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Gyu-Kaku Pasadena offers a unique and engaging Japanese BBQ experience. Guests enjoy grilling a variety of meats and seafood at their own table, creating a fun and interactive atmosphere. Known for its exceptional service, Gyu-Kaku provides attentive and friendly staff who are re...

Gyu-Kaku

Japanese, barbecue · Pasadena

4.4 · 1,314 reviews Google
www.gyu-kaku.com
Yelp 3.5 (2,240) TripAdvisor 3.9 (87) Uber Eats 4.6 (500)

About Gyu-Kaku

Gyu-Kaku Pasadena offers a unique and engaging Japanese BBQ experience. Guests enjoy grilling a variety of meats and seafood at their own table, creating a fun and interactive atmosphere. Known for its exceptional service, Gyu-Kaku provides attentive and friendly staff who are ready to enhance your...

Gyu-Kaku Pasadena offers a unique and engaging Japanese BBQ experience. Guests enjoy grilling a variety of meats and seafood at their own table, creating a fun and interactive atmosphere. Known for its exceptional service, Gyu-Kaku provides attentive and friendly staff who are ready to enhance your dining experience with recommendations and efficient service. Signature dishes like the beef tongue, harami, and bistro hangers are perfectly seasoned and highly recommended, alongside a selection of cocktails and teas. Whether you're looking for a lively dinner with friends, a solo lunch, or convenient takeout and delivery options, Gyu-Kaku provides a memorable dining experience. We also offer local specialty dishes like the hot stone dolsot bibimbap.

What Customers Say About Gyu-Kaku

Gyu-Kaku Pasadena offers a fun, interactive Japanese BBQ experience with generally positive reviews. Customers rave about the quality of the meat, especially the beef tongue, harami, and bistro hangers. Service is frequently mentioned, with Adam, Kevin, and Georgia receiving high praise. Some negative reviews mention slow service and bathroom cleanliness.

Popular Dishes

beef tongue Hot stone dolsot bibimbap harami bistro hangers Toro shrimp garlic rice Meat Lovers for 2

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Groups Couples Families Celebrations Casual

Tip: Happy hour on Monday nights offers reasonable prices. The lunch menu is a great value, especially the lunch all-you-can-eat option which stops at 5pm.

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🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner
🎯 Casual 🛋️ Cozy Trendy 👨‍👩‍👧 Family 👥 Groups

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Gyu-Kaku is located in Pasadena, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

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Frequently asked questions about Gyu-Kaku

Gyu-Kaku is located at 70 W Green St, Pasadena, CA 91105, Pasadena.
Near Gyu-Kaku you can find points of interest such as Apple Pasadena, The Hotel Carver, Central Park, Ambassador Auditorium.
Gyu-Kaku offers japanese;barbecue cuisine.
Gyu-Kaku has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Gyu-Kaku offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at Gyu-Kaku based on customer reviews are: beef tongue, Hot stone dolsot bibimbap, harami, bistro hangers, Toro.
Gyu-Kaku is ideal for groups, couples, families, celebrations, casual dining.
Gyu-Kaku Pasadena offers a fun, interactive Japanese BBQ experience with generally positive reviews. Customers rave about the quality of the meat, especially the beef tongue, harami, and bistro hangers. Service is frequently mentioned, with Adam, Kevin, and Georgia receiving high praise. Some negative reviews mention slow service and bathroom cleanliness.
Happy hour on Monday nights offers reasonable prices. The lunch menu is a great value, especially the lunch all-you-can-eat option which stops at 5pm.
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Gyu-Kaku Pasadena Reviews

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Peter Effy

PROPS TO FOH STAFF! Busy Friday before Valentine’s Day’s and the place was so packed that front of the house staff were forced to help in the kitchen. Special acknowledgment to Joanna and the servers for being so attentive even though the staff was short. A+

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Danny Tienda

Our server was named Alyssa. She was so good and catered to our every need. When you go there ask for her and sit at her area but everybody else was helpful too. Great management better than the last time we went.

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Thomas Schiulaz

Me and my family really enjoy the service and quality of food at this Restaurant!! The food is excellent and the atmosphere is great. Prices are very economical as well. Make a reservation and enjoy.

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Jessi Wills

We had a WONDERFUL Valentine’s Day! The restaurant was very backed up, but the team handled it so well. Extra shoutout to the manager, Quinten, he suggested some great appetizers, kept the evening fun (despite the chaos) and made the night very special.

Dolphinprincess2t1
Dolphinprincess2t1

We went tonight (new years eve) Georgia’s service was great! They were busy but Georgia was still very attentive the best service I’ve ever had at a resturaunt on New Year’s Eve. Food is amazing tasty and filling.

