Teriyaki Time

It is my go to restaurant for a quick healthy dinner. The place is always busy which is a good sign that they are getting things right. I did notice that they have updated their interior decor recently, but more concerning is that they seem to be changing the way they prepare their food. I don't know if this is happening because of a change in ownership or cooks, but the last meal I got from here wasn't as good as past meals. Hopefully this was just a one time fluke.

This place is great. Since they've changed ownership there have been some changes. They've upgraded the cash register and stopped watering down the ranch for the salad. They kept the proportions the same for most items. I feel that the beef short ribs have less than before. I haven't seen any lunch specials since the change of ownership either.

I went in thinking it was just an ordinary teriyaki place, and came out convinced that there is no comparison to others ok have visited. By far this takes the lead on taste and freshness of ingredients, the side vegetable salad they served was way too little but it was very good. If you have liked Panda Express taste, get ready for a little better than that way this particular place, I wouldn't be surprised to see them expanding very soon, they really are good and the place looks very clean. Good experience over all. The only thing I would improve would be the menu presentation, I would pay attention into making it a little more visually appealing, the food is very good though.

Great tasting food. Great price and flavor. Portions were also large. Will definitely be coming back. The honey spicy chicken plate is delicious as well as their potstickers.

Took my kids here for the first time because we always go to cards and comics. They love teriyaki. If they could put it on their breakfast, they would, lol. Not the nicest inside, and the bartop by the window is sticky. Overall food quality is pretty good. Friendly staff???? Not really but not mean either. I'll try it again for sure

I have been going to Teriyaki Time for over a year now and their food and service has been consistently amazing. My wife and I enjoy their Thai Chicken, Teriyaki Chicken, and also their Sweet Spicy Chicken. These items are all grilled. We also order the Miso soup as well. The food service size is big. You could share a meal or save for second meal. We were there one day and our order was a little late to serve. The manager gave us complimentary potstickers while we waited. My wife and I were so impressed by their service. I showed my brother this place and his is also so addicted to it. I would go here because they are a small restaurant and keeping restaurants like this in business is very important. They are a gem.

Teriyaki Time has never disappointed - their food is always fresh and skillfully prepared. I've never had a missing or incorrect item. Their salmon is fantastic! Portions are very generous. People are very friendly. Food is decently "healthy".

Everything tasted good. Their bottled sauce is 10/10. Healthier alternative and good value. Would recommend!

Very delicious food this is my first visit but my families second visit all the food was very good and I really enjoyed the sushi California roll i've eaten a lot of sushi at a lot of different places but this place was by far my favorite everything about it was delicious and tasted fresh I would definitely suggest this place to anyone who's interested in Japanese food 🍜🍣🍤🥡🍱🥟🍚

This was my first time at this establishment and it was awesome! The cashier was very friendly and personable when taking our order. The food portion was hearty and definitely worth the price. Everything was flavorful and delicious! I'll definitely be back!

Pretty good teriyaki plates for a reasonable price, and the service is quick and friendly, even when they're busy. This is my go to teriyaki shop in Elk Grove.

A A

Everything tasted good. Their bottled sauce is 10/10. Healthier alternative and good value. Would recommend!

Mike Cinder

Very delicious food this is my first visit but my families second visit all the food was very good and I really enjoyed the sushi California roll i've eaten a lot of sushi at a lot of different places but this place was by far my favorite everything about it was delicious and tasted fresh I would definitely suggest this place to anyone who's interested in Japanese food 🍜🍣🍤🥡🍱🥟🍚

Allen A.

This was my first time at this establishment and it was awesome! The cashier was very friendly and personable when taking our order. The food portion was hearty and definitely worth the price. Everything was flavorful and delicious! I'll definitely be back!

Amber Carpenter

Pretty good teriyaki plates for a reasonable price, and the service is quick and friendly, even when they're busy. This is my go to teriyaki shop in Elk Grove.

This place was great. They were happy to have our soccer girls there and provided great service and were super friendly. The food was great, everyone was happy. Go check this place out.

Food is delicious! The service is great! We usually order sesame chicken and potstickers or a California roll. We have also enjoyed the Thai chicken. Everything we have tried has been delicious! Thank you! Also there are little tables to eat outside which is nice.

