Ordered take-out and it was ready in 10 min. Small shop with two ladies working - one at the front and one in the back. Ordered a mini chicken katsu and a mini teri beef. Both came out to just under $20. The Teri Beef was goo and tender. Good portion size. I was very impressed with the mini chicken katsu. It has so much chicken (3 layers of katsu) and it seemed like the only difference between the mini and regular is one scoop of rice and the regular comes in a bigger plate! Overall, great value for money. Can be super full with the mini plate. read more

L & R Drive Inn - Mini chicken katsu - Barbeque Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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Got a chicken katsu plate and it tasted terrible, like old oil was used to fry it. Service was decent but the food was straight ass. You're better off going to L&L, not L&R. read more

Went to get Lunch @ Masa & Joyce's when the electricity went out on Saturday12/13. After picking up okazuya , decided to get a mini hamburger steak from next door @ L&R Drive Inn. Looking for the best on Oahu, & their home made patties are very good with brown gravy smothered, every where but the creamy mac salad.Very satisfying meal& looking forward to going back again! read more

L & R Drive Inn - Mini Hamburger is good 2 patties, one scoop white rice , creamy mac salad - Barbeque Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

The bbq beef is great! Tasted it at a party. Later had to track down the person who brought it to find out where it was from.

A really put together & clean whole in the wall restaurant. Decided to grab dinner here since the hubs works nearby, we used to come here religiously for dinner but stopped coming for awhile. Just got dinner recently and wow they upgraded their menus! So high tech and fancy now. They offer all types of different varieties of plate lunches, burgers, saimins, etc. My go to is usually the bbq chicken or chicken katsu. I decided to try something different and tried out their sweet sour spareribs. The spareribs was really good I wish it was a little more tender but overall taste was good! I love their katsu sauce it's sweet, tangy & peppery. I always get French fries at drive inn's because I love the crinkle fries, but this one seemed to have the shoestring fries. No complaints because they cook it fresh & it was PIPING hot when I got it. Food portions are HUGE and for the price? Dang can't beat. I feel like this is a family owned business and I love supporting small and local business owners. The cashier much older Asian lady was really nice and helpful. My husband is a very very picky eater but he seems to love this place more than L&L or other plate lunch restaurants. I'll be coming back to try their other food items on their menu. I highly recommend giving them a try. You can't beat good prices, good food & good service! read more

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Solid plate lunch! Been coming here for years when I lived in Kaneohe. Now that I had a son, I had to show him the classics! Ordered a mix plate with beef stew, chicken katsu curry, and the mapo tofu! Huge plates and good prices! Quick with the food and off I went! Everyone loved it and was stuffed! A must stop if you're looking for a classic Hawaii plate lunch! read more

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One of my favorite BBQ spots on the whole Oahu island!! Customer service was phenomenal, and their New York steak, Mac salad, garlic shrimp combo is a must try!! If you on vacation or just a local you gotta stop by!! read more

L & R Drive Inn - NY Steak, Garlic Shrimp, Mac salad - Barbeque Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

Right after we checked out the botanical garden, L&R Drive Inn was right at the exit. So we pulled in and decided to grab a quick bite. L&R is a combination of Hawaii food, with a Chinese twist. Great combination! The menu is extensive so there's something for everyone. Take your time going through the menu. I went with the half garlic chicken/half beef & broccoli combo. It was delicious! You can definitely taste the wok flavor, which means the heat was high. That's exactly what I look for in Chinese cooking. The chicken was tender, filled with roasted garlic. The beef and brocolli was amazing. I was very impressed! My fiancee got the short rib plate and it was cooked to perfection. The meat was charred and marinated very well, it was super tender. Overall, we were blown away by the taste and quality of the food! Highly recommended if you're in the area. We will definitely come back next time! read more

I love L&R. So far my most favorite place to grab a plate lunch. I haven't been here in almost a year so there was a bit of a change to their menu. I tried their combination plate of BBQ short ribs & Beef Broccoli today and it's almost like I'm eating here for the 1st time again. It's sooo good! read more

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L&R has such yummy local foods with extremely fast service. Whether we call or use a food service app our food is always ready within minutes and always super hot! The portions are large and often each dish lasts two to three meals. It's a great alternative to Zippy's or L&L chains. read more