Holden
Holden

The lunch menu is the best around town. Love coming here on my lunch break. 15 bucks for 2 meats, soup salad and rice. The lunch all you can eat is cheap as well. Lunch stops at 5.

Sara Jay
Sara Jay

I don't normally leave reviews but my friends and I had so much fun tonight here! We ate a lot and got a beer tower. Great vibe and amazing atmosphere. Glad I boxed up my leftovers from the course we ordered.

Michael R
Michael R

Stopped here for lunch. Hot stone dolsot bibimbap (spicy beef) we so good, and under $15 for th lunch portion including 25% tip for the server who was extremely fast and professional! 10/10 would recommend

Katryna Colon
Katryna Colon

The food and vibes were amazing but the service from Kevin was outstanding. Had wonderful recommendations based on our food choices, so kind, genuinely made my day so much better by concluding it with this meal. The Meat Lovers for 2 is a well priced wonderful meal!

Adam Hancock
Adam Hancock

Fantastic time tonight. Thank you all. The harami and bistro hangers were perfect. The Toro and shrimp amazing just 10 out of 10. Good service even on a break change and I know that's tough.

Kasey H
Kasey H

Service was friendly. Atmosphere fun. Food fantastic!! 3 different levels ($, $$, $$$) of all you can eat between $45-80 per person. Please your tastebuds with options of beef, pork, chicken, seafood or veggies. Marinated yumminess cooked to your own liking because you cook it! The green tea ice cream was delicious!! We left beyond full asking for a doggie bag…which they DO NOT provide. Thankfully I had my own ziplock bag with me.

Andrés
Andrés

Every time I eat here, it feels like I'm in heaven. I salivate just thinking about coming back. Being able to grill your own meat while enjoying it with friends and a cold beer is priceless. Though, I never leave until I feel like my jeans buttons are about to pop. It's definitely a must every time I fly to California.

Amy Vu
Amy Vu

One of the best BBQ we have been to. We went on a Monday night and their happy hour price was more than reasonable. Hands down the best beef tongue. Everything was seasoned perfectly. Our server Adam was the best.

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Adam Robley

2/27/26 So visiting with my mom and dad, they like this place so we came here for dinner and we were sat immediately. Servers were great, I say that because our first one went on break and then the second one had a break so we had Scott who was awesome. I didn’t remember the names of the other ones 😆 sorry. We ordered the Yakiniku Party which is for 4 people(See Photo). The meat and sides just kept coming but we were all hungry and it ended up being just right. Service was great. Food and Portions were good . Ambiance was very chill with music playing but not loud . All in all Me and My son and parents had a good time and food was good . Enjoy !!!!

Bryan Bishop
Bryan Bishop

Fun spot, nice staff. It is nice to cook your food to how you want it but not cooking is kind of why you eat out! 😉

Hector Montoya
Hector Montoya

Even the spinach is good. Got the all you can eat. Get the corn it delicious. The meats are really good.

H B
H B

We came on a Sunday and there was no wait. We chose the basic all you can eat which comes with a ton of options. 90 minutes limit, at beginning we didn't order too much because we were scared if we can't finish. Big mistake, apparently the meat quality was very high but very small portion. It was also takes time for the waitress to come back to order more. So we basically wasted a lot of time just staring at the empty grill. Food was great though, nice dessert and the marshmallows. Parking was also easy because it is by a parking garage. I would recommend ordering as much as you can and also early before you ran out of food.

Ed Tom
Ed Tom

From Japan with love and now it is all over the world.. of course, the meats are different. In Japan, there are Wagyu! And many more .. unlike l bbq, this place is not noisy.. it is in a side street in old town full of shops and restaurants.. good atmosphere!

Nicholas Medina
Nicholas Medina

First of all it's extremely welcoming 🙏 to get served at this place! It was my first time and Sergio was an amazing 👏 waiter and the staff is super friendly and fun! It was an incredible experience and word to the wise the bathroom is clean 👌! The Manager Georgia is super friendly and it was great!

Santiago Alcantara
Santiago Alcantara

I wish they had a few more sides, but the food is delicious and they have a good selection of meats. My issue was with the advertised pricing not being honored. On their website, it mentions lunch pricing goes until a 'last seating' of 5pm, which would indicate as long as you are seated by 5pm, you receive that price. After planning our visit around that, it turns out they do not honor lunch pricing for any order placed after 4:30pm, so nothing to do with 'last seating' or '5pm.' The manager was nice enough to offer a little discount, but it doesn't change the fact that the advertised price is not being honored, and that deception definitely tainted the experience.

