Great spot! We've go every time we're in the area and craving teriyaki. Been going for the last 10 years. Great price, large portion sizes, thick sauces, and typical side salad. The owner is so kind, and always has quick service. We are picky about teriyaki, so though there are 3 other spots in the area, this place tops them all. Thank you! read more

To me this is the definition of a 3/5 star teriyaki spot starting with the flavor and quality all the way down through the portion size and cost/value. The sauce is goopy and a bit too salty. The dressing for the salad isn't the classic teriyaki stable, but a sticky poppyseed dressing. The chicken and tofu teriyaki were both decent, my nod actually goes to the latter. I may look elsewhere next time I crave teriyaki. read more

I Luv Teriyaki - Chicken Teriyaki - Japanese Near Me - Renton, Washington

I love this place ! I get a dish that has teriyaki and shrimp tempura and its sooo good i love that for students they have a student bowl too i grew up coming here for lunch when going to hazen the place is small but they do have seating if you want to dine in and the service is great i love the traditional teriyaki place look and feel read more

When driving through the Renton Highlands and looking for that teriyaki spot, you may find yourself on Northeast Sunset Boulevard, and then you see it. In a well-known local strip mall is 'I LUV Teriyaki'. It is definitely a family run and has been around darn near close to 20 years (way before 2006). Long enough to have great local customers, which include some Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks from 2013. Be advised that it's not the snazziest place, and typically nothing special on the interior. But this place is clean and consistent in their service, and the food they present. It's tasty, and you be happy to come back for more. You can definitely ask for their teriyaki combos, which can include chicken, beef (sliced), salmon, and pork. Rice or yakisoba are definitely available with the right amount of sweet yakisoba seasoning. Don't forget to look on the wall of the photos of their specials to include curry and a very wide selection of sushi rolls. Today, I get my old stand-by, regular chicken teriyaki. This includes flavorful thigh and rib meat, but lean chicken breast is also available and also tasty. All meals come with a salad. And miso soup can be had for a little extra. As for drinks, a nice selection of Coca-Cola products are on display - no fountain drinks at this location. But not to worry, many orders are take-out and they are happy repeat customers. Dining is available, but be advised when it gets busy. Seating can be limited. And there is usually only one person behind the counter, taking orders and serving the customers choosing to dine-in. And that person, either the owner or staff is friendly and efficient as possible. Please be kind. Are there better places in the city? Sure. But this is YOUR neighborhood teriyaki joint. And you will happily come back, not only for the convenience, but because it's tasty and you can really say 'I LUV TERIYAKI' Stop by again!!! I will!! read more

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The friend chicken katsu dish was yummy! I haven't had a katsu fried like that. It had a thinner more airy breading than traditional Japanese katsu and it was slightly sweet. The teriyaki chicken was delicious. Service was no frills and friendly. read more

I Luv Teriyaki - Japanese Near Me - Renton, Washington

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Always the spot for me when I come back to the highlands. This place has been yummy for years!!

nah, pick another place. their food is expensive. i mean if you love rice then you'll love it here since the food and rice ratio is so unbalanced. more rice than the actual meat read more

Chicken teriyaki is the best! The owner is awesome and it's always great to see her when she's working

I enjoy the teriyaki here. What you see is what you get. Food is ready within 10-15 minutes and if you want delivery, a lot of the app places do them. If you want fried rice with teriyaki, it's extra. The workers are nice and they seem to have a lot of regulars. I've pretty much only had the chicken teriyaki with fried rice, nothing else so I can't speak about that. It's solid and dependable. read more

OK so I had this lady tell me that this teriyaki was so good and the people are so nice so I decided to go and give it a shot. The lady at the front was very nice. The teriyaki is the worst I've ever had sorry The sauce is very thick and does not really taste like teriyaki sauce and the dressing for the salad was just as thick. I'm sure the family likes thick sauce not my favorite. read more

I Luv Teriyaki - Japanese Near Me - Renton, Washington

Teriyaki sauce is gelatinous and doesn't taste good. No ginger dressing for salad, no vegetables as a side. Lots of teriyaki restaurants around, skip this place. read more

I Luv Teriyaki - Teriyaki chicken - Japanese Near Me - Renton, Washington

My parents stopped coming here for a variety of reasons. For example, they mentioned that they ordered the beef short rib, but it appeared that most of the meat was missing. I told them to give this restaurant another chance and ordered the beef short rib to see if I had a different experience... unfortunately not. At first it looked like plenty of meat, but hidden underneath it was a bunch of short rib bones with the meat cut off. Either the cooks are taking some of the meat for themselves or the owner is trying to cut costs this way. Most of the ingredients (e.g. meat, vegetables) didn't taste fresh, although I did like the overall flavor of the food. Some of the meat was burnt, which apparently is a consistent issue here. I'm being generous with my rating, but we won't be coming back for the above reasons. read more

