I hope George hits up this video and lets us know!
@Biskybisk7 ай бұрын
Kenji and George need a lil collab lol
@liligman2 ай бұрын
I’m a local and Toshio’s has been my spot for years - because of Kenji I tried Rainier down the street and honestly it’s a stalemate. I like the skin on chicken and dressing at Toshios but think rainier is more classic teriyaki. It depends on my mood
@ethanwhitman79567 ай бұрын
If Kenji’s teriyaki quest doesn’t end with a Seattle teriyaki recipe my disappointment will be immeasurable 😂
@madelinem31477 ай бұрын
Faaaacts
@armadillerff7 ай бұрын
All the components too. The dressing, the chicken, and dumplings.
@kelvin31037 ай бұрын
@@armadillerfffactory made dumplings or homemade dumplings? 😆
@MrTimsfilms7 ай бұрын
@@kelvin3103I feel like Kenji is a man of people and will go frozen but homemade dipping sauce (and everything else).
@KateMondor6 ай бұрын
Yes! I’m surprised he’s not already done one.
@ulrikbaltzer80207 ай бұрын
Ever since he found that loophole he’s been hitting the sodas pretty hard 😅
@dorkusjones2752Ай бұрын
What's the loophole?
@tk_kaine7 ай бұрын
Love that teriyaki chicken is a Seattle thing but man, I wish there were some around me. This series makes me so hungry
@ItsMichaelDavis7 ай бұрын
The best part about teriyaki is it's not too hard to make at home! Although without trying a good quality one from a restaurant it may be hard to know how accurate what you made was
@MrBfiguero7 ай бұрын
Hah, be careful what you wish for. I live in Seattle and my teriyaki consumption has spiked because of this series.
@squerry5 ай бұрын
I miss Seattle Teriyaki too! None down here in Palm Desert!
@SBEdits7 ай бұрын
Kenji discussing the intricacies of perfect ice-to-soda ratios to stave off his daughter's criticism 🤣
@RonaldWoan6 ай бұрын
Toshio’s is definitely the best and the only one I’m willing to travel for outside of Redmond. Skin on or bust!
@rosesilcox80977 ай бұрын
Kenji- the folks asking if you want sauce on your rice is a super old school move for a teriyaki joint. When people couldn’t imagine eating plain rice. At one time I was like that too. Even now I like it when just a bit of sauce has graced my rice like donburi, but that’s not pouring it on. Agree mushy rice is always bad. A lot of times I’ll order just chicken she salad and have my pot waiting at home these days. Also all you non- Seattle people CHICKEN. Is standard when people say teriyaki here, even though there is often beef, sometimes pork and tofu .
@CompleteCarnivore7 ай бұрын
We are visiting Seattle next week with the kids for spring break and can't wait to try some of these teriyaki places. Love watching these videos.
@ChrisBrown-dz9sz7 ай бұрын
Definitely go to Teriyaki Madness. Quite a few of these I haven't been to because when you find the one you like, you usually keep going back. Enjoy your trip
@CompleteCarnivore7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the recommendation! Will definitely put it on the list.
@TheOne-tf7tp3 ай бұрын
@@ChrisBrown-dz9sz THe one in this video is the best in Seattle.. blows madness out of the water
@YetAnotherWittyUserName7 ай бұрын
Genuinely cannot thank Kenji enough for making so many videos about a food that I was only exposed to in the form of wings and Subway sandwiches
@jperin0016 ай бұрын
The Teriyaki Terminator is at again. He cannot be stopped.
@imcharming48087 ай бұрын
Your analysis is so good; you somehow put into words what I've liked best about how to drink soft drinks!
@adinace7 ай бұрын
Team lots of ice too, and for the same reasons. 🥤
@JeffTaylor-tr7my7 ай бұрын
Team No Ice thinks they are being cheated. And in places where there is no free refills that make more sense. However ice keeps the drink colder and slows down the drink losing it's carbonation. Properly carbonated drinks served cold taste better. I have made German friends try soda with ice and 90% agree and start taking ice all the time.
@DougArcidino7 ай бұрын
I agree on steamed rice. I like to have a bowl of rice next to me when I eat ramen for the same reason.
@LessTalkMoreDelicious7 ай бұрын
🐮 Yoshinoya uses skin-on thighs. Also, non marinated. Basically fresh thigh, griddle/pan-fry until browned, sliced, then slathered. I dig it a lot, esp. since the classic “Combo” includes gyudon & steam veg. US/SoCal Yoshinoya chains far from the best teriyaki or gyudon (it’s 100x better quality/taste in Japan) ; but, it’s what I grew up w, and has a distinct, memorable, decently delicious taste. Also, easier to cook this style at home since no marination… just fry (or bake) until crisp, slice and sauce. Marination tends to make chx super stringy, dry and tough (salts expel juices too much, and also cures it)… “ham like” as u say. Fresh, non marinated thighs taste so much fresher and better for teriyaki, imo. 🐓
@Dummyc0m6 ай бұрын
I really want my teriyaki to have the crispy skin but still soft in the meaty bits. Yoshinoya in not US delivers on that... Yoshinoya in the US is a disappointment...
