Surf Brothers Teriyaki

The beef tasted like beef jerky (weird) but the chicken is decent and so is their sauce. Wouldn’t recommend coming here unless you have a coupon!

Their chicken teriyaki is to die for! This is the first time I’ve been, and I cannot wait to go back! Their portions are so huge, I could hardly finish my to-​go box.
Whatever’s in that special secret sweet teriyaki sauce — I’m hooked!
*UPDATE*
Went again last night (for the second night in a row)… This is going to be a dangerous, yet delicious, addiction. Soooooo glad I found this place.

I ordered 18 individual plates of Chicken and cucumber salad.
1. It was delivered to the wrong address.
2. It was dry, one small packet of sauce
3. No cucumber salad
4. Another big pile of dry rice.
Never again

Cute little restaurant that’s a quick grab and go. I didnt really like their terrikayi sauce it was too light and salty. Its more of a place to snack on when youre in a hurry rather than a sit down

Don’t know why this place has under 4 stars… It is amazing! The menu is simple, the food is fresh and taste great. Plus if your a club card holder you always get emails for discounts and free meals. Also, if you dot want a ton of rice, order it «opposite» and you will get more slaw than rice.

I always pass by this place but just never have the craving for Terriyaki Chicken. It’s not my favorite sauce either. But last night, I wanted something protein packed so thought I’d check out the menu here. They have a short menu — Meals come with steak or chicken or a combo, rice (choice of brown or white rice) and cabbage salad. They also have the option for a «Lite Bite» meal. I’m assuming a smaller portion of their regular meal. I didn’t catch the name of the guy helping me, he was probably the manager. May have been a language barrier, but he wasn’t the most friendly or helpful when it came to me ordering. Granted I was the only customer in there. I had a feeling they were closing up soon, so that may have been why I felt rushed. Anyway, at first I wanted the Lite Bite Steak but then I thought, I wanted to try their chicken too. So I asked if their Lite Bite offered the combo option and he just assumed I ordered the regular combo. I didn’t feel like dealing with correcting him so I got the combo with brown rice. The steak was good and per my usual palette, the chicken was just ok. Chicken rarely impresses me. The cabbage salad kind of had a chemical taste to it for me, but I just mixed it in with the rice to make it edible.
There’s indoor and outdoor seating. There’s normally parking but there’s a lot of stores in this plaza so it could be packed sometimes.

On way to WhichWhich Sandwich place and walked by this place. Decided to give it shot as I’m new to the area and exploring good lunch options.
I ordered Duri Chicken which was supposed to be coocked in teriyaki sauce. Instead I discovered fatty bits of chicken boiled in something very sweet. There wasn’t any color, smell, or taste of teriyaki. After one bite I took it back to counter and explained the problem and if I could get something else. The fiesty latin guy at the cash register rolled his eyes and very curtly informed that it is cooked in teriyaki sauce and that it is always very sweet.
When someone demonstrates utter lack of customer service and positive attitude, it is pointless to argue. Therefore, I left my lunch at the counter and walked away. Grabbed a sandwich from WhichWhich and enjoyed it very much.
About Surf Bros Teriyaki.. . told everyone at work about my experience. Never again!

3 stars doesn’t mean it’s not worthy of a meal! Fact is that it’s priced right for the person on a budget that was in search of a belly filling lunch/​dinner with a good flavor. I guess I got caught up in the HYPE & was expecting juicy steak strips, best way to describe other than dry is that Flame Broilers steak bowl trumps it. Don’t confuse my review as not worthy of a meal because I will come back for the chicken bowl when I crave for it. I wish their was more simple food service establishments with similar simplicity on menus,

The chicken was great — nice quality meat.
The sauce was fine — nothing special.
I’m just annoyed that they give you a tiny little sauce packet with your order and god forbid you want another one because you like lots of sauce (as I do) — they have a sign .25 for an extra packet. SO STINGY.
And the slider I got had ZERO sauce on it — Super DRY. Will it be an extra .25 to get some sauce on my slider?

The place had very nice staff, one in particular named Juana. The food was delicious, it was a great first time visit. I recommend the combo and with a slider either chicken and steak!

Got the Combo-​chicken and beef. The chicken was good. Beef was kinda bland. The salad was also bland. The service was quick. Next time, ill just go with the chicken.

Love their teriyaki sauce! I could drink it like a slurpee! However the customer service is subpar. I came in once and the cashier’s high school buddies were in there chatting and distracting him as 5 other customers were waiting to order. I almost told the kids to kick rocks and let the kid do his job. No real management going on.

Both the chicken and the steak were extremely dry. Rice and cole slaw were okay. I think you can get better teriyaki at the UTC mall food court and Flame Broiler.

