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    T & L Market

    4.0 (78 reviews)
    InexpensiveHawaiian, Fast Food, Thai
    Closed 7:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Penang curry sticky rice and summer roles
    Gabe R.

    Great Thai food and the people working there are really nice it's definitely my new go to for Thai food I had the Penang curry and summer roles with sticky rice not spicy but very tasty

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    Dwayne F.

    Parking is a challenge, they have 2 stalls right in the front and the rest is street parking. When we were there, for lunch, there was a steady stream of customers. Some members of our party got their order rather quickly, others took a while. Their menu is extremely diverse. I ordered the garlic chicken because the picture of it looked really good (the menu is on the wall with huge pictures), unfortunately the food didn't look anything like the picture. I was disappointed. It tasted ok, nothing spectacular. I only ordered that one item so not sure how the rest of the food is. Not sure I'd go out of my way to go back.

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    Roshelle B.

    So many different options to choose from. Friendly workers. Affordable pricing. So much yummy food.

    6/14/25 Mmm! Laotian Style BBQ Chicken...Saturdays Only
    Tommie O.

    6/14/25 It you know of n like Huli Huli Chicken You gotta try this Laotian version Saturdays Only Freshly Grilled outside the store! A few months ago I saw the smoke then caught a whiff of that hibachi aromas... Had to turn around n get some Went back again today Got a half chicken No rice n asked for another container of sauce It's all about the Sauce; citrusy, garlic, fish sauce, Hot Chilis, sweet... was told Laotian Style I love the Heat! Asked for but they won't give out the recipe

    T&L Fries

    T&L fries were pretty good ... until we seen they used an old box from Raising Canes (they just blacked out the name)???? Hopefully they washed (but don't think it could be) the container && hopefully we don't get sick ??? I know recycling is good, but kinda ghetto no??

    Russ L.

    Eat Local! The best-hidden gems in a city are usually the little places that are in random locations. A true definition of a hole in the wall. The food is simple, manapua truck style, and brought back many childhood memories of growing up in the area. The owners are nice and the food is reasonable. Not a place to sit down, just take out. Parking is a challenge, however plenty of street parking nearby.

    Bbq chicken
    Ketsana H.

    Wow this is the best local Hawaii food and thai food coming up soon Easy to find and also Saturday BBQ chicken is the best omg

    Trying This Place Out Was Good. Drove Pass & I Had To Stop & Try The Food Was Awesome. The Customer Service Was Great. Good Food Choices To Try Out.

    Garlic Chicken plate ($12.00). The plate comes with two scoops white rice, & mac salad.
    Fran C.

    So I guess you saw my attempt (last week) when I was attempting to get my Garlic Chicken fix @ K & K Kitchen but totally failed! What a difference a week makes, as today I was successful!!! Yay me! Lol! I had bookmarked this joint called - "T & L Market" in Kalihi, because after seeing the pics of da grindz from a few of my Yelp buddies, I told myself that I should check this place out one day. While doing some online training modules in my office, when lunch time rolled around, I told my coworker if he like check out T & L Market? I'd figure if I took my friend with me, if I could not find parking, I would have my friend drive my car around the block a few times while I ran inside to pick up some lunch time grindz for both of us. I guess the parking gods were lookin' out for me, because when I got to T & L Market, someone had just pull out of the parking lot, so I swooped into the parking space! SCORE!!! Upon walking into the joint, the menu is posted on the wall. There were several fixed plate lunch menu items, or if you want to make a custom plate for yourself, they had a lot of ala carte daily items (see my take out menu pic I posted). Don't want a plate lunch? I also noticed this business sold some bakery items (not sure if they make the pastries themselves, or if they catered it in), candy, & drinks. Although T & L Market is known for their noodles & fried chicken, I opted for the Garlic Chicken Plate because I didn't get my garlic chicken fix last week, and I was so craving for my garlic chicken. For $12.00 smackaz, I got two scoops white rice, a scoop of mac salad, & a whole bunch of boneless garlic chicken. My friend opted for the Mini Garlic Chicken Plate ($9.00) which was the same as my plate, minus a scoop of white rice, and maybe a little less garlic chicken. What can I say about the grub? The food here was pretty good, but not great. The Garlic Chicken marinade was different from what I would get from Sugoi's or K & K Kitchen. The garlic marinade was not as garlicky, or sweet, but some folks like it like that. As for me, I just LOVE Sugoi's garlic chicken marinade, so you probably know which I would prefer. Overall, the prices here are very reasonable, and for what you pay, and what you get, I must say it's DEALAGES Yo! The next time I come here, I will try their noodles & fried chicken, because after all, if you check out all the pics from this business, you'll see a lot of noodles & fried chicken pics! Lol!

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    S M.

    I was in the Kalihi area and looked up a place to eat on google and found this place and I am glad I found it as it worked out perfect. I ordered a spicy chicken plate and it came with 8 wings and macaroni salad and two scoops of rice with some sliced up lettuce for $15. The spicy wings were so good with the rice. No other seasoning was needed. The macaroni salad was good also. Moreover, the couple working there were so nice and they just made everything better and the price was good also. This place is definitely a hidden gem.

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    Gina H.

    Friendly workers. This place is a good place for a snack. The best thing here is the fried chicken and manapua. I think it's the closest thing flavor wise to Char hung sut filling. Idk how many they make a day but it doesn't seem like they make a lot. We got the last one on our way to do the manapua challenge. The pork hash is just meh. I haven't tried anything else here. It really is like manapua truck quality.

    Medium noodles, fried chicken and 2 pork hash
    Steve T.

    Craving manapua truck food? Here's a store front with manapua truck style grinds. Simple items and at reasonable prices. Flavors are ok, little garlicky on the noodles but better than other places I been that was bland and no garnish. Chicken wasn't bad and pork hash was ok but again for the prices wasn't bad for what you get. Very friendly and great service. Limited 2 stalls out front or street park on the side street.

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    Always in point great value great food great service the only downfall is the parking

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    Super cheap old school Manapua store.......they have their own version of the nanakuli special

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    Chop steak and garlic shrimp are bomb! Tastes great EVERY time I order it. Quality is consistent.

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    Went there yesterday, everything was great. All the food we ordered was awesome, will definitely be back for more. Friendly service.

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    Our Chef Colin's Classics Menu feeds 3-4 guests for $105.00!
    Our Chef Colin's Classics Menu feeds 3-4 guests for $105.00!
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