Mochiko chicken!!! Soooooo good. It comes out quick and is piping hot. Unless you're sharing or are famished, the mini size is plenty. Mac salad is satisfying. The batter is light and crisp and well flavored, and the chicken itself is juicy and decadent. My kid got the locomoco and said the gravy is nothing special but hit the spot. And he also loved the Mac salad. No frills decor and fine service, not a ton of seats. Note: Water costs $1.50 if you use the soda cups. Or there's bottled water or canned juice / tea / soda. read more

Sorry cannot add any new pictures and updated menu & prices. I ordered the chicken katsu, because L & L Liliha chicken Katsu wasn't as good and the sauce for it lacked the flavor. The L & L Chicken Katsu plate was huge compared this time to the Liliha drive inn chicken katsu I guess they cut back on the portions due to raising cost and now only sell bottle water no free water in cups. But over all the Liliha drive inn chicken katsu still is delicious and crispy and the dipping sauce is better and much more tastier. Fast service for both restaurants read more

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Liliha Drive inn is a great spot for a grab and go meal though it also offers seating if you do want to dine in. So far all that I have tried has been pretty good. They give pretty good portions for their prices! Ive enjoyed their seafood combo, bbq mix, burgers and chili cheese fries. Especially the chili cheese fries. Its not often I find a classic messy diner style chili cheese fries. read more

Went in looking for pork hash they used to make it Too time consuming . Found drinking snack fried chicken skin 5.00 . A famous place katsu,ginger chicken , stew . Limited parking during lunch. Good service. read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Chicken skin more than foodland - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Ono tasting BBQ Ribs. My wife and I did a take out from Liliha Drive Inn. Thanks Craig T for pointing this restaurant out. The mini BBQ plate came with generous portions of rice and mac salad.. The BBQ had a good taste and char the way I like. Mac salad was ok. My wife had the mini beef stew. She said the gravy was flavorful. Meat was a little stringy. We both agreed that we would go back. Service was fast and friendly. Enjoy read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Parking lot entrance - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Since alot of yelpers been yelping this place whether its just within a couple of years or currently we decided to go for lunch take out. I had mini beef stew and my husband had mini BBQ short ribs. I liked my beef stew lots of gravy, potatoes, meat and 1 big carrot. My husband BBQ short ribs had a good taste good charred on the ribs but not quite soft the ribs but its was good. I'm a gravy eater when comes to stew whether its beef stew or curry. Will be back again in the future since its just up the street. Lol... read more

Liliha Drive Inn - My beef stew - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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This establishment serves up very good plate lunches!! It's heavy, portions are large enough for 2 people! I recommend this place to everyone who is looking for a deal when it comes to plate lunch read more

I don't know if it's the establishments idea or Yelp's but the new menu sucks. I like to go to photos like before and scan the whole menu board. There's several other places that have changed to the new menu and I hate it! read more

As a family staying in Waikiki, it was difficult for us to find authentic Hawaiian plate lunches. Luckily we found this spot with giant portions where 3 plates fed all 6 of us. We ordered the -kalua pork: lots of cabbage, very filling -lau lau pork: amazing, loved the taro leaves so much and felt familiar -mochiko chicken: perfectly crispy and tender -galbi: great -bbq chicken: so juicy -loco moco: standard, wish it had more gravy Overall super quick service, amazing portions and prices. read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Portion size - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Quite the pile of food. The mochiko chicken is really good. My niece said they like it cause it's smaller cuts then most places which gives you more surface area crunch. LOL so gourmet! The curry katsu was ok. Katsu was probably good when it was plated but the curry sogged it out by the time I drove home. Not Japanese, Thai, or Indian style curry, more like Shillings. Nice price for a pile of food. read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Combo with Mochiko Chicken and Curry Katsu - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Thought I'd try a new place so stopped here for lunch. Got the mini shrimp curry for $13. Generous portion of rice and mac salad. One big piece of potato and carrot along with 5 smallish shrimp. Curry was very tasty tho and was enough for lunch. No complaints I'd return read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Good mini shrimp curry - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Came here for the first time with my whole family in a loooong time. I absolutely still love their New York Steak and Garlic Shrimp combo. The plate is packed with food. Most combo plates give a little bit of everything, but this plate gives out a lot of meats. The garlic shrimp is probably top 3 best garlic shrimp plates on the island. I also got the Chicken Katsu plate. It was crunchy and delicious, but nothing special about it. Overall, considering how expensive home has gotten since I left 4yrs ago, this is a pretty decently priced plate lunch that is packed. Staff is super friendly and fast. They have a few tables to dine on, but not much. The parking is super small and you can easily miss the driveway entrance on the one way road of Vineyard Blvd. read more

