Acacia Teriyaki — Restaurant in Redmond

Had to edit this review down from 5 stars to 3. Their service is great but the price is no longer nice. $3-4 increase for the lunch special, no longer fair but it is unfortunately comparable to other teriyaki restaurants in the Seattle area. This area used to be such a nice place to live, now everything is a ripoff. Including this establishment. Unless you are absolutely starving, save your money and go elsewhere. For the price they charge, I would expect the most premium product, this is most...

The lady at the counter couldn't be friendlier, she remembers my name and even knows it's me when I call to order. We have this thing, where she asks how I am, and I always say "Hungry!" and she laughs and strikes up a conversation, always personable and cheerful. Very small-town, local, neighborly kind of vibe. I've had bad teriyaki in the past, and this place is good compared to the average. Good lunch specials too where you get gyoza and teriyaki chicken w/ salad for under...

It's a teriyaki restaurant owned/operated by Koreans. This isn't necessarily BAD per se, but it is what it is. I ordered my favorite spicy chicken, and when I got it, it was spicy chicken, just different from everyone else's interpretation. There was sauce cooked on the chicken, but NONE on the plate. Almost like there wasn't enough added in the first place. The dressing on the salad was unusual. Once again, not BAD,...