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Sherman Oaks - Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - Sherman Oaks, CA, Sherman Oaks, CA

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - Sherman Oaks, CA

4.5
4.5
1052 Reviews
$31 to $50
Japanese
We are open for limited dine-in service.

We have updated our operations in accordance with all government guidelines to put your health and safety first.

To maintain a safe environment for you and Gyu-Kaku staff, we ask that all guests understand and adhere to the following:

- Masks are recommended
- There may be limits on party sizes.
- We are serving a limited menu. Not all Grand Menu items will be available during our immediate reopening.
- We only accept payment via credit or debit card. Cash payments respectfully declined.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 49 times today
Experiences are available.

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Japanese, Barbecue, Tapas / Small Plates

  • Hours of operation

    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:30 am–10:30 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–11:30 pm

  • Phone number

    (818) 501-5400

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Executive chef

    Everyone!

  • Private party facilities

    Please contact management for details.

  • Private party contact

    Darin Fajota, General Manager: (855) 668-7971

  • Neighborhood

    Sherman Oaks

  • Cross street

    Van Nuys Boulevard

  • Parking details

    VALET AVAILABLE: $6.00 no validation. Street parking is also available, though limited.

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

  • Now through Father’s Day, Enjoy Premium BBQ...

    $47.50 per person

    May 27 - Jun 19, 2023
    This limited time course for 2 or more includes appetizers, signature Gyu-Kaku BBQ items, your choice of BBQ Booster (dipping sauces), and the perfect dessert to enjoy with the whole party! (Bonus Points applicable for Gyu-Kaku App users) About Gyu-Kaku: Our authentic Japanese yakiniku (grilled barbecue) dining experience crowns you the chef. Share a variety of delicious appetizers and premium cooked meats over a flaming smokeless grill, while sipping on Japanese sake, shochu, and frosty cold beers. We're the perfect spot to enjoy time with friends, family, and co-workers alike!
  • Exclusive Offer on these Premium Meats!

    $37.50 per person

    May 27 - Jun 19, 2023
    (à la carte price estimate) For limited time enjoy premium meats such as this limited-time A5 Wagyu Chuck Set, Sukiyaki Bone-in Kalbi, and New York Steak with this exclusive Bonus Point offer! (Bonus Points applicable for Gyu-Kaku App users) About Gyu-Kaku: Our authentic Japanese yakiniku (grilled barbecue) dining experience crowns you the chef. Share a variety of delicious appetizers and premium cooked meats over a flaming smokeless grill, while sipping on Japanese sake, shochu, and frosty cold beers. We're the perfect spot to enjoy time with friends, family, and co-workers alike!

What 1,052 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • San Fernando Valley / Valencia

    Good for groups

  • San Fernando Valley / Valencia

    Lively

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  1. izze

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    the food is amazing but it’s hard to get your servers attention
  2. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on May 15, 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience3
    The food was sooo good! Definitely worth it! 10/10
  3. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on May 15, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    Customer service is great but restaurant looks a bit rundown now. Music is also too loud when it is already crowded.
  4. Mori

    Brisbane

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love the restaurant. I highly recommend reservation. The only down side is the parking lot. Its really full. We had to all the valet guy as a favor to take out car because even valet was full.
  5. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great experience start to finish. Server was great! Food came out fast! Drinks always filled. Had a great time!
  6. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We are usuals here. its gotten a nice upgrade. good meat and service
  7. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had a good time My pregnancy Wife loves this place
  8. CleverGrl

    Los Angeles

    10 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on April 26, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Food was very good and service was courteous and prompt. Only issue was we were brought out an extra side sauce we did not order by a server who wasn’t our main server. We politely corrected the other server and declined the sauce, and were assured we wouldn’t be charged for it… but we were anyway. So, uh, check your receipts thoroughly.
  9. SarahlovesSunsetMalibu

    Los Angeles

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on April 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and ambiance! Thank you for great service!
  10. EliseJ

    Los Angeles

    17 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Great staff, food premium quality and best Waitress and Cooks
  11. SimonL

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience5
    Excellent service and tasty food just terribly overpriced for the little food you get. It used to be worth it when they had all you can eat. Now the same amount of money for hardly any food. We had 3 people and ordered the 3 person meat lovers and we left hungry. Very Disappointing.
  12. AdikA

    Central Coast

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    All good , food is excellent and fantastic choice. One of my favorite restaurants
  13. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 3, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    This place fell off the map so hard. Service was terrible. Quality of food has gone way down. They were out up dressing drinks shrimp some meats. Servers forgetting items and always feeling rushed.
  14. benny

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Only 1 negative thing: we asked the waitress for shrimp and she said they were out of shrimp. We paid the bill and when we got home, we found out we were charged $7.50 for shrimp! Next time we will check the final bill before we give the credit card. Hope this doesn't happen to other customers too often. Thank you.
  15. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was a father daughter date night and we had a great experience. Great food and the host was great
  16. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 21, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Bad service last night. Our waiter was nonexistent
  17. CharlesJ

    Palm Springs

    41 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    41 reviews

    Dined on March 13, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Our son’s favorite place since he was in a high chair. It is a go to place for us, a nice place to eat, relax and regroup as a family.
  18. YummyEater

    Los Angeles

    7 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on March 10, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    Always has dance music blaring loudly and it does not match the ambiance of people there. Service wasn’t great this time around unfortunately
  19. LusineA