@yomattty3 ай бұрын
When I lived in the ID, Toshio's was the spot I'd go to. Really delicious, and super affordable compared to lots of other options around.
@Srpicklez7 ай бұрын
I like your fountain drink philosophy. & Diet coke and Dr. Pep, I'm going to try that.
@miltonkwock75386 ай бұрын
Same here. I add a splash of Dr. Pepper to my Diet Coke or Coke Zero and lots of ice only if there's free refills. That's the Chinese in me and that's how we roll...😄
@DefaultHandle4207 ай бұрын
OMG you're literally just doing a tour of my childhood in Seattle.
@TheCharles3037 ай бұрын
Weird fountain drink hack, sprite with a splash of coke tastes like ginger ale. Put in just enough coke for it to look like ginger ale and it tastes like it. Works with diet too.
@tonyjolley8327 ай бұрын
I know you're only sampling the plain chicken and gyoza, but when you get to Sunny Teriyaki near Fisherman's Terminal, please get some of their spicy sauce on the side, just to try. I'd really love to know their recipe.
@plusplusplus98377 ай бұрын
i notice that the place had a food safety rating of "okay" posted on the door - i looked it up on the king county website and their main violation seems to be not keeping things hot enough. is that something that you have any thoughts on as a pro chef? in my home country food ratings are basically a joke that everyone bribes their way through, so i've eaten a lot worse without getting sick and I don't really care much personally. just wondering about your thoughts as a culinary professional
@jonnyliechty6077 ай бұрын
I would say Toshio's is more in Mt. Baker than Beacon Hill :)
@JG-pm9ty7 ай бұрын
Atlantic neighborhood
@jonnyliechty6077 ай бұрын
@@JG-pm9ty we're on the pacific coast tho
@JG-pm9ty7 ай бұрын
Yup. I'm not sure why they named it that.
@santosw7 ай бұрын
I’ve considered that Rainier Valley still moreso than Beacon Hill especially when Oberto was there..
@josephdavid30816 ай бұрын
@@santosw I miss Oberto and Mutual Fish.
@allysonmartin81673 ай бұрын
I lived in Ballard for years and the Teriyaki spot down there is Sunny Teriyaki right at Market & Leary. I was there pretty reliably as I lived right around the corner and it was perfect for those days I didn't want to cook.
@masstwitter47487 ай бұрын
Enjoying the Boston market call out - took me back 😂
@JasperWhannell6 ай бұрын
Used to live right near this place. It was my favorite. I was hotly anticipating this review!
@TheDungeonDive6 ай бұрын
I was SO bummed when Ichi-Ban's in the ID closed about 10 years ago. They were the absolute best, and just a tiny little dive with the greatest atmosphere. I haven't had anything in Seattle that comes close to that.
@MrWuggles7 ай бұрын
I wouldn't call this area Beacon Hill, more like Rainier Valley or Judkins Park
@HasturSejanusАй бұрын
The second you cross rainier at that intersection, you’re either in North Beacon or the CD depending on where you cross. Shoot, you can even end up in Leschi or the ID lol it’s a very difficult section to describe
@WilliamPio7 ай бұрын
Question: There is some variation on what constitutes a traditional Teriyaki place. Aloha Plates, in the Uwajamaya food court for example is really more of a Hawaiian place. They certainly do have Teriyaki Chicken and Gyoza though. You get Macaroni salad instead of green salad though. Are places like that on the list too?
@Ken-lt1fy7 ай бұрын
I love this spot! Owned by my friends family!
@haloman1231232 ай бұрын
This place is friggin legendary!
@philedry7 ай бұрын
I remember growing up on Nasai Teriyaki in Kirkland and sauce on the rice was THE THING to do, and how grossed out Japanese friends were of the idea. It’s canon for Seattle teriyaki.
@mendygraves33257 ай бұрын
I am riveted to this series!
@kittyogrotin14492 ай бұрын
I was a loyal customer of toshios for 22 years before moving out of Seattle. I can still taste it!
@ryonmerrick31127 ай бұрын
A unique one! Love to see it
@derryXDINES7 ай бұрын
When i want to make a quick teriyaki and not use the grill, i do it braised and it looks a lot like what's here. For fountain soda (or any soda really), i pour over ice. Besides the temperature, i feel like it's more refreshing because it gives the CO2 somewhere to form bubbles, and when you drink these bubbles, they're bigger as opposed to drinking it straight up from the bottle where it's almost foamier, if that makes sense.
