L & L Hawaiian Barbecue

here. I ordered the L&L BBQ Mix and did I turn out to be a happy camper. The plate was beef, chicken, short ribs (all of the meats were nicely seasoned), rice and macaroni salad. Heaping servings: flavorful and delicious. I don't know if all the locations mirror this one but this location is a go back too for sure.

Food/Taste/Flavor: 5/5 - mini chicken katsu plate gave a GIGANTIC portion!! Krispy outside and moist on the inside. The macaroni salad is simple but creamy. The kalua & lau lau combo was moist and the taro leaves has an interesting flavor so worth a try Ambience: 4/5 - took food to go but the restaurant is clean and bright. They redid the store so it did get a face lift but does look a bit cluttered around the counter Service: 5/5 - girl at the counter was attentive and quick. She was prepping to go containers of sauce, taking orders, organizing orders, and keeping it cool the entire time. Food took about 15 min and she apologized for the wait Value for price: 5/5 - despite the price increases, still cheap with huge servings.

In our visit to this restaurant, we had an unpleasant experience. In our orders, both the Barbeque chicken and rice were served cold and not fresh. I told a employee from the restaurant that my order was cold and not fresh. I told them to remake my order because of the same reason. The employee was rude and did not want to replace the cold chicken and rice. The employee gave the cold chicken to another employee who was in the kitchen. The employee who was in the kitchen put the cold chicken and back into the grill were everyone's elses order was being cooked as well. This is unsanitary since I had already taken a bite from the cold chicken. Even if they knew that I had taken a bite from the cold chicken, they still decided to put it in the grill. They also didn't replace the rice. The grill was also very dirty and it looked like it hasn't been cleaned for a long time.

The meat taste old and freezer burned. The manapuas did not have very much filling. The mac salad was hot and almost tasted like it was melting. Fish is old and frozen and then cooked til it was rubber. The spam musabi is not worth the money for barely cooked spam, stail rice. Only saving grace was the fried noodles aloha style.

Excellent service (even if there is a long line at lunch hour), great food and very large portions for the price. Forget the Carson location rude people small portions - come here in Torrance, plus they really take care of regular customers. Most people would never think of Hawaiian BBQ as a place to go for a low calorie meal, but I know of no better. My typical order is the Regular size Half & Half w/ BBQ Chicken and Beef, sides of white rice and steamed vegetables (85-90% broccoli). This is a large plate but still under 900 calories and I usually eat only half for lunch at work and take the rest home. Add unsweetened tea for your drink and you have a filling meal high in protein, enough carbs (white rice) to get you through the day, some vitamins from the veggies all under 450 calories. Best value lunch and best for you that I've found, keeps me coming back for almost 15 years.