All the Teriyaki in Seattle, #16: Fremont Bowl in Fremont

[@sdao23]

the 3 min at the end is gold lol

[@iheartnova]

best mukbang ever

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

@@iheartnova I felt like I was there with the awkward silence.

[@markmalcolm8512]

The way he "dismissed" the gyoza spoke volumes...

[@tomhults1300]

As I sit in an exercise bike looking at the sound, thinking of where to get teriyaki for lunch, perfect end!

[@jonnydobos]

Petition to make quiet lunch with kenji a requirement in the remaining teriyaki stops

[@Dozaar]

signed

[@mrdanthesnowman]

100%

[@JayLance]

As someone who lived in Seattle for 32 years but had to move away for work... It was surprisingly soothing to just "sit in Gasworks park," hear the wind and patter of rain, as well as the birds and the seaplane fly over... I'd absolutely co-sign this quiet lunch with Kenji vibe! 😁

[@JonathanAhrensIsAwesome]

I am here to add to the petition

[@jamesdonaldson7396]

I think Kenji stumbled on a new series: "Lunch with Kenji" where it's just him eating lunch without speaking with typical Seattle weather in the background.

[@Justin_Alfeche]

For the Lopez-Main-Alt account.

[@mrdanthesnowman]

I have to admit. It's kind of nice to see you just enjoying the meal Kenji.

[@Starclimber]

Perfect wet-coast meal table setting with pools of water and post-industrial props beyond.

[@kene866]

That's Lake Union just north of downtown Seattle. Gas Works is actually a nice park in person.

[@wickytbh]

I loved that last 3 mins, felt like I was having lunch with Kenji

[@miltonkwock7538]

And I rarely see Kenji use a napkin

[@Phoenixz33]

Today we learned two things: 1) Kenji is a partner in a coffee shop somewhere and 2) Kenji goes to Gas Works Park at night and beats up Seattle mobsters.

[@AndrewKarmy]

10/10 on the quiet ending

[@linhvu6764]

I hope the Seattle tourism board has a a collaboration w/ or compensate you because this series is such a lovely way to showcase the city's charms

[@UndecidedSloth]

i was watching this while having my morning coffee, and the bit at the end really felt like we're just having a great quite morning together. oddly comforting.

[@lyannathatcher9240]

You are truly living the Seattle dream. I am captivated by this series.

[@joestarr2136]

I am curious about a couple things with the dumplings. 1st: With so many shops in the area, i got to imagine that a lot of them are buying the same frozen dumplings from the same large food distributors. Where is all of the difference coming from? Just the cooking method and sauce? 2nd: It surprises me to hear again that these were freezer burnt, because i can't imagine the restaurant itself is keeping dumpings for that long in the freezer, does this come from a manufacturer issue in packaging?

[@SoupyTurtle]

My goodness! I was just at Fremont bowl yesterday, their Chirashi bowl is delicious. I feel like I’m always just missing seeing you out in the wild, it would be a dream to bump into you and thank you for all the wonderful content you’ve provided us all these years! ❤

[@PerryTicsay]

+1 on the chirashi bowl! I love it

[@drtomsen2796]

Finally Ithe video dropped so I can eat along with him.

[@user-ft9tf5tw6l]

Looks great. I like Fremont bowl is confident in their chicken's tastiness to present it sauce free. The seaplanes taking off in the background was a nice atmospheric touch.

[@RobertPeters4674]

Loving the teriyaki series Kenji. I work not too far from Gas Works Park, and eat lunch in the park in the summer. Love the views. Never tried Fremont Bowl, might have to now. Also your appearance on the ATK video on YT yesterday was great too. Keep up the great videos.

[@zmate3016]

the way he put the lid on immediately after that last dumpling😂....... his review was clearly genuine lmao

[@shadewww_]

Hey kenji, the wife and I have been inspired by the teriyaki adventures, so we made our own today!

