LAVA PIT, Incorporated, a California-based company, provides a "fast-casual" dining experience for consumers in the greater Orinda area.   Back in 2004, the founders of LAVA PIT realized that Hawaii 's vibrant culture and cuisine was blossoming in the food service industry.   Yet instead of doing the same things as all the other restaurants, the founders of LAVA PIT wanted to create something fresh and contemporary.  Typical Hawaiian BBQ places, such as L&L Hawaiian BBQ, use flat iron griddles to pan fry their meat to reduce cooking time; however, the food ends up greasy and oily.  Another aspect that the founders did not like was the packaging that was being used. All the food orders came in environmentally damaging styrofoam packaging, and cutting the meat was always difficult when you have cheap styrofoam boxes coupled with flimsy plastic utensils.   As a result, LAVA PIT acknowledged these and other issues and in turn, created something new and exciting: The use of premium raw ingredients cooked on a char grill, that is healthier and better tasting, packaged in top of the line food containers for convenience and integrity.  

If you've eaten at LAVA PIT Fire Grill, you know what sets us apart from the competition: fresh, contemporary Asian Hawaiian flavors with our famous House Sauces. LAVA PIT intends to pioneer the fast casual restaurant segment with a health conscious mentality that has yet been practiced amongst Asian and Hawaiian BBQ chains. With new and classic Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Hawaiian recipes, our food is all prepared fresh in an exhibition style kitchen for guest to view. At LAVA PIT, one will find local favorites like our fire grilled BBQ MIX and our succulent shredded pulled Kalua Pork to fusion selections such as our authentic LAVA PIT curry paste entrees. Our superior taste is built using charbroiled cooking with the best raw ingredients and signature marinade and sauces for unique tastes. It's this high quality menu and revolutionary attitude that's made LAVA PIT a favorite in the greater Lamorinda area.

At LAVA PIT, we have great passion for superior tasting food and want to share our culinary creations with all our customers.  However, we understand that not everybody can afford full table service dining, so LAVA PIT was created for the consumer conscience customer that commands high quality food but without the high price and formal attire.   From the moment you walk into LAVA PIT, everything from the contemporary décor and design to our friendly trained staff are geared to create a consistently pleasant dining experience for our customers.   Although customers order at the counter, we serve and bus our tables and there is never any numbers called.  All our entrées are freshly prepared, made to order, and served hot.   All LAVA PIT team members are adequately trained to treat customers with respect.  With our vision and ideology, LAVA PIT is determined to become one of the leading names in the restaurant industry.