All the Teriyaki in Seattle, #18: Gourmet Teriyaki on Mercer Island
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- I’m eating at every teriyaki joint in Seattle. Join me!
Stop 18: Gourmet Teriyaki
7671 SE 27th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
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I like how we just get to watch Kenji eat for 2 and a half minutes at the end of every video now
I always watch these while eating my lunch; it’s like going along for the ride then getting to eat lunch with your favorite UA-camr 😊
@@squirrly4884same! Today I had leftover cabbage roll; Kenji always brings teriyaki.
people asked and he delivered. hero.
started off as an accident too
Sometimes when I'm not hungry but I know I need to eat, I'll stream Kenji.
“It’s where your bosses boss lives” … well that explains the “rude service” claims.
Haha totally!
Nah it's one kid who works there, apparently he's a dick. The lady who helped Kenji is a saint.
That seems much more likely to me, worthless though Mercer Island rich fucks are.@@2tallblues
@@2tallblues if i had to deal with boss boss types and their kids rolling up in brand new beamers id be a dick too
Not even a dick, he’s worked there over half of his life since he was a teen (probably not by choice) and just doesn’t wanna shoot the shit with customers. Keep it moving, people.
This was my childhood spot. The service is fine, the guy there 90% of the time is the son of the owner whose worked there no lie for like 15+ years and just clearly kinda hates his life lol. He’s not rude per se, just very shy and quiet and doesn’t really give af about providing above and beyond service since he’s probably worked there since he was like a teen.
Is your dad a boss's boss?
Kenji making us stick around til the last second to see the drink of the day.
I find it hilarious that there is always one lonely shredded carrot in every salad. 😂 Great video Kenji.
The big question we all face, but nobody talks about is when do you eat that single carrot sliver? Do you dive in and enjoy that first, or save it as a special treat for the end?
i like to eat it right in the middle to average it out
the middle path is often wise@@KoruGo
If it's at the top, it's the first to go. I will simply devour the cowering remains of the iceberg lettuce and sad sauce at the end, after I have destroyed the remaining teriyaki. There will be no survivors.
Mercer Island is not technically part of Seattle. And, yes, it's always been where your boss' boss lives. It's a Top 100 wealthiest zip code in the country.
top 100 isnt saying that much.
@@MrNoipein the country? There’s like 41,000 zip codes in the US making it a Top 0.2% area in the country…
@@MrNoipe yes, yes it is...
Explains why it's always crawling with cops that love to pull over and harass anyone they think doesn't belong there lol
Explains why it's always crawling with cops that love to pull over and harass anyone they think doesn't belong there
Kenji, we need a super simple video from you on how to make perfect rice!!!
Rice cooker!
Living vicariously through you every time you post
Kenji eating teriyaki on "The Rock". I retired from the MI Post Office two years ago. Toshi's Teriyaki was my lunch spot on the south end. Also avoid the Subway that's two doors down from Gourmet Teriyaki.
Yes avoid that subway
Now you've broken the seal, and you're going to have to cover the entire eastside.
Stop #4 was Toshi's in Factoria. The seal was already broken!
@@cadkoger Oh yeah, I totally forgot about that!
Tacoma has some pretty good Teriyaki too...
counterpoint: fuck the eastside
Kenji, can you eventually talk about what choices you would make if you were going to open a teriyaki restaurant? What would be your vision for offering your ideal teriyaki, dumplings, rice, salad, etc., prices, cooking style, if you were the boss?
I'd love it if he did this but also did a video where he made a fast food style teriyaki with all those things too. Any time you look up a "restaurant style" chicken teriyaki recipe, it's always just a chicken breast or some thighs. They don't make it right.
A new teriyaki review - finally my jitters have stopped! Also can we get a review of Denise's Parrot Place?
I know, right?? I’ve been trying to control my anxiety 😂
Toshis on the south end is great food and friendly
You went!!! I've been commenting on and off for years to make it happen. Thank you for checking out my favorite place (although I Love Teriyaki is now serious competition, thanks to you), glad you at least kinda liked it haha. I grew up there (now in my 30s) so that place shaped how I feel about teriyaki. Portion sizes included.
The beef teriyaki there is what I go back to MI for, it's always so tender and delicious but if you think the chicken is too sweet you might not be crazy about the beef either. I'm surprised it wasn't cooked fresh, I always wait for my food and hear them cooking whenever I go so I assumed it was cooked fresh-to-order every time. Anyhow, good luck on the rest of your teriyaki journey!
