Fast Facts: ■ 1952: Founded as L&L Dairy by Ida and Robert Lee ■ 1976: Acquired by Johnson Kam and Eddie Flores, Jr. as L&L Drive Inn ■ 1988: Started franchising the L&L Drive Inn in Hawaii ■ 1999: Established the first L&L Drive Inn out of Hawaii and renamed it “L&L Hawaiian Barbecue” ■ 2023: Expanded to 229 locations in the continental United States and Japan