How to order at Teriyaki Madness on a GLP-1
Higher-protein, easier-to-tolerate ways to build a Teriyaki Madness bowl, from their own published nutrition and Nishi's transparent GLP-1 scoring lens. You pick a base and a protein (its sauce is included), so the levers are the base and which protein, with sodium the thing to watch hardest.
Build a Regular bowl on steamed veggies or brown rice (not fried rice or noodles), choose chicken breast teriyaki or grilled salmon, add extra steamed veggies, and ask for the sauce light or on the side to keep the sodium down.
Teriyaki Madness can be one of the highest-protein fast-casual orders anywhere, because the protein is sold separately from the base and the leanest option is huge: Chicken Breast Teriyaki is 336 calories for 53 g of protein at the Regular size. Regular Chicken Teriyaki and Spicy Chicken are 43 g, Steak 34 g, and grilled Salmon is the lowest-calorie protein at 160 for 22 g. Tofu Teriyaki (fried tofu) is the plant-based pick at 24 g of protein. The base is the first big lever: steamed veggies as your base is 120 calories with 10 g of fiber and brown rice 254, while white rice is 295 and, crucially, fried rice (686) and noodles (630) nearly double the meal. The second, bigger issue is sodium, which is high almost everywhere: Regular Spicy Chicken is 1,488 mg, Spicy Tofu 1,619, Steak 1,317, Chicken Teriyaki 1,040, and the noodle and fried-rice bases add 1,166 to 1,175 more, so a loaded bowl can clear 2,500 mg before any extra sauce. The richest proteins (Chicken Katsu 592, Orange Chicken 429) and the fried appetizers (Crab Rangoons, Shrimp Tempura) are the other calorie traps; Edamame (191 calories, 17 g of protein) is the appetizer that actually helps. Build on veggies or brown rice, pick chicken breast or salmon, and keep the sauce light.
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Best proteins to build around
Numbers are for the Regular bowl portion as Teriyaki Madness serves it (protein 6 oz, salmon 4 oz, with sauce included; base 8 oz for rice and noodles or 12 oz for the veggie bases; added veggies and appetizers at the published portion). Gram weights are not published (portions are in ounces or pieces).. Tap "Show the math" on any pick to see exactly how its rating was calculated.
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Best fit. Strong protein (25 g or more) and strong density (10 g per 100 kcal or more), with nothing flagged among the values the restaurant publishes. These published rules are applied the same way to every item scored on this bar; see how we score.
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Best fit. Strong protein (25 g or more) and strong density (10 g per 100 kcal or more), with nothing flagged among the values the restaurant publishes. These published rules are applied the same way to every item scored on this bar; see how we score.
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Best fit. Strong protein (25 g or more) and strong density (10 g per 100 kcal or more), with nothing flagged among the values the restaurant publishes. These published rules are applied the same way to every item scored on this bar; see how we score.
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Good fit. Solid, but not the full combination of strong protein, strong density, and no flags, so it sits in the middle. These published rules are applied the same way to every item scored on this bar; see how we score.
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Good fit. Solid, but not the full combination of strong protein, strong density, and no flags, so it sits in the middle. These published rules are applied the same way to every item scored on this bar; see how we score.
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Good fit. Solid, but not the full combination of strong protein, strong density, and no flags, so it sits in the middle. These published rules are applied the same way to every item scored on this bar; see how we score.
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Good fit. Solid, but not the full combination of strong protein, strong density, and no flags, so it sits in the middle. These published rules are applied the same way to every item scored on this bar; see how we score.
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Lower fit. Protein density is under 6 g per 100 kcal, which is fundamentally low when appetite is limited. These published rules are applied the same way to every item scored on this bar; see how we score.
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Lower fit. Protein density is under 6 g per 100 kcal, which is fundamentally low when appetite is limited. These published rules are applied the same way to every item scored on this bar; see how we score.
Go easy on
- The base (fried rice and noodles), fried rice is 686 calories and noodles 630 (versus 295 for white rice, 254 for brown, and 120 for a steamed-veggie base), and both add over 1,160 mg of sodium. A veggie or brown-rice base is the single biggest save on the menu.
- Sodium, this is the headline watch-out: Regular Spicy Tofu is 1,619 mg, Spicy Chicken 1,488, Steak 1,317, Chicken Teriyaki 1,040, and fried rice or noodles add about 1,170 more, so a loaded bowl can clear 2,500 mg before extra sauce. Ask for the sauce light or on the side, since it's the main source.
- The fried proteins and appetizers, Chicken Katsu (592) and Orange Chicken (429) are the richest, sweetest proteins; among appetizers, Crab Rangoons (409) and Shrimp Tempura (319) are fried. Edamame (191 calories for 17 g of protein) is the appetizer that actually helps.
Common questions
What's the highest-protein order at Teriyaki Madness?
Chicken Breast Teriyaki is the standout at 53 g of protein for 336 calories at the Regular size, the best protein-per-calorie on the menu. Regular Chicken Teriyaki and Spicy Chicken are 43 g, Steak 34 g, and even grilled Salmon gives 22 g for just 160 calories. Build the chicken breast on a steamed-veggie base and that's roughly 61 g of protein for about 456 calories.
How do I keep a Teriyaki Madness bowl lower-carb or lower-calorie?
Swap the base. Steamed veggies as your base is 120 calories with 10 g of fiber and brown rice 254, versus 295 for white rice and 630 to 686 for noodles or fried rice. That one swap can cut about 375 to 565 calories. Then pick a lean protein like chicken breast or salmon, and add extra steamed veggies rather than a fried appetizer.
What are the vegetarian and vegan options at Teriyaki Madness?
Tofu Teriyaki (fried tofu) is the plant-based protein at 24 g of protein for 263 calories (the guide also lists an unusually high 16 g of fiber for it, carried as published; Spicy Tofu is similar but 1,619 mg of sodium). Build it on steamed veggies or brown rice, add more veggies, and start with Edamame (191 calories, 17 g of protein) for a mostly plant-based, high-protein meal. Keep an eye on sodium, which is high on the tofu and the sauces.
What should I go easy on at Teriyaki Madness?
Sodium above all: Regular proteins run 544 to 1,619 mg and the noodle and fried-rice bases add over 1,160 more, so a loaded bowl can clear 2,500 mg, and the sauce (already in the protein number) is the main lever, so ask for it light. Then the fried rice and noodle bases (630 to 686 calories), the fried proteins (Chicken Katsu 592, Orange Chicken 429), and the fried appetizers. Build on veggies or brown rice with chicken breast or salmon.
Why you can trust this
- Where the numbers come from. Teriyaki Madness official US Nutritional Summaries (PDF), last verified 2026-10-12. We publish only values the restaurant itself publishes.
- How each score is calculated. Deterministic rules published in full in our methodology (v1.1), with one published bar for single ingredients and one for whole meals. Every row above lists the exact factors behind its label.
- What the score does and does not consider. See the limitations. It scores one item, not your whole day, and it is not medical advice.
- How to challenge or correct it. Tell us if a value is stale or a call looks wrong. Corrections are recorded in the methodology version history.