Reviews for L&L Hawaiian Barbecue in Pasadena, CA
Where do I start? We usually love this location, but it does not live up to expectations anymore. Prices have not been... increased, but it is clear that the quality has taken a hit in order to keep prices low. After placing our to-go order, werequested a few more sauces and the woman behind the counter scolded us by telling us, no no, you only get 2 sauces per meal and.55 cents per addition sauce. The sauces containers are much smaller than they used to be and are hardly half full. Back in theday, we were able to fill our own sauces containers out in the lobby. I understand the change due to covid, but why limit thequantity so significantly? We arrived home, dug into our meals only to be disappointed by soggy, mushy, hard, bland rice thatwas unpalatable. Who knew it was possible to have mushy rice, with the inside still hard The normally delicious mac salad wasover cooked and had ZERO flavor. The BBQ beef was WAY over marinated and the katsu chicken was bland, but sadly still the bestpart of the meal. We were left feeling completely unsatisfied and wishing we had gone somewhere else. We will not be returninganytime soon unless some serious changes are made. Read more
Insane how the cooks talk in the back. I highly recommend not bringing your children if youre coming here. These guys talk like... they just got out of prison or are sailors or something. Super unprofessional. Cursing loud and saying the N word towards anAfrican American employee. The manager needs to look into New cooks. Just Terrible. Read more
It's so hard to find great Hawaiian food, but L&L is, in fact, great. The food was delish and the service was with a smile and... a kind word. It may turn out to be my new favorite Hawaiian place! Read more
Had the mixed barbecue plate with fries instead of rice. Good size portion for two. Price was reasonable. The rib was extra... fatty and not as tender as I would like. The other meats were ok. I was hoping for a little more on the overall flavour withouthaving to add salt or sauce. Read more
I had not been here in a while. I forgot just how good their food was. I ordered the BBQ Combination Plate. It came with at... least 3 different types of meat (chicken, beef ribs, beef etc.) plus macaroni salad and rice. Not cheap but delicious,especially if you add some sauce. Highly recommended! Service was fast and friendly. Read more
If you're looking for healthy food then this is not the place for you. But if you're looking for good, tasty, and very... affordable food then try this place. It gets busy in the evening and parking can be a bit tough depending on the time of theday. Read more
Large portions, cheap and delicious! Wednesday they have 0.99$ spam masubi. Pretty small dining area, but most people come in... for take out. Read more
Was meeting a friend after 2 years and we headed out to get some Indian food but the restaurant was being renovated so we looked... elsewhere. L&L Hawaiian BBQ came up in our search asking side a ramen shop next door. We ordered the garlic chicken and the BBQchicken. The food was decent, the folks who worked there were great and the place seemed very interesting. It had a lot ofpictures, with surfboards and other things that one may associate with Hawaii. The food portions are great so don?t order toomuch if you are a light eater. There is some space to accommodate dine in, the parking lot is fairly decent. Lots of collegestudents frequent the place. The prices are very reasonable. I should have tried the fish as the garlic chicken was very toughto eat. I guess it was fried. Read more