Although Gyu-kaku would seem like an excellent place for a first date, I came here to celebrate the graduating seniors and various people’s birthdays in my fraternity. We came after happy hour (9:00 PM), so the dishes were $2.95 each, and each glass of ki-rin beer was 99cents, while a pitcher was only five dollars! There were not that many significant differences between the two meats, the bistro and the kalbi chuck. While cooked over the coals, meat shrinks so you’re actually eating less than you see raw on the dishes. For the shrimp dish, they give you 4 pieces. While very tasty, it gets consumed way too fast :(. Before you know it, most your food is already gone! I paid $17 and still left wanting more.

Overall the service was good, although I could tell our waiter was getting annoyed constantly bringing us more chopsticks, beer, sake, and lemons.

Pros:
Quality tasting food
Cheap beer and sake (happy hr)
Ambience good

Cons:
Left not completely filled
Can get pricey

Nice atmosphere with very personable and friendly service. Strictly Japanese BBQ. There’s a grill at your table like korean bbq, but they use sawdust charcoal so it’s odorless but offers high consistent heat. Go there for the happy hour! (5-7pm and 9pm – Last call 10-last call on weekends) 50% of featured meat of the day, anything from short ribs to prime rib eye. High quality meats and here’s the big draw for happy hour… 99cent beers!! Can’t beat it. Regular dining is quite expensive and if you’ve got the wallet for it, they even offer american kobe. Great place to enjoy each others company at a casual pace.