This is one of my favorite restaurants! The food is simple yet great tasting, and very reasonably priced. A group of us from work go every Saturday. I think they might put crack in the food, because if I miss a Saturday, I get some mean cravings. Update: They are still amazing! I'm glad they have weathered the pandemic, and they haven't jacked up their prices or cut corners on the quality.

I’m gonna be so real I didn’t order but I was feeling really bad because I had to use the bathroom while at Ross, and that bathroom is DISGUSTING. And their toilet paper is literally so thin I can see through it, so I just came in here to use the bathroom and honestly great place, plus the bathroom door was thick so I didn’t have to be self conscious and they had great toilet paper, 10/10 experience (sorry for not ordering guys hope you can forgive me)

I've been going here for over 13 years. When I go,I always order the Thai Chicken 2x extra spicy with a side of honey teriyaki sauce to put on the steamed rice. For me, it's to die for. I've also loved other items on the menu as well. I'll have pictures next time.

I have been coming to this place since a was little. The food has always been fantastic. This store has been updated since then making it looks less like a hole in the wall and more modern. I have had honey spicy chicken at other places and it is garbage compared to the honey spicy chicken here. Thai chicken has a nice kick for most people. The meat to rice ratio is good and the chicken has always been fully cooked. You can't go wrong with anything from here.

Love love love the food here! Always made to order. Their rolls are expensive but very delicious with a unique sweet sauce. I’ve been coming here for several years and will continue to return. Beef udon noodles are delicious. Tempura roll, gyoza, and sesame chicken are some of my absolute favorites.

Best teriyaki in this area, that for sure. Who remembers teriyaki to go downtown? You can find some of those flavors here. I jus put you up on some game. Chicken is my go to

The beef teriyaki with rice was excellent. Clarissa even gave me the option of having more rice instead of salad. I really appreciated her demeanor. Thanks for the great food and the great service!

Mike Hancho

Best teriyaki in this area, that for sure. Who remembers teriyaki to go downtown? You can find some of those flavors here. I jus put you up on some game. Chicken is my go to

Thomas Antolin

The beef teriyaki with rice was excellent. Clarissa even gave me the option of having more rice instead of salad. I really appreciated her demeanor. Thanks for the great food and the great service!

Mark Hull

This place was great. They were happy to have our soccer girls there and provided great service and were super friendly. The food was great, everyone was happy. Go check this place out.

jaspr sharma

I’m gonna be so real I didn’t order but I was feeling really bad because I had to use the bathroom while at Ross, and that bathroom is DISGUSTING. And their toilet paper is literally so thin I can see through it, so I just came in here to use the bathroom and honestly great place, plus the bathroom door was thick so I didn’t have to be self conscious and they had great toilet paper, 10/10 experience (sorry for not ordering guys hope you can forgive me)

Edwin Wade

I've been going here for over 13 years. When I go,I always order the Thai Chicken 2x extra spicy with a side of honey teriyaki sauce to put on the steamed rice. For me, it's to die for. I've also loved other items on the menu as well. I'll have pictures next time.

A L

Food is delicious! The service is great! We usually order sesame chicken and potstickers or a California roll. We have also enjoyed the Thai chicken. Everything we have tried has been delicious! Thank you! Also there are little tables to eat outside which is nice.

Christine Cruz

Love love love the food here! Always made to order. Their rolls are expensive but very delicious with a unique sweet sauce. I’ve been coming here for several years and will continue to return. Beef udon noodles are delicious. Tempura roll, gyoza, and sesame chicken are some of my absolute favorites.

Jennifer Singh

I have been coming to this place since a was little. The food has always been fantastic. This store has been updated since then making it looks less like a hole in the wall and more modern. I have had honey spicy chicken at other places and it is garbage compared to the honey spicy chicken here. Thai chicken has a nice kick for most people. The meat to rice ratio is good and the chicken has always been fully cooked. You can't go wrong with anything from here.

Charles Linck

This is one of my favorite restaurants! The food is simple yet great tasting, and very reasonably priced. A group of us from work go every Saturday. I think they might put crack in the food, because if I miss a Saturday, I get some mean cravings. Update: They are still amazing! I'm glad they have weathered the pandemic, and they haven't jacked up their prices or cut corners on the quality.

