[704] A Pleasant Surpise at Teriyaki Boy Glorietta

It has literally been years since my wife and I last ate at any Teriyaki Boy branch. The reason? The one we usually frequented in Greenbelt 1 (the one fronting AIM) closed. Aside from that there was a boom of new Japanese themed restaurants that claimed (and actually pulled through) on their authenticity.

Don't get me wrong, Teriyaki Boy is a good restaurant. I just don't think it would be legit to call it authentic Japanese cuisine. The tastes have been "Filipinized" to appeal to a larger market. And Maica and I didn't mind. We liked some of their more unique offerings.

Teriyaki Boy redesigned it's logo and it's look a few years ago. From the cute pudgy character now they just have a sleek looking head. They also re-did the look of the resto. It has more of a classic Japanese resto feel to it.

The new logo. Photo taken from http://www.pepper.ph/teriyaki-boy-new-look/

The old logo. Pic from http://paywizard.ph/partners/

Anyway today we decided to have lunch in Teriyaki Boy with Martina. She ordered this set meal that had a salad, the main dish (Teriyaki Boy Chicken Don or something), four pieces of California maki, and miso soup. Also iced tea. That was the set.

I got some gyoza, a Philly Cheesesteak maki (not very 'authentic'), and a spicy, crunchy tuna tartare like dish.

The food was surprisingly good! At least the ones I ate. They really won't be considered authentic Japanese food, as I keep saying, but they are surprisingly good. I just wish I took photos of the food, but honestly I wasn't planning on blogging about it.

The price was also surprisingly very worth it. I guess the bill also really wasn't that high because I just ordered three appetizers and Maica shared her lunch set with Martina. Still, we came out of the place full and happy. I could not ask for anything more than that from any restaurant, be it a very humble carinderia or the highest rated restaurant in the Metro.

So thank you, Teriyaki Boy Glorietta, for giving us a good meal. I'm so glad you're still around. Here's hoping we eat there again soon.

Out.