Someone I met today is a owner and cook?

This is the day my parents were leaving to Japan. While waiting for mom to pack, I decided going to the North Shore was a good idea. We went up to the North Shore today to try HI BBQ after seeing it in an EATER video. Daaaaamn it looked good.

We got there around 1030, but it looked like they were still setting up. Around 11, one of the other guys waiting nearby started talking to the head-BBQer (guy in video) and started lining up to order food. We got in line and ordered the 18 & Over, which includes brisket, pulled pork, and ribs...

But they were out of ribs. And Portuguese sausage.

While waiting, the head-BBQer guy approached us.

"So our smoker is acting finnicky, and we don't have ribs. Is it cool if we double up on pulled pork and brisket?"
"Yeah."

I mean the woman at the window, also in the video warned us already. Saying, "Can't leave the boys to open by themselves.

We ended up talking a bit more.

"When did you guys move down the hill?"
"Just recently, we were getting so many people on the ranch and it can't sustain the amount of traffic we were having."
"Oh that's good, I noticed that they moved past you guys for the repaving project."
"Yeah, it worked out because they steamrolled this place. You're standing on the old Kamehameha Highway."

We talked about her business some more.

"So how long have you guys been doing this?"
"Almost a year now, it's been a learning experience. We used to have the smoker in the truck, but we almost set the truck on fire and wiped everything out, that's why it's out back now."
"HOLY SHIT."
"Yeah, it's ok though. We're actually getting another one made."
"Made here?"
"Yeah, we know a welder. It's going to be good because this one is more of a prototype anyway and we've fixed it up so much. It's especially noticeable on days like this because charcoal is so hard to manage because of the wind."

I asked her about future plans since they're not on the top of the hill anymore.

"Are you going to be leaving the truck down here?"
"We're still thinking about it, we might hire an overnight security."
"Oh that's good."
"Yeah, but I figured that if we're going to hire a security guard we might as well be 24 hours and cook breakfast burritos."
"That would be cool. I stayed up on this side for my birthday last year, and everything closed around 8. My friend and I used to night drive around this side of the island and could never find anything to eat."
"Yeah, that's the plan but we got to talk it out. Baby steps first, you know?"

The BBQ is awesome, but you should just check the video out below yourself.