Food was overall good and hot. Potstickers were really good. The different teriyaki sauces were really good. Chicken was cooked just right, juicy and flavorful, Not burnt and/or dry. I'm not a fan of sushi but was able to enjoy the California roll! Dissatisfied with the shrimp tempura, not fresh; previously frozen kind. Noodles were not what was expecting, very thick... might be homemade noodles?? Overall everyone enjoyed and will return for teriyaki plates and Goyza.

I’ve been going here for a while now and its definitely one of my favorite spots! They’re usually super quick if you call to order and pick up :) also everyone working there is usually super friendly.

Great little place to satisfy your japanese food craving. I always get the fresh kimchi its always tasty. You cannot go wrong with the Chicken salad, big pieces of teriyaki chicken over a large salad with cucumbers served with a creamy dressing. My kids love the beef short ribs. Or try the salmon its all good and pretty affordable.

Delicious teriyaki chicken for a very reasonable price. I've been to a few teriyaki chicken places. For the price, this place is great! My kids can eat like a king and I don't have to get a second job:) The food is of really good quality and bbq right there. I like their Thai Chicken as well and can't wait to try their bbq short ribs. Looks yummy. I'll definitely be coming back. I tried their tempura and thought the batter was a bit heavy. Not as light as Mikuni.

Delicious food. Family-owned. Order anything. It is all very tasty!

Rosario Dowling

Delicious food. Family-owned. Order anything. It is all very tasty!

Good is good. Service is good as well. We ordered spicy chicken (deep fried) and it wasn't spicy, however, when mentioned, they were more than happy to replace and give a refund. We didn't take the refund and only asking why it wasn't spicy. The business absolutely have their best attempt to fix. Definitely a return customer.

We love this place. Yesterday when my daughter n law ordered our food by phone, the portions were REALLY less. Hope this isn't going to be the norm. EVERYTHING is great there. This the 1st time our food portions weren't the same.

Rhonda Turner

We love this place. Yesterday when my daughter n law ordered our food by phone, the portions were REALLY less. Hope this isn't going to be the norm. EVERYTHING is great there. This the 1st time our food portions weren't the same.

Phuc Luong

Good is good. Service is good as well. We ordered spicy chicken (deep fried) and it wasn't spicy, however, when mentioned, they were more than happy to replace and give a refund. We didn't take the refund and only asking why it wasn't spicy. The business absolutely have their best attempt to fix. Definitely a return customer.

Food is best in town but the resteraunt is very dirty. Soda machine, floors, windows, bathroom all have dirt and grime as if they do not clean daily. My worry is if they dont clean the front, the kitchen is probably sorry as well.

So im only rating the food, and it’s relative to one of my cheap and easy favorites. Ive never stepped foot inside, and i now dont have to. There is no comparison between this joint and I love Teriyaki, sorry guys. These 5 star ratings are ridiculous - prices and menu is roughly the same and i tried beef, pork and chicken. All were pretty poor quality and not very satisfying. If i were trying to be objective id give a lower rating, but i know a lot of other restaurants have lost quality since April so ill generously suggest 3 stars, keeping in mind even a 5 star rated quick eats joint is still basically fast food - just good fast food. This place doesnt make sense, being 8 minutes from a nearly identical but far better option with equivalent prices (and better helpings)

Excellent food. Decent price. So why 3 stars? Because they automatically am for a tip at the time of paying before the food is served. It's a trend I know. Lots of places don't this since the pandemic started. But it also feels like extortion. If I don't tip, they'll know when prepping the food. Not cool. Also the default tip request is for 20%. Ummm... No.

Matthew Becker

Excellent food. Decent price. So why 3 stars? Because they automatically am for a tip at the time of paying before the food is served. It's a trend I know. Lots of places don't this since the pandemic started. But it also feels like extortion. If I don't tip, they'll know when prepping the food. Not cool. Also the default tip request is for 20%. Ummm... No.

Small portions, No quality control, missing whole portions of combination plate. $16 for 4 bland pieces of tofu, an orange slice and noodles (that actually were an extra $1.50). Don’t order through their website bc you’ll be SOL.

Every thing was dirty, from the front doors, restroom and seating area. Also the kitchen looks like only the surfaces that get used are cleaned. All the base baseboards were filthy. The cashier handled the food without washing his hands or donning gloves. Food taste was not bad. Probably wont return.

