I'm gonna step into my friend Leslie Kelly's shoes for a moment and talk food. First up, Sharks Cove Grill, which can be found on the North Shore of Oahu:

If you're like me, you take tourist-guide recommendations with not just a grain but a handful of salt. Not only are the author's tastes in question, but there's always the chance that he or she got paid to say nice things.

So when we came across a note about a curiously named place called Sharks Cove Grill, we hesitated. Seems like maybe the restaurant at Turtle Bay Resort might be more promising. But since we had to pass right by the grill, we thought we'd give it a try.

Of course, we didn't know we would pass exactly by it at first. We thought it was somewhere in the old town of Haleiva. But after driving back and forth, we finally stopped at a hardware store for a map, and I asked directions.

A friendly local there gave me directions to what he said was little more than a "roach coach." Uh, not too appetizing. So at that point we decided to pass.

But a few minutes later, as we progressed north on the Kamehameha Highway, entranced by the waves that pounded the shore on our left, we found it. And, what the hell, decided to stop. And am I ever glad that we did.

Yes, it is just a shack on the side of the highway. A trailer, actually, with a few tables under cover in front. You stand in line and read from a crude menu board that sits next to the order window. But the choices are far from limited, from sandwiches to smoothies, grilled skewers to curried stews, with choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

We had a grilled ahi poke, pieces of tuna on a stick that were scrumptuous. Far better than anything you could ever expect from a roach coach, so-called or otherwise.

So if you find yourself on the North Shore of Oahu, and in need of refreshment, check it out. I give this advice freely and without any sort of compensation ... other than the comfort that a full stomach gives you.

Below: Surfing on Oahu's North Shore.