Take note of how nice Seattle seems. Now compare that to Republicans saying its a burned out, lawless, hell hole. Lmao. Dont believe *anything* a Republican tells you about America.
Same with me … old memories of living in Washington state relived through these videos but I’m in Europe for over 20 years. Where I’m living now, the only chicken/tofu teriyaki is from my own kitchen! And yet, I eagerly look forward to the next posting in this series.
Since you’ve started this teriyaki adventure, I first thought of Okinawa. It’s been there for at least as long as I started working downtown (20 years) near the waterfront and was a staple lunch time spot. While I no longer work a few blocks away, I was glad to see them survive the pandemic unlike most restaurants that previously served the working white collar workforce nearby. Sometimes when I drive by, I’ll park on the street for lunch or a pre-dinner meal before heading home to the fam. I do so merely for the nostalgic aspect of it all, but to also support the family members behind the counter who have been familiar to me, even though I am no longer familiar to them. My go-to here: beef and pork combo
Okinawa was a favorite lunch spot when I worked downtown. During the lunch rush the line is always out the door & wrapped around the block, but you're guaranteed that you chicken is hot off the grill.
Worked in the brick office across the street from here for a few years. Not a week went by when I didn't order lunch from them, and often multiple times a week. One of my favorites of all time.
The ambiance is so good! The construction, the music, the food. All teriyaki is good teriyaki Love the water front shout out. Can’t wait to see the green space when it is all done!
Seattle this time of year is simply glorious. Kenji is living the life - sleeping kiddo beside him, fresh sea air, decent lunch and a bit of music. Once the construction gets finished it will be a great destination.
I used to work at an office building right next to one of the exits from that overpass. Traffic went to almost nothing overnight when they closed those exits off back in 2019. Huge improvement if you live/work in the area.
I love Okinawa! I was doing a Bainbridge commute for awhile, and it was right there on my way home each night. The building used to be a burger joint (Herfy's or Dag's - can't remember which). But that was the first teriyaki place I found where the sauce had a distinct five-spice hit. Not Japanese, I'm sure, but I have always done the same since. When I left Seattle I had no idea how much I would miss teriyaki - had to google "seattle teriyaki dressing" to find out how to whip up the salad dressing. But - it's been a minute, for sure - that used to be a $5 or maaaaybe $6 meal.
Seattle Aquarium used to do Summer camps for kids. Maybe they still do. My son went to octopus camp when he was younger and liked it a lot. I highly recommend it.
I love the focus and reviews of restaurants. Out of all the food presenters I think Kenji is the one that is most honest, most knowledgeable about restaurants, food and ingredients. He is really a genius. Check out his books, watch his videos. He knows what he is talking about.
I lived on the west coast most of my life and never made it to Seattle. Now I’m half way across the country and you’re making me want to fly out for a chicken teriyaki tour.
Glad to see Okinawa still around! More traditional Japanese style, sounds about right. Ate a ton of that when I worked at the Western building when the servings were about half again as big and it was $5.95. Even then, that seemed like an unbelievable deal.
I used to work in that brick building visible in the intro and would go there all the time! I realize the series is about the teriyaki, but you missed out by not getting the hot and spicy katsu.
I am actually someone living in Kent who has a bunch of people coming from outside the area for an event soon. This series has been getting me very excited for showing them around Seattle! ^^
Okinawa Teriyaki was one of my go-to lunch destinations when I worked in the ID in the late 2010s. I typically got yakisoba with chicken, no mushrooms.
This Teriyaki tour is making me want to go back and visit my friend in Seattle, it's just in iconic memory for me of going around Seattle and trying so many local dishes. I was always a fan of Yasuko's and Sunny Teriyaki, having spent some time near Magnolia they were the close options.
Okinawa is in my personal top tier of Seattle teriyaki spots. The char is unbeatable. I haven’t had problems with dry chicken, but I’m coming down the hill with the lunch rush. I’m thinking kind of like Dick’s - it’s best when it’s freshest, and it’s freshest when it’s busiest.
Oh dear, I was too slow and my comment was ported to the next video... In short, loved this one and your comment about not rating the establishments.. Also, a favorite time with my son spent in Seattle, enjoyed a four hour ferry through the locks and through the back way out into the lake, all on a classic drizzly day. It was great. ✌️❤️🌝
Getting the glasses that aren’t a conspicuous camera is what made it easier for me. It’s still awkward when people are close and I’m talking to myself but I can pretend I’m talking to someone on the phone.
Got teriyaki tonight because of this series. Def give “I Love Teriyaki” on Stone Way a shot if you haven’t already. Solid spot, little pricier but generous portions.
