Teriyaki King

I don’t tend to stray much from the staples (Teriyaki, Yakisoba) but what few options I have tried I have been pleased with. The servings are huge. You’re still going to spend around $ 7 – 10 per person.
The food comes to you fast. I might become a regular

Formerly known as Teriyaki King, now called Teriyaki Madness. However, same food, same owner.
I’ve tried many (if not all) Teriyaki places on the Ave, and this one is by far the best. While it may not be the cheapest plate of teriyaki out there, it’s generously portioned (big enough for two meals) and the quality of meat, in my opinion, is better. I’m a big fan of their Chicken and Gyoza combo — it’s SO good, you just have to try it.
The owner lady is always nice and welcoming whenever my boyfriend and I come in for a takeout. I recommend it!

Now called Teriyaki Madness.
I wanted Bubble Tea and they had it. It was pretty good (definitely not great), so I was pretty satisfied.
The card payment minimum meant I had to get something else. I was really not hungry and didn’t want to eat any meat. I ended up getting some kimchi. It was pretty tasty. It didn’t go so well with the bubble tea, but that was to be expected.
YAY BUBBLE TEA.

Was feeling like teriyaki and had walked by this place a few time and decided to give it a try. I was a bit thrown by the prices, as it was a dollar or so more than I am used to seeing at other places.
I just had the chicken teriyaki and it was good. The chicken was moist and the copious amount of rice was cooked well. The sauce was delicious. It came with a cabbage salad in a sweet-​vinegary dressing.
I am used to getting extra sauce when I get take-​out and was disappointed when I didn’t from here. That said, I didn’t really need it.
All in all, it’s not a bad place.

I’ve always had a hard time finding good teriyaki in Seattle. Used to work on the east side and it was easy. Those nerds love them some teriyaki. But in Seattle, especially north, forget about it. I’ve come close to giving up my search regularly and doom myself to a teriyaki-​less existence.
Teriyaki king is not the best I’ve had, but it was definitely not the worst. The chicken was moist and the rice was perfect. Not too much sauce and the gyoza were hot!
Then I noticed the Korean menu with Bi Bim Bap. Definitely coming back to try that.

i stopped eating teriyaki a while ago. .. i got sick of it, really. but also, there is a lot of disappointing teriyaki out there. i couldn’t take the constant let downs…
then, yesterday, out of swine flu (okay, maybe it’s not the swine flu) induced laziness and a need for comfort food — i swung in here on my way home. friday is the spicy chicken special — which happens to be what i was going to order anyway. good deal! i must say it was perfect. the sauce was pretty spicy (yum!) and perfectly sweet. the chicken was perfectly charbroiled with some little crispy parts on the edges. the cabbage salad was equally delicious. best of all, the portion was big enough to make 2 meals out of it!
it will probably be a year or more before i eat teriyaki again, but if i do, i would go back here. for sure.

King’s (as we inexplicably refer to it) is an above-​average teriyaki joint. Unfortunately, that also includes the prices. A dollar extra for spicy? (Although, as a friend pointed out, they do make the spicy sauce from scratch. Still, I usually just order regular and add copious amounts of Sriracha.) Plus, I always find the way they structure their lunch specials a bit confusing. Maybe I’m just thick-​headed.
The quality of the chicken fluctuates a little, but generally speaking, it’s just how I like it – a mixture of white and dark meat, slightly charred, and the sauce is spot-​on. This place is in our regular lunch rotation, and will probably remain there. It’s solid. Four stars if they lowered their prices a smidge.
I’ve heard it said you should never order the fish and chips.

My girlfriend always argues with me when I want teriyaki for dinner under the premise of, «why get teriyaki when we can get thai food for the same price?» This used to piss me off. The price of teriyaki was never the same price of good thai food. That’s like, a $ 3.00 difference, girlfriend. Don’t you know anything?
Now, however, every time I go into Teriyaki King, I swear they raise the prices before I walk in the door. It’s like they see me walking up and frantically change the menu from $ 8.25 to $ 8.50, so on and so forth.
It’s good teriyaki, done the way teriyaki should be done. But now I have no argument with the girlfriend when she uses that argument, and if I’m paying upwards of $ 8.00 for a tasty asian cuisine, I’ll go down the street to a thai food restaurant.

Their food is a bit pricey for the quality, but they definitely give you a lot of it. The teriyaki chicken is good, and they serve it on top of the rice which is always a big plus in my book. I love when the meat juices and teriyaki soak into the rice and turn it into a golden brown brick of awesome.
They used to serve their food with an awesome cucumber salad thing. Unfortunately, they now serve it with a shredded cabbage and vinegar thing that is kind of repulsive.

Good chicken, just beware of the Daily Special/​Lunch Special mix-​ups.
Always ask if your Teriyaki comes with Gyoza. Don’t assume it does.

Only have had the spicy teriyaki and its been good both times. I like the sliced cucumber salad they serve with it, it balances out the heat.
a bit expensive for some yaki if you ask me, but not by much.

Chicken– moist (I am using my least favorite word to describe it, that is how good it is).
Rice– Perfect
Teriyaki Sauce– Divine
Pot stickers– MMmmmm
This is the ONLY teriyaki joint I will go to anymore. I have searched high and low in Seattle for the perfect chicken with the perfect sauce and this is it. They were kind of new when I first went in (what appeared to be the opening week)…but they worked the kinks out (staffing, not food) and it is a pleasure. The portions are huge, it always takes me two sittings to finish it all off (plus I ask for the cucumbers on the side which makes room for more on my plate :)
I actually just finished off my takeout, and had to write a review…