[@billmorse5724]

I was going that way just the other day. I'll have to check it out.

[@sea80vicvan]

The eating segment at the end is calming. There's a shop in Georgetown called Dotunburi Station that's run by the same people as Fremont Bowl and has a similar menu, so you could conceivably assemble a teriyaki meal there.

[@swansony]

Love that little stretch of Fremont! Used to live right around the corner. Lupo is the best, and Fremont Bowl, Uneeda Burger, and Rockcreek are all good places to go.

[@stevo-dx5rr]

Finally my old neighborhood shop. I like Fremont bowl’s teriyaki and katsu.

[@Donttrackmebruh]

Lmao the last 3 minutes is classic yt content. Love it! 🧡

[@mdeloura]

I just ate the chicken teriyaki donburi with umami chili oil (chili crisp) onsite and it has restored my faith in Seattle teriyaki! I survived on teriyaki through college at UW in the '90s but when we moved back in the '10s most Seattle teri seemed too sweet and kind of uninspired. This one was so freakin' good: with a nice char, a tasty sauce that wasn't all sweet, a little too much spice on top, and a good chicken to rice ratio. It looked better than the takeout!

[@jinntakk]

When did that teriyaki piece get recorded from ATK? Thought it was one of the series lol

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

Last summer.

[@Bubblecats]

Do you worry that teriyaki shops will recognize you when you walk in and give your order special attention? Would you ever order by proxy?

[@JKenjiLopezMain]

Not really. Even if they do there’s only so much you can do to change a single meal in an operation like this. I don’t worry that I’ll be getting food that’s any different than anyone else’s especially because I pay attention to the shop and what other folks are eating and ordering.

[@ecx6990]

you forgot to close the lid of the ponzu 🤣

[@JKenjiLopezMain]

I know! It spilled on the way home.

[@jperin001]

The Teriyakinator says, "Come with me, if you want to eat teriyaki!"

[@eddhernandez9410]

and yes, I'll be back!

[@noisyyy8152]

We love Fremont Bowl! We get their sake don almost weekly.

[@idyslexiahave1413]

Kenji not closing the lid on the dumpling sauce is really stressing me out

[@tjs9858]

Kenji, Do you have a frozen dumpling favorite(s)? I’ve really enjoyed these videos.

[@killerdrgn]

Yes this would be a good follow up too. Frozen Dumplings ratings from Asian Family Mart, H Mart, Uwajimiya, and 99 Ranch.

[@Hotsauceonmy]

@@killerdrgni also wanna know if these bulk ones im constantly smacking from Costco are trash or not

[@Justin_Alfeche]

Better than the Avengers shawarma post credits!

[@kene866]

As Kenji points out, donburi is their main fare. The chirashi bowl is the best thing on the menu imo.

[@lithmire]

They're one of my favorite delivery spots lately, never disappointing! (though I guess I'll continue to pass on the gyoza lol)

[@Im49th]

What's your wet chair strat? Wipe with napkin? Just raw dog it?

[@nathanknight7667]

Random thing, I see you have your bike! Did it get found? Or did you just replace it? I just vaguely remember an Instagram post a while ago saying it got taken from your garage. Looks like a really solid commuter, especially with the kiddos.

[@dennisc8578]

Straight mukbang at the end. 😊

[@neil_chazin]

Lovely to watch while I eat my leftover karaage (and hastily made waffle) lunch today

[@piffymeister103]

Please create another series where you try all the best chirashi bowls in Seattle. That's honestly the best thing at Fremont bowl by far. Minamoto also has a nice one

[@israfielm]

Love gas works park. Awesome running spot. Glad you didnt have so many geese come up to you.

[@robertsuh4861]

Awesome. I go to their sister restaurant Donburi Station in Georgetown a ton. Great food.

[@stevo-dx5rr]

@JkenjiLopezMain You should do a Pho series!

[@jasonbarker5154]

💯

[@jl11sr]

looking forward to the launch of the J. Kenji López-ASMR channel!

