Go for all you can eat and get the toro beef + angus rib. Other marinated meat flavors were too strong. Small plates so you can try most of the menu. Waiters changed plates a lot and refilled water. Green tea ice cream tasted artificial but it was nice to eat a cold sweet thing after bbq
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
haifa m
Loved it! Food is superior, service is attentive and a cozy dim atmosphere. Will be back :)
Aditya S
All you can eat meats, enough said!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Different Types of Meat Cuts, S'Mores, Wagyu
Rosie Healy
Great food, excellent prices, and awesome staff. Love this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Na Zhao
The AYCE was a scam for us.
Service overall pretty bad. 1. They waited very long to deliver our food every round, including the first order. So we eat up waiting there drinking water for the first ten minutes or so. And every time you can only order five meat. For 90 minutes limit, the last call is 20 minutes ahead the limit. So plus the time you spend on cooking and eating, you only get to order around three rounds, which is 15 meat. Why even offer AYCE menu in this case? 2. They offer very basic sauce so we ordered extra garlic sauce for $1, but they never served us the sauce. Guess what? This item showed up in the final check. 3. They failed the refill our water. 4. They failed to change the plate frequency. The long waiting time just ruined the whole experience.
The food is still good. But don’t get AYCE if you have to eat here.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Sari
Food was delicious, especially the marinated rib eye and spicy shrimp. Meat portions are small so we ordered many at a time. Spicy cabbage and dumplings were delightful. Had a Tokyo sunset drink which was strong and delicious. Grills are pretty old, they had trouble turning ours on and more care than usual is needed to avoid a fire. Place was a bit grimy and there was a smell at the entrance but it went away once seated. Everyone was kind and attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Different Types of Meat Cuts
cleary wahyu
We enjoyed our lunch so much here
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jihwan Yang
The food was decent, but the service was terrible. When we arrived, the host didn’t greet us or say anything, just seated us silently. The tongs at our table were extremely dirty, so we requested new ones, but the staff seemed angry and threw the tongs onto our table.
When we placed our order, it took over 10 minutes to get started. We ordered wagyu, but it didn’t arrive for over 30 minutes. We asked several times, and they kept saying, "We’re checking," only to later tell us they were "defrosting" the wagyu, which would take another 10 minutes.
To make matters worse, one of the staff started clearing our table while we were still eating.
While the food was fine, the poor service completely ruined the experience. I wouldn’t return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Sam Oh
Ordered lunch special. Very good quality of meats for $20 is unbelievable. I ordered 3 different types of beef and all fresh and nicely and lightly marinated. Very kind staff and nice atmosphere. Definitely visit again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Different Types of Meat Cuts
John Smith
Paid for $190 set for me and wife …staff was never around . Half the item are frozen ! Especially the Wagyu ….. such a waste!
I visited Gyu-Kaku on Christmas Eve and had to wait 2 hours for a table due to the holiday rush. However, I returned the next day and was seated immediately. The service was exceptional, especially the female staff who were very attentive and helpful. The food was just as delicious as I remembered from other locations. If you're in San Francisco, I highly recommend giving Gyu-Kaku a try!
Sisi Spooori
We reserved a table yesterday on December 23rd, 2024 for today on December 24th at 6 p.m. Today we were there at 5:20 p.m. while the restaurant was empty, we got the table. The greeting was nice but not friendly. The grill doesn't reach any temperature and after a short time the waiter offers us to leave the place for the next guests! We paid a bill for 350 dollars! You should give yourself a bit of time for a calculation like that!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Nicole Andreina Navas Ibarra
The manager of this restaurant is rude... DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE IT IS NOT
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
vamsi krishna
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ was a good experience overall. The meat quality was great, and the flavors were decent, but the portion sizes left a lot to be desired. We got the Meat Lovers for Two, but it wasn’t sufficient and we ended up ordering more à la carte.
Our favorites were the short rib, along with the à la carte shrimp and spicy pork. However, the appetizer chicken karaage was disappointing—it tasted more like KFC or frozen chicken.
While the food was enjoyable, the portions are too small for the price point. Unless you’re serving wagyu, it doesn’t justify such tiny servings. A decent experience, but the value for money could be better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Different Types of Meat Cuts
Quynh Pham
Not impressed with food, 9n the salty side. Nice they do include Ice Cream and Smores. Korean AYCE BBQ better.