@jerimiah5937 ай бұрын
My local fave
@uli117 ай бұрын
Are you uploading these as you make them? If so, dont you get sick of Teriyaki so often?
@ImFataI7 ай бұрын
He said he doesn't really eat all of them. He's just tasting and I'm assuming his family eats the rest or he uses the leftovers for something else. He mentioned using the rice from these for fried rice for example.
@Mobium7 ай бұрын
@@ImFataIHe posted on IG the other day a vid of him making fried rice and chicken stir fry from the leftovers
@alwaysmindit91987 ай бұрын
About 1:38 - as someone of Indian origin, the thought of eating just plain rice is absurd to me - that's kind of eating a plain slice of bread with nothing on it - or plain pasta with no sauce. I can never eat any rice unless it's mixed with something else - so the way I eat teriyaki is cut the chicken into smaller bites, pour the sauce over the rice, and mix the chicken bites, sauce, and rice together all into one - then eat that with a spoon like a rice dish
@woodardchuckleson30907 ай бұрын
To be fair tho, if it's a really good bread I would happily eat a plain slice of bread with nothing on it
@Freakattaker7 ай бұрын
Same. I grew up in Malaysia for most of my early childhood and the way my family eats our rice is to eat the rice with something savory at the same time. So for chicken teriyaki grab a piece of chicken, a scoop of rice, and maybe some undressed salad and eat it all in one spoonful of goodness. Or say take a bite of the gyoza then stuff some rice in your mouth to balance the flavors.
@user-ft9tf5tw6l7 ай бұрын
This place sounds good, the fact that they leave the skin on what look like chicken thighs probably adds to the juiciness,especially if it's pre cooked and warmed on the grill. I agree with you on the rice not having any sauce since you eating with chopsticks, the sauce would just break down the rice into bits. Rice is like the mash potatoes for teriyaki. On the drink front what say you to a green river soda I'm sure some serve that?
@stevethach33406 ай бұрын
I’m a big sauce on my rice fan
@rachaelludwick2156 ай бұрын
Thanks for covering my local! Definitely our fav being that it’s stumbling distance away and also they are always so nice. I don’t actually eat meat all that often but their chicken is so good. Re the is this beacon hill issue, the city’s designated neighborhood names are absurd. there’s not really a good name for many of the places right on or a few blocks from rainier ave unless it’s unambiguously part of one of the well known names (eg columbia city or rainier beach). toshio’s in particular is essentially at the intersection where north beacon hill and judkins park “meet” (mt. baker I would say is further to the south by small bit.)
@sabrinal43937 ай бұрын
Does your plain rice preference apply to mapo tofu as well? I’m eating mapo tofu right now (hybrid of your two recipes in the Wok) and my favourite thing since I was a kid was mixing the rice and mapo together
@ricardoedmondson50992 ай бұрын
I think that area would be considered Rainier valley, but it is somewhat close to Beacon Hill area.
@frasersgirl43837 ай бұрын
Iceberg lettuce and huge amounts of ice!! I must be a cousin of yours!!! 😂😂😂
@Im49th7 ай бұрын
Are there any food places in the UK that you would like to recommend?
@rumidude6 ай бұрын
Ranier Valley is the neighborhood.
@vindee56706 ай бұрын
The best teriyaki was at Toshi's Teriyaki a block away from Greenlake, but that was back in the early to mid 80's before the explosion of teriyaki restaurants. They served full hind quarter pieces (thigh and drum), two scoops of rice and salad. All for $4.50. The chicken was marinated and grilled/roasted and doggone good. Then came the explosion of teriyaki joints, and those places discovered it was easier and cheaper to just grill a plain piece of chicken - thigh or breast (mostly breast), then slather teriyaki sauce on top and call it teriyaki chicken. This is why I stopped eating teriyaki. It became just cooked chicken with sauce on top. At least from these videos, some of those joints the chicken appears to be marinated. One of your videos, it looked like precooked chicken that was mixed in a bowl of sauce, then reheated, then plated.
@nickweiss91637 ай бұрын
Finally! I’ve been waiting for you to go to Toshio’s. Big fan of the skin-on chicken. So flavorful!
@CrossXhunteR7 ай бұрын
What tripod are you using for your phone?
@JKenjiLopezMain7 ай бұрын
DJI osmo 6
@zoner__7 ай бұрын
I know that diluted cold soda taste. I would get 32 oz sodas in a milk carton like container during college delivered with my pizza and by the time it got to me it was just right.
