L & L Hawaiian Barbecue

• Restaurant: L & L Hawaiian barbecue
• Location: 2400 Foothill, Laverne, CA 91750
• Atmosphere: Typical fast food, Clean.
• Bathroom: Clean!
• Date of visit: 4:09 P.M., 8/26/07
  
• Website: http://www.hawaiianbarbecue.com

L & L Hawaiian Barbecue is Hawaiian fast food. They offer a variety of meats including chicken and pork katsu, fried shrimp, and thinly sliced grilled short ribs. On my trip, I went for the “mini” chicken katsu plate. The “mini” plate is $4.59 and the “regular” plate is $6.69 at this location. The mini plate comes with a side of steamed rice and macaroni salad. The “mini” plate is plenty of food, I recommend the “mini” especially since their food is so heavy.

I was the only person in L & L and it took them about 10 minutes for them to prepare the food. Having watched them put the chicken in the fryer, I appreciate the fact that the food is cooked to order.

The chicken katsu is good. It was nicely fried and crispy. They use dark meat for their katsu, as a result the katsu is juicy and moist on the inside. One thing I didn’t like is that the meat did seem a bit greasy. There seemed to be a layer of grease oozing in between the meat and the panko breading. But, hey, it’s fried chicken.

Is this the best chicken katsu I ever had? Probably not. But it’s a solid piece of chicken and I would go back.