[@JohnHausser]

San-J teriyaki sauce ? You’re take on it 🧐

[@danielpirone8028]

How was the rice ?

[@JKenjiLopezMain]

6/10. 8/10 with rice.

[@VanyelStefan]

I love Freemont Bowl, usually just getting the sukiyaki as not many places have it.

[@piy0911]

Fremont bowl has some pretty great chirashi bowls, their tonkatsu donburi is also a solid standard.

[@colorbrandon]

This place is next to my favorite restaurant in Seattle, Lupo!

[@eXoticon]

Review + mukbang!

[@Annaleebie]

You might enjoy Sunny Teriyaki in Ballard too

[@breaker6683]

Did you finish the meal in the park?

[@aaronbailey23]

How was the rice Kenji?

[@noviceguy2]

HA! You eat like me! Retail chomps! Love! You may be on to something: "Silent Lunch With Kenj". A quiet, relaxing meal....

[@jordanleach1747]

Not gonna lie, felt a weird with Mr. Lopez-alt enjoying his lunch and just watching him eat... I felt like a creepy dude sneaking around! It's best when Kenji is teaching or talking about the food! Education is Everything!

[@kenjicampbell3180]

Can’t speak for their teriyaki but their other donburi are real good

[@birdy1numnum]

*Wait a second, Fremont Bowl is a few doors down from the cookbook store you frequent and sign books for?! Weird.*

[@cesarrojas4526]

I demand Lunch with Kenji every day.

[@momentar7494]

I love that place but it’s quite expensive.

[@zaron551]

put the lid of the ponzu sauce

[@VaalanHei]

Oh with the UCC coffee too? this IS a traditional japanese place!

[@bradshatto3313]

Growing up in Seattle and eating Teryaki almost weekly for much of my life, I need a little better glaze or marinade on my chicken. I also like a little more char, which is stronger when they marinate the meat.

[@scrimscrum]

Omg it's the place from 10 Things I Hate About You!

[@Darbster]

Yessssssssss lol I was like, that looks so familiar

[@JKenjiLopezMain]

And hey it turns out he was in a Batman movie eventually as well!

[@lucasenglish6641]

i wish the series wasnt limited to seattle! my favorite teriyaki joint looks like it'd blow all of these so far out of the water (kinza teriyaki near frederickson)!

[@Ukemariachi]

Amazing outro

[@tejasrajashekar]

Teach me how you were able to eat your lunch without feeling the need to doom-scroll on your phone!

[@ShawnGoff]

I hope you're not sick of chicken teriyaki after all this!

[@securitytraining6018]

This is going to sound silly and I apologize right now if it offends anyone but...how the heck are you more SEATTLE than me? Gosh I miss home so much I could cry.

[@RobertPHorwitz]

Let's see the bike!

[@RobGThai]

Kenji is testing mukbang video.

[@jmaj4521]

hell yeah Gas Works Park

[@Adremelek]

Trying and failing to reverse engineer your chopstick holding technique as it's different (much better) than mine

[@cadkoger]

Basically across the street from Paseo, too.

[@tsminnal]

5:38 AI Kenji

[@RightWei]

Are you planning a video for how you would make Seattle style teriyaki chicken at home?

[@semilog643]

"I'm going to eat at a federal superfund site."

[@eatsleepliftshoot]

MORE KENJI MUKBANG

[@LeopoldRosenberg]

🤣😍

[@bigbird2451]

I just don't get what Hipster really means...

[@jeromeyruss644]

Are you going to try subway’s chicken teriyaki? I’d be curious to hear the breakdown on how American fast food teriyaki holds up

[@mitchblahman13]

unedited footage of a Kenji

[@PhoenixInfeno]

It's a mukbang channel now

[@gkhan05]

I don't think this place should be included in the ranking.

[@JKenjiLopezMain]

There is no ranking to be included in.