Charki’s Teriyaki — Restaurant in Gardena

Walked in with my friend the other day, it was a very bleak environment with obvious signs of disrepair. The place is basically falling apart. If there would have been good service, I would have been able to at least overlook The fact that this place kind of looks sketchy. However, me and my friend stood there for about 5 minutes without anybody acknowledging us and when someone finally came out of the kitchen to man the register, he overlooked us and spoke to someone else. I immediately just told my friend that we should leave and we just had a great experience at Golden bowl instead. Maybe the food's good but the atmosphere is really bad so I wouldn't recommend...

Charles makes some great chicken.

Service was prompt, not overly friendly, but perfectly fine for counter service. Asked about white meat chicken and got a blank stare.. funny I guess.

I ordered a chicken veggie plate with no rice, my old standby in pretty much every teriyaki restaurant.

The chicken was excellent. Cooked perfectly, lightly sauced, and tasted fresh. The veggies were crisp and delicious too. The hot sauce actually had some zing.

Downsides: no soy sauce available? Kind of seems like a basic essential in most teriyaki restaurants. This was a big miss for me.

This place is kind of an unassuming and dirty shopping center, be aware, but it’s a hidden...

Hidden Teriyaki gem. Great tasting Teriyaki, friendly staff actually help with getting what I wanted to order but advice me how to spend less money instead of trying to make me buy more. The beef is flavorful, tender with just the right amount of sweetness and not too much fat. The chicken as well is very tender, not dry all white meat. Shrimp was fresh and cooked well, not rubbery. Their Teriyaki sauce is perfect. The protein taste of...