Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Spikes Teriyaki Bowl




What happen to Spikes? I hear that there are only a few still around. This one is in Ontario. 843 N Mountain Ave South of the 10 fwy exit. But I'm not sure it's still the same. I saw a sign that said Serving Sushi now.
I found is on Yelp.com

**San Gabriel Spikes Funeral**

We are gathered here today to pay homage to the once great teriyaki bowl and burgers known as Spikes. Who can forget the abundance of chicken and beef this once great establishment offered. Who can forget the all time great.....the Spike Burger. The succulent avocado, the juicy patty, the teriyaki sauce that drips down your mouth. The hot fresh fries your friends would steal from you....

By the mid 90s, it was discovered that Spikes was diagnosed with a terrible disease.....OWNERSHIP GREEDINESS. The sickness took a toll on everything. Food, prices, and eventually leading to it's death.

Thank you Spikes for the 80s.....screw you for the 90s. *sniff* *sniff*
By Howard T. From Hacienda Heights Ca.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

From the 80s on I spent countless times dining in or getting a fast take-out teriyaki combo plate from Spikes on San Gabriel. I remember the last time I drove there I was shocked to find the restaurant gone. : ( I thought I took a wrong turn somewhere and was lost since I am not from that area.

I remember when the owner back in the late 70s was nice enough to record some Japanese on my tape recorder for this class project I was doing. He was so cool!

Spikes on San Gabriel will always be in my heart. That place was my favorite place for food for a very long time. I lived quite far from them, but I remember driving past midnight there just to satisfy my teriyaki cravings.

Spikes made teriyaki meat with potato salad the only way to go! Even nowadays I feel when I buy good teriyaki I need potato salad on the side or it seems lacking in greatness.

Good memories, Spikes I will always miss you!