Garlic Chicken 8 of 10, enough for two servings and old school spaghetti tuna salad. Fried Chicken 8 of 10, enough for two servings old school spaghetti tuna salad. Loco MoCo 8 of 10, enough for two servings old school spaghetti tuna salad. Overall good food, fabulous value with experienced and friendly server. read more

We come here once a week to pick up a plate of chicken katsu for dinner. The boys love it (and prefer it over L&L) and the portions are so generous. The owners are really nice too. Call in your order ahead of time to save on time. The parking lot can sometimes get crowded during peak meal times (this establishment shares parking with Masa & Joyce and Kin Wah, which are landmarks in Kaneohe), but just be patient as cars are constantly pulling in and out of stalls. In addition to the katsu, we also like the eggplant (ala carte), which is made Chinese-style. It has a kick to it, so if you don't like spicy foods, ask for it mild. read more

L & R Drive Inn - Barbeque Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

The older woman behind the counter is always very polite. However, on 9/19/25 we went in to order some food with my husband and son. Ordered reg loco moco, mini spicy eggplant, bbq hamburger, french fries and two drinks. The meal was over $42, so expensive!! The spicy eggplant was too salty, and my son said, his loco moco wasn't like he's had in the past. The gravy tasted like it came from a bottle. Before this new upgrade to this restaurant. There used to be another older man that did the cooking in the back. His food and cooking was always so tasty and perfect. But now, it is not the same, so disappointing. read more

I love this place! I still get take out from here once a week. I prefer L&R over L&L!

The Good, awesome bacon and eggs breakfast with 4 slices of bacon. Customer service is okay not too friendly. The Bad, don't order any deluxe for your sandwiches. Terrible terrible very thinly sliced tomato and only one slice. The iceberg lettuce one small piece barely cover the bun. The round onion very thinly sliced tomato slice too. Not worth the extra $$. The cashier asked if I wanted my receipt, " I said No, use it for the lettuce that's how thin the deluxe sides are ridiculously paper thin. I'll go back for only breakfast for me. read more

Good place, chill. Good food if you want local food. If you dont know what to get they have a mixed plate option, I always do that.

Went over today to grab the cheeseburger that my brother loves. Very disappointed as there was a hand written note that they were closing at 1pm probably to watch the Rams vs Bears game. read more

We spent over $260.00 on food that was terrible. We ordered Small Pan Fried Chicken it tasted like the oil was old and it was overcooked. We also ordered Small Pan BBQ Short Ribs it was okay. We ordered Small Pan Teriyaki Meat it was like beef jerky. read more

Great value. Chicken katsu is very crispy and meaty. Beef stew is tasty with plenty beef, unlike other plate lunch places that give mostly carrots and potatoes. Hamburger patties taste homemade with light gravy is yummy. read more

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Always enjoy sropping at this little place. They open 6am every day so you can grab plate lunch at any time any day. They are still reasonably priced for their plate lunches and still less than most these days. Food is always good and service is quick. Grabbed 2 plate lunches after mass today which made the day Mini lemon chix with its thick dipping sauce is really good. Mixed plate has good portions and tasty read more

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First time trying this place, except for my son. I had their mixed plate, Teri beef with garlic chicken, my wife had their orange chicken and my son had their mixed plate mochiko chicken and garlic chicken. Their orange chicken was delicious, it's better than Panda's and their mochiko has a curry flavor to it, very interesting and delicious. Their garlic chicken and Mac salad was ok. I had better. Their Teri beef was good. For the Mochiko chicken rate 8 out of 10 Orange chicken rate 8 out of 10 Teri beef rate 7 out of 10 Garlic chicken rate 7 out of 10 Mac salad rate 6 out 10 read more

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After reading Yelp reviews decided to call in my dinner order for pickup. Person taking order was coordial as well as the cashier when I arrived. Order of two NY Steak & Garlic Shrimp plates were reasonably priced & ready on time. Restaurant was clean & well lit. Food tasted great & will be returning to try other items. read more

This is my go-to plate lunch place. The lemon chicken is a family favorite, and I love their BBQ plate. Prices are reasonable and portions are big (I can usually get 2-3 meals out of a regular plate). The owners are friendly and very quick. I would highly recommend! read more

The food was the best I had on the island so far. So so good and authentic. The service was amazing and food came out fast too. read more

L & R Drive Inn - Sweet Sour Spare Ribs, BBQ Chicken, Steam Rice, Macaroni Salad. - Barbeque Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