Go for all you can eat and get the toro beef + angus rib. Other marinated meat flavors were too strong. Small plates so you can try most of the menu. Waiters changed plates a lot and refilled water. Green tea ice cream tasted artificial but it was nice to eat a cold sweet thing after bbq
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Loved it! Food is superior, service is attentive and a cozy dim atmosphere. Will be back :)
All you can eat meats, enough said!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Different Types of Meat Cuts, S'Mores, Wagyu
Great food, excellent prices, and awesome staff. Love this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The AYCE was a scam for us.
Service overall pretty bad.
1. They waited very long to deliver our food every round, including the first order. So we eat up waiting there drinking water for the first ten minutes or so. And every time you can only order five meat. For 90 minutes limit, the last call is 20 minutes ahead the limit. So plus the time you spend on cooking and eating, you only get to order around three rounds, which is 15 meat. Why even offer AYCE menu in this case?
2. They offer very basic sauce so we ordered extra garlic sauce for $1, but they never served us the sauce. Guess what? This item showed up in the final check.
3. They failed the refill our water.
4. They failed to change the plate frequency.
The long waiting time just ruined the whole experience.
The food is still good. But don’t get AYCE if you have to eat here.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Food was delicious, especially the marinated rib eye and spicy shrimp. Meat portions are small so we ordered many at a time. Spicy cabbage and dumplings were delightful. Had a Tokyo sunset drink which was strong and delicious. Grills are pretty old, they had trouble turning ours on and more care than usual is needed to avoid a fire. Place was a bit grimy and there was a smell at the entrance but it went away once seated. Everyone was kind and attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Different Types of Meat Cuts
We enjoyed our lunch so much here
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was decent, but the service was terrible. When we arrived, the host didn’t greet us or say anything, just seated us silently. The tongs at our table were extremely dirty, so we requested new ones, but the staff seemed angry and threw the tongs onto our table.
When we placed our order, it took over 10 minutes to get started. We ordered wagyu, but it didn’t arrive for over 30 minutes. We asked several times, and they kept saying, "We’re checking," only to later tell us they were "defrosting" the wagyu, which would take another 10 minutes.
To make matters worse, one of the staff started clearing our table while we were still eating.
While the food was fine, the poor service completely ruined the experience. I wouldn’t return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Ordered lunch special. Very good quality of meats for $20 is unbelievable. I ordered 3 different types of beef and all fresh and nicely and lightly marinated. Very kind staff and nice atmosphere. Definitely visit again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Different Types of Meat Cuts
Paid for $190 set for me and wife …staff was never around . Half the item are frozen ! Especially the
Wagyu ….. such a waste!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
I visited Gyu-Kaku on Christmas Eve and had to wait 2 hours for a table due to the holiday rush. However, I returned the next day and was seated immediately. The service was exceptional, especially the female staff who were very attentive and helpful. The food was just as delicious as I remembered from other locations. If you're in San Francisco, I highly recommend giving Gyu-Kaku a try!
We reserved a table yesterday on December 23rd, 2024 for today on December 24th at 6 p.m. Today we were there at 5:20 p.m. while the restaurant was empty, we got the table. The greeting was nice but not friendly. The grill doesn't reach any temperature and after a short time the waiter offers us to leave the place for the next guests! We paid a bill for 350 dollars! You should give yourself a bit of time for a calculation like that!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
The manager of this restaurant is rude... DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE IT IS NOT
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ was a good experience overall. The meat quality was great, and the flavors were decent, but the portion sizes left a lot to be desired. We got the Meat Lovers for Two, but it wasn’t sufficient and we ended up ordering more à la carte.
Our favorites were the short rib, along with the à la carte shrimp and spicy pork. However, the appetizer chicken karaage was disappointing—it tasted more like KFC or frozen chicken.
While the food was enjoyable, the portions are too small for the price point. Unless you’re serving wagyu, it doesn’t justify such tiny servings. A decent experience, but the value for money could be better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Different Types of Meat Cuts
Not impressed with food, 9n the salty side. Nice they do include Ice Cream and Smores. Korean AYCE BBQ better.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
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