Sae Jong Teriyaki

If you're from Sac you know this place is a hidden gem. Gotta love it when you walk in an old familiar place where you're greeted with "Hi, long time no see... number 2 or 13?" Tell your friends. You're welcome.

This place is a little hard to find , but once you do find it , you'll be amazed by how much they offer for being such a small little hole in the wall located behind a gas station . I grabbed a quick teriyaki plate for dinner with some eggplant tempura and it did not disappoint ! They give you plenty of food and it was enough to share with another person ! I'll definitely be coming back not that I know this place exists ! I also recommend !

Let's start off with the pros:-Server is nice-food was good-tables were cleanCons of MY experience:-Took 5-7min to receive my water after asking (not busy+everyone has been served but me)-My waiter never once came to check up on me during my whole dining experience (didn't need anything during my meal, but would've been nice to get checked up on it if I needed/wanted anything)-Felt like I was eating a chicken katsu instead of Sesame chicken (really minor issue to me, but guess was expecting a more traditional version of Sesame chicken)Price was okay. Got a lot of meat, but at the price of ~$20+tip. Guess my only main complaint is service. No pros to note about the food/price ratio for this particular order.

Small little hidden gem. Delicious food and wonderful service. I would definitely recommend you try this place. The teriyaki chicken and rice is excellent and the shrimp tempura is amazing.

This has been a small, family owned location since I was a child. Their tempura & sauces are amazing, and it's hard to enjoy elsewhere.

If you aren't actively looking for this place, it's actually really easy to miss.Ordered a few items just to try them out. Picked up the calamari, shrimp tempura and eggplant tempura for appetizers. They come pre-sauced which isn't to my liking, but it wasn't too bad. I'm not big on sweet sauces and there was unagi/teriyaki sauce drizzled up top. Ordered the bibimbap and it was almost salad like. It came with a heaping amount of lettuce which I'm not particularly used to. But there was more lettuce than there was rice. There wasn't enough flavor to me, nor was I given any additional sauces to add. Ie-sesame oil or red pepper sauce. So that was a slight disappointment The stir fried noodles were just ok to me. I ordered it in a medium spice and there wasn't enough spice.

Five stars for this modest neighborhood spot based on the Korean menu items and the friendliness of the staff. I don't really order the Japanese menu items, it's not that they're bad (I steal some tempura when someone else orders it, as any good friend would) but I just agree with the other review that said the Korean items are more of a stand out. Then again maybe I just like them more than I like teriyaki. And who can say where the line is drawn, anyway? Not me.I usually get the bibimbap, spicy, with whatever protein I'm feeling that day. Big portion, I think it's still good value for the price even now that food has gotten so expensive. Some places will serve you a bibimbap that's mostly rice, which is cheaper than produce - not here. I think the balance of rice to everything else is just right.The staff speak English with a fairly strong accent but despite this I can only remember one time that I got the wrong item, and it turned out to be my fault, because I literally said "bulgogi" when I meant to say "bibimbap." Womp womp! I still ate it and enjoyed it!Despite how small the place looks, there is a back room with extra dining space past the counter. I'm not sure if it's reservation only but sometimes when I have come in I've seen larger groups back there having a good time.

Found this place on YELP close to the Justice Center where we had an appointment. Don't let the location scare you away. It is right next to a gas station and a couple other buildings. We noticed they had a lot of take out orders. The menus are already on the table, so we were ready to order when the waitress came to our table. My husband had a Noodle Bowl and I had a Teriyaki Chicken box. My husband loved his dish and mine was also delicious and there was so much, I had enough for lunch the next day. We were really happy we took the advice of YELP and stopped here for lunch. You will not be disappointed.

Too tired and lazy to cook on a cold winter night, my husband and I ordered takeout from Sae Jong Teriyaki. We placed our order and went to pick it up about 15 minutes later.The service was friendly and our items were packaged well. When we got home, we dug in. We ordered some calamari and potstickers to share. We both felt that the calamari was a little chewy. But the potstickers were tasty. For my entrée, I ordered the mixed tempura meal which came with tempura veggies and tempura shrimp. My husband ordered the teriyaki chicken meal. Both of us felt that the food was good - nothing that blew us away but the type of place that will satisfy when the craving hits.

This restaurant is located near a cross street to Folsom Blvd between Howe and Watt. Normally, it's very easy to pass by and never notice it or the bagel place 2 doors down from it. However, I was actively scanning for a takeout meal after work.I stopped here for the teriyaki short ribs lunch plate and the salmon teriyaki to-go. I waited outside while the food was prepared (This being the era of the pandemic). I had never been here before. I've been making a point of trying new places for take-home lunches. This place was a nice surprise. The serving portion size was decent. The short ribs were savory, hot, and very delectable. Umami satisfying. The salmon was pretty good, as well. I would not hesitate to stop here again if in the mood for teriyaki meals.