L&L Hawaiian Barbecue - Hawaiian restaurant in San Jose - 1 Curtner Ave #80, USA

I went Friday 8/17/23 and the service was great. The woman taking orders was friendly and very efficient... wow! I ordered the BBQ and Chicken & fried fish combo for abt $16 and it was cooked perfectly. Nice portions. More than I can eat in one sitting so I made two meals out of it. The place is just simple table and chairs, but serves its purpose.

My colleague had been telling me what great food L&L Hawaiian Barbecue serves. She said it was the closest to the food she had when she was in Hawaii. I decided to try it today but had no idea where to start. When I walked in, there weren't very many people inside. But considering it was between 11:30 a.m. and 12 p.m., I wasn't too surprised. There was a gentleman waiting and a group of others having lunch. I was approached by Howard (the cashier), but I needed more time, which he graciously gave me. When the gentleman got his order, I asked him if he could recommend anything. He very kindly told me he was partial the #2 BBQ Platter (or combo). He said he couldn't recommend anything else because the #2 was all he ever had. Then a lady came in, saw I was new, and recommended any of the bowls. Finally, I spoke with Howard. He explained some of the terminology and then he asked me what foods I prefer more. In the end, I went for the #2 just as a place to start. But I REALLY appreciated the time Howard took to walk me through the menu and offer his guidance. He also let me know if I didn't want the macaroni salad that comes along with the #2 or the white rice, then I could swap with any of the things listed on the whiteboard in the restaurant. So I swapped with French fries (which looked good in the menu picture). And so I got my overflowing-with-food box home (just see my picture--the box barely closed!) and sat down to lunch. To a VERY hearty and GOOD lunch! There were ribs and beef and chicken--all grilled to perfection. Almost melt-in-your-mouth tender. (And there was a lettuce salad under the meat.) So I'll go back to try the bowl and some other items on the menu. Because what I had was good. I recommend the restaurant and this location specifically because Howard had excellent customer service. (But I gave 3 🌟 to the ambience because, frankly, I was expecting something a little more Hawaiian-y in décor.)

Yeah so my buddy and I walked in and some lady working the counter on Nov, 15th was on her phone the entire minute my friend and I wanted to order. Also this place smelled really bad this day like very humid and nasty. We just left due to her being rude and not acknowledging us.

This place was disgusting and they don't honor the app. I am so glad I don't like their macaroni salad because unfortunately my bf got food poisoning lastnight. The mems bathroom was out of order, the tables was disgusting. The employee didnt even know there was an app and I was like wow. Definitely wouldn't recommend. It was pretty warm in the building so i am assuming the macaroni salad was left out too long and spoiled

DO NOT ORDER HERE! The food was atrocious! Burnt Musubi, over peppered katsu and watery katsu sauce. Don't go here spend your money where they care. Go to a different L&L place their customer service is garbage at best. The staff don't care there when I called to complain they were rude. Who the hell finds that acceptable see the picture. I would fire the cook because he is rude and well can't cook. If I was the manager here I would be embarrassed.

Nice and quick comfort food place! Definitely better than my expectation. Highly recommended the chicken kastu! Fried to golden brown and has a beautiful crisp texture to it! I’m okay with the bbq, it’s too salty for my liking. Overall, pretty good place to have a quick meal

This location always has the best tasting food! We love coming here. Great portions and friendly staff

The smell will smack you right in the face when your in the parking lot , to die for !! So delicious ! I can’t get over the fact how good there food is . There crew team has excellent and very professional cooks. They all seem very serious and determined to provide excellent service . I’d recommend my family and friends any day of the week ! L & L BBQ the only place for a delicious home cooked meal Update: they gave me way more food then I could eat . This made the wife very happy , I’m so full and it’s so good so I can’t stop eating but there’s plenty left over . This is definitely not my last time .