Neither of us could recall having tried Hawaiian barbecue before, so we settled on lunch at Lilo's after reading some excellent Yelp reviews. Considering we were at Lilo's only open table on what was a lazy Sunday afternoon everywhere else, we figured it was a good choice. 

I went for the Huli Chicken, R for the Kalua Pork, and since we have a mutual obsession with poké, we got that extra to share. As it happens, the prior positive reviewers were not wrong. Hawaiian BBQ is darn good, sweet, savory, salty and spicy all at the same time. Or at least that describes the Huli Chicken. 

There was very little sweet in the pork, and the dark, rich BBQ sauce was more savory and spicy than most Texas BBQ, without any of the sweet I was actually expecting. (A very good thing in R's book.) The Poké, on the other hand, was sweeter and way less spicy than any we have tried at home. This likely due to the lack of New Mexican fusion elements that we take for granted at home.

All-in-all, it was a good experience. The cost didn't break our banks, and the dining room was hopping so we didn't mind having to dust off our own table.