I visited LB Hawaiian Barbecue for the first time on 3/16 at around 2:30 PM and had a meh experience. My friend had mentioned that this place was good so I was looking forward to trying it out. I ordered a BBQ Chicken Plate Served with Rice + Mac Salad $13.82 (including tax) and was disappointed. The chicken was dry, and needed a lot more sauce. The cabbage underneath is basically raw. The white rice was also dry. The only good thing about this meal was the macaroni salad. The food was unappetizing and I only ate a little bit and took home the rest. Parking: It can get difficult since it's a busy plaza. Not impressed, and unfortunately, not sure if I will be back. read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - Mediocre BBQ Chicken Plate Served with Rice + Mac Salad $13.82 (including tax) - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

This is my go-to place for lunch after work on Saturday's. The portions are plentiful, and the prices are good. I'm trying to control how much carbs I'm eating right now, and increase the protein in my diet. This place allows customization with the sides, so it works out perfectly for me. I usually get the plate sized food here for the bigger portion sizes because I'm a big back that burns a lot of calories lol. The Loco Moco & the sauce is delicious, the beef curry is tasty, and the Lau Lau ain't bad either. When I come it's usually the same two ladies working the cash register all the time and they provide friendly and fast service. My food always comes out in less than 10 minutes. There's a pretty chill vibe in the restaurant too so I can just quietly chill in there when I decide to. Overall, really solid place to get your Hawaiian food fix. read more

Another great visit. Solid food and great service. I am always amazed how fast they turn around your order. Prices are very reasonable considering the quantity. Ordered two Katsu Plates, one mini and one large. One was with Curry and my husband thumbs up the curry, nice to know so I can order it againa read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - Katsu Plate Mini - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

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I crave Musubi, Hawaiian BBq hits the spot. The bowls are generous and the meat is cooked to order, delicious sauce and fresh veggies. read more

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3 stars My mom wanted saimin because she was missing Hawaii and it was a rather breezy day in LB today. So, she got the Spam Saimin ($7.95). It was decent...the broth wasn't too salty. The noodles were slightly overdone, but it was still edible. The spam was spamming. Service was friendly. Outdoor seating is available. I'll definitely be back to try other items. read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - Spam saimin - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

I've had their katsu plate in the past & loved it. I recently stopped by mid-commute for a quick snack & ordered a spam musubi. The lady working the cashier was really sweet & I liked the spam to rice ratio. Most places have too much rice & very little spam. read more

Visited during daytime hours and unfortunately saw a roach in the dining area, along the wall near the seating. This wasn't in a hidden corner or after closing -- it was visible while customers were actively dining. I understand restaurants can have challenges, but seeing pest activity in the dining area during the day raises serious concerns about cleanliness and pest control practices. It made me uncomfortable continuing my meal. I quietly left and won't be returning. Hopefully management takes this seriously and addresses it promptl read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - Roach infested - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

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I'm not sure how long this location has been around, but truthfully I was in the area and planning to go to a different place a couple doors down from here. Suddenly I noticed several folks wearing scrubs stopping in for their lunch break and figured, why not try something new? I'd consider this place a hole in the wall that offers a variety of Hawaiian options! We went for a loco moco and a couple unique masbuis. The loco moco was an outstanding size! Definitely shareable if needed and the masbui was a great value for what you paid for, I can't wait to try more of the different masbuis! This is definitely a gem of a Hawaiian cuisine that is surrounded by several great places for takeout, so if you're in the area, add this place to your rotation of takeout restaurants when you're craving a masubi or some Hawaiian bbq! read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

The musubis here are pretty good. I had a Katsu one and a regular spam one and they were both actually quite delicious. It might have been cause I was starving and hadn't eaten much all day but I was left really pleased with my decision to eat here. They were also sold at a decent price! read more

If you're in the area and got the craving for some grindz thso will do. Not the best but not the worst. Staff are nice and helpful. Food is good and prices are fair. I did the katsu with gravy. The gravy was a touch salty and the chicken cutlets are a bit thin but overall good bang for the buck. The mini filled me up. read more

This places leave much to be desired. Food was quite bland - I got the light BBQ chicken plate as I wanted something on the lighter side. Chicken and veggies were pretty bland. I used a lot of sriracha to at least give it some flavor. The service was okay - staff were not particularly friendly but food came out fairly quickly. There are other much better options in the area so doubt I will be back. read more

