Did I Love, Love, Love?

It's been awhile since my last time eating at Love Love Teriyaki in the Sunnyslope Plaza next to Roth's. New this time, is an expanded dining room and a couple of high definition plasma screen monitors playing a rotation of photos of menu items. It seems like everywhere I go these days they have a jumbo tron playing commercials in my peripheral vision. At least here I'm not driving. The dining room was nicely done and is seamless with the original restaurant space. But on this visit I was getting it to go. The service was quick, much better than I remember from the last visit where one employee was handling take out and table service. A stream of customers came in and were helped promptly.
The take out teriyaki was a full portion for $6.95 and it came with an equally large amount of rice. I wish it was more generous with the flavor. You really need to douse it with the extra serving of sauce to enjoy the teriyaki flavor. The Beef Yakisoba, for $8.50, was even less desirable. As soon as I opened the styrofoam lid, I was disappointed by the soggy vegetables and soupy sauce. I'm glad that it didn't spill out in my car. The beef wasn't too beefy and the noodles, not to notable. Next time, I'll remember to read my own review where I commented similarly about the food.

503-371-3000
4555 Liberty Rd S, #250



Reviewed on 9/6/07
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jeff said...
Love Love Teriyaki, out in the Sunnyslope shopping center. You won't be disappointed. There is one in the strip mall on the far side of the North Salem Fred Myers as well, run by relatives of the original.August 16, 2007 9:34 AM


When you walk into Love, Love Teriyaki next to Roth's on South Liberty, there is a sign next to the door that says "Help Wanted." That is an understatement, it should read "Help Desperately Needed." On a week night, one young woman at the front was taking walk in orders, answering the phone, serving food, busing tables, and bagging food to go. The gal was doing the best that one person could possibly do but she was overwhelmed at times. One of those times was when our food was ready. She brought two of the four dinners we ordered before the phone rang and a customer needed help at the counter. We sat and waited for her to finish up before we got the rest of our dinners. I don't understand why someone in the kitchen couldn't just bring out our food and serve it while it was still hot. I hope the owners don't take this as criticism of their cashier because she was put in an impossible situation and handled it very professionally. As for the food, my wife ordered the Spicy Vegetables with Chicken for $7.50. That dinner came out steaming hot and was pretty good. It was a full plate served with rice and just spicy enough that a drink nearby came in handy. I made the mistake of ordering the Teriyaki Beef plate, a mistake that I made last time I was there. The beef didn't have much flavor so I doused it with soy sauce. This made it much more edible and I did eat all of it. Next time I go back to Love, Love I will have to reread my review so I can remember what not to order and get it to go.