I ordered a hot spicy noodle soup through GrubHub. What I got appeared to be a package of top ramen cooked with a couple slices of fresh carrot and broccoli. Not worth $10.62 that I got charged. The shrimp fried rice and chicken teriyaki was ok; otherwise, this review might've been 1 star. read more

I Luv Teriyaki - This is their spicy noodle soup ‍ - Japanese Near Me - Renton, Washington

Pretty decent for the area. It's fast food teriyaki... so don't expect top notch. But their customer service is good, they are quick, and they were a life saver during COVID. read more

I've been coming to this little place every since Toshi Teriyaki place closed down it was good at first until Everytime I've gone I always got a hair on my spicy teriyaki and it was always that nothing else's I got a hair around 5-7 times and the last time I got fed up and never went again. But not only did I get a hair in my spicy teriyaki there was hairs on the teriyaki saw bottle and she denied everything saying we planted the hair ourselves and declined a refund when we asked and she had the audacity to ask me if I still wanted the food. read more

Overall just a hard pass. "Prawns" had a terrible odor. Teriyaki sauce was so unbelievably thick and sweet not edible. Spicy Tuna roll did not come... rolled and hardly any tuna Bibimbap also had almost no meat. Crunch Roll was the only decent dish but even that was below average at best. read more

I Luv Teriyaki - Spicy Tuna Roll - Japanese Near Me - Renton, Washington

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We loved the most of the food but sadly the beef, right off the bat, looked unappetizing. I also didn't know it was in the house fried rice so we have 2 dishes with weird looking meat, therefore won't be eaten. Stick with the chicken. read more

I Luv Teriyaki - Beef Teriyaki - Japanese Near Me - Renton, Washington

This is the closest teriyaki place to where I work. I've been here a few times over the past few years. It's reliable and decent teriyaki chicken. I always just get teriyaki chicken and gyoza. This last time I went, the gyoza was super yummy! They are quick to make orders. I've ordered in person or on the phone and it's always ready in 10 minutes or less. Is it the best I've ever had? No, but it's good enough for a lunch run every once in a while. read more

The food is good, and affordable, but lately I haven't seen one mask on their employees. This is very unfortunate and I will not come back since apparently they don't bother caring for other's healths. read more

The chicken teriyaki is not good. Beef short ribs was fine. There is a sign which i only saw for the first time in a restaurant- no refund on food- makes you wonder if many customers ask for a refund after they taste the food. read more

The lady/cashier/owner is not really nice. Their food is not even good, seems old and they don't give a lot of meat. They don't even give out soy sauce packets and chopsticks for sushi. I mean come on!!!! read more

This negative review is not about the staff. The woman who helped me at the counter was very nice and pleasant. However, the chicken teriyaki was underwhelming. They don't mix the chicken with the sauce fully - they only squeeze the sauce on top. Personally, not enough sauce for me. Like other reviews have noted, the sauce is a lot thicker than other establishments. Also, unfortunately the salad dressing was a gelatinous mass that I couldn't even pour on my salad because it was a clump. Very unappetizing and disappointing. read more

They used to be good, but they must have a new cook because it wasn't good today. Got the standard Teriyaki and the rice was kinda mushy and the new sauce they have isn't great, it's got no sweetness and it is weirdly blob like. I did like their salad dressing a bit better than most places since it wasn't sweet and I don't like sweet salad. Their chicken was cooked well too, but that's about it. I won't be ordering from here anymore. read more

These guys do good work! Pulling into it makes me feel like I'm about to armed-rob somewhere, and the ambience continues. Amazingly, this is exactly what I want in a teriyaki place. I want divey, I want somewhere that feels like if I went at the wrong hour, alone and unarmed - I might become dinner. I want an element of danger with my teriyaki when it's late! I mean, yes, this is Newcastle and Renton's disputed border so there could be rebel ambushes from the various, separatist, factions. In other words, the danger associated is more than in my head. Thing is, on top of the "Port Authority during the Ed Koch years" ambiance, which is really why you need to come here - their chicken breast teriyaki is off the chain! It actually has the right level of char, it actually has the right level of char! I had to repeat myself because so few teriyaki places left within the county seem to remember that a good, grilled, bird needs to taste grilled. They also do an exceptional job on their rice and salad. Is it five stars, no. Five stars implies literally perfect. So in this case, my criteria for a teriyaki place to earn five stars means I need to be begging to eat more as the paramedics load me into an ambulance after I got shot in the parking lot. So, to conclude. Two things. 1. If anyone knows a seriously divey/sketchy teriyaki place with a good chicken breast HMU. 2. Either this place needs to be more dangerous, or they need to charge more. I'll be back either way! Delicious! read more

The food wasn't tasty, burnt chicken, o flavor... AND on top of it, I got food poisoning. Definitely never coming back to this place.

