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66-160 Kamehameha HwySat-Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Da Bomb...
My friend told us to stop if we saw BBQ roastin and we did just that...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...he was so right
There was a huge amount of smoke because this guy was constantly blowing the chicken with what looked like a leaf blower! Something about that magic leaf blower and the slow turning chicken over charcoal that makes this irresistible!
A vegetarian tried the pineapple slaw...didn't look very pineapple...it just looked...slaw =(
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I've always seen this chicken stand and the flock of Japanese tourists snapping pictures of it, but I've never tried it. I finally got to try it and it was kind of okay. The skin on the chicken wasn't crispy like I like, the chicken (9.50) didn't have hulihuli sauce like I expected it to (it was more salty and zero sweet), they had run out of drinks, and the pineapple slaw ($1) was gooped and gopped with excessive mayonnaise. I did like that the chicken was a little bit spicy.
Luckily, I wasn't really hungry, because I'd just had a sandwich and smoothie from Waialua bakery next door. So I survived on a 4.99 container of strawberries from Malama Market next door.
If you want chicken cooked in this style, but GOOD, save yourself a long drive and go to the hulihuli chicken place on Nimitz.
I'm embarrassed to admit that after all of this time, I had never had Huli-Huli Chicken..... I've heard how tasty it is and how the stands on the side of the road are the best but I've just never had the chance to get my hands on some. ......Until this past trip to the North Shore. :)
On our way up to Matsumoto's, my cousin cried out "Huli-Huli Chicken" as we passed a large cloud of smoke, gi-normous grill, and a crowd of people. Since we were planning on spending the rest of the day at Sunset Beach, what better beach food than fresh chicken! So we pulled over and I jumped out to witness the Huli-Huli. At that time, the grill master was using a large fan to stoke the coals as the chicken rotated on the large skewers:
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Huli-Huli is a popular Hawaiian Barbecued Chicken. The chicken is slow roasted over a bbq, rotisserie style....hence the name "huli huli". The chicken is then slathered with a bbq sauce that is often flavored with pineapple juice, soy sauce, sherry, ginger, and garlic--but every stand has their own recipe.
We picked up a whole chicken with two scoops of rice. It was accompanied with a side of their soy-pepper-water. All for under 10 bucks!!!
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Later that day at Sunset Beach, we popped open our container of goodness--still warm and smelled divine! Chicken was juicy and well flavored......YUM! That coupled with a few cold beers, the beautiful Sunset Beach, and my party of 4 were LIVIN' THE DREAM!
Note to y'all: Ray's is literally located in a parking lot in Old Town Haleiwa....same street as Matsumoto's Shave Ice and just a few hundred yards away.
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I was so skeptical seeing what looked like a trailer for hauling ATVs or something, loaded up with burning kiawe and chickens being roasted over top of the coals.. A tarp covering the mess, a plastic sink.. It's a hot mess...
but let me tell you, some chopped smokey, juicy chicken, a cob of Kahuku corn, some rice with Aloha shoyu and an Arizona tea later.. I was sold.
This is a testament to all the other holes in Hawaii that appear terrifying but their food is so good that you just don't even care.
Oh, and that plastic sink is there for a reason. You'll be a mess when you get done devouring that tasty chicken. Mmmm. I'm drooling just thinking about it.
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This Huli-Huli chicken is BOMB! So. Good. Mmm I want some right now. Also, that sauce with the shoyu and vinegar I think? Oh man, I put that stuff on every single time I took a bite. My cousin ordered a couple things of rice, and accidentally dropped it on the sandy ground. We asked for more, but they ran out. Hmm how do you run out of rice...? So, they had to go buy the rice at that grocery store next to it. Other than that, it was all good, fresh, yummy. Do it!
ray'a huli huli was pretty damn good!it was a great deal and a lot of food!we ordered a chopped chicken and 4 scoops of rice for about 15 buckaroos!they are only in haleiwa on the weekends in malama market's parking lot. i wouldve given them 5 stars but the girl that helped us was rude. if you happen to be in haleiwa or waialua check out ray's..its mmm mmm good
My fave eats in the North Shore- yes, even more than Giovanni's and Kua Aina (both of whom i love as well)
Super yummy, flavorful kiawe-grilled chicken, right off a parking lot in the middle of Haleiwa town!
You won't have a prob finding it; just follow the yummy smell (which you can detect from miles away)
Smoky and succulent.
Instead of trying to put this -chicken- into words, you should put it into your mouth (I want to say this slogan was stolen from Aidell's sausage ad).
