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| - I went to Teriyaki Madness after a workout. It's in the same shopping center/strip mall as my 24 Hour Fitness, so it's in a great location for those wanting to scarf down some protein and/or carbs. I was kind of skeptical because it's not Samurai Sam's (the best teriyaki chicken bowl place on the planet imho) but the windows displayed those "voted best in las vegas" signs, so I figured I'd give it a whirl.
Service is what you would expect from the guy who's just there to work the register - pretty non-existent. You just walk up to the counter, give your name, your order, pay and go sit down. I got the chicken breast teriyaki bowl. This comes with LOTS of chicken, steamed white rice and teriyaki sauce. That's it. I also picked up a bottle of Powerade Option, the availability of which was a pleasant surprise. The total came to just over 8 bucks. There was also the minor annoyance of a 35-cent surcharge to use my debit card.
After waiting what seemed like nearly 10 minutes for my order, I finally got a chance to eat. First of all, they put next to no teriyaki sauce on my bowl. Just barely enough to dampen the chicken. I actually had to use soy sauce later on with my remaining rice the teriyaki was so scarce. The chicken seemed genuinely cooked as the exterior was downright crispy during some bites. But once you got down to business, it was quite rubbery. Not good.
Odds and ends: The place is relatively small. Just a few tables surrounded by barstool/wall counter seating. Plenty of reading material such as the Las Vegas Weekly to keep your mind occupied as the food is cooked. Oh, and big ups to selling Powerade Option. A con that's certainly not exclusive to Teriyaki Madness is those debit card receipts that ask you to put down a tip. I feel guilty not giving one, even though it's for service that doesn't deserve it. But I digress.
All in all, I'm sticking to Samurai Sam's for my teriyaki fix. I wouldn't return to this place unless I was starving and the Subway next door was closed.
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