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Post-marathon Hawaiian plate lunch that hit the spot! Sister to the Liliha bakery chain, Liliha Drive-Inn is a no frills meal with the most bang for your buck. The soy sauce chicken was incredibly flavorful and falling off the bone, and the kalbi short ribs were fatty salty and perfectly charred. Mac salad was the perfect pairing to a fresh scoop of white rice. We ordered the regular size for ribs and chicken but went with the mini size for the pork Lau Lau since it's pretty heavy. Totally went to flavor town and can't wait to come back! read more

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This little whole in the wall spot was just what I needed. I was looking for a place that I can get food for the airport since j was flying through dinner. The cashier was so nice and friendly and told me their lost popular dishes were the chicken katsu, mochiko chicken, mixed bbq plate and something else. We were out to order 2 katsu but he suggested get a mochiko chicken and I was so clad we did! It was bite sized, sweet crunchy and just perfect. Their Mac salad was SOOO GOOD. even on the plane. I think I like this over rainbow drive in. And this place is way less crowded. You can also order line for pickup. But it's such a if you know you know place you can order there. And there is a parking lot! The katsu sauce container is 5oz btw. but he gave us smaller containers to pour the sauce into so we can fly it. You'll need 4 small sauce containers. read more

Great way to start the day... by having combination of sweet and savory! Will be coming back for pastries. read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Garlic fried rice with Portuguese sausage and French toast - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Still great! First time trying their burger The bbq cheeseburger and fries were awesome The staff are really great! Friendly and helpful Definitely recommend! Again! read more

Liliha Drive Inn - BBQ cheeseburger - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Ordered cheese burger chili cheese fries spam siamen. very helpful with what to order. Place is small and clean. The burger I don't care for. The bun was not soft burger frozen. The saimen was really good. The chili cheese fries were pretty good the chili tasted homemade. It was good. The saimen tasted just like my daughter remember as a child. She says it's a 5 star! read more

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Liliha Drive Inn -- Classic diner comfort, awesome food If you want old‑school Hawaiian diner vibes with reliably delicious comfort food, Liliha Drive Inn delivers. The food hits like home cooking: generous portions, hearty flavors, and warm, no‑frills presentation that's perfect whether you're grabbing breakfast, brunch, or a late‑night meal. Service feels friendly and familiar -- the kind of place where regulars and visitors both feel welcome. Highlights * Comfort classics done very well: fluffy pancakes, satisfying plate lunches, and other local favorites are flavorful and filling. * Value: portions are big and prices reasonable, so you leave full and satisfied. * Atmosphere: timeless diner setting that's part of the experience -- casual, bustling, and authentic. Who it's for * Locals who want dependable comfort food, travelers looking for a true island diner experience, and anyone craving generous portions and friendly service. read more

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Takeout lunch in Honolulu, Hawaii... Located on the busy corner of Liliha Street and Vineyard Boulevard, Liliha Drive Inn is a very visible business. I found the small, free parking lot on Vineyard Boulevard - it's on an incline, so be careful! Inside, it's clean and spacious! There was a customer already dining in and another customer came in to pick up her phone order! Scanning the menu, I selected a mini sweet sour Spare ribs plate and a Combo A mixed plate which came with teri beef, hamburger Steak, and chili (beef stew wasn't available today). The friendly cashier was efficient and polite to everyone! I appreciate that! I opened the package and took photos in the restaurant. Once I tasted the sweet sour spare ribs, I couldn't stop! It was so tender and tasty! The chili in the Mixed Plate was a bit spicy for me. The teri beef was okay and the hamburger Steak was good! The macaroni salad had some pepper and tiny bits of onion and carrot. Not bad! I wouldn't mind returning! It's convenient! read more

