Travel alongside Cook’s Country’s Editorial Director Bryan Roof as he explores the communities and cuisines that make up the great American dinner table. In this episode, he travels to Washington and stops by Toshi’s Teriyaki Grill, Grillbird with J. Kenji López-Alt and Ta Joia Bothell to try teriyaki chicken.
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I MISS Seattle Teriyaki SO bad! Having lived there for 15 years, it's one thing I crave over and over. My favorite was the joint down on 2nd and Pine lovingly dubbed "Scaryaki" because of the less than desirable location. However, it was THE best Teriyaki in the whole city!
I was born and raised in Washington and had no idea Chicken Teriyaki was so unique to the area, until I moved away. I sure miss a good plate of teriyaki from Toshi’s, and that great side salad!
shout out ichiro's teriyaki in magnolia!
That line about teyaki prices not going up had me thinking this video was like 4+ years old. I had $7 corner store, $10 mid range or $12 pricey teryaki pre covid, now the cheapest and most expensive are gone and the mid range Costs $14 idk what they're talking about.
John Hinterberger was a Seattle institution. He went everywhere in this town and found the best places to eat.
I’ve been here for almost 30 years and have tried LOTS of Teriyaki, but I still go back to Toshi’s. The original and the best.
Toshi's, you said he marinates the chicken in the sauce with garlic and ginger, but it shows a yellow sauce. Is that something different? By the way, I'll probably never make it to Seattle, but I think I'd like their chicken more, mainly by the way they cooked it.
Toshios teriyaki is my favorite 1706 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144
Buxx Teriyaki 🎉❤🎉 best teriyaki
Teriyaki in Seattle is seriously one of the worst and overrated foods in the whole country
Great to see Ta Joia getting the recognition. The food is amazing and the family that runs it makes it even better.
Okinawa on Western Ave is great!
Did you find the only teriyaki joint in the greater Seattle area run by a white dude?
What a fruitcake the food blogger is😂
Kenji 10% understands the area, simply the fact that he knows "Your favorite teriyaki place is the one closest to you" As someone who grew up here, I've always said, you can tell where someone grew up based on their favorite teriyaki spot.
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And if you don’t like any of the spots, Kenji recommends keep eating that garbage that you go to is what he would say
Toshi is king, and really set up the culture in the state to ensure great teriyaki everywhere. As a local you really get spoiled that teriyaki is everywhere and man is it good pretty much everywhere. Never realize how teriyaki is outside of WA. Really hit the nail on the head the best Teriyaki is anyone making it next door. Every corner resturant place usually has teriyaki on the menu in seattle. Shout out to all the SE asians and South asians randomly making teriyaki in their delis
Came for the food, but got bowled over by the story of the family behind Ta Joia. More power to them!
The food at Ta Joia is our favorite! The sauces too 🤤🥰
I grew up on Toshis❤ it was a treat for my dad to bring it home for dinner❤
Tower deli spicy chicken was my Thursday go to for the 2000's. Yasukos has always been good as well.
One of many, many reasons I miss Seattle.
Ive always been so confused by Toshi's. There appears to be locations everywhere but they don't have the same simple and to the point menu that he has in Mill Creek. Cant say however if the food tastes similar
Happy Teriyaki off of 288th and Military Rd in Federal Way was the closest. This mom and pop shop was always a go to for my family for 20+ years.
something not mentioned here is that Grill Bird makes teriyaki that people with Celiacs can eat. They might not be the most traditional but nearly their entire menu is celiac friendly and it has been a life savor. I have been going there for about four years and only was recently diagnosed and Grill bird was the only restaurant I was consistently going to that I did not have to change up in my routine. I will say there is a lot of great celiac friendly food out here in seattle but being able to go to Grill bird and not worry about having a reaction is STELLAR. Also helps that their food is great and they're right down the street!
Toshi has been and still is recognized as Seattle south sound go to Teriyaki spot
Chicken teriyaki is chicken teriyaki is chicken teriyaki. It’s like orange chicken or General Tso. The best version in the world is still basic and wouldn’t move the needle for me one bit.
Toshi's has a been a fave for a long time! I'm glad he's not in Seattle but in Mill Creek. A bit closer to me. lol
even in WA, once you leave the Cascades, there is NO good teriyaki shop. puget sounders are so blessed.
Toshi's is the best, but unfortunately they've closed most of their restaurants in the outlaying areas (outside Seattle anyway). As far as I know there's only two left. Seems a shame, I used to eat there a few times a week.
Toshi used to work with one of best friends at Miyako restaurant. He would always talk about the restaurant he was going to open. He quit and opened his first shop and never looked back.
The reason his teriyaki sauce is so good is because he is from Japan and the flavor is how Japanese people make teriyaki sauce. Balanced, not overly sweet or salty.
The majority of the teriyaki restaurants in the Seattle are owned by Koreans, which is their version of the sauce.
I prefer Toshi's since it tastes like my mother's recipe.
Thanks for this overview. I live in North Seattle. I just went to Toshi's near U Village for lunch on a whim. To me the chicken ($13) was too charred — that became the overly predominant flavor, even when I added quite a bit more Teriyaki sauce to try to balance it out. And then today I was in the Bothell neighborhood so stopped by Ta Joia. Outstanding! Balanced flavors of tender chicken ($15). They serve it with options of their signature pico di gallo and a creamy cilantro sauce. Yes please! The fusion was great.
Why do all the good restaurants have to be completely outside of core seattle…
Nice to see Seattle teriyaki getting the attention it deserves. It really is a local thing and I would definitely equate it to someone's favorite taco truck
Grillbird's gentrified teriyaki does not even deserve to be on the top 20 in Seattle 🙄
Local WA. Teriyaki has always been kids food in my mind. No idea until a few years ago that it wasn’t something everyone had by them. Easy, comforting and everyone loves it.
Love teriyaki, so good. New York has pizza on every corner, in western Washington we have teriyaki! My local favorites are GGs and Fuji teriyaki in Centralia
Ta Joia is the best! Spicy Chicken with Pico + Cilantro sauce is my go-to lunch! The staff is awesome and extremely friendly. Can't recommend it more!
Umm local shops definitely raised prices. It’s getting real spendy these days
I can't wait for Kenji's tour to get to Ta Joia
I live in Kent, and my go-to is Bucks Teriyaki and Wok on East Hill. Great food, and the guy behind the counter's as friendly as they come, just a great person running a great local business. Can't say enough nice things about them.
I luv teriyaki in Seattle the best but burn down
Hey ATK, we NEED more Kenji. ❤