I love that you decided to continue doing the quiet eating part at the end. Really love the series so far, inspired me to try some teriyaki in my own city! I ended up eating my own teriyaki while watching this video and it's a lovely experience, oddly enough haha.
If you go to the south end of MI to the Toshi’s there. Get their short ribs hahah. They’re amazing…
for some reason I just noticed that you're filming with smart glasses haha. Was wondering how you got the pov shots with no visible go pro on your forehead. Love the series, hope to see a recipe soon!.
hoping every day that the next Teriyaki place is one I've been to but I'm here for them all
Even the way how Kenji eats is making the food look tasty. I don't know how he does that. Also sometimes when I taste the food I've cooked I kind of look at it as if I was looking through Kenji's GoPro. It's weird but it's cool at the same time.
Mercer Island, I would call a suburb of Seattle. A rich suburb. I used to do a lot of work on Mercer Island and eat here. It reminds me of the old school Seattle Teryaki joints. I now prefer the Hawaiian plates with Mac Salad, Shoyu Chicken, and rice. If you haven't yet, my favorite Teryaki is Teryaki Express in Bellevue. They have a bento box, great Tempura, and make a good General Tso's as well.
You should check out Toshi’s Teriyaki on south end of Mercer Island! It is 🔥🔥
We at Gourmet Teriyaki appreciate the review. 🙏
I'm very surprised to see that all the teriyaki spots in Seattle have cold salads. Here in the Portland metro area, every time I have gotten teriyaki it has come with steamed cabbage, broccoli, and maybe carrots. Is the steamed veggies a Portland thing, or is that a thing elsewhere? Also, the "island"/Hawaiian places usually have the steamed veggies as well.
Kenji's getting weird with the sodas! lol
I used to frequent that place. I think the person in question is a younger man who might be the son of the owners of the establishment. And yes his demeanor could come off as rude at times but also my wife and I suspected that he might be neurodivergent. Whatever the case may be, we enjoyed going there.
100%. Very simple one-word answers, keeps it quick and wants you to move along. Picked up food from him dozens of times over the years and he’s perfectly fine. Just don’t expect to shoot the shit with him, something I usually don’t like doing anyways.
After watching this whole series, I am now onboard with getting gyoza with my teriyaki every time now
Kenji, I love this series but today I really love your jacket! If you see this I'd love to know where you got it.
Had a few rude experiences with the fella that works there (also during dinner rush), now I swear by Toshis on the south end of the island.
I know Kenji should post these whenever he wants to/has time to, but after so many in a row, I was going through withdrawal. Thanks for the upload, Kenji!
It's amusing that as he's walking back to his car with his order, we see all the seating available behind him and he still chooses to eat on his car
Probably a touch awkward to review teriyaki in front of the owners
Tiny splash of Fanta orange. Gonna get that spezi flavor
I am so, so sorry if you never had the chance to check out Anne's Teriyaki in Ballard before it closed down. It was the best. Had the best noodle soup in the world. 9A for life!
It's nice knowing that if I find myself in Mercer Island and need a BIG portion of teriyaki, I know where to go! I don't mind a sweet sauce.
Teriyaki Plus in Kirkland is my go to, but I rarely get the chicken. Best spicy pork teriyaki around and their cucumber salad is awesome.
You need to try midori teriyaki on Howell st in Seattle. It’s right next to market house meats.
All these vids are making me wish I had a good Teriyaki spot near me. A recipe video would be sick… lol
Kenji, when you say the dumpling is soggy, is that because the oil wasn't hot enough or that the ingredients inside had too much moisture? We are very much enjoying this series!
Most likely they’re cooking them ahead of time and keeping them in a warmer, causing them to lose their crispiness.
Please try sunny teriyaki in ballard
This is a crossover I did not see happening haha. Do you live in Seattle? But I agree with sunny!
was scared there was going to be no drink talk today. luckily it was just at the very end
My dad is impatient w/ non-native English speakers and would likely consider them rude for him not clearly understanding them. I feel a lot of Asian and Latino places get unfairly ‘dinged’ by people like my dad. :-( Also, always keep in mind more people are willing to criticize than give praise.
The fried rice here is pretty good, would recommend.
I used to work on Mercer Island for many years. The people that grew up with money, were always the nicest people and had manners. The people that looked like new money, they were always demanding and expected you to meet all their needs.
hes back
With each new video I'm realizing more and more that I need that "watching daddy Kenji eat" in my life 😂
It's a bit mad how similar all these places are!
Kenji, what would you say your personal preference is on the cured/not cured scale and the charred/not charred scale
What is going on with the fork there, Kenji? Is there a chopstick shortage? I'm a little worried.
