L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, or simply L&L and known as L&L Drive-Inn in Hawaii, is a theme franchise

Franchising

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 restaurant chain based in Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

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 centered on the Hawaiian plate lunch

Plate lunch

The plate lunch The plate lunch The plate lunch (Hawaiian: pā mea ai is a syncretic menu item that is a quintessential part of the cuisine of Hawaii, roughly equivalent to a Southern U.S. meat-and-threes plate. However, the inclusion of pan-Asian ingredients makes the plate lunch unique to Hawaii....

 (Hawaiian

Hawaiian language

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: pā mea ai).

History

Johnson Kam and Eddie Flores, Jr. purchased the original L&L Drive-In in 1976. The company expanded from its original base of Hawaii

Hawaii

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 in 1999 into California

California

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 markets and now has approximately 200 locations. There are also locations in Alaska

Alaska

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, Arizona

Arizona

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, Colorado

Colorado

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, Nevada

Nevada

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, New York, Oregon

Oregon

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, Texas

Texas

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, Utah

Utah

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 and Washington .
Internationally, L&L has expanded into Pago Pago, American Samoa, Otahuhu, New Zealand  and Tokyo, Japan.

On May 6, 2010, a Mega Millions

Mega Millions

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 Lottery Ticket worth $266 million, the eighth-largest jackpot in the history of the game was bought at L&L Hawaiian Barbecue in Pico Rivera. . As a result, the franchise owners of the Pico Rivera location received $1 million, which is the maximum bonus a retailer can receive .

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue’s success has earned the company many awards and continued rankings in various local and national magazines. In 2002, L&L Hawaiian Barbecue was named one of the “50 Regional Powerhouse Chains” by Nation's Restaurant News

Nation's Restaurant News

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. The July 2005 issue of Restaurant & Institutions Magazine ranked L&L #314 out of America’s top 400 restaurant chains. Additionally, Restaurant Business magazine ranked L&L #15 of its 50 Top Growth Chains in the Nation in 2005. Entrepreneur magazine

Entrepreneur Magazine

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has also ranked L&L’s parent company, L&L Franchise, Inc. at #165 out of the top 500 franchises in 2005.

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