Love this place. Worked in an office near there and this spot was always a solid option for a relatively inexpensive lunch. Check out the spicy chicken!!
On a return trip, if you like sweet and spicy, give the spicy katsu a try. I love getting half and half with the regular teriyaki (so the sweet isn't too overwhelming).
I work nearby and get Okinawa a few times a month. It can very a bit from visit to visit, sometimes a little saucier or less saucy, sometimes a little overcooked or just fine (a few times I had beef and had some dry leathery bits), but it’s usually fine overall. And they always have little cups of extra sauce, if you want.
I honestly think at the end of this tour..you should drop a video on us how youd make it. Maybe even transition the absolute last video you make on the stop into you cooking. Either way I appreciate the knowledge as always
I know this series is for Seattle, but as a teriyaki fanatic I have to give a shoutout to a teriyaki that is a ferry ride away in Poulsbo, Wok Teriyaki. You can tell it's flame grilled, charcoal-y bits, sauce is great with tender meat. Salad dressing is best I have had. If you decide to take a day trip for fun, check it out! would love to see how you compare it! Best I have had on either side of the Sound!
You have to try Third Avenue Cafe's spicy teriyaki - I used to live off it. Very unique take from a korean family, definitely not the type of place you'd expect an amazing teriyaki!
Appreciate the Seattle Teriyaki tour. Anything good in/around Beacon Hill? (my parents grew up there and we'd visit their old friends when we were kids.)
This one sounds like my ideal teriyaki place not as sweet & good flavor. I don't mind if there's much sauce as long as the flavor there. Nice that they give you romaine & not so sweet dressing. It's suprising for a tourist area and at that price. Planning to be in the great nw this summer mucho mahalo Kenji. ps Sparking Ice soda is local and no cal. By the way what beverage pairing is good w/ teriyaki soda, iced tea (black or green), hot tea?
I'd like this, less sugar. Growing up I always heard their food was healthier, so all the sugar laden really dismayed me. Anyway, if I see sugar in a non dessert recipe, I slash it. BBQ ribs and pulled pork is my exception to sweetened protein...it would be the bacon bearing animal that would get the sweet exception. Even chicken BBQ I prefer just natural hickory smoke. Here the dressing on Japanese or Asian salads default to ginger sesame. So not too sweet or fatty. Maybe when they came to NC and saw all the vinegar BBQ they changed up the recipes. This is fun. Thanks Kenji. All the outdoor venues in Seattle and all the rain. IDK. I would go for Tom Hank's houseboat tho.
Speaking of teriyaki downtown, anyone remember Osakas? If you were brave enough to enter the store front, the chicken was top notch and if you ordered the beef everyone would give you dirty looks. Anyway, Okinawa T has been there forever but i havent tried it. I think they might close pretty early or at least they used to. Have to give it a try. Keep up the Teri mission!
I didn't even recognize the outside of that place without the ViaDuct looming overhead. I don't understand why that teriyaki looked so dry; it never was when I went there, but then again, I haven't been there since 2016.
I am loving this series. There was a Yasukos right behind my dorm in college and you couldnt beat the doubke meat double rice teriyaki order. It would feed you for three days out of the dorm fridge. That location is gone, but i think there is at least one Yasukos left.
i just learned my favorite teriyaki place closed. teriyaki 1st on the Ave. not to be confused with teriyaki first in wallingford at the gas station, that place sucks
Whoa. Those prices are high to me. In MN this entire lunch without drink should be about ten dollars these days... back in the old days five bucks was a lot for lunch (without a drink).
It's definitely relative. Unfortunately the prices in already expensive cities have skyrocketed in the last few years. Even fast food combos get easily into double digits now, and at "real" restaurants seems like high teens into low 20s has become pretty normal for everyday kind of food like this.
And the higher prices still aren’t even in line with the general increased cost of ingredients and cost of living for employees. If food prices went up at the same rate as rent prices we’d be paying $40 for a meal like this.
Kenji's body is 95% Chicken Teriyaki at this point
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I like how he said he might do "one a week" in the first video.
At this point I am unreasonably invested in this series. Not even living in the US, but still looking foward to hear how the dressing is every time
im planning a trip to seattle to go to the winner lol
Take note of how nice Seattle seems.
Now compare that to Republicans saying its a burned out, lawless, hell hole. Lmao.
Dont believe *anything* a Republican tells you about America.
Same with me … old memories of living in Washington state relived through these videos but I’m in Europe for over 20 years. Where I’m living now, the only chicken/tofu teriyaki is from my own kitchen! And yet, I eagerly look forward to the next posting in this series.
Seattle tourism board should be sponsoring this channel.
