The Best Tempura
Seattle

Tendon Kohaku

Tempura rice-bowl specialist; distinct from the chain's Bellevue branch.

4.7 Google Maps 4.6 Yelp 4.7 Diner consensusOur tempura rating: not yet rated
Inside Tendon Kohaku, Seattle
How diners rate it
Google Maps
4.7
453 ratings
Observed Sep 28, 2026Google Maps

We recorded this score on Sep 28, 2026.

External ratings change over time. View the source for the current rating.

Platform-wide restaurant rating, not tempura-only; dynamic snapshot.

Ratings & reviews by Google

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Yelp
4.6
206 reviews
Observed Sep 28, 2026Yelp

We recorded this score on Sep 28, 2026.

External ratings change over time. View the source for the current rating.

Platform-wide restaurant rating, not tempura-only; dynamic snapshot.

Ratings & reviews by Yelp

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Diner consensus
4.7
Based on Google Maps + Yelp
How we calculate this

We combine ratings from independent platforms and weight each source by how many ratings back its score.

  • Google Maps4.7453 ratingsCounted
  • Yelp4.6206 reviewsCounted

= 4.7 / 5 · 2 independent sources, each weighted by how many ratings back it.

Our own Taster score is never mixed in.

Public platform ratings, shown as of when we last checked, kept separate from our own Taster score.

The Best Tempura verdict
Not yet tasted

We haven’t reviewed the tempura here yet. Our score only appears after a firsthand visit, a promise, not a missing value.

In-house ReviewerThe Best Tempura TasterHow we rate →

What diners are saying

Distinct notes drawn from the public review sample, attributed summaries, not verbatim quotes or our own review.

In our small Yelp sample, several authors praised food quality, value or attentive service

Diner note

One author liked crab-leg tempura but found it oily and awkward to shell

Diner note

Two current reviews emphasized waits and the usefulness of reservations

Diner note
5 named visible author entries: Mackenzie H., Josiah S., Diem N., Jessica N., Eid F.2026-08-13 to 2026-09-28

5 visible review entries. First 5 Yelp Sort author entries; previous versions and owner responses excluded. Small non-random sample, general restaurant impressions; limited or no explicit tempura evaluations. No representative claim.

Tendon Kohaku, yelp business listing
SpecialtyTempura specialist

In the press

What critics and reporters have written, attributed summaries, not our own review.

Location & visit

Chinatown–International District

504 5th Ave S #119, Seattle, WA 98104 · Seattle, Washington

About these ratings
How ratings work

Diner ratings. We show each platform's public rating as of the date we recorded it, on a 5-point scale, with a link to the current rating. Our tempura rating is our own firsthand tempura score, always kept separate and never blended in.

Diner consensus. We combine independent platforms into one score, weighting each by how many ratings back it. Platforms that share the same reviews are counted once, and the consensus only appears with two or more independent sources.

Independence. How we rate and recommend is never affected by any advertising, partnership or sponsorship. Ratings and reviews remain the property of the platforms they come from.

Diner ratings
Recorded from public platforms
Diner consensus
Our combined read of the crowd
Independence
Never pay-to-play