That did not suck! For a little shop shoved into the corner of a little shopping area, they are putting out some awesome food! Had the ginger beef, wife had the pulled pork. Both were fantastic! We will definitely eat here again! read more

Lilo's BBQ - Ginger beef - Barbeque Near Me - Hood River, Oregon

Well we rolled through Hood River and this place popped up on several suggested lists. Smelled the BBQ as we were pulling in. They had good parking available and tables inside and out. Not a big place and they got pretty busy while we were there. Order at counter and they bring food to you setup. Wife did the Teriyaki Chicken plate small. One big scoop of mac salad, rice, and good portion of chicken. Plenty of food and she gave this 5 stars. I had the the Big Kahuna. Pulled pork, brisket, chicken, two scoops of rice and mac salad. I am a big guy and ate till my belt about burst. Half the rice and Mac Salad left over. Add a couple of Soads and our bill was $31. If I was in my right mind we could have split the big plate and cut the bill by $10. Food was out fast, and no complaints. If we ever go out this way we will be back. Great eats!!! read more

The restaurant is filthy. Food was good. But oh man. Bathrooms, main floor and most surfaces haven't been cleaned in weeks, maybe months.

This little spot is amazing. Friendly faces and customer service, even from the young ones. The food is delicious and affordable. Our family eats here once a week at least! read more

You want some good pork? This is the spot. Nice laid back vibe and great food and desserts. Yesssss!

Working in HR from Vancouver. Decided to try something outside of downtown. Had the Ginger Beef for lunch (small). It was the perfect size and delicious!! read more

Lilo's BBQ - Ginger Beef no extra sauce. - Barbeque Near Me - Hood River, Oregon

Very disappointed. Having lived in Hawaii for over 40 years, some in our party were excited to have a taste of home. We did not expect the best Hawaiian food, but found this to be bland and, in some cases, inedible. The huli huli chicken had a sauce but was not huli huli. The ginger beef had not a hint of ginger and was indistinguishable from the beef in the Big Kahuna. The Kalua pork was just pork. Not a hint of Kalua seasoning at all. Yakisoba noodles may have bgeen actual yakisoba, not ramen, but were so overcooked and possibly stale, it was impossible to tell. As seen in the picture, the broccoli was so old and overcooked it was inedible. The rice was dry and tasteless. What a waste of money and time. Needless to say, we will not be back. read more

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Good food! Out of chicken when I was there but had the pork and beef plate which was delicious. Bathroom could use a cleaning

This place is THE BOMB!! You can taste the smoke from the delicious BBQ. All meat are absolutely delicious. The Macaroni Salad is so yummy too. If you're on a roadtrip and pass by Hood River OR, this is a stop you MUST make. I'd give it a 10star if I could. Service was fast and froendly, the restaurant itself is small but they also have chairs outside. I'm going back for sure! read more

Tasty Hawaiian BBQ at a good value. Ginger shoyu & bbq sauces were tasty. The Mac salad was fresh & on-point

Nice folks, yummy food, quality and fresh. I'd come back for sure. Mac salad is epic and tuna melt is real good.

I love Yelp when working out of town. No disappointment here. Large portions and really good food. Update: back again for some really good food. Probably my 5th time here. The "Big Kahuna is my favorite. My only downfall with this place as with so many others, they ask for a tip on your bill before you even get any service. What if I got crappy service and already left 20%? Needless to say, how can you mess up walking out a order? read more

Lilo's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Hood River, Oregon

I have been craving some Hawaiian BBQ, and found this place as my husband and I visited Oregon! We got the pork and it was so good!!! The regular size was enough for us. They have huge servings so eat up!!! read more

Closed on Sunday although FB and other sites say open. Bummer. Ruined our dinner plans.

We were looking for a place for our family to stop and eat for dinner and came across Lilo's. The service was quick and friendly, and the food was delicious! We got a lot of food for a reasonable price. I would definitely recommend this place - especially for families. read more

Casual place. Outdoor seating. perfect pulled pork. Great little find! Pick it up and take it to a picnic table down on the river. Legit bbq! read more

I was pretty excited about trying out Lilo's BBQ after seeing it in the strip mall across from Walmart. Unfortunately I was a bit let down after ordering the big kahuna. All of the meats were dry and bland, requiring ample amounts of additional sauce to be added. OK make the argument that they're more "smoked meat" but even then the flavor is very weak. The mac salad was decent. The rice was terrible. It was mushy, and flavorless; like it had been sitting there for a few days with too much water. I took two bites and had to leave the rest on my tray. Seriously this is the worst rice I've had in a long long time. Overall I think there's potential, or maybe I just hit it on an off day, but I wouldn't prioritize Lilo's over many of the other great restaurants in Hood. read more

Lilo's BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Hood River, Oregon

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Delicious! Well served! Friendly staff! Excellent food! What else can I say! If you're in the Hood River area, this place is excellent!

