Teriyaki Yogi — Restaurant in Palm Springs

I came for a quick lunch while wfh from my hotel. It was interesting. The day prior I called ahead and tried to order and the first thing they said was it would be a 30+ minute wait. The next day I walked in at the same time. My food was ready in 10 minutes.

They are disorganized. They couldn’t keep someone at the front counter even though they had two people not cooking. The food is constantly cooked throughout the day, but it’s not made to order. Not sure why it would take 30 minutes to make one entree, or even 10 minutes when all they have to do is scoop rice, vegetables, and chicken into a take out container.

I had the chicken bowl, which is more of a plate in how it’s served and the portion. It’s unlike any teriyaki chicken I’ve ever had, and not in a good way. It reminded me of egg foo young or chicken stir fry. It’s chopped chicken that’s mixed with celery, broccoli, carrots, and cabbage. The vegetables were finely chopped and probably started frozen. It was all served over rice. The chicken was chewy and dry. The teriyaki sauce was bland.

Being in Seattle and on the west coast for many years, I’ve had my fair share of teriyaki chicken from a variety of different places it’s typically 1-2 chicken breast that are sliced, but you can still see the shape of the breast, and served over rice. The chicken is moist and the sauce is flavorful.

If I lived in PS and was craving chicken teriyaki I’d probably just go to Panda Express or a...

I love this place! Both my brother and I work in the same shopping center and have fallen in love with this little restaurant.

I love the fact the food is always fresh! They never have pre-cooked meat or food. They take your order and make it fresh on the spot. Also, vegan and vegetarian options are available! The pricing is reasonable and the food is well proportioned. I truly do appreciate how simple the location is decorated and how simple the owners are.

In the few years going here for lunch, the owners treat us like we are practically family and often try to guess what we want from our 'usual' orders. I love how they treat all the customers walking in, whether returning or new customers. Although they don't have to, since they owners are very busy sometimes, they always walk out and serve your food to where you are sitting. They are always working behind the counter and make sure you are given exactly what you want. Always with a smile and warmly greet you when you walk in.

Teriyaki Yogi is a big...

Truly inedible, our chicken teriyaki bowls were dumped in the trash.

Because of all the good reviews we were really looking forward to trying this place. We ordered two teriyaki bowls and sat outside to eat them.

It is not an exaggeration to say it Teriyaki Yoki is the worst teriyaki we've ever had, and we've had a lot of teriyaki.

The chicken was overcooked, dry, tough and had been chopped into little pieces probably to hide all of the above. The veggies were so overcooked they were paste.

But worst of all was the stuff they call teriyaki sauce. It tasted like it had been flavored with old coffee and was so bad it made even the rice inedible.

I don't get all the good reviews...