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After parking at events around O‘ahu for the last year, Happy Belly Eatery now has a permanent spot. The Asian fusion food truck recently opened for lunch in the parking lot near Sears at Pearlridge Center. Think jumbo shrimp katsu, kim chee burgers and tots, pork chops with chorizo: All of it reflects chef-owner Joyce “JB” Magbual’s stints at places like Highway Inn and Aloha Salads. And the name Happy Belly? “That’s how I want my customers to feel after they eat our food,” Magbual says.
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At a glance:
Meat- and shrimp-centric menu of contemporary local favorites served up as plate lunches, burgers or a wrap. Fry tots come three ways, including with kim chee or chimichurri steak.
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