{"id":221672,"date":"2025-09-09T21:18:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T07:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=221672"},"modified":"2025-09-09T21:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T07:18:43","slug":"new-food-trucks-fall-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/09\/new-food-trucks-fall-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"2 new food trucks join options for <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s fall semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_221718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-221718\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/manoa-food-truck-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Pizza and a shake\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-221718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/manoa-food-truck-2025.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/manoa-food-truck-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/manoa-food-truck-2025-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-221718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Beyond the Crust, Right: Island Banana Juice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M\u0101noa welcomes two new food options to Food Truck Row this fall&#8212;Beyond the Crust (pizza) and Island Banana Juice. These two vendors join other popular mobile eateries which are located by Legacy Path and Krauss Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Food Truck Row adds variety to the food offerings on campus. The format provides opportunities for local businesses, many run by <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> alumni, to become an active part of the campus community. With a strong emphasis on locally sourced ingredients, the vendors highlight <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>\u2019s culinary traditions while creating a space where friends and colleagues can gather.<\/p>\n<p>Food Truck Row is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.&#8211;2 p.m.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kooks Coffee: 7 a.m.&#8211;3 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Island Banana Juice: Tuesday&#8211;Friday, 9 a.m.&#8211;2 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Krazy Dogs: Tuesday, Wednesday, 10 a.m.&#8211;2 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Saap Saap: Monday, Wednesday, 10 a.m.&#8211;2 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Soul Fusion: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 a.m.&#8211;2 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Beyond the Crust: Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m.&#8211;2 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Veek Plant Based Burger: Tuesday, 10 a.m.&#8211;2 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Veggie Dogs: Monday, 10 a.m.&#8211;2 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Similar to the other options at Food Truck Row, the new vendors share a passion for high-quality ingredients and food made with love you can taste.<\/p>\n<h2>Beyond the Crust<\/h2>\n<p>Beyond the Crust has brought wood fired oven pizza to the <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa campus.<\/p>\n<p>Owner and <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> alumnus Ricky Mead was inspired by other North Shore pizza vendors, sparking his decision to open up shop three years ago. Since then, he\u2019s never looked back. It\u2019s clear that Mead\u2019s journey from being a student to entrepreneur is more than just a business venture, but rather, a personal passion and way to bring the community together.<\/p>\n<p>Mead described his &ldquo;full-circle feeling,&rdquo; coming back to campus after graduating in 2014, &ldquo;It\u2019s cool to see how much it\u2019s changed, yet also stayed the same.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>Island Banana Juice<\/h2>\n<p>Bananas for bananas? Island Banana Juice specializes in fresh banana juice with a variety of toppings. Using only locally grown <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> bananas that are picked at peak ripeness for their natural sweetness and flavor, their banana juice is creamy, healthy and satisfying. The banana juice also contains zero added sugar or ice, making it a perfect option for breakfast, lunch, or a quick snack.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Keiichi Obayashi is mixing up the perfect blend of Japanese snacking with fresh flavors. Originally from Japan, Obayashi moved to <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> nearly 20 years ago. Getting into the banana business was easy, &ldquo;I think everyone likes bananas&rdquo; Obayashi commented. And he wasn\u2019t wrong, the juice truck has been going strong for five years now.<\/p>\n<p>For any updates or announcements on Food Trucks follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uhmfoodsvc\">@糖心Vlog官方MFoodSvc<\/a>. For a complete list of food options on campus, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/food\/\"><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Food and Dining Services website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food Truck Row welcomes Beyond the Crust (pizza) and Island Banana Juice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":221718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[951,9],"class_list":["post-221672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-food","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/manoa-food-truck-2025.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221672"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":221721,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221672\/revisions\/221721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}