So I have gone here since it was L&L... so I suppose I have high standards. I didn't really enjoy this place the last few times but there isn't much choice for Hawaiian bbq in the immediate area.... So I tried again. First- the macaroni salad is HORRIBLE. I always think it's me but it's just terrible and chemical tasting. No flavor. Prob could enjoy grocery store macaroni better. The meat is okay. A little dry. Atleast the white rice is good. Tbh, stick to the musubi. More bang for your buck and you don't have to suffer this horrible macaroni. Only reason I gave 3 starts read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

I came here for the first time. I got bbq chicken with rice , Mac n cheese with steamed veggies. Regular size. The food was pretty good. Chicken, Nice flavor not too salty or over seasoned. The vegetables were just right. Not too soft. I definitely will be back to try some other stuff from the menu. read more

My husband and I love their Kalua Pork mini plate. It's the best item on the menu. My husband lived in Oahu for decades and this place is legit. Hawaiian plate lunches are the best! Grateful it's in Long Beach!! read more

It got the job done. I am no longer hungry, but I can't say I particularly enjoyed it. I wouldn't drive across town for this experience. It was mainly fuel. I got the Hawaiian Plate ($17.50), which included Kalua Pork and Lau Lau (butterfish & fatty pork cooked in 2 different types of leaves, like a fish/pork tamale without the masa), plus white rice and macaroni salad. I also ordered a Spam Musubi ($2.50). Total came out to around $23 w/ tip included. The best word I can use to describe the overall flavor of everything was "old." It just didn't taste freshly made. Like it had been sitting in a slow cooker or heating tray too long. It wasn't bright and refreshing. Just tasted like yesterday's news. There were unique menu items on there. I mean, how often do you see Lau Lau on the menu in southern California? But, the food flavor and quality wasn't the best. read more

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I'll stop here every time I'm driving by beef ribs are on point. Quick and pleasant service

Came for lunch. My coworker walked across from work to go to Uncle Fung but to find out they are closed due to unsanitary conditions of the staff. Bummer... so we decided to go to LB Hawaiian. We both ordered mini meals. My coworker ordered teriyaki chicken with veggies, no rice or macaroni. Her portions came out tiny. I ordered the Katsu curry that came with 1 scoop rice and 1 scoop macaroni. I also ordered side of fries and 1 Hawaiian can drink. My meal came out to be $18-$19. I really enjoyed my meal. I get to dip my Katsu in the Katsu sauce and the curry sauce. I love sauce. And it was perfect combo for me. The fries were freshly fried but they were fat fries so I didn't really enjoyed they as much. read more

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This place caught my eye as I was trying to find something to eat. There's plenty of parking in the lot but it can be very busy during peak times as there is a Target near and other places to eat including a tea place. I got their Mini Loco Moco with a sunny side up egg and with gravy smothered on top. This was ($9.50) and came with a scoop of rice and a scoop of mac. I also got this to go. The gravy had this weird taste after eating it with rice. I actually didn't eat most of it because of the weird taste it had. The hamburger patty also had no flavor but I ate all of it. And the mac had some flavor, but it started giving me a stomachache so I stopped. Honestly, I ate almost all of it minus most of the mac because I needed to eat something. I don't know how their other food tastes so maybe I'll be back at a future date to try something else. read more

I consider this spot more of a grab and go, however, there is both indoor and outdoor seating. The staff is very efficient and the kitchen cranks out orders fast. I am a huge fan of their spam musubi, easy on the sauce, and my husband loves their BBQ Chicken plate. Lots of parking, flavors are consistent order to order and the macoroni salad is a must. Enjoy!! read more

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I get out of my class an immediately want to get food from here and tell me why not even 8 minutes before they close, they state they are "closed." I get that I am coming in late and it can be frustrating, but don't post that you close a 9 if you're going to close before hand. Red hair lady at the register was all condescending about it too. Very disappointing read more

When I get my nails done next door I treat myself to garlicky fish, brown rice and macaroni salad. Yumm

