went on a random thursday night and it wasn’t crowded at all. food was good and servers were attentive and nice :)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Gyukatsu
Pete B
Good food. Portion is bit small.
Yong
I had an amazing experience at the Kobe Gyukatsu restaurant. From the moment I walked in, the service was truly outstanding—friendly, attentive, and welcoming without ever feeling rushed. The staff went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect, and it really made the whole dining experience special.
The food itself was exceptional. The gyukatsu was cooked to perfection—crispy on the outside, tender and juicy inside—and full of rich flavor. Every bite was satisfying and showed the care and quality that went into preparing it. Alongside the main dish, all the sides were fresh and balanced, complementing the meat beautifully.
One of the highlights of the evening was the matcha beer. It was unique, refreshing, and surprisingly smooth, pairing wonderfully with the meal. It’s definitely something I would recommend trying if you visit.
Overall, this restaurant combines excellent service with top-quality food and drinks. I left with a smile, completely satisfied, and already looking forward to my next visit. Highly recommended for anyone who loves great food and a warm, welcoming atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ernie Hernandez
First off, you clearly don't go to Kobe Gyukatsu for the atmosphere. It looks to be a repurposed, old, perhaps very old, dive taco shop. Okay, now that's out of the way.
One goes to any restaurant for the food. And this is where they excel. As it should be. As one might expect they offer many versions of katsu. My introduction to this dish was a hole in the wall spot on the island of Oahu. The pork cutlets were perfectly breaded. The dipping sauce was sublime. (Here they added sesame seeds to the sauce, which I quite liked.) The finely shredded cabbage was topped with an oh so light dressing that was both tangy and slightly sweet. These were accompanied by slightly sticky rice, which was perfect. Kobe Gyukatsu replicated this meal to perfection. They also added some pickled radish kimchi, and a bit of edamame. And come with either a large appetite or the idea that you're going to be taking half of your meal home for leftovers.
They lose a star for service because each table comes with a tablet, which is how you place your order. I also threw in a couple images of the tablet showing ads which can, I suppose, be helpful sometimes. But as I often dine alone due to travel for work, I prefer to interact with a human being when I do go out to have my evening meal. If half stars were available, they might get half a star back for service. Why? Because not only did I get a to-go box, but I also got a container for my sauce, and another container for the remainder of my kimchi.
So..... Good katsu for a reasonable price. And it doesn't require a 6-hour flight. I'll be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Gonzalo Palmer
NICE PLACE
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Aaron Meza
This was crazy good with lots of different flavors! The meat was great but what really shocked me was how good the side salad was! Its thinly sliced cabbage with an asian citrus dressing that isnt overpowering! The miso soup was awesome too! Definitely will be back
The food is always super delicious and well seasoned without being too salty! The service is incredible! It was my friend’s birthday and they went above and beyond to make it special. Very thoughtful and attentive service!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ScnGrimace
Amazing quality A5 and the beef gyukatsu was also so tasty. The sides and sauces were also good and portioned well. The creamy udon was rich and the curry flavor was strong but not too salty. We didn't try any appetizers but the portion was more than enough fpr two of us. We also ordered the wagyu with the aides and breaded beef katsu without sides which was still more than enough food for two. For drinks they did have some and a canned highball that looked good. We got an order of corn cheese that we didn't originally order but was given to us anyways and from now on, we will be ordering that whenever we go! The staff were very efficient and filled water glasses often. They also relit one of our stone grills that went out so we could cook the last of our meat. Came around 730 pm on a Saturday and waited maybe 15 minutes. The parking lot is small so at peak times it'll be packed. Plenty of street parking though.
This was some of the best meat I’ve tried. Just yum yum yum
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Edgar Escobar
The food here is delicious! Simply put. I also like how there isn't a need for waiters here. They have a tablet at each table where you place an order of the items you want and they bring it to you (and rather quickly too). You don't pay on the tablet so it's more like your adding requests for items you want in real time and they bring it to you. It's nice and peaceful inside and it made it easy to relax as I ate a meal by myself.
Julius Marzuki
Went during the eve of July 4th was not a good choice. Only two servers around, all guests kept coming in, it took 15 minutes to wait for our seats as the server needed time to clean up the available tables, on top of another 20 minutes after a number of guests left after they had finished their meals. Overall, they did have great services, luckily the place was small, so the wait wasn't too long. We ordered the Haneshita Cutlet, Gyukatsu Soba and Cheese Cutlet, they came out pretty fast and they tasted great, extremely flavorful dishes. My wife and sons loved their meat and commented that we should come here again next time.
Jonathan Man
Randomly googled gyukatsu and this place popped up. If you been to Japan and want the same setup from gyukatsu to curry udon and takoyaki this is the place. Food is not bad, service is excellent atmosphere is chill
This food so delicius, i’m so happy right now!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was fantastic. Staff was super helpful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
went on a random thursday night and it wasn’t crowded at all. food was good and servers were attentive and nice :)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Gyukatsu
Good food. Portion is bit small.
