L L Hawaiian Barbecue - San Jose

The curry from this location is NOT the same as the other locations, and the flavor is horrible!!

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

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.

I feel the quality has degraded from previous orders. Sides had an off putting taste this time.

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 manypeople inside. But considering it was between 11:30 a.m. and 12 p.m., I wasn't too surprised. There was a gentleman waiting anda group of others having lunch. I was approached by Howard (the cashier , but I needed more time, which he graciously gaveme. When the gentleman got his order, I asked him if he could recommend anything. He very kindly told me he was partial the #2BBQ 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 heasked 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 timeHoward took to walk me through the menu and offer his guidance. He also let me know if I didn't want the macaroni salad thatcomes 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 (justsee my picture--the box barely closed! and sat down to lunch. To a VERY hearty and GOOD lunch! There were ribs and beef andchicken--all grilled to perfection. Almost melt-in-your-mouth tender. (And there was a lettuce salad under the meat. So I'llgo back to try the bowl and some other items on the menu. Because what I had was good. I recommend the restaurant and thislocation specifically because Howard had excellent customer service. (But I gave 3 ???? to the ambience because, frankly, I wasexpecting something a little more Hawaiian-y in décor.