My sister and I was strolling the streets of Haleiwa wondering what to eat. I saw a cantina and wanted a drink. Something about Hawaii tingles the drinking bone.
As we sat down, I looked out the window and saw a site to behold..
a blue billow of smoke and a crowd of people.
I had a weak margarita at Rosie's Cantina and we finished our shots of Cazadores and proceeded to run across the street, making sure not to slip on my puddle of saliva.
Upon purchasing a whole chicken chopped ($9.50), we watched the BBQ guy tend to the rotisseries of chicken lined up on the charcoal trailer.
First, the raw chickens are set in place into a specialized skewer with a gearhead on one end.
Chickens then get a love-rub of Lawry's spice(at least that's what on the label of the bottle; perhaps home prepared spices). Each skewer has about 5 chickens. The skewer is placed over a smoky charcoal heat that gearhead catches onto a running chain that will turn the birds.
The nearly cooked ones are on one end and raw ones are on the other. Every few mins, the raw ones would progressively move up the line of doneness and eventually lifted out of the charcoal bed to be chopped by the ladies.
It was mesmerizing to stand there watching our food turn and having the smoke waft into the October air.
I wished they sold beer at this place. I have a strong association with cooking with fire and having a cold one in my hand.
Our plan was to eat a few pieces. As our number was called a few drizzles of spicy soy sauce applied, I took my first bite. My teeth met smoky tender moist flesh.
Kiawe is a type of wood that has a flavor similar to mesquite. I am not usually a big fan of chicken skin, but this was some good stuff. It was where all the flavor was swimming!
While we were killing most of the portion, I overheard a guy complaining that his chicken wasn't cooked because the vein was still purple. The lady behind the counter kindly explained to him that it's cooked thoroughly, and if he wanted it cooked more, the meat will get dry and tough. Girl knows what she's talking about.
It was October and they were posted outside the Malama grocery store's parking lot.
A definite stop for people who enjoy smoky flavors and good chicken.
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love huli huli chicken from here!! so good!! FYI, they are only in the malama market parking lot in haleiwa on the weekends! he is also in wahiawa on tues or wed. this place was so delicious! we ordered a whole chicken chopped and 4 scoops of rice for 4 people. it was cheap! under $15 for 4 people! we were so full. the chicken had such great flavor! it's crazy how they make it too. not what you expect unless you see the pics posted on here!! check it out if you are on the north shore on a weekend!
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My husband has always raved about Huli Huli Chicken off the side of the road. Finally, we both made the trip to Hawaii and enjoyed a plate of chicken at Ray's. It's amazingly good... watching the guy rotate the chicken is pretty cool. I would definitely visit the North Shore if you're in Oahu - possibly one of the most beautiful areas on the island. I look forward to going back to Ray's for more Huli Huli Chicken, and, instead of getting one whole chicken, we'll have to get two whole chickens.
I miss the juice and yummy huli-huli chicken!! Ahhh... there is no such thing here! no kiawe and da haole can't make one of those! Used to sit in my car and enjoy the yummy chicken after sunbathing on the beach on a beach in North Shore or fishing on Haleiwa harbor. I am salivating just writing this review!
Whoaa, this is some chicken! Especially the more burnt ones, taste so good. We even went back for more chicken the next day. Seasoning is great, smokey flavor is nice, and price is ok for a whole chicken. This is definitely one thing I miss from the north shore. I definitely recommend getting the chicken here!
By the way, this is one of those stands on the side of the road, so don't be looking for a restaurant. It can get really smokey when you eat there, as well as bugs flying around sometimes, but the chicken is hella good =)
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YUM! Ray's broiled chicken was a treat! My bf and I spent 3 days in the North Shore on the tailend of our vacation. We had read about Ray's and drove through Haleiwa everyday to see if he had set up shop, and were disappointed each day not to find him there. Just as we had given up hope, we decided to drive through Haleiwa one last time on our way to the airport on Saturday morning...and to our surprise, Ray was there with chicken ready to be devoured at 9am! Ray, that was one helluva chicken! Juicy and flavorful on the inside, with just the right amount of crisp and spices on the outside. It didn't even need the spicy shoyu sauce, it was delicious all on its own. What a great meal to end our vacation.
This is just a chicken truck parked next door to Kua Aina Sandwich shop. It's basically a big trailer full of hot coals with about 30 chickens on multiple rotisseries. Even out under the hot sun, the chicken came out moist and tasty. When in season, the van is parked under a Lychee tree and if you're lucky, you get dessert right there and then.
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