Gaku Restaurant

Matthew G

Excellent selection of tasty yakitori, and a range of other small-format dishes. Prepared perfectly.

Kenneth Huang

This is so disappointing to write up, but the last several low reviews ring true. This place lost it's flavor profile and sensibility for good yakitori. We arrived at 5pm opening for 2 seats. Starved as can be, we were excited to try an authentic yakitori place in South Bay as we've been to yakitori izakayas all over the bay and japan. We were ready to enjoy a full meal which we enthusiastically rattled off our favorite items off the menu. Potato salad, chicken heart, chicken liver, scallops, chicken wings, Shitake shrooms, beef kabli, and chicken thighs in that order. Everything, and I literally mean every thing on a stick was buried in salt. It felt like eating an entire bag of chips in one sitting. The kind of salty that makes your lips wrinkle and canker sores immediately form. I understand that bar food is to be bold and savory but even the ashai + water couldn't wash down this influx of sodium. It Awkwardly got so bad that we had to insist we needed to refuse the last dish, chicken thighs, and send for the check. They initially refused since the food was on the grill, but as soon as I explained the issue with the whole food experience they knew the protocol as if they have done this before. We left entire wasabi chicken, shitake mushrooms, and Kalbi unfinished ( and I'm the type to never waste even off the floor). Total bill: $127 + plus tip. My takeaway? I learn to take recent Yelp reviews seriously.

Cho Cho

Udon is so far my favorite in the area. Even though it is torikotsu soup, it is very rich and creamy.

M Z

Pricy and small portions. Short menu. Not many choices. Food does taste good.