I had an amazing experience at the Kobe Gyukatsu restaurant. From the moment I walked in, the service was truly outstanding—friendly, attentive, and welcoming without ever feeling rushed. The staff went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect, and it really made the whole dining experience special.
The food itself was exceptional. The gyukatsu was cooked to perfection—crispy on the outside, tender and juicy inside—and full of rich flavor. Every bite was satisfying and showed the care and quality that went into preparing it. Alongside the main dish, all the sides were fresh and balanced, complementing the meat beautifully.
One of the highlights of the evening was the matcha beer. It was unique, refreshing, and surprisingly smooth, pairing wonderfully with the meal. It’s definitely something I would recommend trying if you visit.
Overall, this restaurant combines excellent service with top-quality food and drinks. I left with a smile, completely satisfied, and already looking forward to my next visit. Highly recommended for anyone who loves great food and a warm, welcoming atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First off, you clearly don't go to Kobe Gyukatsu for the atmosphere. It looks to be a repurposed, old, perhaps very old, dive taco shop. Okay, now that's out of the way.
One goes to any restaurant for the food. And this is where they excel. As it should be. As one might expect they offer many versions of katsu. My introduction to this dish was a hole in the wall spot on the island of Oahu. The pork cutlets were perfectly breaded. The dipping sauce was sublime. (Here they added sesame seeds to the sauce, which I quite liked.) The finely shredded cabbage was topped with an oh so light dressing that was both tangy and slightly sweet. These were accompanied by slightly sticky rice, which was perfect. Kobe Gyukatsu replicated this meal to perfection. They also added some pickled radish kimchi, and a bit of edamame. And come with either a large appetite or the idea that you're going to be taking half of your meal home for leftovers.
They lose a star for service because each table comes with a tablet, which is how you place your order. I also threw in a couple images of the tablet showing ads which can, I suppose, be helpful sometimes. But as I often dine alone due to travel for work, I prefer to interact with a human being when I do go out to have my evening meal. If half stars were available, they might get half a star back for service. Why? Because not only did I get a to-go box, but I also got a container for my sauce, and another container for the remainder of my kimchi.
So..... Good katsu for a reasonable price. And it doesn't require a 6-hour flight. I'll be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
NICE PLACE
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
This was crazy good with lots of different flavors! The meat was great but what really shocked me was how good the side salad was! Its thinly sliced cabbage with an asian citrus dressing that isnt overpowering! The miso soup was awesome too! Definitely will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Gyukatsu, Curry, Premium Gyukatsu
The food is always super delicious and well seasoned without being too salty! The service is incredible! It was my friend’s birthday and they went above and beyond to make it special. Very thoughtful and attentive service!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing quality A5 and the beef gyukatsu was also so tasty. The sides and sauces were also good and portioned well. The creamy udon was rich and the curry flavor was strong but not too salty. We didn't try any appetizers but the portion was more than enough fpr two of us. We also ordered the wagyu with the aides and breaded beef katsu without sides which was still more than enough food for two. For drinks they did have some and a canned highball that looked good. We got an order of corn cheese that we didn't originally order but was given to us anyways and from now on, we will be ordering that whenever we go! The staff were very efficient and filled water glasses often. They also relit one of our stone grills that went out so we could cook the last of our meat. Came around 730 pm on a Saturday and waited maybe 15 minutes. The parking lot is small so at peak times it'll be packed. Plenty of street parking though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Gyukatsu
Restaurantji Recommends
not bad quality of meat. Many ppl always
This was some of the best meat I’ve tried. Just yum yum yum
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food here is delicious! Simply put.
I also like how there isn't a need for waiters here. They have a tablet at each table where you place an order of the items you want and they bring it to you (and rather quickly too). You don't pay on the tablet so it's more like your adding requests for items you want in real time and they bring it to you.
It's nice and peaceful inside and it made it easy to relax as I ate a meal by myself.
Went during the eve of July 4th was not a good choice. Only two servers around, all guests kept coming in, it took 15 minutes to wait for our seats as the server needed time to clean up the available tables, on top of another 20 minutes after a number of guests left after they had finished their meals. Overall, they did have great services, luckily the place was small, so the wait wasn't too long. We ordered the Haneshita Cutlet, Gyukatsu Soba and Cheese Cutlet, they came out pretty fast and they tasted great, extremely flavorful dishes. My wife and sons loved their meat and commented that we should come here again next time.
Randomly googled gyukatsu and this place popped up. If you been to Japan and want the same setup from gyukatsu to curry udon and takoyaki this is the place. Food is not bad, service is excellent atmosphere is chill
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