L&L Hawaiian Barbecue

We just got back from Hawai'i where they had L&L everywhere, so when I saw there was one in Annandale I got super excited. Unfortunately this was a pretty disappointing experience. They were short-staffed so it took 40 minutes to get our lunch. We ordered the loco moco, but it was so salty we had to send it back. The garlic shrimp had no garlic on it, and when we did get a side of the garlic butter, the butter it tasted weird. My aloha saimin broth was ok... The broth was good but the noodles tasted like dirt and the egg was burnt. I had ordered a side of garlic rice, but only received plain rice. The musubi was also not prepared properly it was rolled in seaweed instead of stacked and wrapped. We said something to the staff and they were willing to comp our meal, but we at least wanted to

Atmosphere was excellent. I loved that there were activities outdoors and ample seating. The food and the service were meh. Everything I ate lacked depth of flavor, unlike authentic Hawaiian food. I doubt I'll try this restaurant again unless I'm in Hawaii.

Great looking spot. Ordered the BBQ chicken and BBQ beef short ribs! The ribs were delicious, as was the macaroni. The chicken was salty, but that has potential to be fixed!

We grew up eating L&L. We've eaten at L&L in CA (where we grew up) Southern VA (we often go for work) and Tokyo, Japan (where we lived for over 5 years). Unfortunately, this location is the only one that misses the mark for us. The servers are friendly, but we waited for our food for over 45 minutes. When we got there, there was no line. We had to follow up twice since people who arrived minutes after us were almost done with their meals. Supposedly the kitchen was backed up which could be the case, but we watched people who ordered similar items that got their food faster than we did. Maybe the truth is that they missed our order? I would rather them tell us that was the case and apologize rather than their kitchen was backed up. We've always known L&L to be quite quick to serve. This lo

The service was good but I was disappointed with the lack of flavor in the musubis! i ordered a trio — chicken katsu, spam, and a sweet soy sauce chicken flavor(?) but they were just a bit oily and didn’t taste like much. which is sad bc i love musubis. the rice was also meh. the fries i ordered were hot and yummy tho. would be willing to come back if they revamped their menu items. food is 3/5 stars service is 4/5 stars