Just heard about poor service and food Check your take out food you order Food is normally great but if communication is missed food can be messed up experienced burned bread smashed fries to much onions yet asked for no onion Hope you always check the food ordered read more

Dont get deluvery from this place, the peoole dont pay attention. I ordered from Grub hub. So if they screw up the order there is no way for them to fix it. I ordered the katsu curry. Item came with no curry so the meat was dry, they also didnt pack my kimchi. I called them and they said I could go there and pick it up, but there was nothing they could do. They wouldn't even offer me any kind of compensation for not being able to eat the $15 meal. Then she tried to tell me it should be there because she packed the order herself. We'll, the bag was double knotted very tightly and there was no curry or komchi in the bag. They screwed up and then tried to say it should be there.. dont get delivery from this place read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - No curry, no solution to the problem. Don't get delivery from this place - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

Slow and inefficient! They used to be a whole lot better than this. Don't come here unless you want to wait a long time for food or service. I ordered a BBQ beef, spam, and BBQ chicken musubi. I got two spam and one chicken??? read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - Didn't get what I ordered - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

Nothin but a bowl of rice and 1 oz of beef I swear. If you're gonna purchase a bowl expect a rice bowl not a beef bowl. If you're gonna make me spend $10 dollars for a bowl at least give me a decent portion of meat with my bowl. If your gonna do all rice than make the bowl cheaper. read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - BBQ Beef Bowl - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

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We had high hopes this place would be somewhat authentic, far from it. It was like eating at Ono or L&L. The sauce given for the kalbi was in gel form and brown, bleck. My kalua pork was drowing in bbq sauce on the hawaiin roll sliders but had a good flavor. French fries were fresh but unsalted. Mac salad was blah. Where's the shredded carrots, apple cider vinegar, tuna? Customer service was good. This place has so much potential. Would we return? Nope, not for $48 of mediocre "Hawaiin" fare. Always room for improvement. read more

Hawaiian food so authentic, it made my Hawaiian friend tear up! All the fun items the chain Hawaiian restaurants don't carry are on deck! My Loco Moco plate could've fed Godzilla! Friendly service and inexpensive! This is my new Go To whenever I'm in Long Beach! read more

This place is small and has a total of 5-7 tables inside I believe. It's not super packed the few times I've gone, and so you're likely to get a seat in here. I ordered the chicken katsu and curry with rice. I've had Japanese curry and so I assumed that is how it's going to taste. Do not get this! The chicken katsu is ok. I don't know why but it tasted like a gian chicken nugget for some reason. The curry has no salt. It was just a strong curry seasoning flavor, but it's like they didn't add anything else. It was gross. I couldn't eat it. Don't recommend. I've tried their loco moco which is good. But just don't get the curry. read more

Ok, LB Hawaiian BBQ is very good! Food is delicious and the macaroni salad is crack! I always order an extra side. I usually get the bbq beef or katsu plate, but recently discovered the katsu with curry-omg it is SO good. Since this place changed to LB Hawaiian the service is great and I love coming here-honestly I probably order from here at least once a week. read more

Used to be better. Rushed by cashier. Food was cold. And you can tell not made fresh. Bland chicken beef and rib. Gave it too many chances, over all it's gone down. No wonder the ratings are low. read more

I am a repeat customer here. You cannot go wrong with ordering Spam Musubi, Loco Moco, and the combo plate of Kalua Pork and Lau Lau. The establishment is always clean and the servers are always cheerful with you. And don't leave without getting Haupia!!! read more

I purchased the beef bowl and got really sick. I got food poisoning. I called and told the owner and he said that he couldn't do anything about it. I told him they need to be more clean and careful with the meat and how they cook and prepare the food so other people don't go through want I went to. He refused to help in terms of a refund. I returned my left overs and he still didn't care. Who knows what goes on behind that dirty curtain. Be safe. read more

Not the best but certainly not the worst. You can always get a solid tasty meal at LB. The help Is friendly and the selection is plentiful. I will say that their Mac salad is right up there with the best. Thanks for keeping it real with the prices. read more

The portions are good but the BBQ chicken has a little too much fat for my liking. I'm guessing it's more authentic that way but I'm not sure. The beef is cooked nicely and marinated well. I go here a couple times a month and will continue to do so. read more