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My first time here and I walked in to see so many cool decorations and lucky cats all around. Best cheese burger ever! Their yelp review of a photo of a double cheese burger brought me here in the first place so I decided to try it and it's pretty much one of the best and a reasonable price. The place was packed, I ordered other foods to try for my family and what my friends were eating too. a nice usual gentlemen gave me tips on what's good to try here so i took a take out menu and started circling all the things he recommended which were machine chicken and chicken katsu. He said they give a generous amount for the price and I totally agree. That burger was home made style and good quality meat. Oxtail soup was delicious my friend said and for that price it's actually reasonable because they give a lot of meat in the soup. Highly recommend trying this place. Indeed it's a hidden gem. Located in liliha across from the first hawaiian bank corner. They have lots of parking on the side. read more

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This place is a little hole in the wall but the food was AMAZING!! I wish we could have gone there twice! The katsu and short rib hit the spot and was super tender! read more

Picked up late lunch. Prices are reasonable and the portion size are generous. We had enough leftovers for dinner. Food are delicious! read more

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Small business, about 4 tables. No free refills on drinks. Only serve food in to-go boxes. This is a hyper local spot on the island. With people from all backgrounds stopping by to enjoy Hawaiian favorites. The white rice paired with the Hawaiian mixed plate was so damn good. Marinated meats, macaroni salad, and small amount of cabbage. It's exactly what you want to see when you order a typical Hawaiian plate. This is the kind of spot to stop at when you've been running errands all day and a need a pick me up. read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Good food, large portions, fair prices, friendly service. Mochiko chicken pan is a favorite for us at the HFD dispatch center! read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Party platters menu - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Been seeing so much about this place On social media and passed it hundreds if not thousands of times. I finally went today for lunch to see what the hype was all about. I went at 11:15 in a Thursday and the parking lot was half empty. There were a few people in there eating or waiting for their food. The lady wasn't too friendly, I wanted to order but she wasn't ready. Then, she was busy wiping tables and talking to other customers. When she was ready, she thanked me for waiting and took my order. I ordered a mini hamburger steak. It was $11.99. Not bad I guess, it's the going price for minis now days. As I waited for my food, the place suddenly filled up. The food came out pretty quickly and she was nice in the end. I walked out into the parking lot and it was full now and a truck was even waiting for a stall to open up. The mini comes with 2 hamburger Pattie's, a scoop of rice and a scoop of Mac salad. It wasn't as mind blowing as I was expecting. It was just alright for me. It was interesting that the hamburger Pattie's were so hard. I tried to cut the patty with my fork and the fork broke. I wonder why it is so solid or how they make it solid? All in all, I would go back again and try something else. They have a very extensive menu with local foods as well as Chinese style foods. read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Mini Hamburger Steak - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

First time trying. Lunch take out on a Sunday. Been driving by for many years. Prices are good. Portions are big. Quality and taste were good. Ordered 3 regular size plates: Includes rice, Mac salad or tossed salad, dressing. I think you could order all rice or all salad. BBQ chicken plate, $14.25 (3 large pieces BBQ chicken) Fried shrimp, $14.65 (8 large Fried shrimp) Garlic basa, $14.55 (2 large pieces Garlic basa) There is also homemade pork hash $6 4 pieces . And spam musubi $2.95 And roast turkey plate. $15.65 Highly recommend. Free parking in back lot. Enter from Vineyard. About 10 stalls, kinda on slope. Friendly service. Order took About 5-10 minutes read more

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Chicken katsu curry hits the spot Everytime! Service is great too. My husband and my go to spot to get something good and fast.

Late posting... Ordered shoyu chicken and meat Jhun. There 3 decent size shoyu chicken. It was alright, slightly dry and needs a little more taste. In the chicken. The meat Jhun was okay but the sauce was too spicy. read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Shoyu Chicken and Meat Jhun - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Update on Liliha Drive Inn decided to get dinner for my friend. I haven't been here for a while now they have a few tables for dine in. I ordered their BBQ mix and it was Kanak Attack. Comes with 1 Kalbi, 2 BBQ chicken , and Teri beef and the bottom with rice and mac salad . Service was fast and friendly. Liliha Drive Inn located at the corner of Liliha and vineyard . They have their own parking lot in the back . They also sell pork hash now Support local read more

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Liliha Drive Inn knows their Hawaiian food. After a hike we wanted some OG Hawaiian food and found Liliha on Yelp. Was so pleasantly surprised with the food selection and quality. Plenty of locals/regulars came by which made us more confident in our choice. The service was great and we waited for less than 5 minutes for fresh food. The restaurant has a few tables, very clean and plenty of parking. read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Friendly staff. Amount of food is worth the price! Make their own fried chicken skin..flavor is great.

