L & L Drive-Inn

So good. Bbq chicken is my favorite. Nice people. Come here very often. You get a lot of food.

Older Hawaiian lady working, rude. Never smiles, never said thank you and when my wife discovered a dead fly in her food she asked if it flew in then very reluctantly made us another. The cheeseburger meat was utility
grade. Burger meals include french fries according to the menu but for some unknown reason she asked if I wanted fries with my order. Perhaps some say no and they don’t have to cook the fries. Food is of low quality and service is slow.

Ordered the healthy plate grilledmahimahi with garlic to go. Worst food ever! The mahimahi was paper thin & it tasted old. The brown rice that came with it was spoiled!
I would have return it if I didn’t have to drive back. Very disappointing. Went straight to the trash! What a waste of $$$$!! Don’t order that plate! You are better off getting the locomotive or Katsu!

I was very impressed with the service. The cashier was so friendly and the food staff actually came out to ask how our meal was. The food was delicious too. Thanks L&L!

The food tasted great and the portion size was just what I was looking for, you won’t leave hungry. The cashier and cook were also extremely friendly and provided great service. Highly reccomend it

This L&L stands out from the other L&Ls because they value the importance of quality food along with exceptional service. By far my favorite L&Ls on Maui. The food is good and so are the portions.

My hubby, having never been to Hawaii, wanted some authentic Hawaiian food for lunch while in Kihei. I am no Hawaiian food connoisseur so I can’t speak to the authenticity of their food — but we came to L & L Drive Inn because of its proximity to where we were.
I really wanted the grilled mahi mahi but they were out apparently, so I stumbled and decided to have the small portion of crispy garlic shrimp with rice. My hubby ordered his favorite — chicken katsu. The server seemed annoyed with me when I asked if a drink was included with my combo (it wasn’t), so I dined w/​o a drink.
Food came and my shrimp were seriously delicious. Only downside is the crispy garlic flavor was really only on the shells to which I peeled off, so the only garlic flavor I got was from licking my fingers (–1). Hubby’s katsu was okay — huge portion, he loved the mac salad, but the katsu wasn’t incredible (–1).

On the way to the beach, we decided to stop in at L&L to get some plate lunch to eat while swimming. L&L is located in a strip mall in Kihei. The server lady was super friendly and welcomed us!
We ordered the combination BBQ plate — which was Kalbi, teriyaki meat, and teriyaki chicken. All were very tasty. Served with a scoop of rice and macaroni salad. We enjoyed our meals and were glad that we stopped in.
Food Grade: B+
Service Grade: A–
Worth the Money Grade: B+
Overall Impression Grade: B+

Way better food here versus the mainland L & L restaurants. Fast service family environment. Crinkle fries are great, chicken is moist, great place for a quick plate meal

I had the loco moco with curry and the bbq combination (kalbi short ribs, chicken, beef teriyaki). It was pretty good.
The loco moco with curry was very good. I like this more than the traditional way loco moco is prepared with gravy. Too bad other L&Ls don’t do this.
The BBQ combination was also very good.
This place is open at 4:30am every morning so it’s also great if you have an early job (or a really late night) and want to get something to eat.
I’ll be back!

Was skeptical based on the reviews but decided to go anyway. Everything was on point. Food was good

Oct. 6, 2014– 8:40am
My boyfriend got the Loco Moco. It was OK. Good amount of gravy. Came with two patties and two eggs. Cashier told me the gravy spilled a little but it spilled a lot. Look like she tried to put it in the bag, the gravy spilled out and was just lazy to clean it up. Wasn’t busy at all.
I got the seafood combo came with three fried shrimp a little piece of Mahi and I chose bbq chicken. Chicken is always good. Shrimp & Mahi was good also. Got it with fried rice. It was a little mushy and I found a tiny hair in it. Kinda ruined it, but yeah.

We were looking for a hamburger for my son and found L & L. Very overpriced for the size of burger he got. As for my meal, the mini teriyaki chicken was rammed into a small container with rice, raw cabbage and creamy elbow macaroni salad. I was a little wary eating a cold dish nestled in with a hot item, hoping it hadn’t been introduced to heat for very long. I didn’t each much of it but the next day had a mild case of food poisoning. Though, there’s no way I could pin it on the salad, that’s the only thing I’d eaten differently from my family for the last few days. It took me out of vacation mode for a day, so the price was definitely too high!

I cant believe their plates are $ 9.38-$ 9.70. Plus they charge $ 1.50 for brown rice AND 44 cents for using my debit card! My plate turned out to be $ 11.78! not eating there again.

I really wanted to like this, because it was recommended to us by a great local guy… unfortunately my husband & I both just didn’t like it :(When we travel we don’t like to be «tourists» or eat at anything that’s a chain restaurant. We get recs from locals & eat local food. Anyway, this was just bland & unappealing. Especially after eating at Da Kitchen Express, which was VERY good, this just didn’t compare sadly :(Wouldn’t go back.

If you want to try basic Hawaiian plate lunch or simple supper, this is the place.
This staff were friendly. It’s basic not fancy, but it was still a hit with our family. I was a little dissapointed I couldn’t get a side of poi with the meal. No poi with kalua pork? Hey broddah dis no bodda you?
Prices averaged about $ 8 a plate.

Yum! This is off the beaten track above Kihei. The BBQ chicken was tender, flavorful and not greasy. Rice was perfect. Mac salad was good. Ask for a side of sauce and get a HUGE glass of water as this is super salty. I’d eat at this place again in a heartbeat, just be prepared to drink your weight in water!

For a fast food place, L&L is terrific. We sat at one of the few inside tables and I had BBQ chicken saimin. Nice size portion, delicious raman noodles, fresh tender chicken, great broth, nice and hot. For $ 5 in Maui, its a great deal. And quick.
It’s in the mall with the Dominick’s store, to the left in a grouping with a few other fast food places.

A pathetic, small, overcooked burger with lame «bbq» sauce, lettuce, tomatoes served with a generous portion of freshly cooked fries. I could have gone two stars except the place is filthy… I believe the health department would shut it down if they were in there tonight. There were enough people on duty to cut up behind the counter, I am glad they aren’t disturbed by mundane things like keeping the place clean.
With I went back to get some onions I had to wait for the counter person to argue with the cook and finally do her surely best to give them to me.
Run, do not walk away from here
(To be fair, when we were walking by this place 20 minutes later it appeared that the party was over and one of the staff was wiping down the tables. I didn’t stick around to see if they brought out the steam cleaner for the floors, I can only hope).

My first local food experience. And my last. Well, at least my last loco moco.
I wanted to try the loco moco ever since seeing it from a different place on the Travel Channel. I was starving at the time so the first half I ate was DELISH! But as I started to fill up, I started to realize that it was not good. The beef patty tasted really processed. I actually prefer the ones served in NYC public schools. The macaroni salad was really mayonnaisey and flavorless but they do give you a pretty big portion, as they do with the rice.
Maybe their other dishes taste better? I wouldn’t go back though.