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L&L Hawaiian Grill

Restaurant Barbecue restaurant Asador Hawaiian restaurant

Island-themed fast-food chain whose menu features traditional Hawaiian plate lunches. People often mention good, service, chicken, order, Good, clean, base, great, time, portions,


Address

1255 5th St, Kailua, HI 96734, United States

Website

www.hawaiianbarbecue.com

Contact

+1 808-744-4238

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (203 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 7 am to 8 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 7 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 7 pm
  • Monday: 7 am to 8 pm
  • Tuesday: 7 am to 8 pm
  • Wednesday: 7 am to 8 pm
  • Thursday: 7 am to 8 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (22) service (14) chicken (14) order (9) Good (9) clean (6) base (6) great (6) time (6) portions (6)
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  • 4/5 Muriah J. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice and clean. Not to busy during dinner hours on week days. Parking in front. Lots of seating. Right next to laundry mat so if you want to sit out there is a table just a few yards away. Not the best island food but has a lot to offer being on base!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Suzie L. 5 years ago on Google
    Yummy
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Paulo C. 3 years ago on Google
    True food for a reasonable price!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Erika R. 2 years ago on Google
    Has to be the worst "Hawaiian style" food on island. Steak taste nasty (like liver) eggs stink (breakfast)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Ryan M. 2 years ago on Google
    Foods good… but they’ll close early, even when you’re already in line.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gregory L. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food. Prepared fresh. Low prices.

  • 5/5 Brittany W. 5 years ago on Google
    It's good. Quick service. The food is great like most other L&Ls. Great price and seemingly clean. Haven't sat down to eat here, but it appears there isn't table service. You order and pay at the counter and they call a number when you're ready.

  • 5/5 G P. 5 years ago on Google
    The amount of food you receive is ridiculous. Ordered the Loco Moco, and it had to be carried with two hands to make sure the styrofoam container didn't bend. Good taste on that and other menu items, and quick service. Highly recommend.

  • 1/5 Jennifer A. 5 years ago on Google
    Service was great but the food not really. The BBQ beef tasted spoiled and didn't look to good. The Mac salad had a piece of tuna, not sure if suppose to have. The fries was good and so was the fountain drinks. Not really sure if I want to eat here again.

  • 5/5 Adam K. 5 years ago on Google
    Good quick service. Serving size larger than expected, which is a plus.

  • 2/5 Ethel W. 5 years ago on Google
    It's the worst FOOD I ever ate in my life

  • 5/5 sodamnASMRsam 5 years ago on Google
    Love their spam musubi!

  • 3/5 erick h. 5 years ago on Google
    Pretty good to be what it is. Their attention to detail is horrible so dont special order, if you do they will screw it up every time.

  • 5/5 Debra W. 5 years ago on Google
    Excellent foods and portions. They served all kinds of foods and it's not only local. Everything is made when you orders.

  • 5/5 Melanie S. 2 years ago on Google
    Always so nice, fast service and very clean inside. Always get my order right and very helpful with taking pickup and takeaway orders. The rest pork here is seriously some of the BEST I've ever had literally anywhere!

  • 4/5 Micaiah L. 2 years ago on Google
    Was finally an affordable option in Hawaii!! Good food! Just a few minutes to wait after you order and fountain drinks that you fill yourself! Good portions and just what a military base should have! Only complaint at all is the 1 stall bathroom

  • 3/5 Ben W. 5 years ago on Google
    Decent place on MCBH to go

  • 5/5 Odin B. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food and service. No waiting in line to order.

  • 4/5 Dandan6151 2 years ago on Google
    Rice a little plain but with everything else you get with your meal it's solid

  • 4/5 Emily R. 1 year ago on Google
    Would be a 5 rating but slow (could use one or two more people working to streamline and speed up service) Excellent food, fresh and delicious! Friendly staff. Good prices. Big portions (can share easily)

  • 5/5 Anthony B. 1 year ago on Google
    Went on a quiet week night. The food was really good and fresh. I definitely enjoyed it more than Ono Hawaiian back in the states!

  • 5/5 J V. 1 year ago on Google
    If you want Good and Plenty. This the spot. Oh and they Fast also.

  • 3/5 Angel M. 10 months ago on Google
    The place is like half a restaurant and half fast food. You order, pay and pick up at the counter and then can sit in the tables. The place is clean and service was just OK. Location is convenient as no need to go outside the base facilities. Wouldn't mind coming back.

  • 4/5 Iknow M. 1 year ago on Google
    Good food awesome atmosphere, they don't get very busy, at least at the time I came but other than that everything else is awesome definitely recommend this restaurant.

  • 5/5 Eric J. 1 year ago on Google
    I loved the Hawaiian BBQ chicken n rice.. took me 5 years after getting out the Marine Corps to figure out the recipe. Soy sauce, sugar, water, ginger. marinade the chicken for an hour in it then grill.. DELICIOUS

  • 5/5 BUCK I. 9 months ago on Google
    Good food as always. Service is quick. Every time I come to HI I always go here.

