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    Lilo's BBQ

    4.2 (175 reviews)
    InexpensiveBarbeque, Hawaiian
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    LILO'S BBQ ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Luke C.

    Went around lunchtime--it was pretty busy, but the line moved quickly and orders came out fast. The menu focuses on Hawaiian BBQ staples like teriyaki chicken, pulled pork, etc. Most plates are around $10, and the portions are hefty for the price. I ordered the teriyaki chicken plate. The meat had a nice smoky char and a sweet-salty glaze (from the smoker outside). Not served piping hot, but still reason temperature, not super-tender either though. One piece had a slightly acrid taste, probably over smoked, but the rest was solid. The rice was standard. The mac salad was chilled, creamy, and well balanced--mayo-based with shreds of carrot, bits of green onion, and a light touch of pepper. Overall, a classic Hawaiian plate lunch. Fast, filling, and good value.

    Tony X.

    My friends and I stopped by Lilo's during our Oregon road trip and enjoyed the gigantic portions of food the restaurant had to offer. We arrived just before they were going to close, so we got the food as takeout and ate it outside on their picnic tables. I particularly liked the macaroni salad, but there was also plenty of meat and rice in the meal as well. I wish the sauce was a bit stronger, however, I know I tend to enjoy food with stronger sauces, so don't let my judgment prevent you from giving this place a try.

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    Max S.

    Once in a while my wife and our kids will take a drive from Happy Valley, OR to eat this amazing food! i've tried multiple Hawaiian places but this place has a special spot in our hearts. Very delicious food not salty and not bland just perfect!

    Eden H.

    It's like the best mix of American style bbq with Hawaiian style sides! The bbq is not overly saucy and perfectly done. Get the steamed broccoli!! The perfect balance

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    Ben C.

    A snowy winter day in da Hood had us craving a sunny lunch. Let's go to Lilo's. Universal expectations for any style BBQ joint is the meat needs to be moist & tender and memorable sauce. Kaumaha sad to say pulled pork was way dried out dude. 2oz of BBQ sauce is not going to soften it up. At least the employee was nice enough to give us an additional 2oz though he said he was supposed to charge for it. With dry bread to sandwich it made it to dry to eat and had to open it up and fork it. Rice was soggy :( Mac salad creamy but no flavor. Coleslaw had a crunchy snap but tasted just like the mac salad. Flank Steak was better but a bit dry also. Reggae music in the background might not be exactly a Hawaiian vibe. C'mon give me some Honolulu ukulele not Caribbean. Mahalo & hui hou.

    Michelle T.

    If your going in warmer weather they have outdoor seating next to the smoker that they use to make this delicious food. Great portions for the price would recommend for anyone needing a pick me up.

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    Jim C.

    Stopped here for dinner on a day trip to see Herman the Sturgeon at the Bonneville Fish Hatchery. It was an extra 21 miles to get to Hood River from the hatchery and worth every mile. Each of the four of us had something different covering the meats from pork to chicken to beef and they were all excellent. The sides were great, the portions were large, the service was fast and friendly, the experience was ideal. Try the POG - pineapple, orange, guava - drink, too!

    Andrea B.

    Having been to Hawaii several times, maybe I just have too high a standard. Food - well it was edible. The pork was dry and tasteless, how does one mess up rice? I also ordered extra pineapple, which they did NOT include in my order. Service - fair, basically indifferent. I don't think he wanted to be there, but he wasn't rude or anything. Prices - average, but not a good value based on the quality of food. Parking - plenty of parking.

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    3 years ago

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

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    6 years ago

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

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    4 years ago

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

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

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    5 years ago

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

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

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    5 years ago

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

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

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    Lilo's Hawaiian BBQ - Pork, rice and salad

    Lilo's Hawaiian BBQ

    4.2(119 reviews)
    19.0 mi
    $$

    I'm in The Dalles for work and I was hungry for something besides the usual. I pulled up door dash…read moreand saw Lilo's Hawaiian BBQ. When I was young, I had the opportunity to live on Oahu with my dad when he was called up for active duty at MCB Kaneohe Bay in 2002 and have had many plate lunches while I was there. I got the Big Kahuna; from the first bite I was instantly transported back in time and across the pacific to Oahu to Hawai'i. Mac Salad was amazing, proteins were perfect, and the rice is better than my own sticky rice. Cole slaw was phenomenal, tangy, zesty, crisp and crunchy and those Hawaiian chips were absolutely delicious. Mahalo.

    We were heading to Spokane from the Oregon coast and was figuring out where to eat. Our daughter…read morewas following us and told us that we had to stop at Lilo's for a late lunch. She said when she takes this drive she always stops here. I love Hawaiian food so we agreed. It is street parking but we were able to find 2 close spots. The place was clean. There was 7 of us so a little hectic especially with 2 young kids. You walk up and place your order. The young man there was very friendly and patient with us. We ordered 3 meals to split. We got the salmon, chicken and combo plate and my daughter said to request extra macaroni salad. Very generous portions. The food was delicious and the teriyaki sauce was real good. I'm not much into the macaroni salad but this was good. I definitely would recommend this place!

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    Love & Hominy - Vietnamese

    Love & Hominy

    4.7(130 reviews)
    1.4 mi

    The wait and lack indoor seating was awful. Sitting outside roasting In Direct sun…read more.. I appreciate that they had vegan options and I appreciate their creative fusion cuisine. The safe vegan option that killed me my husband were the Vietnamese. I got the Vietnamese taco and Vietnamese Bahn Mí bowl - I enjoyed all of it. Fun delicious, however, at $6/taco?! Not worth it. Severely overpriced.