For real, I'm not even into teriyaki really. But everytime Kenji talks about Seattle I feel like I wanna revisit.
Love that this is also a fun way to see more of Seattle's different areas.
I've replaced my morning coffees with kenji's teriyaki videos as the official start of my day.
Since you’ve started this teriyaki adventure, I first thought of Okinawa. It’s been there for at least as long as I started working downtown (20 years) near the waterfront and was a staple lunch time spot. While I no longer work a few blocks away, I was glad to see them survive the pandemic unlike most restaurants that previously served the working white collar workforce nearby. Sometimes when I drive by, I’ll park on the street for lunch or a pre-dinner meal before heading home to the fam. I do so merely for the nostalgic aspect of it all, but to also support the family members behind the counter who have been familiar to me, even though I am no longer familiar to them.
My go-to here: beef and pork combo
Okinawa was a favorite lunch spot when I worked downtown. During the lunch rush the line is always out the door & wrapped around the block, but you're guaranteed that you chicken is hot off the grill.
Thank you for making sure that your soundtrack artist gets paid lol
nice pfp
@@demondarcy3911 thank you
I used to go to this place at least once a week when I worked downtown and loved it. Glad it gets your seal of approval, even with some minor caveats.
love the music in the background
Worked in the brick office across the street from here for a few years. Not a week went by when I didn't order lunch from them, and often multiple times a week. One of my favorites of all time.
The ambiance is so good! The construction, the music, the food. All teriyaki is good teriyaki
Love the water front shout out. Can’t wait to see the green space when it is all done!
Seattle this time of year is simply glorious. Kenji is living the life - sleeping kiddo beside him, fresh sea air, decent lunch and a bit of music.
Once the construction gets finished it will be a great destination.
Crazy to see they took the overpass down, looks so much better!
I used to work at an office building right next to one of the exits from that overpass. Traffic went to almost nothing overnight when they closed those exits off back in 2019. Huge improvement if you live/work in the area.
I wish all the Teriyaki videos had jazz soundtrack
The octopus at the aquarium was truly amazing. If you time it when it's active then it's a real treat
This series is the definition of excellence
I love Okinawa! I was doing a Bainbridge commute for awhile, and it was right there on my way home each night. The building used to be a burger joint (Herfy's or Dag's - can't remember which). But that was the first teriyaki place I found where the sauce had a distinct five-spice hit. Not Japanese, I'm sure, but I have always done the same since. When I left Seattle I had no idea how much I would miss teriyaki - had to google "seattle teriyaki dressing" to find out how to whip up the salad dressing. But - it's been a minute, for sure - that used to be a $5 or maaaaybe $6 meal.
The live background music is a nice touch.
Oh wow, I hadn't actually seen Alaskan Way since the viaduct got taken down! Such a total change of vibe without it there!
Seattle Aquarium used to do Summer camps for kids. Maybe they still do. My son went to octopus camp when he was younger and liked it a lot. I highly recommend it.
I love the focus and reviews of restaurants. Out of all the food presenters I think Kenji is the one that is most honest, most knowledgeable about restaurants, food and ingredients. He is really a genius. Check out his books, watch his videos. He knows what he is talking about.
Lol yes we know
I love watching these. Teriyaki chicken is one of my favorites! Great job Kenji!
I lived on the west coast most of my life and never made it to Seattle. Now I’m half way across the country and you’re making me want to fly out for a chicken teriyaki tour.
i went to this place for Years when i worked in pioneer square. one of my absolute favorites in seattle.
I'm a vegetarian who doesn't live in the US - but I'm completely invested in this series!
Glad to see Okinawa still around! More traditional Japanese style, sounds about right. Ate a ton of that when I worked at the Western building when the servings were about half again as big and it was $5.95. Even then, that seemed like an unbelievable deal.
I love this series! I have so many new places to try now. Even the places that do not get glowing reviews are worth a try.
I used to work across the street from this place and it was always a a hard call to either eat there or Post Alley Pizza.
I used to work in that brick building visible in the intro and would go there all the time! I realize the series is about the teriyaki, but you missed out by not getting the hot and spicy katsu.
I am actually someone living in Kent who has a bunch of people coming from outside the area for an event soon. This series has been getting me very excited for showing them around Seattle! ^^
That's it. I'm driving down from Vancouver BC for a Seattle Chicken Teriyaki tour in the next month or two.
Loving your videos, Kenji! I learned from my husband that (of all places) the Seattle Aquarium actually serves up really tasty fish & chips 😂
I dont even live in Seattle but I must see Kenji consume every teriyaki chicken in the Pacific Northwest
Okinawa Teriyaki was one of my go-to lunch destinations when I worked in the ID in the late 2010s. I typically got yakisoba with chicken, no mushrooms.