I had tried coming here one early morning, but they open at 9. I like that there's a parking lot and I don't have to search for parking. I have driven by here many times when I've been out here and finally going in. They have a lot to choose from and I really didn't know what I wanted, but I had not had cold ginger chicken in a long time so I got a combo with that and lemon chicken. Both were plentiful and delicious! I also should've asked for two scoops of mac and one rice. Service was friendly and inviting! Definitely worth checking out! Mahalo Liliha Drive Inn! read more

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We've drive allll the drive-inn's in Honolulu over the years and Liliha continues to be our go-to! Can't beat their quantity-quality. As with most plate lunch spots, it won't be one where you go to get your daily dose of veggies, but it is the ultimate comfort food. We never have trouble with parking and we always get takeout (food travels well). Staff are always quick and friendly. Our favorites are the chicken katsu curry, mix bbq and laulau. I tried the shoyu chicken which was fine. The portions are so generous - even a mini fills me up. Always my first stop after getting off the plane! read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Laulau with rice and mac salad - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Best plate lunch in Honolulu. Food was great. Service was very friendly. It's a small Mom n Pop Hawaiian bbq joint. That's the best kind. The garlic chicken was very crispy and garlic forward. The Kalua pork and cabbage was bursting with flavor. The Mac salad was our favorite of our whole Hawaiian vacation. Portions were generous, the "mini" was a lot and perfect for 1 person. read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Kalua Pork plate lunch - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Our first meal in Honolulu. If you didn't know this place was there you'd drive right past it! Great value for delicious food. The normal sized plates are more than a meal. We both have leftovers for tomorrow :) We got the build your own 2 item combo with kalua pork and mochiko chicken, the bbq mixed combo, beef stew mini, and bbq chicken mini. Not pictured are the spam musubi. Everything was great. Only critique is that the ratio of rice to spam was too much, like 4:1. If they cut the rice in half, it'd been perfect. read more

Liliha Drive Inn - BBQ Mixed Combo and 2 Item Build Your Own (Mochiko Chicken and Kalua Pork) - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Ummmmmmmm, me LOVES me some ono Shoyu Chicken!!!! I've been a big fan of local style shoyu chicken from my young boi dayz! It all started when I was a kid working at Times Supermarket from my high skool/college dayz. The Times supermarket I used to work for - (Times Supermarket Beretania Br.) there was a local plate lunch joint called "Jumbo's" that was just adjacent to the Times supermarket. Every time when I took my lunch, or dinner break from the market, if Jumbo's had da shoyu chicken cookin', garans Bruddah Fran would be in da house for dat shoyu chicken!!! Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm! A lot has changed through the years, Jumbo's is no longer around anymore, and Bruddah Fran has moved on to other locations to get his shoyu chicken fix!!! Recently, I was spyin' on Yelp to find new places to get my shoyu chicken fix and came across a business called Liliha Drive Inn. Located in the heart of downtown Liliha, you can find this drive inn just across the street from Liliha Square. Although you may see the iron bars across the windows & doors, don't let this deter you from coming here! Lol! As you enter the restaurant, it is pretty clean, with a few tables within the restaurant where you can sit & eat inside if you choose. After reading the great reviews of Liliha Drive Inn from my Yelp buddies - Bruddah Daniel C., Amy M., Jace T., da mayor of Chinatown Paul C., Trish N., and Craig T., and checking out da pics of da grindages, I figah...........I go chance 'em!!! Glad I wen' chance 'em, as Liliha Drive Inn did a outstanding job on their local style shoyu chicken! Da chicken thighs were huge, they stewed their chicken thighs for a long time, as when I ate my plate, da chicken meat was falling off of da bone! Good flavor on da shoyu chicken...........da verdict? WINNAH'S!!!! Bruddah Fran already has his favorite places for shoyu chicken, but always good to find new places, and add on more good places for local style shoyu chicken!!!! read more

