I saw a mention of teriyaki in the salad thread and thought I'd share these photos from yesterday. Teriyaki Chicken & Beef combo from Toshi's Teriyaki Grill in Mill Creek, WA, a few minutes north of Seattle.
Toshi Kasahara is the man who brought Teriyaki to Seattle in 1976 and helped turn it in to a regional specialty. If anything can approach the ubiquity of starbucks in the Seattle area, it would be Teriyaki joints. Most of the Toshi's franchise locations are long gone or renamed now, but Toshi himself opened this restaurant in 2013, and still works there today... even in his 70s.
They are take-out only these days, so the only reasonable option is to chow down right away in your car, but no other place that I know of has teriyaki beef that is still a bit pink in the middle and chicken that is so moist (not at all rubbery like the guys that throw frozen chicken straight on the grill).
If you find yourself in Mill Creek - just a few miles from the Boeing plant in Everett - do yourself a favor and pick up some Teriyaki from Toshi... who knows how much longer he'll be working.
https://toshisgrill.com/
