L & L Drive-inn

Had a great dinner here while I was visiting Hawaii. I know this is a food chain vs an individual local joint, but honestly, their food was better than what I found at a couple of local places. They do a great job with their katsu chicken and bbq(teriyaki) chicken, and there's always way too much food for me to eat in one sitting, so I get to enjoy it the next day for lunch as well! I ordered a combo meal with teriyaki and katsu chicken. Ran about $14 if I remember right. My wife and I shared the meal. Stuffed ourselves, and then saved the rest for the next day. So really we had about 4 meals out of it for the $14 price. not bad! Sorry, I forgot to take photos of my food, I was too hungry, but I think there are already plenty of others that have taken care of all the needed photos.

The BEST value around for COMFORT food! Recommended by a local. Reasonable prices, mounds of food, and TASTY! Spam saimin, beef shortribs, & chicken katsu were ALL delicious and plentiful. Service was efficient and dining area was clean but sparely decorated, but who cares as long as the food is GOOOOD and you have a place to sit!!!!

This is my favorite L&L location for their chicken katsu and katsu curry. I would recommend getting the mini size unless you are super super hungry; it is almost the same amount of food, but the regular has a tiny bit more meat and a lot more rice. Each L&L location has slightly different katsu sauce and I must say that this location’s sauce flavor is by far my favorite. The outdoor seating is nice and you can usually count on the company of the famous wild chickens. The family that runs the restaurant is also very friendly.

Normally, I avoid writing about chain restaurants. How different can they be? This one was different because locals were coming in getting their food. The food was good, the service was good and I loved every bite. The atmosphere was average and what you can expect at L&L, but like I said the local residents were there getting their takeout.