Drove in from Portland do do some wine tasting and the fruit loop. What an awesome find and the service was great. Food was just like we've had in the Hawaiian islands, very authentic. read more

Food was good but messed up on our order. Repeated what we wanted 3 times. Got home and noticed 1 order was wrong and 1 order was missing. Luckily we didn't get charged for that order. Wanted 4 meals but only got 3 read more

Great spot for Hawaiian bbq. Grabbed the kahuna bowl. Steak and teriyaki chicken were fantastic. Smoke ring on the steak. Sweet teriyaki on the chicken. The pulled pork was a little dry but was still good. Mac salad was fantastic and had great flavor. I probably won't be in the area again but if I am I would definitely come back here read more

Wasn't expecting that smoked flavor with the meats and wow sooo good. This Hawaiian BBQ kicks a lot of ass! The secret is the fresh grilled/smoked chicken, beef, and pork. Honestly ranked up there with some of the best chicken I've had in the 808 or 503. Most placed don't have a big ass smoker in front doing work. Negatives: wish the "sticky" rice was actually sticky rice. Seemed like just regular white rice (need to steam it in the bamboo container Asian style) Also the fruit punch was good but on the pricer side $3 for small cup. Most importantly.. Located in Hood River, wish there was one closer to me. read more

Lilo's BBQ - Big kahuna - Barbeque Near Me - Hood River, Oregon

This place is so good. Been coming here for awhile. Usually come here when I'm not wanting the usual fast food bs and am more hungry. I usually get the aunt huli's chicken, comes with teriyaki chicken, rice, macaroni salad, and a slice of pineapple. It's affordable and delicious. read more

Out of hunger in the middle of Hood River, my friends and I desperately looked up restaurants around the area. That brought us to Lilo's BBQ and my first actual experience with Hawaiian food. Besides eating the occasional Poke, I've never actually had real Hawaiian food until now. Lilo's BBQ is a very simple fast food type restaurant with pretty limited options. I believe there are about 5 items on the menu. Basically 3/5 of them are literally the same but with different means (chicken, pork, beef). There's also the mahi mahi fish one and another that's a combo of all three (that should be the big Kahuna or something like that?). So it's simple. The neat part about this place is it seems that they cook all their meet outside in their huge bbq grill. That's really cool and different from most places that just utilize the kitchen. And so maybe that's why selection was limited. We came around dinner and ordered every item. Unfortunately, they were out of beef (what!) and so we just doubled up on pork and chicken with one plate of the fish. Food came out pretty quickly and I was actually a bit disappointed. Maybe it's because I'm not a big bbq person in general but the food was mediocre. Sure, the portion sizes were decent, but the flavor was VERY lacking. It was a pain just trying to get through one entire plate. You do have your typical macaroni salad with your meat and rice, but it all tastes really bland. I really don't recommend substituting yakisoba noodles for the rice (it looks horrible). Overall, the food wasn't as great as I'd hope. If you are in the area, maybe give this a shot but don't go across the state for this. Eat well and prosper, read more

Lilo's BBQ - All the food you could want - although it doesn't taste amazing... - Barbeque Near Me - Hood River, Oregon

You're first drawn by the smell of the wood fire stove chilling in the front of the restaurant. I ordered the big kahuna and didn't realize how hungry I was until I started eating. Great food. Only thing is I wish I didn't sub out the Mac salad for more rice. my colleague got it and it looked Better than I was anticipating. He said it tasted good Too. read more

What a treat it was to find this place as we were driving through Hood River. I haven't enjoyed Hawaiian food this much since our last trip to the islands. My wife and I split a large Auntie's Huli Chicken with rice and yakisoba noodles and there was plenty of food for both of us. The favor of the chicken was excellent and I really enjoyed the noodles. I know macaroni salad is the more traditional side and it looked good but I just felt like noodles today. The service was very attentive and friendly and we our food was delivered to our table in a flash. I would highly recommend Lilo's BBQ and I'm looking forward to our next trip that takes us to Hood River as we will be stopping again. read more

Lilo's BBQ - The menu might be small but I'd rather have a few items all done right than of bunch of items and have nothing stand out. - Barbeque Near Me - Hood River, Oregon

Great food and lots of it at a good price. Staff is exceptionally nice. Nice place to chill too.

