My partner is actually from Hawai'i and we were craving a musubi or 2 that wasn't made by me at home (lol) so we were elated to discover an L&L open past 9 where we could also grab a drink! We're from Laurel but were in North Bethesda having a little date day that turned into a date night when we stumbled onto this whole shebang and figured it would be more than worth the drive out. We will go ANY distance for real Hawaiian food and we are stoked that we can hit L&L without taking the day long flight now. The service was mostly friendly (bartender didn't seem to understand why we would want 2 musubis each though we assured her we did which caused a marked delay in service, but another gentleman was highly apologetic and kind about the situation. I can only imagine her dismay when we wound up eating like 4 each total in front of her) and the food and drinks were PHENOMENAL. My only real complaint is the vibe was particularly offputting and it started with that first girl who took our order. Maybe they could just tell we were from out of town, maybe it was that everyone there seemed to know each other and there was some sort of event going on (?), or that later on they heard me getting hangry and saying I could've made it quicker at home (I didn't think anyone could hear me! It was extremely loud and I was just shooting the shit at our table, it was by no means a formal complaint), but we honestly just felt unwelcome and out of place the whole time. Pretty ironic being that one of us is actually Hawaiian but I digress, best I can describe it is as though we had crashed someone else's house party. It's a shame because I really enjoyed the dj sets and the friendly, familiar vibe everyone else in there seemed to be in on. I am an avid people watcher so I spent a lot of time just taking it all in and trying to gauge what exactly the hell was going on. We really did not expect strobe lights and techno at L&L barbecue no matter how late we popped in but we certainly weren't mad about it. Everyone who performed killed it!! However I will say an older gentleman who seemed to be the owner actually glared at me while I was dancing and enjoying the music by my table, so I waved, hoping he felt he could approach me with whatever the issue was. He did not, but the staring did stop after that I believe. I am truly sorry sir, I know I can't dance but y'all fed me good, served me a handsomely sized cup of pog cider, AND played music so loud I could feel it in my actual organs so I could not help myself. I didn't make it to the dance floor because everyone there definitely was there for some personal event and I didn't want to intrude any more than I already clearly was. I am also certain the promoter or whomever heard me mistake a beer tower for a lava lamp and he looked at me pretty funny every time he walked past after that but that's on me I guess. I might come back and embarrass myself some more later if you'll have me. No pics of the food because I bodied both orders immediately, so that should tell you all you need to know about the spam and portuguese sausage musubis. read more