Rude... bad Customer service food wasn't that great. Won't be coming back. Took forever to get out food. We saw people who ordered after us get served before us. The lady had such a fake nice tone to her voice as she brought our food out after we asked where it was.

Tried this place for the first time and ordered 4 Teriyaki chicken plates and 1 seafood noodle bowl. The seafood bowl was so fishy you can tell it wasn’t fresh and only 2 shrimp mostly calamari tentacles. Had to throw it away as it tasted bad and too fishy. Then in the 4 teriyaki chicken plates all the cabbage was spoiled and the salad didn’t have any dressing. The chicken and rice was the only things we could eat. Spent over $85 for the food and only ate the chicken and rice. Waste of money. Hopefully they can make sure this doesn’t happen to someone else.

tara w

Tried this place for the first time and ordered 4 Teriyaki chicken plates and 1 seafood noodle bowl. The seafood bowl was so fishy you can tell it wasn’t fresh and only 2 shrimp mostly calamari tentacles. Had to throw it away as it tasted bad and too fishy. Then in the 4 teriyaki chicken plates all the cabbage was spoiled and the salad didn’t have any dressing. The chicken and rice was the only things we could eat. Spent over $85 for the food and only ate the chicken and rice. Waste of money. Hopefully they can make sure this doesn’t happen to someone else.

The first time my sister and I ate here we had bad customer service. We waited an hour for our food and watched as people who ordered after us got served. The food wasn't even all that good. I figure I give them another try but nope. Same bad service. I ordered one sushi roll and waited half an hour watching as they serve workers from Toyota who came ten minutes after me. They all ordered meals and got served before I did. I ordered one little sushi rolled that took forever to get. Well, I will not be returning. The owner needs to fire their workers. Or at least train them on customer service. Rude and the place always has dirty seats and tables.

Waiting all day for this meal. Got home with the wrong food. They shouldn’t put people on the phone to take orders they can barely speak English. This is one of the biggest reasons my order was not correct. Very disappointed in the meal they gave me the wrong plates and I didn’t like them at all. It wasn’t what I ordered by the time I did get home they were already closed.

Sushi roll was $5.99, then $6.99 to $8.99, now almost $10 for what that cannot fill one person. Not coming back.

My daughter and I stopped here for the first time and we were not impressed. We ordered chicken teriyaki and tai chicken, which was served with salad and cold cabbage. The food was average and lack flavor. With that said, we will not come back and what a waste of $32.00 dollars.

My family and I have been faithful customers since my children were little. We ordered take out as we have for many years. Our order was completely wrong. We called to ask to make it right and the manger refused. She hung up on me and disconnected the call so we could not call back. We are shocked and appalled at the treatment and lack of customer service. Unfortunately, after many years, we will not go back to this place.

Went there for lunch today with my husband. The lady didn't take our order correctly and never read it back. Shame on me for not checking my receipt immediately. We ended up getting one meal which didn't work for me as I ordered vegetable noodle dish and my husband order the same but added Thai chicken which I can't eat because of the spice. They never once apologized or offered to fix the issue. The lady that took my order was very rushed to take a phone call and less than interested to get my order correctly. I did end up not having lunch because reordering wasn't an option given I was on break. I was excited to try their food but given my experience I will never go back and try again. Luckily where I live there are plenty of other options. Making this review makes me sad!

Lonnie Howard

My family and I have been faithful customers since my children were little. We ordered take out as we have for many years. Our order was completely wrong. We called to ask to make it right and the manger refused. She hung up on me and disconnected the call so we could not call back. We are shocked and appalled at the treatment and lack of customer service. Unfortunately, after many years, we will not go back to this place.

Tammy Laughlin

Went there for lunch today with my husband. The lady didn't take our order correctly and never read it back. Shame on me for not checking my receipt immediately. We ended up getting one meal which didn't work for me as I ordered vegetable noodle dish and my husband order the same but added Thai chicken which I can't eat because of the spice. They never once apologized or offered to fix the issue. The lady that took my order was very rushed to take a phone call and less than interested to get my order correctly. I did end up not having lunch because reordering wasn't an option given I was on break. I was excited to try their food but given my experience I will never go back and try again. Luckily where I live there are plenty of other options. Making this review makes me sad!