Gyu-kaku Japanese Bbq - San Mateo

Busy location. Made appointment, and got seated very fast after arrival. The hosts(or the manger) seems very motivated and passionate about the job so he made the whole experience more enjoyable to the customers. The server seems a little bit burntout and frustrated but she still offered standard service. On the food side, I really like their combo, it?s perfect andconvenient for people who don?t know what to order since they have relatively big menu.

Overall good experience, only thing bad was the service. Had to order things more than once on pretty much everything we ordered. We also got stuff we didn?t order but we just ate it anyways because most of it was pretty tasty. The meat cuts weregood and not stingy. Other bbqs like this are usually stingy with the meat. Not this place. Good decent sized cuts. It might besmall portion but it?s unlimited, who cares. I felt like most of the options for the basic tier unlimited should be removedbecause they aren?t good. Like the seaweed salad. Not good or not fresh or something. Need to add kimchi in basic tier.

It is very difficult to get a parking space on Saturday, so we went to dinner at 17.30. they have happy hour to 18 clock, so we got a combi for a little lower price and ordered a few more a la carte items also to a discount. eating was very good.

My orders were the Harami in Secret Pot, Prime Kalbi Short Rib, Beef Tongue, and Bistro Hanger Steak. Overall, I don't think you could go wrong with any of the items marked with double star on the paper menu. I would recommend Gyu Kaku to my family and friends.

Overall good experience, only thing bad was the service. Had to order things more than once on pretty much everything we ordered. We also got stuff we didn’t order but we just ate it anyways because most of it was pretty tasty. The meat cuts were good and not stingy. Other bbqs like this are usually stingy with the meat. Not this place. Good decent sized cuts. It might be small portion but it’s unlimited, who cares. I felt like most of the options for the basic tier unlimited should be removed because they aren’t good. Like the seaweed salad. Not good or not fresh or something. Need to add kimchi in basic tier.