Teri & Yaki — Restaurant in Pasadena

Decent Teriyaki spot that makes for a good quick, quick lunch if you're in the area.

ITEM'S ORDERED:

Beef & Chicken Plate (brown rice, white meat) & Chinese Chicken Salad

One win here is they do not upcharge for brown rice or choosing to to get all white meat chicken.

TASTE:

All these teriyaki places are quite similar. It's just really how good their sauce is & how well they cook their proteins are major factors.

Sauce here is not the best teriyaki sauce I've had, little too sweet for me here, but adding in some chili paste fixed that & brought the flavor together much better. I would say both the beef & chicken were just a little too try. Nothing so bad though & in argument of the chicken, it was white meat.

The rice was not overcooked or mushy which is good. I really enjoyed the fresh cucumber side. It's a little pickled (sutble sweetness & just a little tart).

The salad is a little too basic but overall tastes good. It needs to at least have carrots in it. It's really just some shredded chicken breast, romaine lettuce & fried wontons. The dressing kind of reminds me of that sesame dressing that many people seem to purchase at Costco, but more tart, which I like.

SERVICE, LOCATION & PARKING

This was a pickup order through Doordash so I did have minimal interaction with staff. But the lady who have me my order did seem very nice.

They are located on Lake Ave, but you'll want to turn onto Locust St, where they have a small parking lot in the back. You'll see their sidewalk sign pointing you where to go.

I'm open to grabbing a quick meal again if I'm...

I like Teri and Yaki. The parking is nuts, but it is there and it is Pasadena so there you go.

I like it because I can spend $30 and feed my three starving teenagers and myself with a fairly healthy meal and they are all happy. I'm referring to the family meal which includes noodles (big hit with kids) lots of chicken and rice, and a tasty chinese chicken salad for me. The sides are a little odd, unless you like cold pickled veggies (I do, kids don't). Mom gets healthy salad and veggies kids get carbfest.

I like it because I can count on the chicken bowls always being the same--decent veggies, crispy-ish meat without weird bits, and decent portions for a good price.

I go there regularly when I have grumpy kids and it always...

I absolutely LOVE this place!!! The Chinese chicken salad is so good I usually lick the container NO CAP 🫣😁 And the HOMEMADE FRESH WONTONS-my god 🙌 Their potstickers aren’t traditional but they pretty good too! Garlic noodles are good when they’re fresh too. Oh and let me not forget to give flowers where they are do!! 💐 The lady in the front is sweet as pie!!! I’m a loyal customer when a place is good- been going here for 8-10years and...