Sakkio Japan

First review in a year and would have to agree with the past reviews on this restaurant.
Being raised in Hawaii, Sakkio/​Sarku is my only go-​to place for a teriyaki chicken plate lunch whenever I’m in Boston. I’ve always done the chicken teriyaki special (chicken, white rice, vegetables) and the best ideal prices for the amounts they give you. Despite the two-​level eating area for the food court, I’ve always taken food and ate at Boston Common instead. I learned not to do the «extra sauce», since it really does give the chicken a greasier taste, and the cashier lady was the one whom convinced me to add vegetables after the first few times I went there. Be sure to ask for plastic bags at the cashier if you’re doing take-​out; saves time before you follow your food down the service line, especially during lunch rush around DX.

Chicken Teriyaki with white rice and vegetables.
Atmosphere: Sakkio Japan is usually located in a food court so there’s not much of an atmosphere.
Food: The chicken teriyaki is my favorite personally. I have tried the shrimp teriyaki and beef teriyaki. They’re just not as good. It comes with vegetables and white rice or fried rice. They’re generous with their proportions for the price of $ 6.20 and for 99 cents more you can get double the amount of meat. While they offer extra sauce, I tend to decline their offer. The teriyaki sauce tends to have more oil in it than I would like and it makes the meal a bit greasy.
Service: The workers are friendly. Usually there is a worker standing in front of their stand offering free samples. If you really end up liking their food you can ask for a stamp card. Its buy five get one free!

Get the teriyaki chicken with EXTRA chicken! It’s pretty good fast food for a crowded Corner Mall and inexpensive.

I am so so happy that I found this place. The food was absolutely delicious, and prices were outstanding for the value. I got jerk chicken which was so tender, and vegetable rice. The plantains were good, but i prefer fried green plantains to baked sweet ones. Regardless, I’ve found a new place for a quick and amazing lunch.

Got teriyaki chicken with vegetables. pretty good.

Having worked downtown for about a year now, not once have I bothered to walk into the Corner Mall (you have to admit, it does look a bit sketch from the outside). Once I made my rounds, I finally settled on Calypso — and I’m quite glad that I did!
Eyeing both the jerk chicken and jerk pork, I asked the server which was better. She replied, ‘why, both!’, and, with a sly smile, whispered ‘I can do half and half for you’. Half chicken, half pork, you say? My day just got a whole lot better.
Went with the meal set, jerk meats + a rich, saucy bed o’ rice and peas, and plantains. Added a ginger beer and I was set! Total damage was no more than $ 8.50. Even after having traveled 30 mins. on the T, the food held up quite well. Meat was tender (bone-​in), plantains were sweet, and surprisingly not soggy.

Calypso Grill’s in the back corner of the Corner Mall in Downtown Crossing. It’s Caribbean fast food, and it’s pretty good – though I’m no connoisseur.
I’ve only ever gotten the goat curry on the dirty rice, plantains, and beef patties, and I love ‘em. It’s stick-​to-​your-​ribs good, just watch out for the bone shards – which are part of the flavor, not a mistake. The beef patties are pretty good; a bit thin, but made with beef strips and not ground beef. Prices are reasonable and portions are definitely good enough – not too huge, but if you finish the whole thing you’re definitely full. The plantains are a little too sweet for my liking, maybe not the right plantains and maybe there’s some honey sauce on them?
It’s definitely on my rotation, at least once every other week.

This review is for Sakkio Japan in the Corner Mall between Winter and Washington, Downtown Crossing.
This Sakkio caters mostly to the lunchtime crowd of the financial district, shoppers, and kids that hang out in this area so it is quite busy. They have a cafeteria line system that moves the line quickly and efficiently. One thing that stands out about this Sakkio is that they overcook the chicken and put too much teriyaki sauce on the chicken. When I say overcook, I mean nuke. Like, there is absolutely no salmonella bacteria on earth that can survive under such intense frying. They then drench the chicken with teriyaki sauce that is just full of salt and msg.
Do I still eat here? Yes.