Lucia Kim
Lucia Kim

Wait time was 20min and order time was 10min. Friendly staff and all the vegetables were delicious. The meat was not bad. Ordered $25.00 per person menu. This event will finish on 02/07.

P K
P K

Paid +$2 for garlic rice, which was sour and on the verge of complete spoilage - tasted sour and unappetizing. Individual ingredients did not look or taste fresh. Limp sauteed onions seemed old. Miso soup did not seem fresh either, and also had slight pungent smell. Always disappointing to go out to eat and be served spoiled food. Meat did not taste old, but got many pieces of chewy unpleasant fat and connective tissue. Nice variety of meats and marinades. Ice cream was yum. Salad was yum. Hesitant to eat out again soon - seems many restaurants are so willing to put out old rotting food. Dined in for lunch special $15 for 2 meat choices & happy hour $4 for 12oz. Love the frosty mugs. Opt for plain white rice. I saw later the garlic rice popped up in other reviews as also being spoiled. My roommate got full on diarrhea. I got a sour stomach and bloating, but I took a bunch of tums right away. If we got the plain white rice would rate 4 stars.

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Avenia Simonian

The overall one star is mainly for service at this restaurant. I love their food but with a reservation even, we waited 15 mins to be seated. It took about 30 mins for the food to start coming. Yes, start coming meaning they brought it out in very big gaps. We got the shushito pepper when we were done with dinner, and trust me it took a long time till we were done with dinner because they brought out the beef but not the rice or noodles. So we sat there till the rest came out. Overall it was a horrible experience because the service was horrible. I have been there a couple of times and i always get frustrated over the service but this time was really bad. Thats why i had to leave a review.

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Aaron Liu

I called in just to make a reservation and check my gift card balance. The manager there, named Lynn, who was extremely rude, dismissive, and incompetent straight off the bat refused to assist. I was asking another question when she kept on cutting and interrupting me so I told her to wait and listen to me first, in which she abrasively just hung up on me. This kind of harassment and next level professionalism will only kick all potential customers away and I don’t get why they are paying someone who does nothing but kicking their customers away.

Erick Garcia
Erick Garcia

Terrible service and a very disappointing experience overall. We spent nearly two hours here and received minimal food and attention the entire time. In that span, we only got three rounds of meat and two water refills, which is unacceptable for an AYCE-style BBQ experience. The rice we were served was undercooked. When we informed the staff, they didn’t take the rice back until we specifically asked them to. Even after that, it took about 15 minutes for replacement rice to arrive. Our waiter told us he would check on us every 5–10 minutes, but in reality, we saw him around three times total during the entire two-hour visit. We also only received three grill changes in that time, despite cooking continuously. The lack of urgency, follow-up, and basic service made the experience frustrating. Unfortunately, this visit completely missed the mark, and we won’t be returning.

Hillary Chavez
Hillary Chavez

I’m leaving a 1 star not for the restaurant itself but for the bathrooms. I’ve never been into a Gyu-Kaku let alone a restaurant that has such nasty bathrooms. There is a blue film all over the sinks. Grime on the backs of the toilets. Calcium built up on the hand dryer. The paper towel dispenser doesn’t work. There is dirt grime on every corner of the bathroom and the partition bottoms between the stalls and around the sinks. These bathrooms need a deep cleaning.

Lazar g
Lazar g

Extremely slow service, our waiter must’ve clocked out or went on break without saying anything. 50 dollars per person for AYCE wouldn’t be so bad if our rounds took so long to come. I understand it’s only 2 plates per person but it had still taken about 25 minutes just to get what we ordered per round. We didn’t order any appetizers, only the meat to cook. Had to flag down our waiter several times to make sure we could order our rounds before we went hungry again. We ordered drinks but only half of them ended up making it to our table. We ended up getting charged for one that we never got. At the very end we had seen no sign of our waiter for at least 30 minutes and had to flag another person down just to leave. It was not busy at the time, so I had no idea why it took so long just to get just about anything. Left a one dollar tip. Could’ve had something but the service was that terrible. Food was okay.

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Good Rating
4.4/5 stars
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Moderate Price
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japanese;barbecue
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Services

🥐 Brunch
🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
🍰 Desserts
🥡 Takeout
🚚 Delivery
🍴 Dine-in

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Verified by owner
🕐 Hours Today
11:30AM-10:30PM
Rating
4.4/5
💬 Reviews
1,314
💰 Price Level
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⏱️ Typical Visit
People typically spend 1.5-2.5 hours here
📞 Phone
+1 626-405-4842
🌐 Website
www.gyu-kaku.com
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70 W Green St, Pasadena, CA 91105

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