba Bar

Celsius Poke Bowl & Boba Bar 

Celsius Poke & Boba Bar recently opened in northeast Fresno. They feature a variety of Poke Bowls with your choice of salmon, ahi tuna, spicy tuna, yellow tail, tako (octopus), shrimp, scallop, smoked squid, and shredded chicken. They also have a boba bar with a large assortment of sweet drinks. Boba is a sweet tea with large tapioca or fruit gel, and often called "Bubble Tea." The menu is limited to Poke and Boba, two foods with growing popularity, so only come here if this is what you are looking for. The desserts are American (for example cheesecake and creme brulee). Celsius is located at 681 East Nees Avenue in Fresno.

Inside Counter

Poke Menu

Boba Munu

We ordered two Poke Bowls and an Earl Grey milk tea with boba.

Tuna Poke Bowl with seaweed, mango, cucumbers, onion, masago (fish row), brown rice, and greens

Tuna and Tako Poke Bowl

Milk Tea with Boba

Take a Big Straw for Boba So the Boba (the tapioca or fruit gels) Will Not Get Stuck

Toppings for Poke

Sweetener for Boba

The Poke was fresh and with a large choice of toppings. We ordered the Boba lightly sweet so we could still taste the tea, but they will make it any sweetness you want. It was busy at dinner time, and there is limited seating. The two poke bowls and the boba came to $26.13 including tax but not tip. Celsius is open from 11:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. seven days a week.

Creme Brulee, Cheesecake, and Mango Mousse in Dessert Case

Balloons from the Grand Opening