    Central Coast

    9 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall1food5service1ambience1
    Honestly I have been coming to this location for over 15 years and it’s always been such a vibe for me that I not once wanted to go to another location except for yesterday! Our service was at 0 stars. Everything I ordered I had to remind our server because she clearly forgot. I asked for forks and wet napkins she never brought them so I got up and grabbed it myself. The grill was left on for 20 mins not one single person approached to turn it off after we had told them we’re done with the order. Food quality was great as always but when you order miso soup and they don’t bring it until you’re about to leave because they forgot explains a lot about service.
  20. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were here for the first time to celebrate our daughters birthday. We had an and g experience. The food was delicious, the ambience was magical and we just loved the service. Great place to go to for a large or small group for special occasion. Thank you for a lovely experience.
  21. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our waiter was amazing
  22. JackieC

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 3, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience3
    I been to gyu plenty of times but this time caused me to walk out it was so sad and unfortunate. I was just in for vday and it was great and reminded me why I used to go to gyu so often. But this last Time was the worst. Our waiter was no where to be found for 20mins and then she finally came over “Alex” and didn’t even get our order correct. We got dirty sauce dishes. I got up from my seat to get a clean sauce dish. Every waiter just kept passing us avoiding eye contact. The kitchen staff there was a women and she was wearing head phones I’m not sure if that’s what caused the missed communication. It was very frustrating and disappointing when you were expecting a great dinner. We even order an $85 dinner plus a few add ons. So that was a lost of at least $100 for gyu. I don’t think we will be back for a while or ever again based of this experience. :( Get it together you guys were so good!
  23. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food as usual
  24. OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience4
    service was extremely slow during our visit. we waited almost an hour to get our first order of meat for the all you can eat menu. everything that came after that was also quite slow. they seemed to have enough staff so i’m not sure what the hold up was.
  25. StevenT

    Los Angeles

    59 reviews

    4.0

    59 reviews

    Dined on February 25, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Always like the food, but the service is hit or miss, and is always like it cleaner. The value is exceptional, and if you get a good server, you’ll enjoy it! Last night, I told my server it was my wife’s birthday. In the middle of our meal, another server came over and told us she was replacing the old server, who was on break. This new server forgot my wife’s birthday. She didn’t care, because she didn’t know, but it put a dent in my mood.
  26. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 9, 2023

    overall4food5service2ambience3
    The food was delicious, butservice was pretty poor. Our server never checked on us after we got our food. We didn’t receive drinks that we ordered..
  27. ChrisG

    Los Angeles

    24 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on February 7, 2023

    overall3food5service1ambience3
    I love this place and been there on countless occasions. My last visit made me question if I should return to this restaurant. I took my niece and nephew for lunch there, we ordered the combo for three people. The server came to the table to take our order and disappeared. We had a table full of empty dishes and no refills on our drinks. There were numerous items missing from our order, soups, rice, many of the meats, including a steak that ordered on the side. When we were finished with dessert, he came back with the missing steak. Great timing.
  28. OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful staff!
  29. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 5, 2023

    overall2food3service1ambience3
    Went for a birthday dinner, started off as it was going to be a good time with a good waitress. But as soon as our order was taken, it all took a turn south. Service almost became nonexistent, food was brought out extremely randomly. Sat there for 10 minutes wondering if she was going to bring us cooking in
  30. MieshonB

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on January 30, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Fun time for a family dinner. Service was great!
  31. KarenT

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 16, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience3
    We have been many times, was always good. Today was one big mess with many things missing from our order without anyone pointing it out.
  32. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall1food2service2ambience4
    It breaks my heart to write this review. I’ve been going to GYU Kaku for about 25 years and I absolutely love going here. Yesterday when I went five out of the six things that I tried to order were not in, they could not accommodate my orders. They are having problems with their supply chain, as well as their internal functions. The wait staff takes 20 minutes to even come to your table after you’re seated, then it takes another 20 minutes just to get your drink before they even take your food order for you to cook your own food with whatever they actually do have in stock. Sadly, this restaurant has gone downhill in recent years and I’m not sure how they plan on turning it around, but I really hope they do.
  33. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Ok but always loud and busy, the food is good
  34. Geovani

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 6, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience5
    Meats are amazing. Delicious and huge menu to choose from. Service is very slow. When I say slow I mean very slow. At times we waited over 15 mins for our next round of meat order when you only have a total of 90 mins available for all you can eat.
  35. JeanB

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 4, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    We are always happy here. We had several servers so was hard to tell sho was who, but food was good and we had a great time.
  36. fjames

    Los Angeles

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on December 29, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our server was so great and the team overall was very attentive!
  37. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 28, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Food was good as usual and our server was great considering how busy he was. Prices did go up from what I remember
  38. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Marilyn was amazing for our Christmas Day dinner. Thank you so much for having us on that day! Happy holidays!
  39. JeffreyG

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

    overall1food2service1ambience5
    Nicest staff but all else was a failure
  40. steph

    New England

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always the best time!

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - Sherman Oaks, CA does offer delivery in partnership with Chow Now and Uber Eats. Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - Sherman Oaks, CA also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (818) 501-5400.

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - Sherman Oaks, CA is rated 4.5 stars by 1052 OpenTable diners.

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - Sherman Oaks, CA does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 49 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ - Sherman Oaks, CA

14457 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Additional information

  • Cross street

    Van Nuys Boulevard

  • Neighborhood

    Sherman Oaks

  • Hours of operation

    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:30 am–10:30 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–11:30 pm

  • Cuisines

    Japanese, Barbecue, Tapas / Small Plates

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking details

    VALET AVAILABLE: $6.00 no validation. Street parking is also available, though limited.

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Everyone!

  • Additional

    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Phone number

    (818) 501-5400

  • Private party facilities

    Please contact management for details.

  • Private party contact

    Darin Fajota, General Manager: (855) 668-7971

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