For the past five years, James and Yolanda Flores along with their family have been dishing out plates of island favorites with an extra helping of hafa adai spirit from their food truck- Tunu Fixxx.

Currently residing in Las Vegas, James and Yolanda have been away from the island for about 25 years, but the two who are from Inalahan and Malesso respectively, have never forgotten their home. Yolanda explains how the idea for Tunu Fixxx came to be.

"As long as I've known him and we've been high school sweethearts, he's always had a passion for starting up his own business," she said. "
In 2016, James had major back surgery and at the time had a 9-5 job, he had to make a decision to find something that was more conducive to his recovery and schedule.

"He had to look at what he was really passionate about- we've always cooked and always had large gatherings for family and friends and he loved to barbecue," Yolanda said. "We decided let's do barbecue and promote the island, the culture, and see where it takes us."

And in 2018, Tunu Fixxx was born. They both say it has been a fun and enjoyable journey especially with their kids and nieces and nephews helping along the way.

If they aren't taking part in events, the food truck is usually situated in the parking lot of the Centennial Medical Plaza in North Durango. And what you can expect?

"We greet them with hafa adai and we show them hospitality and respect. We call our elders our aunties and uncles and teach the kids that too...then we introduce our barbecue meats, we tell them what we have, our sides, chicken kelaguen, empanadas, and pickled coleslaw," James said.

And the response?

"His food speaks for itself but also welcoming people speaking volumes. Word of mouth goes a long way. We've had former military families who were on guam....and missed the food," Yolanda said.

"It just spread from there," James said.

And the love and support they have and continue to receive...has been humbling and comforting.

"From family, friends of family, people that are just passing through and they say hey, we wanted to eat chamorro food so our relative told us to stop by. It helps us to feel closer to home," Yolanda said.

And its hard not to feel at home-- with great people, tasty food, the guam flag soaring in the air, and CHamoru music blasting. It truly feels like a fiesta when you are at Tunu Fixxx.

And these proud parents had to include a very special shoutout:

"Our daughter is attending UOG right now, she is in the master's program for Micronesian Studies," Yolanda said. "Her name Isa Rianna Flores and we want to say we love you Isa, we miss you, and we'll see you soon! To our family and friends back home, thank you for always recommending us when family and friends travel out here. Si Yu;us ma'ase for all the love and support we have received."

Keep up with the Flores family and the food truck by following them on Instagram: @tunufix3lv