text: Since moving from Hawaii back in to Arizona I have been very skeptical about places that claim to serve Hawaiian food here because as we all know pineapple on a pizza does NOT make it Hawaiian I know what Hawaiianesque food is supposed to taste like nnRight away I was not impressed because we were not greeted by the customary Aloha that the person behind the counter is supposed to do to everyone entering the restaurant Some people were but not us The place had the look and feel of a fast food restaurant Dah that is because it was The duecor was made up of posters of Hawaii Hawaiian Aloha shirts and a single surfboard on the walls Not very impressive nor did it give you the feel of a restaurant in Hawaii nnAnyway to the food My wife ordered the Kalua Pork Smokeflavored shredded pork with white rice mixed with cabbage She immediately said it did not taste anything like the pork we have had in Hawaii It had no flavor so she added some katsu sauce to it That made it edible She did not even eat the rice or cabbage I think she only ate the pork because she was hungry nnI ordered the and plate of chicken short ribs It came with white rice cabbage and macaroni salad But the macaroni salad was not cold because they placed the chicken which was hot on top of the macaroni salad so it was warm The short ribs were NOTHING like I had when I lived in Hawaii In addition to them not being authentic I have had better at local Asian restaurants or buffets I have to admit the chicken was not that bad but again it was not authentic Hawaiian short ribs either I dipped it in their teriyaki sauce which made it better The short ribs on the other hand was so bad I did not eat them They were tasteless and Hawaiian short ribs are normally amazing nnI guess this is what happens when you try and eat Hawaiian food in a city like Phoenix that is the furthest you can possible get from Hawaii I will never come back here because of their false advertising and horrible food Please change your name LL Hawaiian BBQ because this place is not HawaiiannnFOOD Maybe the original L L in Hawaii is good but this LL franchise location was truly disappointing The food was SUBPAR If I would have been satisfied with my meal maybe I would not be judging this place so harshly I was so disappointed that the food did not live up to what the promises in its name SERVICE The gal behind the counter represented everything but the spirit of Aloha was about She had a look one her that said she was not very happy and did not want to be there PRICE The price for the quality of food you receive is high AMBIANCEThe duecor was made up of posters of Hawaii Hawaiian Aloha shirts and a single surfboard on the walls Not very impressive nor did it give you the feel of a restaurant in Hawaii CONCLUSION There is not really much to say hereI miss Hawaii but what i miss more is the FOOD I spotted this place while visiting Applebees and thought OH MAN THIS IS GOING TO BE AMAZING then I tried it RETURN FACTOR n n What does my OVERALL rating mean nn stars Highly recommended I would be willing to drive out of my way to this business It is that good This place represents their industry or cuisine very well n stars Highly Recommended I would frequent this business n stars Not that good but not that bad Just average I would not mind going again n stars I would not recommend this establishment to friends or family n stars DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DO NOT patronize this business I would RUN AWAY from this place and you should too DO NOT WAST YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY AT THIS ESTABLISH