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Liliha Drive in,not to be mistaken for L&L up the street, is located on the corner of Liliha and Vineyard. Parking lot is accessed from Vineyard. Parking is easy and free. There are many parking spaces though you will be parking on a slight incline so can get a little challenging. Have been searching for good mochiko chicken ever since a visiting friend requested dish. Have long heard of Liliha Drive Inn as having the best. Tonite was the night that put me in the near vicinity while doing an errand so tonite I eagerly anticipated finding out for myself. Arrived and got momentarily confused when I spotted oxtail soup on the menu. Ended up ordering one order of both (the mochiko chicken as a side order (no rice, no mac). Love me a good oxtail soup! Sadly, this dish was just okay for me. There was a generous amount of oxtail but the flavor was just a bit lacking. If it was Chinese style I would have liked some five star anise and peanuts. If this were Japanese style, it needed grated ginger and a bit more vegetables. I guess you can call it "local style" with a consomme style taste. Did enjoy the few pieces of shiitake mushroom and round cabbage in dish. Three star taste. Four star portion. Will not repeat. The mochiko chicken on the other hand was perfect in every way. It was moist, it was tasty, with a delicate marinade, and the side order was plentiful. Five stars on this dish! Can't wait to return to try the oxtail stew (sold out tonite... must be popular!), the lemon or garlic chicken, or that shrimp burger that Yelp friend Jace loves! ...Or for more mochiko chicken. Will be back. read more

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Found this place a couple of years ago while looking for a place to bring dinner to my parents and this place has been a delicious, reliable takeout almost every time. I usually end up getting the mochiko chicken which is small pieces of tender, sweet, & crunchy fried goodness, and a very large serving for the mini size: MORE than enough. The macaroni salad here is creamy and tasty; they use the good mayonnaise! The hamburger steak and loco moco are also very good. Free parking is behind the restaurant, and you call in your order or do it online, and food is prepared very quickly. Friendly service, good food, large portions, good prices, free parking! read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Mini mochiko chicken, AFTER I already took about five bites! - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

My family and I decided to try this spot since we were craving plate lunches. There were lots of great reviews here so we decided on trying this place. They have so many different options to choose from it took us a good 20 minutes to finally decide what we were going to get. We called in the order and it was ready in about 15 minutes! The roast turkey was alright. It tasted like the roast turkey that they serve in school. The gravy was bland. My dad gave it a 3.5/5. The hamburger in the hamburger steak was burnt and the gravy didn't have much flavor either. I would give it a 3/5. The star of the show was the mochiko chicken which my boyfriend loved. I tried it as well and it was delicious! Perfectly crunchy but not too oily! My boyfriend ate it all before I could ask him to switch plates! He gave it a 5/5. I highly recommend getting the mochiko chicken plate! I'd skip on the roast turkey and hamburger steak. I'm interested in trying some of their other plates to see if there's any hidden gems! read more

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I first saw a post Shane F. made to a local Facebook group, and the photo and description of the Loco Moco regular plate had me intrigued. Same photo and description on his Yelp review below dated Jul 27, 2024: "Loco Moco regular plate $14.65. I think it was 3 or 4 homemade hamburger patties, grilled onions, over easy eggs, and gravy. Everything was perfect, and the grilled onions really took this plate over the top. It was nice to enjoy that homemade patties as well. Mac salad was Ono! Gravy, all ovah..." It sounded so good, especially with the extra hamburger patties and grilled onions - not your run-of-the-mill loco moco. I've been keeping this in mind to try it, and today I ordered delivery. I just received my early lunch. As soon as I opened the lid - disappointment. No grilled onions and just two patties. What I received was an ordinary loco moco. I wonder if the difference was that mine was a delivery order? For delivery, I was charged $17.95 plus additional fees, tax and tip. It was worth it only for the experience, to have tried it once (but only once), not for what I actually received. There weren't even any utensils or a napkin. Luckily, I keep my own stash at the office. Notice I did not deduct any points for my disappointment. It was good, but I can get as good or better elsewhere. Come to think of it, I haven't been to my favorite loco moco place in a while. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/zxk57b6HVnyf3onB/ read more

Liliha Drive Inn - Loco Moco regular plate - Barbeque Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii