L&L Hawaiian Barbecue

I love this place.  I have eaten at L&L since Puyallup, WA, and I must say the food taste just as good as in WA.  I always order the chicken katsu.  I didn't know that they have a mini or regular sized plates, I suggest getting the mini sized plates because the regular sized is a lot of food.  My only problem is that this location doesn't put the katsu sauce in a small container, instead they make the katsu "swim" in sauce.; it's a little much for me.  So always remember to ask for the sauce on the side or your plate will be drowing with sauce- even the delish mac salad....

Works for Me!

L&L has been on "The List" for quite some time, so I finally made my way out to Aurora to try it.  I'd heard so much about the infamous Hawaiian Macaroni Salad... And I'd legitimately never (ever!) had SPAM before, and my companions for the evening are from Hawaii.  So these forces combined and Wham-O!  L&L is a HIT!

Both of my Hawaiian-bred friends felt an immediate sense of home, only heightened by the cooler full of Hawaiian Juices ripe for the grabbing.  (We grabbed... Too many.  Passion Fruit.  Guava.  Pineapple.  Teas.  No High Fructose Corn Syrup.  Win.)  Between the three of us, we shared and sampled for the "Full Experience."  This is what we had:

1:  Small Loco Moco.  The Island Tradition/Obsession:  A mound of white rice, topped with a Hamburger Patty, a Fried Egg, and smothered in Brown Gravy.  Waffle House ain't got NUTHIN' on *this* Smotherin'!   It's not winning any Heart Healthy awards by any means, but MAN is this stuff GOOD!  And it came with the ever-present side of...

MACARONI SALAD.

Don't ask.  Just eat.  This stuff is life-changing.  Life.  Changing.  And they'll sell you an extra side to-go for less than $2.  Because one scoop is never enough.

2:  Small Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Bowl.  The bowls come sans the Macaroni Salad.  I can't understand why anyone wouldn't want it... But okay, for smaller appetites, the bowls are one scoop of steamed white rice topped with (in this case) sweet and tangy Hawaiian BBQ Chicken.  Reminiscent of the "Bourbon Chicken" at those Food Courts, this too was favorably received and devoured.

3:  Large Chicken Katsu Platter.  Two scoops of steamed white rice, the infamous and delicious Macaroni Salad, and crisp-fried, Panko-coated Fried Chicken.  The "Hawaiian BBQ Sauce" on the side is somewhere between Duck Sauce and Mickey D's Sweet 'n Sour sauce.  Again, we devoured it happily.

Lastly, and the most exciting moment of the evening:

SPAM MUSUBI!  Yup.  I ate SPAM.  Finally.  It only took 35 years.  Bonus:  I liked it!!!  Spam musubi is definitely a Hawaiian staple... Apparently you can pick it up at every 7-11 on the Islands, and it's GOOD.  Think Spam Sushi.  A thick slice of Spam, griddled in a teriyaki sauce, rolled in seaweed with steamed white rice.  As apprehensive as I was at that first bite, I quickly realized how surprisingly good and addictive it is.  I don't know why I was surprised... The magic combination of Salty-Sweet and Porky-Goodness.  Noms.

So, yeah, L&L was quite the success.  And I'll have to say how happy I am that it's all the way in Aurora, because if it were nearer to my stomping grounds, we'd have a serious problem.

Aahhh I love this place, is eat here everyday if my wife would let me. Lol.

Everything here us great, trust me I've had it all.

Happy eating! . Mahalo.