Address: | 70 W Green St, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA |
Phone: | +1 626-405-4842 |
Site: | gyu-kaku.com |
Rating: | 4.2 |
Working: | 11:30AM–11PM 11:30AM–11PM 11:30AM–11PM 11:30AM–11PM 11:30AM–12AM 11:30AM–12AM 11:30AM–11PM |
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Mar Vy
We came in and the place was busy. I asked the hostess for a table for three and I was told the wait would be 15 minutes; not bad so we decided to wait. Our table was ready within 30 minutes. We ordered the Gyu-Kaku Course ($60 for two people). Next time I want to try the Meat Lovers. ~Food~ For starters we got the Edamame, Gyu-Kaku Salad, Assorted Appetizers, Miso Soup, and Sukiyaki Bibimbap. The Edamame was seasoned and served warm. We didnt really eat the salad because we were saving our appetite for the main course; the peanut salad dressing was good. For the assorted appetizers, it came with two fried fish ball, two gyoza and two rice sushi with spicy tuna; nothing special. The Sukiyaki Bibimbap comes in a cast iron bowl, the rice is mixed with onions and beef. Chicken Cheese Fondue came with a tin foil bowl filled with pieces of cheddar cheese. We placed it on the grill to wait for it to melt. Then we dipped the chicken (marinated in pesto) in the cheddar cheese; I personally didnt like it very much. I only ate one of the Shrimp Garlic, it was okay. The short rib and skirt steak would be my favorite. Spinach Garlic and Mushroom Medley was wrapped in foil, we placed it on the grill for four minutes (two minutes on each side); I enjoyed the garlic flavor. ~Desserts~ For desserts we got six gram crackers and small pieces of Hershey chocolate bar with 3 sticks of marshmallows. My daughter loved this the most!! We melted the marshmallow, placed it in the middle of the gram crackers and chocolate, then we squeezed it. Ta Da .... chocolate marshmallow s more, it was delicious!! ~Customer Service~ I was not very happy because the waitress didnt come as often to check on us. We had to find her if we needed something. ~Tip~ ~Call for reservations ~Notes~ ~Street Parking and Parking Garage
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Danh Kom
Weve been going to Gyku Kaku in Pasadena for the last 5 years. A great place where the foods are prepared and you cook them. With families and friends participation is so much fun and it didnt feel we were in a stuffy restaurant. The Japanese/Asian menu is vast and full of prefix items and a option to order a la carte if you dont like whats one the prefix items. I go for the prefix if you are indecisive. Each prefix menus includes appetizers. All proteins are thinly cut and are marinated including their corn, cheese broccoli,,,,this helps to cook it evenly and cut the cooking time. The round barbecue grill is at the center of the table and each one of the guests gets a pair of metal tongs. They have great happy hour with beer and your choice on a mug or a pitcher, some great spirits and cocktail drinks and some sake, and some sweet plum wine as well with regular wine. Its a healthy way to eat cause theres no heavy sauces or oils plus helps control how much you eat while youre cooking your food. Itll give your body a chance to ingest what you have already consumed. At the end of your meal, smores are provided for dessert with your prefix menu. Plus they have a la carte desserts. Recommend making reservations cause youll wait a long time during the 6-7pm hour any time before that its not a very long wait. Just be aware of the holiday times.
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Reverend Lisa
The coupon could not be applied to dinners or meals. Only ala carte items. The items portions were small and both my date and I left hungry. The ala carte items were served in odd numbers so they could not be easily divided between two people. Particularly the filet which was served in 3 huge chunks, try eating that was chop sticks ! The poke again very very small - the fish was not marinated it was just sushi sitting on seaweed. None of the meats, except the stringy fatty pork was seasoned and the dipping sauces were not very flavorful. For what they were charging for Ala Carte items there should have been enough for two people on each item, quite honestly there was barely enough for 1. Oh and since it was ala carte we got no rice or other items to complete the meal. Oh and the mushrooms dude? Really a teeny tiny little portion of mushrooms in a piece of foil. So go back LORD NO ! Both my partner and I felt that the coupon was a rip off. I wish this feed back would display on google .... oh maybe it will !
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Anne Sanchez
Decided to come for happy hour and get a few bites to eat. Location is great walking distant from the parking structure . Since we were a bit hungry we decided to order a few things . Our server was great always checking on us, making sure if we needed anything else . Now on to the food, hopefully the next time I try this place out some improvements can be made . Fried calamari wasnt to fresh, it was super rubbery and you can tell from the picture its been frozen for a while . The garlic chicken was burnt it didnt just look burnt but tasted burnt as well. The fried bacon chips was not at all crunchy unless it wasnt suppose to be crunchy . But since it says chips I automatically imagined it being crunchy . The garlic noodles was a bit salty compared to other locations I tried . Other than that the spicy tuna volcano , tofu nuggets were perfect . I have gone to other locations of this restaurant so hopefully this was just a bad day .
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Jason Stein
The food here is amazing. The price is reasonable. The cook yourself dining experience is unique and fun. Its great for after work happy hour, date night, or a work lunch, My only complaint is the staff always seems to mess up one thing. Screws up include: forget to bring me a dish, bring the wrong dish, did not notify me that items were sold out until after I had order. I was there the other day and they forgot to put the chicken in the garlic chicken noodles. Despite the issues I still recommend this place.
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Michelle Pinedo
This place is always great- happy hours rocks here! You can have a pitcher of beer for $7.50 or 6 bottles of beer for $10. I would recommend making a reservation as it does get busy. I like ordering vegetables and some of their leaner meats as they cook easily on the grill and have a lot of flavor. I really like that they have smokes for desert-- such a treat. I like the music they play here - its does get loud but its a fun atmosphere- always a treat to eat here- service is always right on.
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Phong Diep
The meat once in a while have a sort of odd taste. One time, our ramen had cha siu that tasted a lil sour, not knowing if it is how its suppose to taste. We asked for another serving of it and it tasted the same. None the less, my friends and I enjoy coming here a lot and love to order the Sukiyaki Bibimbap. The only downside is that this place gets really packed at night and the wait time is usually 45 minutes. They do give you a call on your phone when your table is ready though!