Seriously the best teriyaki sauce I’ve ever had! I love both the Carlsbad and La Jolla locations. They are both a little out of my way but I try and go as often as I can. Very simple menu and everything is really good. Since I can’t go as often as I’d like, I always buy a couple bottles of their sauce to cook with at home! I use it all the time. The sauce is perfection, a little kick and not too sweet. MMM!

Went here today for lunch because I had a B1G1 free coupon (from the Entertainment book) & my co-​worker said it was SO good. So she treated me to lunch today & I got the combo plate & she got the steak plate. Same portions & VERY tasty! I just poured the Teriyaki sauce over my food & it drizzles in the rice & it was SO yummy! I couldn’t even finish it. The gal who took my call when I phoned in was very pleasant & the guys behind the counter cooking the food were also very nice & welcomed me when I came in. Had to give them 5 stars and I couldn’t find anything wrong with the food or service. I live real close so I will definitely be going back! Oh, and a very healthy place to eat. Meat & rice & the slaw/​salad was so fresh & not over seasoned. No fat on my meat was AWESOME! lots of restaurants always have fatty meats that are cheap but not here!
UPDATE!!! I’ve been back twice since my 1^st experience & have to say it’s not the 5 star I first rated it. I think it’s because I went once AFTER work & once on the weekend. If the meat is not on the grill when you go I would go somewhere else. I mean it’s OK at best. The meat sitting out (off the grill) doesn’t have the juicy tenderness it has when grill is going at lunch time & the steak they use now just doesn’t seem the same, definitely not the same good quality it was before! :-(I still love there coleslaw though. That was my favorite part of the meal now but it should not be the star of the meal.

Ok so this place doesn’t have a lot to offer — and you can’t get a side of steamed veggies with your teriyaki, which i find appalling — BUT what they do, they do really well.
The meat is grilled perfectly and the sauce is the perfect teriyaki. I pour that ish all over my plate. Nom.
The cole slaw is whatever, but I find that I don’t need it to have a lovely meal experience. I’m good with some chicken and white rice (or brown if i’m being healthier) and tons of sauce and a hawaiian sweet roll on the side. Done.
The sliders are pretty delicious too.
I hear that they love to send out free meal coupons, but I seem to have missed all of those… so Surf Bros — if you ever want to hook a sister up, I’d appreciate it. Thnx.

Chicken teriyaki was decent. The chicken quality is not too bad and their teriyaki sauce is somewhat flavorful but very liquidy, almost water like.
Customer service needs to improve, did not make me feel welcome at all with the worker’s attitude. He was in his 40’s or 50’s and looked very grumpy, maybe he was the owner and wasn’t happy that there were no customers during dinner time.

I was in the mood for something a little different than the usual sandwich/​soup/​salad and decided to check out Surf Bros with a co-​worker. There are only 3 food menu options, so I combined 2 of them and went with the steak and chicken combo plate (sliders are the other option).
Now I expect the meat to rice ratio to be about 2 – 1 for most teriyaki places, but here it was more like 3 – 1. The meat was fine, but there was a lot of extra rice that I ended up throwing away. The salad was your typical cabbage type slaw with some vinaigrette and was decent.
Overall, it was kind of meh. Not bad, but nothing that I would go out of my way for.

Oh Surf Brothers… I had mediocre hopes and still wasn’t that satisfied. I had a BOGO coupon here so thought we’d give the place a try.
I liked the menu offering… simple and straight to the point. Chicken, Beef or Combo on rice with a side salad. Other a la carte side items as well. I was hoping for Flame Broiler quality considering the simplicity of the menu… but alas I was disappointed.
Got the Combos to try both types of meat. Chicken was decent, I would have passed on the beef if I could turn back time. Beef was okay, dry and a little tough… it actually reminded me of teriyaki beef jerky. Meals come with a teriyaki dipping sauce… definitely the way to go to add more flavor and take away some of the dryness.
Staff and facility was good… no complains there.
I’d only go here with a coupon… maybe.

What?! I never left a review for Surf Teriyaki? I must be slipping because I love their tasty grilled teriyaki chicken that just peels apart on the fork. A beautiful healthy alternative to your typical burger/​taco joint. Love to spice it up with the Sriracha sauce. And the coleslaw is fresh and awesome (its actually homemade and sweet tasting). The service is great and food is very consistent. So if you are looking for a healthy alternative — go Surfing! The only drawback is that they are a bit pricey — looking about $ 10 – 12 including a drink. But like it says in the newspaper article pasted on their window ‘With a tiny menu, it has to be ‘especially good’.