Washington Eats · Yakima, WashingtonYakima teriyaki, drive-ins & restaurants
5 teriyaki shops, 2 drive-ins and 1 oyster bar or seafood place in and around Yakima, each checked open in October 2026. The Washington Eats app lists 322 restaurants, cafés, espresso stands and bars in Yakima and sorts them by distance from you.
Teriyaki in and near Yakima
Counters inside Yakima come first; after them, the rest within 12 miles, nearest to farthest. Statewide: 179 hand-checked teriyaki shops.
New York Teriyaki
210 S 72nd Ave, Yakima
Teriyaki Serves: chicken teriyaki; beef teriyaki; pork teriyaki; beef short ribs; salmon teriyaki; chicken katsu; gyoza; yakisoba
West Yakima teriyaki-and-burger shop, family owned and operated since 2002. Teriyaki plates come with garden salad and steamed rice, and there's sushi too.
New York Teriyaki
822 N 1st St, Yakima
Teriyaki Serves: chicken teriyaki; beef teriyaki; pork teriyaki; beef short ribs; salmon teriyaki; spicy garlic chicken teriyaki; chicken katsu; gyoza; yakisoba
North First Street teriyaki and Japanese shop, also called New York Teriyaki & Japanese Restaurant. Plates come with salad and rice, and there's sushi too.
New York Teriyaki
2518 Main St, Union Gap · 3 mi from Yakima
Teriyaki Serves: chicken teriyaki; beef teriyaki; pork teriyaki; beef short ribs; salmon teriyaki; chicken katsu; gyoza; yakisoba
Union Gap teriyaki shop on Main St; plates come with salad and steamed rice, with spicy versions available. Also has sushi, Korean dishes and burgers.
New York Teriyaki Selah
723 N Park Ctr, Selah · 5 mi from Yakima
Teriyaki Serves: chicken teriyaki; steamed gyoza; egg roll
Selah teriyaki shop serving chicken teriyaki, steamed gyoza and egg rolls.
Teriyaki express wapato
208 S Wapato Ave, Wapato · 11 mi from Yakima
Teriyaki Serves: chicken teriyaki; beef teriyaki; pork teriyaki; salmon teriyaki; chicken katsu; yakisoba; chicken & gyoza; sushi rolls
Wapato teriyaki shop: plates come with steamed rice and salad, plus yakisoba, sushi rolls, burgers and aguas frescas.
Drive-ins near Yakima
Burger stands within 12 miles of Yakima. Statewide: 76 hand-checked drive-ins.
Stop and Go Drive Inn
2820 Fruitvale Blvd, Yakima
Drive-in Serves: deluxe burgers; fries; milkshakes
Yakima burger drive-in on Fruitvale Blvd, serving Yakima for over 75 years.
Peppermint Stick Drive-In
4002 Main St, Union Gap · 4 mi from Yakima
Drive-in Serves: Beast Burger; Texas Hold'em burger; chili burger; Philly cheesesteak; waffle, curly and sweet potato fries; milkshakes (incl. peppermint stick, huckleberry)
Union Gap drive-in with a long shake list, including peppermint stick and huckleberry, plus the Beast Burger and curly fries.
Oysters and seafood near Yakima
Shellfish and seafood counters within 12 miles of Yakima. Statewide: 91 hand-checked oyster bars and seafood places.
Wacky Crab Shack
1601 E Washington Ave, Union Gap · 3 mi from Yakima
Seafood Serves: Louisiana-style seafood boils (snow crab, shrimp, crawfish, lobster); shrimp ceviche tostadas; Sinaloa-style seafood plates; clams · Since 2024
Family-run Cajun seafood-boil and Sinaloa-style kitchen; started in 2021 on 1st Avenue in Yakima and moved to Union Gap in 2024. Open daily.
Yakima honors & history
Who in Yakima has a James Beard Award nomination (a finalist or semifinalist is named as one, never as a winner) or a long history in town, taken from jamesbeard.org and other named sources.
Crafted
22 N 1st St, Yakima
James Beard Awards: 2024 Semifinalist - Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific (Dan Koommoo), and 1 earlier
Opened in 2017. Run by chef Dan Koommoo and Mollie Koommoo.
What Yakima eats
The ten kinds of food that turn up most among Yakima's 322 listings, counted from Overture's open map data and, in King County, the health department's inspection records.
| Kind of place | Places |
|---|---|
| Coffee & Café | 69 |
| Mexican | 60 |
| Bar & Pub | 31 |
| Bakery & Sweets | 28 |
| Burgers | 24 |
| Pizza | 22 |
| Sandwiches & Deli | 12 |
| Chinese | 8 |
| Chicken & Wings | 6 |
| Teriyaki | 6 |