  • 1/5 Instigator 10 months ago on Google
    Everything tastes the same, Everything cooked in same oil. Hamburger steak should be homemade burgers, not frozen, rubber, pre made burgers. Get it right.

  • 4/5 Aaron W. 8 months ago on Google
    It's on a marine base. But it is good food!

  • 1/5 Ryan M. 5 months ago on Google
    I've ordered orange chicken and katsu chicken from this location. On 3 separate occasions over a 2-month period the chicken was luke warm. Chicken tasted like and had the texture of chicken that had been sitting out. I brought this issue up during my last visit and asked for a fresh batch of chicken but received the same Luke warm rubbery chicken. Will not be eating here again. Very poor quality compared to locations out in town.

  • 5/5 Dennis S. 4 months ago on Google
    All's great food and friendly service

  • 2/5 Christopher S. 4 years ago on Google
    Food was over cooked and greasy while the veggies had been under cooked and turned to rubber.

  • 5/5 Linda B. 4 years ago on Google
    The musubi was awesome

  • 4/5 Gabriel R. 3 years ago on Google
    Food is good and the wait for it isn't bad. It's not the best L&L I've ever been to though but good none the less.

  • 5/5 Christopher H. 3 years ago on Google
    The bacon egg cheese croissant is the best thing I have ever eaten.

  • 3/5 R J. 3 years ago on Google
    Convenient location. Our meal was cook to order. Great for a quick bite that beats quality of fast food for almost equivalent pricing. If you sub some things you can make a healthy meal out of it. And the staff was cool about it in addition to being prompt and friendly. Nice choice to have on base when fast casual option is on the menu. I had the bbq chicken and steak and veggies.

  • 4/5 Cesar V. 3 years ago on Google
    Food is good. BBQ mix and sea food combo are served in huge portions. Can easily feed 2 off 1 plate. Unless you're a fatty.

  • 1/5 D. S. 4 years ago on Google
    I tried this place for the first time. Ordered one of there specials and it didn’t taste as good as the other L & L Hawaiian Grill restaurants on Island. It had a bland taste. It’s convenient for personnel’s living on base but I will not return again.

  • 3/5 Zx2Nick 4 years ago on Google
    The place took 40 mins to prepare my order. For some reason the garlic cheese fries was the hold up. Plus they barely added any cheeses ($5 waste)

  • 5/5 Jeremy F. 4 years ago on Google
    Really good place to get some food! I have had the katsu chicken and the seafood sampler with bbq chicken. The seafood was decent but the chicken was great!! I'm also a fan of the macaroni salad. The restaurant is clean and staff was friendly.

  • 4/5 Rob P. 4 years ago on Google
    Portion sizes are big and the place is kept clean. The service is quick and I didnt have any trouble with my time from order to eating. The food is good, but not excellent. This is a decent bite to eat if you're hungry.

  • 4/5 • Jayda �. 3 years ago on Google
    Fast, reliable, and tastes good! -farts-

  • 5/5 jared j. 4 years ago on Google
    Get the barbeque chicken!

  • 5/5 Kristen L. 4 years ago on Google
    The portion size was great and the food was so good! Definitely will be returning!!!

  • 5/5 Andrea C. 4 years ago on Google
    Fast service

  • 4/5 Robert L. 5 years ago on Google
    Good Hawaiian breakfast! My first meal on the islands and it was good.

  • 1/5 Abraham T. 4 years ago on Google
    The food isn't good at all.

  • 4/5 Peter S. 4 years ago on Google
    Same as the other L&Ls, good for local food

  • 4/5 Mrs. R. 4 years ago on Google
    The food here is pretty good. Not the best that I’ve had but it still hit the spot. Fast and friendly service and huge portions means I’ll likely be returning in the future.

  • 3/5 Brian P. 4 years ago on Google
    It was ok.

  • 5/5 Ian C. 4 years ago on Google
    Easy, close, cheap, and delicious

  • 4/5 Janet S. 4 years ago on Google
    The loco moko was really good. Of course my first time trying it so all I have is good things to say. Katsu chicken with their dunking sauce was delicious as was their deep fried shrimp and fish.

  • 2/5 peterc w. 4 years ago on Google
    Slow and appears lazy staff no cust there. Talk talk no service I was only person. I walked out. New owner terrible. Hope they improve soon

  • 3/5 Spencer A. 4 years ago on Google
    This place is okay. It is definitely better than the last one I went to. I enjoy the Chicken Katsu and Musubis.

  • 2/5 Lloydwatkins K. 4 years ago on Google
    Not bad

  • 5/5 C A. 4 years ago on Google
    Always reliably delicious!!

  • 5/5 Jesse H. 5 years ago on Google
    Great food with very courteous and speedy service.

  • 3/5 Bill R. 5 years ago on Google
    Not as good tasting as the other L & L's.

  • 5/5 C C. 3 years ago on Google
    Bottom line, LL puts Panda Ex. To shame. Eat hear at least twice a week. They make some great food. Always Fresh, Generous sized portions and the Mac Salad is spot on. Of the many options locally this place is 💯 in my opinion; and I've tried them all. Mahalo🤙


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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