Great hole in wall spot, family ran. Not a fancy place but the food was hot, fresh & came out quickly. The lady who took order was kind & attentive. FYI -- they do Not have a public restroom, but there is across the street at the local grocery store (Longs Drugs). read more

We just bought takeout dinner from L & R Drive Inn last night. The drive inn is small but not too small. They have a huge menu selection with a lot of different combinations to choose from. I bought a Mapo Tofu and Lemon Chicken Combo Plate and a BBQ Mixed Plate. Both plates were very tasty and the portion size was pretty huge too. The price for each plate was very reasonable for the taste and the portion size. They only have take out service available, no dine-in available yet due to COVID-19 Regulations. read more

L & R Drive Inn - Mapo Tofu and Lemon Chicken Combo Plate - Barbeque Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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This is chinese hawaiian food and in big portions too. The food was tender and tasty, we ate it in a nearby park with some boba! They also only did takeout but we went here before they stopped asking for every traveler to do the "Safe Travels" program. Here are each of our orders broken down: Bbq mix combo-(5/5) this was the best bbq mix I got on the island. There was literally piles and piles of meat. You had your bbq chicken, beef short ribs underneath, and teriyaki steak underneath, and you got another chicken too. Best thing to do I learned from other yelp review is to replace white rice for fried rice. They. Do. Not. Skimp. Loco moco-(5/5) amazing loco moco here. We asked for beef curry as the gravy. The beef was so tender. This is definitely where you should go if you want more food for your money. It came with creamy mac salad and it is definitely carbs on heavenly carbs, so come here hungry. read more

L & R Drive Inn - Loco moco and bbq mix plate - Barbeque Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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I ordered a tray of spicy eggplant less than an hour from pick up time and they were able to accommodate. It was delicious and a crowd pleaser! This will be my spot for future pot lucks read more

Walked in to place a order no one was at the counter except one of the employees child on his ipad. Waited about 5 minutes asked the little boy to go and get someone. The person came out he asked if we were ready we gave him our order..my son mentioned to me that the worker was on his phone. I asked the worker if he got our order. He then proceeds to ask us again what our order was. Needless to say we walked out. Not gonna go back again. read more

Value Proposition! My Teri Beef was not bad for the price! The teri sauce is on the salty side but it's a nice snack.

This place is such a gem! I was always a townie and when I moved in with my husband in Kaneohe I was feeling stagnant with food options since I was so spoiled by the abundance of choices in town. L&R was a great place for any cravings really - Saimin? They got it! The one with terry beef is my favorite - my husband gets the aloha ramen. Burgers? Yup they got that! Their fries aren't bad either! Spicy eggplant! Sweet & sour spareribs! Garlic chicken! Beef tomato! EVEN BREAKFAST! But what I really want to gush over is the mapo tofu!!!!! The best I ever had!!!!! read more

Service was quick and food was on-point. Clean and friendly eating spot. If you like local grindz, this is also a good spot to get some.

What do you do when your hungry, and trying to get lunch at 3:00 PM???? My original plan was to go to my favorite Local Grindz joint - KJ's Local Grindz.............but being that it was New Years Eve, KJ's had closed early at 3:00 PM, and by the time I got to their door..........I realized I missed closing time by 2 minutes as the doors were closed, and I saw the workers cleaning up. Can't blame them.......it's New Years Eve & folks have loved ones to go home to.......besides, no one really wants to work late on new years eve. Lucky for me, since KJ's was nix..........I whipped out my phone & turned to Yelp to look for a plan "B". Lucky for me, I came across a joint called L&R Drive Inn...........upon opening the site, I see two of my Yelp buddies - Da FAMOUS Auntie - Nadine C. & Christine L. had gone here, and both of them wrote fabulous reviews of this joint. I figah, if good enough for Auntie Nadine, & Christine L., then good enough for Bruddah Fran! Where is L&R Drive Inn located???? Well, best way to describe it...........it's just across the street from Windward City Shopping Center, just next door to Masa & Joyce Okazuya. L&R Drive Inn is a small mom & pop joint, and I must say I get a kick out of coming into these little hole-in-the-wall joints because it has old skool character. Upon walking into the joint, I see a very large extensive menu...........so many items they offer out of this little restaurant! After looking over the wall menu, I decided to get the Seafood Combo Plate ($10.65). What is the Seafood Combo plate? Well, you get Mahi Mahi, Fried Shrimp, and 1 choice of meat (Lemon Chicken, Chicken Katsu, Chicken Cutlet, BBQ Chicken, Teriyaki Steak, BBQ Short Ribs, or Teriyaki Pork Chop) I ended up getting the BBQ Chicken. What can I say about da Grindages???? I must say you get A LOT OF GRINDZ for just over $10 bucks! To be exact..........I paid $11.15 w/tax for this Seafood Combo plate. I got (3) pieces of Fried Shrimp, (1) piece of Mahi Mahi, & (2) large slabs of butterfly BBQ Chicken. For a minute there, I thought I had gotten jipped as I did not see the Mahi Mahi..........but after digging under the shrimp, I found my Mahi Mahi buried under the pile of food! How did the grub taste? The food was not outstanding, but good! To be honest, the BBQ Chicken was the best part of my meal...........but don't get me wrong, I like Fried Shrimp, & the Mahi Mahi was good, but the Mahi Mahi was so small after it was deep fried. Lol! On the bright side...........the food was made to order, and the food came out hot & fresh! Service here was friendly, and the restaurant is clean! Not a bad way to end my 2018 grindz adventures.......... For all you readers that have followed my grindages journey for 2018, I thank you for taking the time to read my crappy reviews! I wish you, and your loved ones a Happy New Year! read more