The food is absolutely disgusting here. Very angry we spent almost 50 dollars here for sushi, gyoza, and inedible shrimp teriyaki. The teriyaki was not flavorful at all. The shrimp had no grill marks, was cold and NOT cleaned or fresh, and served over a bed of lettuce? Yuck. What a way to rip customers off!!! At least clean the shrimp!!! It was obvious it wasn't grilled, it was precooked shrimp that was boiled. Absolutely unacceptable. I don't care how nice she tried to act, they are serving bland crap! It's been the same for years! This was the las straw! I don't know why people are marking them so high, but save your time (it took over 20mins), and money!! read more

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My new favorite teriyaki! I love that this place has more than just teriyaki, they have a great assortment of rolls, tempura and even curry. I tried chicken teriyaki, spicy tuna and spider. Honestly felt the spider was a little undercooked and fishy but spicy tuna roll was so good! Huge rolls and teriyaki was soft and fresh. Definitely will come back to try different rolls! read more

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I ordered chicken yakisoba and I ended up getting noodles with few pieces of cabbage, two carrots, and the chicken was shredded with no seasoning. This is by far the worst teriyaki place I've ever gone too. I expected more based on their reviews. read more

This is my favorite place, chicken teriyaki my favorite. They are really friendly and and also are really attentive to the costumers. Definitely I'll be back. read more

I Luv Teriyaki - Japanese Near Me - Renton, Washington

Affordable and tasty teriyaki! I always get the chicken and beef teriyaki, both great choices. I also enjoy the salads that are provided with each meal. read more

Wonton soup to die for!! Mongolian beef, also excellent, tender, flavorful. General Tso's chicken more of a sweet/sour and a bit too sour for our taste. Overall a great little take out place we have patronized for years. 10 minute time flow from phone order to pickup on a snowy night! Just what we needed. read more

I remember visiting this place over 6 years ago and it hasn't changed. The flavors are so good. I still love this place. I'm so glad they are still open. read more

Not recommended this place food is not rely the best. Had spicy chicken and dint taste the chicken almost other cocked and rice was like it was left other from 3 days ago. Sorry but had to be honest. read more

Called in a carry out order; Took less than 15 minutes for them to have our order ready. The service was so fast and friendly!! The General Tso's chicken was so moist and delicious, and both the regular and spicy teriyaki were terrific! We've been looking for a great teriyaki place since moving from Gig Harbor, and we couldn't be more pleased! Can't wait to try other things on their menu!! Oh, and the crab Rangoon is AMAZING! read more

First time trying this place and got the food to go. Wish the chicken teriyaki had more sauce because it was a bit dry. The salad dressing was yellow which I thought was weird because I've always only seen white sauce. Other than that the sauce tasted the same as the white sauce. read more

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Solid spot. Consistent and lunch for less than $10. I'll take it! I had the teriyaki chicken which wasn't too sauces either. I'll will definitely be back again. read more

Not bad as teriyaki goes. The owner makes the place a wonderful experience by being friendly and efficient! Cannot understand why everyone has so much damn teriyaki mania in this city! The dressing on the salad is awesome and they should bottle and sell it! what is the big deal with teriyaki and pho here anyway? LOL read more

Worst teriyaki place I've ever been in my life the teriyaki sauce looked like gravy they had very bad service am when I went in I asked for the lunch special it was 1:20 she said no the person right behind me asked for the same lunch special she gave it to them read more

The food is always good and fresh. They have good servings and variety of teriyaki dishes. I'd recommend there pork teriyaki and salmon roll. read more

They're always so nice and fast! It's a great place to get some rolls if you're looking for something low key. Everything is fresh and the portions are large. My kids love the katsu and we like the wide variety of menu items. The short ribs are good, they do the job when I need a quick kalbi fix. The hubs enjoys the teriyaki...and we have yet to be disappointed. read more