Teriyaki at Toshi’s Teriyaki Grill
American-style teriyaki (which shares only a name with Japanese-style teriyaki) has murky origins but one of its leading popularizers is Toshi Kasahara, who opened Toshi’s Teriyaki in 1976. The teriyaki he served then established the genre — slightly charred meat, rice and salad on the side, a sweet, addictive sauce. Most importantly, a filling teriyaki meal should be cheap: $1.85 back in 1976, or around $15 today. You can find teriyaki nearly everywhere, which is sort of the point of teriyaki, but if you want to find the originator, take a trip up to Mill Creek, where Kasahara’s latest spot is.