Teriyaki Sun — Restaurant in National City

Google recommend that I try out Teriyaki Sun as a new restaurant near me, and I decided to try it tonight. It wasn't very difficult to get here and parking wasn't bad at 6pm. The dining area is fairly plain and simple, but very clean. The decor is Island inspired, with an island / Asian fusion menu. I ordered the chicken teriyaki, with fried rice and a coke. It came with a salad that is tasty, and crisp, with a creamy ginger dressing. The potato salad was not what I was expecting, but I am very happy with what was served. The potatoes seem to be hand mashed with circular sliced carrots and macaroni. It was very mildly seasoned, which brought out more potato taste, which I think is a bit unique for an island inspired side, kudos for that. The chicken has a mild marinade if any at all, but is grilled perfectly. It is boneless thigh meat. It is served with a side of teriyaki sauce that is tasty. The fried rice is good with egg, corn, carrots, onion, and green pepper. All in all, the food is not over seasoned, which is a huge plus for me. The portions are more than adequate for all but the heaviest of eaters. Google referred me to Teriyaki Sun, and I am glad they did. I wish it was closer to my home so I could go more often. I certainly suggest giving it a try for when looking for good food but nothing fancy. As always, I rate stars as follows: 1- not good all around, 2- some good good value, but pretty common and nothing stood out, 3- a solid choice all around, 4- one of my favorites, 5- a great experience all around and very unique...

Decent ramen place. Got the miso ramen on a couple of occasions and was happy with it. The place is really large but every time there were only a few other customers there. My friend got the seafood ramen and was happy with it. Vegetable tempura was overbreaded and undercooked. Wouldn't get it again.

Lunch special I got on a separate day was very underwhelming. I'm used to bento lunch boxes coming with a great deal more than just the chicken, rice, and 4 Cali rolls. Especially considering you can go to Sushi & Galbi less than a couple miles away and get twice the stuff (+soup, tempura, and salad) at a lower cost. Definitely would not get their lunch special again but would still hit them up for ramen.

Service has always been friendly here. Zero complaints. You pay up front before you eat so it's a little weird because if you pay with a card you tip BEFORE the service but even so I've never had cause for raising a concern.

Food comes out hot and the place is clean. Just watch out for that front door because it is a couple pulls away from falling...

The salmon hand roll and tonkatsu ramen were fine. The staff were friendly. A solid 3. Unfortunately the area and some guests ruined it for me. First there was a manly and fidgety woman in front of the restaurant; I waited a minute or two until she left. When I walked in there were a bunch of bags next to the entrance. I thought maybe there was some light construction or a homeless person owned it. I later find out it belonged to a woman that asked the staff for ride home. Who does that?!?! So maybe she was worried about the safety of her son, that's understandable. So how did she get there? I felt bad for their situation but she was laughing/joking too much, to truly be concerned. Then as I was eating, she burps and laughs some more. Pretty gross. An angry looking man comes in stands next to the counter perpendicular to the menu on the wall. Most normal people would stand directly in front and read the menu. Anyway, sorry for the rant. The...