Hi Kenji! You should really try Curries, it’s a great family run Indian restaurant up in Everett. Totally worth the drive. Delicious food. 😊
How wide of an area do you plan to cover? Coming over to the East Side as well?
If that's the teriyaki joint on the south side of the island I know it's the popular place I always see blue collar workers eating there
coooooooooooooooooooooool
It's been quite some time since I last stepped into a teriyaki restaurant. I can't eat it anymore, due to the excessive sugar in the sauce. But it's still nice to be able to watch the videos. It's also getting very expensive nowadays, with the chicken option averaging close to $20 per order after tax. It used to cost about 8 bucks around 12, 15 years ago. And most places have the audacity to charge you 75 cents for extra sauce. Not gonna return when they do stuffs like that. Sauce should be free and to keep customers coming back. How times changed!!
Ahh sweet relief. It had been 5 long days since the last teriyaki video, and I was starting to have some serious withdrawals.
Kenji, what was today's soda? Enquiring minds need to know! 🥤🥤🥤🥤
Oh, just saw at the end 👌
gotta watch til the end for the bev description
I honestly find that the service at restaurants in the nicer/"tech bro" parts of Seattle is universally bad. Not always (so I think its just particular employees), but often. I've gotten take out from so many restaurants where you walk up to the hostess stand or bar, 5+ employees walk right past you, and no one acknowledges your presence, and then when they finally do they seem annoyed that you're there. Might be a result of the types of patrons they deal with, but it still doesn't excuse it.
I was one of the negative reviewers on this place, based entirely on that one counter person's bad attitude. I'd had several experiences where the guy just insisted on saying some rude/meanhearted even when I simply thanked him, or if I just ordered and said nothing else. It's the sorta story you wouldn't really believe/would sound made up by a disgruntled customer.
Everyone else I've seen work the counter in these past few months has been nice. I'll probably change my review if I don't see that guy over the next few months. I haven't seen him in a while, so I think they finally fired him?
Place is good, though! I just went there today.
What is my fascination with watching Kenji eat his food? 🤦♂
This is just subliminal advertising for Parrot Place.
OG spot that probably needs support. All of their neighbors were just hit by a bad fire but Parrot Place miraculously survived.
Wait... Mercer Island isn't Seattle. That said, neither is Bainbridge Island, and Teriyaki Town on Bainbridge may be worth of your attention.
Teriyaki recipe please!
Check Serious Eats. I made it last night, with the rice bowl recipe albeit subbing chicken for salmon.
@@thankfullynonumbers Curious if you found/used mirin? If so which one? I was going to buy a bottle at the grocery store but apparently it's not "real" mirin. After watching these recipes, I'm wondering if the highly rated places use sake/mirin due to the pricing.
He seems so tired of teriyaki. This place was above average, but his energy was generally grumpy. Kenji, you’re allowed to take a break from teriyaki! Take care of yourself!
My dude say we going gourmet today, honey, where my glasses at?
Is Mercer Island really considered Seattle?
The question is, do people that live on Mercer Island consider it part of Seattle? The answer is HELL NO!
Drink report at the very end so his daughter doesn't bust him lol
It’s the guy that’s rude 🤣 you didn’t get him. He’s sort of awesome though… he’s not rude exactly he just doesn’t talk… so it’s more awkward than rude hahhaa I don’t get their chicken I get their beef 🤣 my home spot.
I wonder if Kenji will go to Jack in the Box? They have chicken teriyaki!
Mercer Island. Where you can get a house by being a billionaire or marrying then divorcing one.
Who needs tables when you can eat off your car?
Good odds Kenji will get a complaint from a Mercer Island resident telling him not to encourage the lower classes to go to Mercer Island for teriyaki.
tbf capitol hill isnt exactly a low income hood either. houses start a $1M up to $15M
Are you tired of teriyaki yet?
tired of teriyaki yet?
*Mercer Island is...Mercer Island.*
why he always gotta say his last initial? like you can just say hey everyone its is Ken. or is there another ken on youtube that you feel the need to specify that ur Ken G? [jk love u kenji]
It's his name KENJI, not Ken G
More like Ken M
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_M
*He's just Ken(ji).*
Oof
Go eat teriyaki in your own state your not from Washington
You gonna hit up Panda Express ???
Mercer island. Always knew you were bougie and thought you were better than everyone else. Also it’s teriyaki, how in depth can you get.
Please don't limit yourself to Seattle. Not all of us in the region live there. Eastside please.