    Love & Hominy is a rather small restaurant in downtown Hood River, seating only perhaps 25 people…read morein a mixture of tables and countertop seating. It's a brisk business, so while ordering is counter service style, the tables turnover quickly. When we visited at 12:30 on a Sunday afternoon, there was a small line ahead of us to order, but only around 5 minutes or so after we ordered, several tables cleared out and we were able to sit down. The food took about 15 minutes to arrive. Combo, Vietnamese w/ Pork, Mediterranean w/ Chicken, Salsa ($15.50) - The chips, half moon shaped, seem to be fried in house, being really thick, great for dipping with no breakage, and perfectly crunchy. They have somewhat of an oily sheen on the surface, but aren't overly greasy at all. They aren't salted too heavily and instead seem to be slightly sweetened. The salsa included in this meal is refreshingly tangy and creamy. It's completely mild, though, with no hint of heat whatsoever. The chips easily dip in without getting soggy. The tacos all seem to use the same base - a fried corn tortilla heavily seasoned with a doritos locos-esque spice mixture, then filled with tender basmati rice. I believe they store a bunch of tortillas filled with rice sitting in trays, which can then be grabbed off the shelf to customize to order. That would explain why the shells get completely soggy and why the sauces are all applied on top of the rice rather than below. They are also wrapped in aluminum foil, which allows the rice to basically steam inside the taco shell, creating more sogginess. Overall a disappointing base. The Vietnamese combines fish sauce and banh mi pickles, combined with sweet creamy kewpie mayo drizzled over the rice and thinly sliced cucumbers as a second wall complementing the taco shell. The pickles and cucumber are crunchier than the shell. There are jalapenos but there's no heat at all. The pork is shredded and tender with a somewhat smoky quality, but there's not much included at all, perhaps only a tablespoon or two of meat. It's mostly vestigial against the massive amount of pickles on the top. I'd say the flavors are somewhat similar to a vegetarian banh mi. It's definitely missing in the meat department. There are so many veggies piled onto this taco that things fall out left and right while eating. The Mediterranean includes acidic pickled onions, a slaw lightly dressed in vinaigrette, thinly sliced cucumbers, a bunch of salty feta, and shredded mint leaves. There's some tzatziki drizzle, but not enough to make a huge impact. The chicken is shredded very finely and again not given in enough of a quantity to really do much for the taco. I feel like the chicken is precooked white meat, similar to the chicken in those packaged salads. Combo, Thai w/ Chicken, Tex Mex w/ Shrimp, Queso ($15.50) - The queso is served warm. It's thick and cheesy, tasting like pretty standard queso with again no heat whatsoever despite tiny flecks of red. The Thai includes a red bell pepper, cabbage, and edamame (why edamame?) slaw, lightly dressed in a peanutty and sweet vinegar. On top of the rice is a thicker peanut and ginger drizzle, enough to give some freshness and boost the umami. The overall flavor profile does remind me of an Americanized Pad Thai with mostly sweetness and nuttiness and no tamarind fruity tang. The Tex Mex is interesting. They actually char the corn quite well, so it's sweet and smoky in flavor. They add the same queso as the dip for the chips, then cilantro and then soy bacon crumbles, which I found to be disturbing in texture, almost like crunchy egg shells. They do include three or four pieces of sweet shrimp which aren't overcooked. The seasoning on the taco shells doesn't work for me. The flavors clash with the unique ingredients used in the creative tacos. In addition, I'm so confused why they use the same rice base. I guess it's a cost cutting measure? They add a ton to every taco and it spills out all over the place. They could easily amp up the unique qualities of each taco. For example, cilantro rice for the Tex Mex, Jasmine rice for the Thai, vermicelli for the Vietnamese. It's okay to use rice, but it's just such a boring and uninspired base when they are trying to be so creative with the flavors. It feels like filler used to cheapen up the tacos. I have similar feelings towards the meat. It's the same for every taco, no uniqueness in flavor or texture. The only thing different are the toppings and the slight bit of sauce on top. Just think - for the Vietnamese, sweet lemongrass grilled pork, for the Tex-Mex, lime chile grilled shrimp, etc. Then again there's so little meat included in the first place. Overall I left a little disappointed. It seems to be targeted towards people who want fusion food without straying too far away from Americanized roots. It's just not for me. Bathrooms - Single unisex room. Note: Love & Hominy charges a 3% credit card fee

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    Three delicious tacos sitting in their holder just waiting for me to make a mess

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    Hale Pele

    4.4(846 reviews)
    54.3 miGrant Park, Northeast Portland
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    Hale Pele is one of most well-known institution amongst Tiki lovers! One of our friends who owns…read morelike a thousand tiki glasses recommended this place to us, so we had to go! The ambiance is very tropical and fun, and love that they have such a spacious bathroom! They have an extensive drinks menu, like several pages long! With so many guava, pineapple and coconut-based options, it was honestly confusing on what to get but we decided on the classics: the Lei Lani Volcano and Lava Flow. The drinks were so creamy and delicious yet dangerously strong! Also, can we talk about the portion sizes? My drink was literally the size of my face, like what?!! It is best to come here in large groups because their shared drinks/scorpion bowls are a total showstopper! It is in a very upscale neighborhood of Portland called Grant Park, so it was fun to walk around and see all the cool houses - there was one imitating a thatched roof and what not. Worth checking out the neighborhood before or after visiting Hale Pele.

    Where to even begin with Hale Pele.... This was my first ever visit and I went out of my way to get…read moreto it.... Planned out a long layover and I'm glad I did, this was one of the best tiki bars I have ever been to. Not only were the cocktails top tier, but the food was wildly delicious, shocking... I can not wait to make some time to drive up and visit again with my wife.

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