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Order BBQ chicken sandwich, a combination plate of BBQ chick/Katsu chick, and a hotdog and fries. The BBQ chick sandwich bun had mold on it, The chicken in the combo platter had more skin and fat than meat on it and the katsu chick was overcooked and chewy. Would have given zero stars but the restaurant was clean. Very surprised since most of the reviews online are good. Very disappointed! They have no restrooms for customers (not good when you have a young child with you) , didn't say anything to the person at the counter because they seemed like they would not have cared. read more

Food is served hot, it's not sitting in the kitchen waiting to be dished up. My go to is the chicken with black bean sauce. Chicken, bell peppers and onion served in a black bean sauce, good stuff, not to mention 2 scoops rice and Mac salad, served hot for about $13. Good luck finding plate lunches for $13 these days. read more

Plate lunches in Kaneohe... A long time ago, I my coworker and I dined here a few times. She really liked the food at L & R. I couldn't remember anything, so I decided to visit again. The parking lot is shared with a Chinese restaurant, a convenience store, an Okazuya, and other businesses, so it's quite busy. When I walked in on a weekday afternoon, three workers were sitting around...one had his head down on the table, as if taking a nap. I went up to the cash register, waiting for one of them to take my order. After a while, I ordered the three specials of the day: Spicy eggplant and Chicken Katsu Beef Tomato and Mushroom chicken BBQ chicken with sweet sour spare ribs The other two guys cooked while the cashier answered the phone and munched on an apple. Haha...it must be a slow time between lunch and dinner! Anyway, I liked my meals. The macaroni salad that came with each plate was slightly sweet. I liked the flavor of the sweet sour spare ribs and the beef tomato brought back happy memories (not as good as my mom's, but close). The crunchiness of chicken Katsu was enhanced by the katsu sauce. The spicy eggplant wasn't too spicy, but a bit mushy. The BBQ chicken was tasty! I liked the mushrooms of the Mushroom chicken entree! I can see why this hole-in-the-wall place is popular. It's on the end of the strip of businesses, closest to the street. Come get some local kine grinds if you're in the area! read more

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great service and great bang for my buck. they were fast food was hot. I need to put 85 characters but that's all I got. read more

L & R Drive Inn - massive chicken katsu curry for 12.50. great place and happy to support them , they were fast and the food was hot. l - Barbeque Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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Plate lunches are tasty and reasonably priced. They have a lot of choices, with daily specials and mini plates as well.

The prices here have all gone up but it's still reasonable and worth it. Portions are ok and the taste is much better than other fast food take out. Orders come quickly and ambiance is ok. read more

While my wife was ordering her lunch from Masa & Joyce I opted to try L & R Drive Inn right next door. First thing I noticed was this small restaurant has big menu. They have a very cheap lunch menu where you can get a mini plate for about $7. I was in the mood for some old fashion beef curry stew so I ordered a mini plate. The quantity was good, the meat to potato and carrot ratio was good (there was ample beef chunks), and the taste is what I expected. Some of the meat was slightly tough but the flavor was good. I think I'll come back and try other offerings. read more

L & R Drive Inn - Lunch menu, specials. - Barbeque Near Me - Kaneohe, Hawaii

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