Okinawa has my favorite spicy chicken teriyaki in the city, I’m so glad you liked it!
This is the equivalent to Jim Pappas' journey to eat every cheesesteak in the DE/NJ/PA area. I support you Kenji. Make a speadsheet like Pappas
This Teriyaki tour is making me want to go back and visit my friend in Seattle, it's just in iconic memory for me of going around Seattle and trying so many local dishes. I was always a fan of Yasuko's and Sunny Teriyaki, having spent some time near Magnolia they were the close options.
Spent some time in Seattle for the AWP conference this time last year, and it really makes me want to move out there. Such a great city.
Okinawa is in my personal top tier of Seattle teriyaki spots. The char is unbeatable. I haven’t had problems with dry chicken, but I’m coming down the hill with the lunch rush. I’m thinking kind of like Dick’s - it’s best when it’s freshest, and it’s freshest when it’s busiest.
Oh dear, I was too slow and my comment was ported to the next video... In short, loved this one and your comment about not rating the establishments.. Also, a favorite time with my son spent in Seattle, enjoyed a four hour ferry through the locks and through the back way out into the lake, all on a classic drizzly day. It was great. ✌️❤️🌝
Great music😊
I wonder if Kenji got used to vlogging himself in public once he realized people just treat you like an NPC
Getting the glasses that aren’t a conspicuous camera is what made it easier for me. It’s still awkward when people are close and I’m talking to myself but I can pretend I’m talking to someone on the phone.
While visiting Seattle for the first time last year, I tried Skalka due to your previous recommendation and it was incredible!
Got teriyaki tonight because of this series. Def give “I Love Teriyaki” on Stone Way a shot if you haven’t already. Solid spot, little pricier but generous portions.
Went out for teriyaki yesterday in honour of this series. Can’t wait till he hits one of my local spots so we can compare notes!
Love this place. Worked in an office near there and this spot was always a solid option for a relatively inexpensive lunch. Check out the spicy chicken!!
Kenji was a busker? Lore deepened
Absolutely correct Diet Dr. Pepper is amazing.
Hey Kenji, can we expect a teriyaki recipe from you any time soon? Is there a recipe in one of your books?
I was going to ask this, I’d like to see a teriyaki recipe on the main channel!
i havent read it myself but i think he has a recipe in The Wok
He references the one on Serious Eats for his Teriyaki recipe there.
He said there is a teriyaki sauce recipe in The Wok that can be applied to chicken.
@@kjdude8765Is that a Seattle teriyaki recipe? Seattle teriyaki is it's own thing.
On a return trip, if you like sweet and spicy, give the spicy katsu a try. I love getting half and half with the regular teriyaki (so the sweet isn't too overwhelming).
I work nearby and get Okinawa a few times a month. It can very a bit from visit to visit, sometimes a little saucier or less saucy, sometimes a little overcooked or just fine (a few times I had beef and had some dry leathery bits), but it’s usually fine overall. And they always have little cups of extra sauce, if you want.
Highly reccomend yoshinos in first hill
he took your rec!
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that dropped piece: party fowl.
Omg i was in this exact spot yesterday by the guitar dude with my family lol. Looking forward to episode 9 😎
Decent foud I can see my office in the background
I honestly think at the end of this tour..you should drop a video on us how youd make it. Maybe even transition the absolute last video you make on the stop into you cooking. Either way I appreciate the knowledge as always
If you venture out of town, Miyako in Mukilteo (beside the QFC) is terrific. I’d be lying if I said I had never driven 20+ miles out of my way for it.
I'm only scared for the day I don't get a Teriyaki video moving forward. It will be a rough day indeed
Would love to see a pike place series
I know this series is for Seattle, but as a teriyaki fanatic I have to give a shoutout to a teriyaki that is a ferry ride away in Poulsbo, Wok Teriyaki. You can tell it's flame grilled, charcoal-y bits, sauce is great with tender meat. Salad dressing is best I have had. If you decide to take a day trip for fun, check it out! would love to see how you compare it! Best I have had on either side of the Sound!
I recommend the new spiced diet coke. It tastes like a milder dr pepper. No sugar which is great.
Spicy chicken is always my go to here.
How do you always miss the parks and sitting areas right next to the teriyaki spots?
I happen to be in DT Seattle for a conference this weekend. I'm eating lunch here right now!
You have to try Third Avenue Cafe's spicy teriyaki - I used to live off it. Very unique take from a korean family, definitely not the type of place you'd expect an amazing teriyaki!