Stopped in on our way through town and so glad we did! The food was fresh and tasty. I had the Big Kahuna, son had the pulled pork sandwich and wife had the Asian salad. Everything was delicious! Will definitely be back! read more

Lilo's BBQ - Big Kahuna - Barbeque Near Me - Hood River, Oregon

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The food and ambience were very good. The service was just ok at first... but in the end he was very attentive..the food was excellent & could make up for anything! I wish we would have found a similar place when we were on Maui! read more

Presentation was excellent. Price was very reasonable. The tastiness of the food was blahhhh I'm from Hawaii and this place would go broke because the taste wasn't there. Won't be back unless it's a last resort. read more

First timers passing through town and WOW! Delish, fresh, affordable!! My pulled pork sandwich is juicy and tasty and love the fresh steamed broccoli option for a side! My hubby is in heaven with the Big Khuna! We'll leave stuffed and happy for $20! read more

Lilo's BBQ - The Big Khuna - Barbeque Near Me - Hood River, Oregon

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If I could give this place 10 stars I would. I stop there every time we are near Hood River. It's so good. I always get the big kahuna. Their volcano sauce tips it off nicely. I love this place and I've recommended it at least 50 times to people. read more

I think the meat here is still pretty tasty, but I miss the Lilo's of 2 years ago. Was told by the worker on the phone that the Mahi Mahi is only available in The Dalles now. The rice wasn't as great when we were in last, so we recently decided to try the pork with yakisoba noodles and the beef with yakisoba noodles. I'm saddened to say the meat was very dry-- some of the pork was so dry it hurt my teeth and was not actually edible despite steeping in broth. It was full of broth, which seemed to water down any real flavor in the meat, but the broth itself was also relatively flavorless. We dumped in some soy sauce, some of their bbq sauce in... everything we could think of. It didn't help. The noodles were mushy and overcooked. We couldn't finish it. Definitely felt like a glorified chicken noodle soup. I hope things improve. read more

Perfection. Big portions of clearly high quality ingredients and so flavorful. It is clear the owners take pride in their food. I will be going there frequently. read more

Delicious!!!! First of all, excellent customer service. When we walked in they asked if it was our first time and made great suggestions. Since my husband and I were splitting they offered an extra plate and utensils. I would recommend getting the Big Kahuna plate because you get to try all the meats. The meat was fresh and delicious and I loved the macaroni salad. read more

Stopped here randomly after a hike up in the Dalles. Very happy I found this place! Food was great, super fresh and high quality. I had to order both beef and chicken because they looked so good, and it didn't disappoint! Highly recommend! read more

Popped in right before they were about to close and picked up the Big Kahuna. Delicious flavor in the meats and at reasonable price. I would come back here again when I'm in the area. read more

Stopped into this little joint for a bite after spending Sunday morning hiking around town - the two of us were HUNGRY. We pulled in about 1pm on a sunny 90 degree Sunday. I missed the pull in and had to turn around in the Walmart next door. Whoops! After getting into the correct parking lot I noticed it was a little small, lucky several of the other businesses weren't packed. Between Lilo's and the gyro place next door there were quite a few cars! Walked up and there was a group of about 8 people outside waiting on their orders. As we got closer we noticed the big smoker in front of the restaurant with a hunk of wood next to it. Good signs. We went in and got behind another guy ordering inside - popular place. We got the Big Kahuna from other reviewers on Yelp. The Bug Kahuna came with (3) three meats, two scoops of white rice, two scoops of mac salad, and a pineapple wedge. We got some BBQ and Hot sauce to go as well. I believe the meat was smoked chicken (Huli?), smoked brisket(?), and pulled pork. It was all delicious! HUGE portion of meat for $13 and delicious flavors throughout. The brisket had a beautiful smoke ring and was tender. The chicken was my favorite and was so moist and Smokey I can't stop thinking about it. Wasn't the biggest fan of the BBQ (tasted heavily of tomato/ketchup) but the hot sauce was perfect on the chicken. My partner in food loved the BBQ on the brisket so a full 5-stars was in order. They have clear acrylic shields to keep a barrier between customers and staff, have no indoor seating, and aren't offering DIY drink refills right now. They're being very socially responsible in light of the pandemic. Great job keeping the community fed and safe. Mahalo for the excellent meal! read more

Great Mac salad (and I usually HATE Mac salad). Not too mayo, added crunch of shredded carrots. Meat was great. Definitely try the Kahlua pork! Volcano sauce was superb. read more

We accidentally found this spot and not having a high expectation. We ordered the Beef Brisket, Kalua Pork and Chicken teriyaki. We definitely will come back when we are in town. read more