Surfed and was starving. Yesterday, walked in and spoke to the nice lady. Ordered the Chicken Katsu Curry. Drove 20 minutes home. No curry?? The lady made a mistake, that's fine, however when I call them to comp me the meal, or credit me, the lady says I must have made mistake, you can come back and get the curry." I just drove home 20mins, I asked for a credit or a comped meal. "The best I can do is give you curry I'm just a minimum wage worker." Wtf. read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

This place is such a let down. For clarity, my previous review was for the former L&L's that this place used to be. I figured the new owners would have their act together and wanted to give them a shot. I ordered the garlic grilled white fish which should include Mac salad, and received three small pieces of fish, and NO MAC SALAD! Sad times. read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - Garlic grilled white fish, not sure why there isn't mac salad - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

This is a solid choice if you're trying to avoid the VA cafeteria. It's relatively affordable and the portion sizes are good. I got the "mini" plate and it was more than enough for one meal. The food is respectable and I enjoyed their curry dish. The service is quick and the staff is nice. There is plenty of seating and overall the place is nice. I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here but if you're around the VA hospital, it is a nice humble shop with good food. read more

Went in and place a Togo order and paid $15 for the bbq combination plate with bbq beef , beef ribs & chicken . Drove all the way home and my order contained no beef- just chunks off fatty chicken pieces as seen below. I called to request a refund & offered to send them a pic , but the business said I have to drive all the back and bring the food to get any kind of refund. So now I don't have my dinner and they want me to drive back !? They obviously gave me the wrong order and my order to someone else . This is just bad business!! Will never go here again . read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - All chicken ! Gross - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

While at the Cal State Long Beach campus, I got a recommendation to try LB Hawaiian Barbecue which is located in the same shopping center as the Target on the corner of Bellflower and 7th street. I was also told that LB was similar to Hawaiian chain L&L barbecue as this location used to belong to L&L. With these expectations in mind, I felt inclined to try it out. Given this place is a quick service restaurant, I decided getting takeout would be the best course of action. To try as many items as I could in one dish, I chose to order the barbecue mix which cost 14 dollars before tax. The menu listed beef short ribs, barbecue beef, barbecue chicken, rice, and macaroni salad as the contents of the dish. Opening up the box, I was a little disappointed. Though the chicken was of good size, there were only one thin piece of short rib and one medium-sized piece of beef. Comparing to other Hawaiian Barbecue places, I'd expect there to be one or two pieces more. Because of this shortage, I'd argue the price to portion ratio was not justified for this particular dish. The flavors of the dish weren't very superb either. To start on a high note, the macaroni salad was pretty good with a good amount of mayonnaise on the the macaroni. This allowed there to be a good balance of sweetness and savory flavor that did not overpower the rest of the dish. Moving on, I feel the chicken was on the right path as it had a smoky flavor. However, it lacked moisture that I would usually expect from a dish such as this. The chicken needed the moisture from the rice to make it easier to eat. The chicken also lacked seasoning which made the flavors mediocre. The beef was average too, tasting like a simple teriyaki sauce. The piece of beef was also more dry than a piece of beef should usually be, which made eating it alone hard on the tongue without water or rice. Finally, the short rib was quite....short. The piece had a good sweet flavor. But because the piece was so thin, it tasted more like a piece of thin brisket. The texture was also not very moist either. Flavor-wise, it was just okay. There are many areas that I feel could be improved in components across the board. LB Hawaiian Barbecue is only getting 2 stars from me as for a holistic dish, the barbecue mix failed to capture really any special aspects of the restaurant. The price was heavily overinflated for the amount food given. On top of that, the food tasted pretty lackluster. I will say though that if you're looking for food with less sauce and more of the general charred flavor, this is probably for you! If you're near the Cal State Long Beach campus or are a student there, this is one of the only options directly around the campus. I'm not saying LB Hawaiian is terrible...but just know that you can get better food for better price elsewhere. read more

LB Hawaiian Barbecue - Barbecue Mix - Hawaiian Near Me - Long Beach, California

I've always seen this place by target and today was the day I decided to give it a try because my normal place is a lot further out. Boy was I disappointed instead of actually giving meat I received more fat than anything and over half of the meat went to the trash. Will never go back because clearly it's not quality over quantity. read more