L&L Hawaiian Barbecue Charleston, SC

Ahhhhmaaaazing!!!!!! I have long enjoyed the Asian Pacific Islander culture and cuisine. L&L is a staple in the Hawaiian islands. This location brings it all to life!!!!! DO NOT HESITATE TO GO HERE!!!!! OWNER IS AUTHENTIC AND SO IS HER STAFF!!!!! I enjoyed reliving my time in Guam, Hawai'i and the Micronesian Islands!!! We will make this location a regular rotation, for sure. Please patronize this restaurant!!!! They are worthy of it and are the real deal!!!! Much Aloha here! Mahalo for everything!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Macaroni salad doesn’t have much flavor..
Less rice but I lot of meat.. wish have even.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

I came in there to use the bathroom I say can buy drink and she told me no the lady was up front told me I still couldn’t use the bathroom I love there food this is first time where I couldn’t use bathroom even if I buy a drink she was so unprofessional I ask plaz just let me use the bathroom and her reply was no I can’t use it

Service: 1

I was so happy to find this little piece of Hawaii in SC!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

I have never seen Hawaiian food like this is my life and we have been all over the United States. The food was gross 🤮 my family and I never ate it all because it was too nasty. We threw it in the garbage. Plus the portions are very small. I would never come back. Don’t waste your time or money. Our bill was all most $65.00 I should have went up and asked for a refund and gave them the food back.

I go here when I want to treat myself to a feast! They look after us military guys too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great customer service.
Authentic Hawaiian BBQ sized portions.
Food is very good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Overall, food is good except the rice. Rice is simple to make and somehow, they make it VERY mushy. Either they use way too much water, let the rice sit on warm in the rice cooker overnight, or don’t know how to cook rice. I’ve seen previous comments where others feel the same way from other portals, so I’m not the only one. Just very concerning that a Hawaiian restaurant doesn’t know how to cook rice. It’s like going to restaurant that specializes in breakfast but don’t know how to fry an egg.

Food: 2

Food was great and service was great as well!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: BBQ, BBQ Chicken

Best chicken I’ve ever had

Always treated with friendly service and the food tastes just like it does on the islands

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Placed a catering order and while I haven’t picked up the food yet, the customer service was outstanding. I’ve loved L&L for many years and was happy to see a location in Charleston. I’ll update once I’ve picked up the food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food is always delicious and truly authentic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

10 stars I highly recommend. Very friendly owners great tasting food and accommodation

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

As Polynesians, this was our first stop to our trip to Charleston. We ordered the chicken katsu curry and katsu sauce, a mix plate (Kalua with BBQ chix) and 2 musubis (spam wrapped Nori/seaweed w/rice). We later ordered two more musubis to go. Food portion was great couldn't finish the katsu chix but that buggah was still good later on the day. They also had Hawaiian Sun drinks. The bill came out to be about ~$38. You can pay in either cash, debit/credit. Restrooms are also available, plenty of parking. Highly recommended for people who are from Hawaii and looking for that 'local' Hawaiian cuisine. The only negative part of this was they did not have laulau, they haven't had laulau for a month. Other than that, everything was great. We will visit again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5