Was waiting on this one, been once, wanna see your take.
He's more teriyaki than man, now.
I've always wanted to try this spot! Always see it never been
Appreciate the Seattle Teriyaki tour. Anything good in/around Beacon Hill? (my parents grew up there and we'd visit their old friends when we were kids.)
A box teriyaki a day, keep the doctors away?
but then one day he'll get swarm attacked by families of all the chickens he's consumed, like when you hit a chicken too many times in a Zelda game
Michelin stars are out. Kenji stars are in
This one sounds like my ideal teriyaki place not as sweet & good flavor. I don't mind if there's much sauce as long as the flavor there. Nice that they give you romaine & not so sweet dressing. It's suprising for a tourist area and at that price. Planning to be in the great nw this summer mucho mahalo Kenji. ps Sparking Ice soda is local and no cal. By the way what beverage pairing is good w/ teriyaki soda, iced tea (black or green), hot tea?
kenji, blink twice if the teriyaki mob of seattle is forcing you to keep making these videos every day
Diet Sunkist is pretty close to the original as well.
I'd like this, less sugar. Growing up I always heard their food was healthier, so all the sugar laden really dismayed me. Anyway, if I see sugar in a non dessert recipe, I slash it. BBQ ribs and pulled pork is my exception to sweetened protein...it would be the bacon bearing animal that would get the sweet exception. Even chicken BBQ I prefer just natural hickory smoke.
Here the dressing on Japanese or Asian salads default to ginger sesame. So not too sweet or fatty. Maybe when they came to NC and saw all the vinegar BBQ they changed up the recipes.
This is fun. Thanks Kenji.
All the outdoor venues in Seattle and all the rain. IDK. I would go for Tom Hank's houseboat tho.
There isn’t much rain in Seattle. At least not heavy rain. It’s often misty or drizzly.
Can we start sharing our non-Seattle teriyaki recs in the comments. I’ll take all the recs I can get for London, UK.
If you make it back into Ballard, definitely try out Sunny Teriyaki!
Kenji's about to be the Keith Lee of Teriyaki spots in Seattle. 😂
Not sure if you're looking for suggestions or not, but you should check out mikou teriyaki, it's on Michigan St over there by Matt's famous chili dogs
No doc, it's not an addiction, I can quit anytime I want.....
Hoping Kyoto Teriyaki gets a visit!
Speaking of teriyaki downtown, anyone remember Osakas? If you were brave enough to enter the store front, the chicken was top notch and if you ordered the beef everyone would give you dirty looks. Anyway, Okinawa T has been there forever but i havent tried it. I think they might close pretty early or at least they used to. Have to give it a try. Keep up the Teri mission!
I didn't even recognize the outside of that place without the ViaDuct looming overhead.
I don't understand why that teriyaki looked so dry; it never was when I went there, but then again, I haven't been there since 2016.
Rainier looked the best to me I want to try it
Hi - Kenji mentions the chicken is over-marinated. Could anyone explain what that means?
Hand made dumplings?
It's your fault I've had teriyaki chicken 3 times this week, Kenji.
You've been going on a world-wind teriyaki tour! I hope you are watching your sodium levels. The teriyaki sauce can be quite salty.
I am loving this series. There was a Yasukos right behind my dorm in college and you couldnt beat the doubke meat double rice teriyaki order. It would feed you for three days out of the dorm fridge. That location is gone, but i think there is at least one Yasukos left.
I love this series but it fills me with regret. Seattle is the only place in the US I've visited and I didn't get teriyaki once.
bro is chowing down in a construction site icant
Diet dr pepper is acceptable, though im not a big fan of dr pepper myself in the first place.
THE SUB PLOT THICKENS
Kenji may need to take a break to not get burned out on Teriyaki, these are coming fast and furious.
i just learned my favorite teriyaki place closed. teriyaki 1st on the Ave. not to be confused with teriyaki first in wallingford at the gas station, that place sucks
I'm surprised Seattle hasn't banned plastic bags
Actually Dr. Pepper zero tastes even more like the real thing imo.
First canned fish…now teriyaki…
Whoa. Those prices are high to me. In MN this entire lunch without drink should be about ten dollars these days... back in the old days five bucks was a lot for lunch (without a drink).
It's definitely relative. Unfortunately the prices in already expensive cities have skyrocketed in the last few years. Even fast food combos get easily into double digits now, and at "real" restaurants seems like high teens into low 20s has become pretty normal for everyday kind of food like this.
And the higher prices still aren’t even in line with the general increased cost of ingredients and cost of living for employees. If food prices went up at the same rate as rent prices we’d be paying $40 for a meal like this.