Teriyaki Junction — Restaurant in Placerville

I have been eating at Teriyaki Junction since the 1990's when I lived in Eldo county. It used to be a place to go to for a decent, healthful meal with tasty food at a reasonable price and the gentleman who worked (and owned it, I think,) was kind, friendly and professional. We stopped in tonight, I was not feeling well, so I waited in the car while my husband went it. I told him I wanted the Chicken Bento Box. It used to have stir fried veggies, chicken a good balanced teriyaki sauce, a small serving of rice, 3 California rolls and salad. It was a great meal. Tonight, it was hardly zero vegetables, sad and extremely wilted underneath too much chicken, a giant glob of sticky rice, like most of the to-go container was rice, and greens with the salad on the side. No California rolls. The sauce was clearly put on after it was cooked, because a couple of globs of it were like triangle shaped and never even looked heated up. It was not saucy, but glob like. Worst of all, it was not a balanced sauce, but just super salty. I feel assalted from my meal and I only ate about 1/3 of it. I also went home and made a quick stir fry of fresh cooked-crunchy veggies. The sauce was definitely not fresh made, very low quality. We also got gyoza and the dipping sauce was clear. I have never in my life seen clear sauce for gyoza; it's usually ponzu sauce which is dark in color. I should not have to go home and cook after buying to-go food in order to have a healthful meal. 2 heaping measuring cups of rice is ick. I rarely eat white rice and sticky rice is not pleasant eating----it's for sushi production. I don't know what happened to this place, but it's gone very downhill. The best thing about the food was the orange slice. If I could have had a whole orange like that, at least I would not still be hungry and my mouth may not be as dried out. I/we...

This is not a place for first dates. Strictly a freshly made dish to go place. I recommend the tempura (eat it hot and fresh), the bento plates, gyoza or teriyaki bowls. Actually, this is the only place I can say I have never been disappointed in the slightest. The service is attentive to special requests and amazingly fast for fresh cooked items. I have been here 100's of times over the last 15 years and this place has always been most requested by the family. Most of he locals know this place and love it. It's worth googling for...

Uhmm? yeah, so i'm really confused as to why this place even retains a decent review.. but i know of many people living in the area that love the nostalgic aspect of a place that was once** pretty good & has been in the exact same location for years. I will start by saying my friend & i just ate here, the staff could definitely be more polite, & we don't really enjoy throwing up our food because it's so terrible. (it's not our first visit where it's this bad) kindof wish there were a half-a-star option for occasions...