L&L Hawaiian Barbecue

Some Yelp elites seemed to flock to this eatery, next door to an event at Seven Brothers in Haleiwa.Nice casual place to get a hot or cold beverage, plate lunch or one of several options on their menu.

While waiting for the Seven Brothers Yelp event. A bunch of us went into L & L to get a drink. Those who wanted coffee were out of luck. No coffee . The interior was clean, and the seating was comfortable. A spider was spotted and reported to the staff, and they eventually caught it. The menu is typical of the L & L franchise. Enjoy

My wife and I make an effort to get off the beaten path, to try the local places, and to celebrate what makes places like this unique. We try and try, but there are times when things just don't work out.We're on a tour that takes us around the entire island, and this was the city that our tour stopped in for 1.5 hour visit that will allow enough time for lunch. We choose this restaurant as the tour guide suggested they would have the best example of spam being served on the menu.We tried it, and a couple of other items, and everything was a disappointment. We tried, but we found another restaurant nearby in which it was a much more appealing environment with a number of cocktail options and food items that let us know that we had chosen the wrong place.In short, there are a number of food options nearby, and if I lived nearby I'd definitely give this establishment another chance, but if I'm only here for a day, I'm choosing another option.I don't like writing these kinds of reviews, but I wish I knew more prior to eating here, and my hope is that you get to make a better choice than I did.

I try to be fair and considerate before leaving negative reviews, but I can't rationalize the poor experience here.No greeting when we walked into an almost empty place. Our order was taken - Loco Moco and Garlic Butter Shrimp. Cash only. No receipt. No "thank you".Loco Moco - The gravy was watery and bland. The eggs were poorly cooked. The meat was so tough it broke the plastic fork.Garlic Butter Shrimp - The rice was ok. The macaroni salad was bland. The shrimp was overcooked and rubbery. The garlic butter sauce was pretty good but barely enough.We dined in. The table next to us was left dirty. Flies started to swarm around us as we started to eat. We couldn't finish. Trashed it all and left.Such a sad experience -- very uncharacteristic of businesses in Hale'iwa.

This place definitely deserves its 2 star rating. First off it's cash only which is odd these days but I get it if you are trying to avoid credit card fees but I don't think that's the case here. Secondly their forks all broke on us. Out of 4 forks 3 broke. We ended up having to use our forks from dole because we didn't want to ask for more. The orders all came out one at a time so one person started eating then the next then the next. The place only had one other person while we were there so business doesn't seem to be that great. For 3 of us with 2 regular katsu and one mini with no drinks it was about $37. For $37 we should have forks that don't break.

So they only take cash and atm is right there. Could have been friendlier but it was clean inside but very utilitarian. We took our order to go. This picture is after my cousin and i already ate half the meat. Lotsa rice and mac salad. It was a very good portion and tasty too. We each had our own drink and had this dinner at the beach

Much Better! Renovation is nice& renovated food is even better! Mahalo for bringing back the ono L& L standards! Will definitely be back now!

l love the newly renovated Haleiwa L&L. They have changed the recipe's in all menus. More tastier on the bbq and garlic shrimp. It has also a very clean and nice tables now compared to the old L&L. A very outstanding customer service now as well. Greeted us once entered the restaurant and smiled. I would really recommend for you guys to try their bbq chicken, meat jun, healthier salmon, and garlic shrimp. They are the bomb. Very nice kick with the curry on the garlic shrimp. You guys wont regret it. Worth the prices and the portion of meal.

This L&L was so run down for so long and recently received a face lift and clean up. It is now clean, accommodating and so much better! The staff is quick and efficient and the food has really taken a turn for the better. We have come in and frequented the restaurant more regularly and are stoked Haleiwa has more options for an affordable and quick meal because they turned it around. Yay for plate lunches!

Some things were good like the BBQ chicken and Katsu chicken but other meat was gristle and hard to chew.