@user-oc2yu3pk9y2 ай бұрын
I’m not a big fan of teriyaki flavor but the food there is legit. The sauce on rice is just the salad dressing on rice.
@TeddyGear.7 ай бұрын
at the end of the series will you do top 10 among the 80 ?
@vincentrodomista41927 ай бұрын
he already mentioned he isn't ranking, I think the running "favorites" list effectively does this already anyways :)
@polaroidsandpen7 ай бұрын
Hey Kenji, when you lived in San Mateo did you ever check out Kaz? I wonder if you approve of their chicken teriyaki or not. Thank you!
@chriscipolloni40647 ай бұрын
You have to review ohana teriyaki in Bothell 🤙🏽 love your content!
@gbautista1007 ай бұрын
Definitely need the ice with my soda too
@handdancin7 ай бұрын
kenji you are making me feel normal for getting a half coke half sparkling water at the movie theater
@sonaryhat60535 ай бұрын
Dang... To see Toshio's and not see Oh boy oberto across the street makes me sad.
@richboykin81077 ай бұрын
Please try Nasai in the U District
@redbeard367 ай бұрын
Sounds like it's gone downhill since I used to go there when I lived nearby.
@georgekennedysworld4 ай бұрын
♏🦂🕵 Im from seattle wa. The central district. & thats my old favorite teriyaki restaurant.
@kamsbry6 ай бұрын
Toshio's was my intro to Seattle teriyaki over 20 years ago. Maybe it was better back then or maybe we just knew less. Since they remodeled the quality has gone down a bit.
@sammyroberts89027 ай бұрын
We need a kenji recipe for both breast and thigh, i love the negima recipe, but it doesnt work great indoors for me. Id love a simple, easy to cook, delicious chicken recipe i can either meal prep or quickly throw together on a weekend.
@rekrap13697 ай бұрын
Was there a go-to chicken teriyaki recipe you’d recommend?
@bismarchiavelli7 ай бұрын
I don’t get fountain drinks anymore because I don’t think anyone cleans the ice machine :/
@Strawhat_Pirates3D2Y6 ай бұрын
It's the central district
@algaeadmirer7 ай бұрын
Haven't been here in forever. Does it still have the free prayers and water of life sign and bible quotes on the walls?
@bevbarr7 ай бұрын
Exactly why I don't go there. Don't need to hear about your religion while I'm eating...
@SuperTrojan27 ай бұрын
Where’s the teriyaki in the Twin Cities?! Can’t find anything beyond mass produced scoop-and-serve teriyaki
@alfredovitenteiii36127 ай бұрын
I love Toshiyo’s but the rice definitely needs to be better.
@jbs19347 ай бұрын
I wish you would do some reviews on the eastside… Bellevue, Issaquah, Redmond, Kirkland.
@tristonjensen68954 ай бұрын
I've never been a fan of that place. When I got the chicken it was rubbery.
@maryantczak6 ай бұрын
I ❤ Kenji, but is he the only person in Seattle?
@mattschonhoff26147 ай бұрын
It’s rainier all the way
@adriannamills61056 ай бұрын
That is not Beacon Hill
@wen981076 ай бұрын
nope that's not Beacon Hill area
@kyyte7 ай бұрын
Man, I was just thinking about all the take out containers and cutlery... Would reusable cutlery be a possibility...?
@tugboatskipper7 ай бұрын
Kenji was inhaling this teriyaki. Speaks for itself.
@death1741284 ай бұрын
This seems more like a Chinese teriyaki place
@cheddarbob16857 ай бұрын
no to the holy sauce is wild
@rowelle6 ай бұрын
Rainier Teriyaki sucks. Toshio’s is the best.
@bdellovibrioo52427 ай бұрын
Asking if you'd like the rice to have sauce is kind of like asking if the bread slices of a sandwich should be dunked in sauce.
@genjii9317 ай бұрын
Or maybe it's just personal preferences.
@tjdeuceosix7 ай бұрын
Ever heard of an Italian beef sandwich?
@milesedgeworth1327 ай бұрын
Sushi rice doesn't have sauce, but it does have flavor from the vinegar and konbu. Also, the Japanese invented Omurice which is literally egg and ketchup on top of rice, and they also invented Tamago Kake Gohan which is a raw egg mixed into rice which leaves it with a slimy texture.
@shllybkwrm7 ай бұрын
Well usually sandwich bread does have a spread or condiment on it, lol
@Topsecret888...6 ай бұрын
Judging by the video, this teriyaki is a big FAIL. Rice, no good. Sauce, no good. Chicken's not grilled? That's weird. Dumplings are frozen ones you can buy from the grocery store. Well, if you know, you know.
@JG-ld4rs7 ай бұрын
Fuck a Seattle tour take that shit across the country!!!