Lefty-J's Island Favorites

I recently tried Pancit for the first time when a coworker brought it in and I instantly became obsessed. Was having the craving after work and was lucky enough to find this place not too far away. The guy who I'm assuming is the owner was very friendly, asked how my day was and was very personable. Inside was small but had plenty of seating and was very clean. I took it to go and oooof, this was literally addictive. I was only planning on eating half but devoured it . Spam musubi was really great too, you can tell the spam was cooked right . Will definitely be back to try their chicken dishes!

We found this location on Yelp. We don't live near the area so decided to make the drive there after reading reviews and give it a try. We went around lunch time. It's tucked away in a strip mall near UNLV. Traffic was busy with lots of road construction and traffic on the cross street, but there is ample parking. There is quite a bit of seating, restaurant is clean inside and service is friendly with island music playing inside. You order at the register and they call you to retrieve your order at the counter when it's ready. One order we had was the crispy garlic chicken. Portion was generous and very flavorful and chicken was tender and moist. I requested my chicken to be extra crispy. I would have liked it a bit more crispy, but it was still yummy and the mac salad was very good. The other order was the Pinakbet with a scoop of rice. Portion was small with vegetables and there was literally no meat inside, but had good flavor. We flagged down the man at the counter, showed him. He said it should have some meat inside and offered to bring out another serving. A few minutes later he brought out a small container with some that had small bits of pork meat inside. Come to find out after speaking to him, he was the owner from the islands. There was a small wait of about 15 minutes for our food to come out. One down side and reason for 4 vs 5 stars is that we were charged a 3.5% surcharge for using our debit card, that added an additional $4.50 to our bill on top of the 8.375% tax. The cashier asked if we were paying by cash or card? I said debit card, she explained there was a 3.5% fee added to our bill. I explained to the cashier that it was a debit card, which is just like cash and not credit. But she said the charge still applies. We had already waited in line and placed our order, so we reluctantly paid the fee. They do have a small sign posted in front of the cc machine. This is the first time we've been charged this fee at a food establishment. After we left, I did a little digging and found it's NOT legal in the State of Nevada to charge a surcharge on debit card transactions (see attachment). As this is direct payment from your account, so in essence it's like paying with cash. Otherwise food was good and service friendly, but as long as this surcharge applies, sadly we'll take our business elsewhere.

Lefty J was THE highlight of my 7 day Vegas trip. Seriously, you need to check this place out.I frequent Hawaii and have been to all of the major islands. This was the absolute best Hawaiin food I've had... located in a desert city in Nevada... lol

Y'all I loved this place so much so I came back to try the garlic chicken and wanted to make sure I got one of my favorite things Kalbi.This combo was a perfect combination! The garlic chicken is crispy big size pieces. The garlic flavor was delicious! Kalbi was grilled to perfection as always! Service was good and UNlV students get 10% off.

This place was super delicious and full of flavor!! Ordered the #19 and it was a big portion for my bf and I. It came with chicken, beef, katsu, short ribs. The Mac salad was good.

YUMMY!!! Picked up my parents from the airport and wanted to find a spot close by and I'm glad we decided to give this place a try!My parents shared the two item combo and got pork adobo and pinakbet! My dad is super picky but he really enjoyed both dishes and when he's happy ... I'm happy! They definitely want to go back on their next visit.My husband and I shared the 3 item BBQ combo and it was super delish!!! Loved their BBQ marinated... we also tried their spam musubi I can't wait to go back and try other items! Next time, I'm not sharing ... hehehe Also, they offer great customer service! The cashier was super nice and a lady, I assumed she might have been the owner, went to our table to check on things oh and when we left, the cashier said bye and referred to me by name which I was totally impressed

I was so excited to try this spot as it was recommended by my sisterI have to say I wasn't impressed based on the glowing reviews on Yelp and from Instagram posts.I got the combo plate of Garlic chicken and Kalbi ribs. The ribs had a good flavor but were tough. The chicken was just oily and not very crispy. The rice was very very mushy Customer service was great at this location.

One of my go-to's for Hawaiian food when I'm in Vegas! Their customer service is great, everyone is always super nice. Food is always great. My favorite item is the lefty j's fried chicken, it's super crunchy & delicious. Their Kalua pork is flavorful as well. Love that they offer combos so you can have 2 different proteins.

Lefty J's is a must-visit comfort Hawaiian and Filipino spot in Vegas that's been endorsed by Keith Lee. Known for their Hawaiian plates pakced with your combo of protein, furikake rice, and mac salad, this is the place to go for comfort Hawaiian food. I wanted to try all their options, so I went all out for their sampler platter, which was the Famous Five Star. It was loaded with kalbi, katsu, crispy fried chicken, teriyaki chicken, and teriyaki beef. Every bite I took was rich and hearty, the meats were juicy and the mac salad was the cherry on top.

Lefty J's Island Favorites has a new location on Maryland and Harmon. You'll find them at Rebel's Running Plaza. There's plenty of parking.Inside is spacious with ample seating and awesome music.Menu offers a nice selection of Island Favorites such as chicken katsu, kalua pork, kalbi beef short ribs, and Filipino food.I had Pinakbet ($9.95) with sautéed eggplant, okra, green beans, garlic, and tomatoes served with two scoops of steamed rice. They give generous portion, food is delivered hot and freshly cooked!Mac Salad ($2.95) is tasty and Hot Dog Musubi ($3.25) is yummy! Service from Maka is welcoming, polite, and friendly.