FF #51 and Fatherhood Friday #14-A Taste of Favorite Places to Eat 1

Twisting metal becoming works of art. Slowly, the design, I see in my head, takes shape. Splashes of color from crystals, stones, faux gems, and beads give it even more life. There it is: something I have created by my own hand. The artistic skill of making my own jewelry designs brings me great satisfaction.

I love anything artistic, and I got into jewelry making maybe about a year ago. I think if I had truly developed my skills instead of half-assing everything I do, I probably could have been a decent sketcher as well. I don't know why I can never fully commit to something other than marriage. LOL Anyways, this Flash Fiction has nothing to do with what I'm going to talk about next. I know it seems like I always make the two coincide, but sometimes I don't. This is one of the times I don't. (you KNOW you want to click on ALL links here especially the 1st two :) )

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It's time for A Taste of...Fatherhood Friday Edition. Yesterday as I was chatting it up at the Dad Blogs chat, some of us were talking about Hawaii. Hawaii talk, plus the fact that I was hungry, lead me to wanting L&L Hawaiian BBQ. L&L is one of my favorite places to eat. The first one I ever encountered was here in the town next to us about 10-15 minutes away. L&L originated in Honolulu, Hawaii. You can find out it's history and other L&L info by clicking here.

Decor inside the local L&L.

When my husband and I went to Hawaii a couple of years ago and drove around the island, we located an L&L. This was the first time my husband had tried it. He loved it. I should mention that my husband actually likes almost all food. LOL But I digress.

The Menu :)

Our local L&L is one of my favorite places to eat, because this particular franchise is owned and ran by a Filipino family. Do you know what one being ran by a Filipino family means? It means that I can get my pork adobo fix since 2 out of the 5 members of my family don't enjoy adobo as much as the other 3. Bet you can't guess who the two are? lol


The adobo from L&L. This is one plate that doesn't come with macaroni salad.

L&L usually has a good friendly atmosphere. There's usually Hawaiian music playing. Their menu consists of 'plate lunches'. Here's the plate lunch that my husband likes to get. It's the bbq mixed grill plate.




I like the short ribs plate. I sometimes will get what I call "Filipino Breakfast" but a favorite in Hawaii, too, the Spam & Eggs breakfast plate. As I mentioned before, my favorite thing to get there is the pork adobo. The guy who owns the place actually does some of the cooking there. He is the one who makes this adobo. It is so good. He sometimes makes it spicy with jalapenos. He actually talked with me yesterday about adobo since he knows I always order it. Sad, isn't it? lol He told me that he'd add jalapenos to mine next time since I liked how spicy his sometimes is. On occasion you might see his wife, twin daughters, or son working there as well. They've made it into a very family-oriented
business.

Top of table I sat at one day.

So if you have one located near you, and you haven't tried it, you should. :)

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