Editing Teriyaki (section)

==== Seattle teriyaki ====

[[File:Chicken Teriyaki (with rice and slaw) at Toshi’s Teriyaki Grill, Seattle, Washington.jpg|thumb|A [[plate lunch]] of chicken teriyaki (with rice and [[slaw]])]]

In the city of [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], a large teriyaki culture emerged in the 1990s. {{As of|2010}}, there were over 83 restaurants in the city with "teriyaki" in their name. It has been described as the city's signature cuisine by some outlets, noting its widespread adoption as a form of [[fast food]].<ref name="NYT-Seattle"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Kauffman |first=Johnathan |date=August 14, 2007 |title=How Teriyaki Became Seattle's Own Fast-Food Phenomenon |url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2007-08-15/food/how-teriyaki-became-seattles-own-fast-food-phenomenon/ |newspaper=[[Seattle Weekly]] |access-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Black |first=Lester |title=Seattle's Comfort Food |url=https://www.thestranger.com/features/2020/02/12/42825267/seattles-comfort-food |access-date=January 17, 2022|website=The Stranger |language=en}}</ref>

The first standalone teriyaki restaurant, Toshi's Teriyaki, opened in the [[Lower Queen Anne, Seattle|Lower Queen Anne]] neighborhood of Seattle in 1976. The restaurant's low-cost chicken and beef skewers in teriyaki sauce inspired other restaurants in the area.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clement |first=Bethany Jean |date=October 31, 2019 |title=Seattle restaurant classics: Why we love teriyaki so much (and where to go if you don't) |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/seattle-restaurant-classics-why-we-love-teriyaki-so-much-and-where-to-go-if-you-dont-thanks-toshi/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=June 25, 2021}}</ref> Toshi's later expanded into a chain with 17 locations in the Seattle area by 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last=Blake |first=Judith |date=June 12, 1996 |title=Teriyaki: Secret is in sauces for popular fast food |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960612&slug=2334099 |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=June 25, 2021}}</ref>