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Gyu-kaku - Gyu-Kaku - Willowbrook, TX, Houston, TX

Gyu-Kaku - Willowbrook, TX

4.8
4.8
227 Reviews
$30 and under
Japanese
Founded in Tokyo in 1996, Gyu-Kaku has become the world’s #1 Japanese BBQ brand! Thanks to our devoted fans we have reached over 700 locations worldwide. Each day, hundreds of thousands of people gather around the table-top smokeless grill, a centerpiece of our dining concept, enjoying selections of premium meats, just off the grill, and other freshly prepared foods from our kitchens, inspiring laughter, conversation, and a magical dining experience.

Our authentic yakiniku (grilled barbeque) dining experience crowns you the chef. Share a variety of delicious appetizers and premium cooked meats over a flaming grill, paired with Japanese sake, frosty cold beers, or other alcoholic and non-alcoholic options of your choice. We're the perfect spot to enjoy time with friends and family, organize an office party, or to spend quality time with your significant other!

Before you go, don't forget to taste our best-seller Harami Skirt Steak or Prime Kalbi Short Rib among other must-try dishes!

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 17 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Barbecue
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–10:15 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–11:15 pm Happy Hour Daily 11:00 am–6:00 pm Mon–Wed, Sun 9:00 pm–10:15 pm
  • Phone number
    (832) 688-8395
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
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Experiences

  • Persona 5 Tactica x Collab Keychain Giveaway

    Nov 17 - Dec 17, 2023
    Support the Rebel Corps across the United States with the Persona 5 Tactica x Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ collaboration. Satisfy your barbeque cravings in a completely decked-out experience, including themed décor, drinks, and an exclusive keychain giveaway. Let us know which drink ignites your heart! Only available from Friday, 11/17/23 through Sunday,12/17/23, while supplies last. How to enter the giveaway: 1. Purchase a Persona 5 Tactica drink *prices may vary 2. Post the photo to (1) social platform along with the hashtags #Persona5Tactica and #GyuKaku 3. Show your post to a staff member to receive a random keychain! Minimum purchase of $30 and Persona 5 Tactica drink is required. Collect all five keychains! Available at select locations.

What 227 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.9Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Houston

    Good for groups

  • Houston

    Japanese

  • Houston

    Good for groups

  • Houston

    Japanese

227 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    22 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    22 reviews

    Dined today

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Solid experience as usual. We tried a variety of meats and vegetables and enjoyed nearly all of it. A great time and a wonderful meal.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Very comfortable spot, not super loud, and the food is delicious. A fun dining experience as well., being about to cook our meat the way we want to

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The best is, the food is great, it is our favorite place, I recommend meat lovers, it is great, the staff is very friendly.

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  4. StarfireMM

    Houston

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience3
    Fabulous and delicious experience. Definitely a place to go. Great for any occasion or impressive business luncheon experience.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience2
    The food was fresh and the service was prompt. I would suggest making reservations as it can get very busy. Overall I will go back

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love, love, love! That’s it… that’s my review.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Oklahoma City

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 30, 2023

    overall2food3service3ambience1
    Usually a great spot. Looks like it's going down hill. Unfortunate.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Mobile

    3 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 11, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience5
    Overall a great week new experience. I do wish the meat was seasoned and they offered plain fried rice.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Awesome - we had a party of 4 who all ordered the all you can eat and definitely left satisfied. The staff was very accommodating when we ordered more and asked for our grill plate to be changed a couple times.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 13, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Great food my son is a picky eater and he ate a little of everything to me that made it so much better 10/10 will definitely be back.

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  11. David

    Houston

    8 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on April 14, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Overall a good experience. Food was good. A little expensive.

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service didn’t have any thing bad to say about it

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    San Antonio

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall2food4service1ambience3
    Went for my bday. Had a 12:30 reservation and they gave away our table to the party that came in before us. They finally sat us at a table where the stove didn’t work. Kept us there for over 30min before finally giving us a table that worked.

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  14. CamilleR

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great experience, great food and great service! We highly recommend.

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  15. Maria

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Highly recommend! Good food and good service.

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  16. JeniM

    Seattle

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on February 5, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    1st time and won't be our last. Enjoyed our meal very much!

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  17. Foodiespence

    Houston

    14 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on February 5, 2023

    overall1food3service1ambience3
    Tonight, we had the worst customer service ever due to a manager named Hannah. Our service was slow, but our issue was the grill. We had a party of 6 and only half of our grill was working. We’ve been to this restaurant many times and know how things work. And something was off. We told our waiter and he said there was nothing he could do. We thought that was weird, but continued with our meal (I had 3 hungry kids to feed). When the bill came, I asked to speak to the manager. That’s when I met Hannah. While trying to explain the issue with the grill, she kept cutting us off. She talked over us saying that’s the way the grill is supposed to work. When we tried to address it again, she wasn’t hearing it. I was so disappointed with our exchange that I asked for her to come back so we could explain. It was worst! She continued to talk over us as I tried to explain how her exchange made us feel. She refused to listen. She refused to accept responsibility. She refused to own up to her behavior. We were so frustrated and upset, we will never come back to this restaurant again. After spending $137 on dinner, I expect to be hear, listened to, and treated with humanity.

    1 person found this helpful

  18. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Definitely enjoyed my selection. The menu for 2 is more than enough food for 2 people. Protein selection was 👌. The smore was the topping on the cake.

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  19. MelissaNATX

    Houston

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on December 29, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Our first time here

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had a great dinner. We will now make this a Christmas tradition.

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 17, 2022

    overall3food4service3ambience4
    Foods were great. Service definitely can be improved on. Maybe the servers was having a bad day but he forgot a lot of the things we asked for or ordered. I think he was just stress. But he should just write it down instead of trying to remember it all in his head. We had to reorder a few times. The Asian female waitress was very good though. She’s always quick and didn’t forget anything we ordered with her. Overall, I would come back. Just hope the service is a bit better over all.

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  22. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 3, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Good service just maybe a bit faster on bringing out food but good customer service

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  23. foodie

    Houston

    89 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    89 reviews

    Dined on December 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The food and service was excellent. We had the meat lovers dinner course for two along with some black pepper chicken wings. The chicken wing were very moist and flavorful. We will be back!

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    Oklahoma City

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience3
    We always enjoy the food. If you look at the lights or behind you, you will see a ton of dust. Wipe the place down please.

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  25. KatrinaL

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 20, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Aaron was a great server, love the food.

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2022

    overall2food5service1ambience2
    I just didn’t like that when I got there they couldn’t find my reservation and seem to not want to give me a table when the restaurant was not full at all. The attitude of the lady up front was not pleasant. So making a reservation is a waste of time to dine here.

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  27. BethR

    Houston

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent meal as always. Love Gyu-Kaku!

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  28. BKim

    Houston

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience4
    A busy Friday dinner time brought a subpar service of constant faulty in orders, missing orders, neglected orders, mistaken orders, long waits, etc. Also, almost all the meat menus are heavily marinated in salt, pepper, or sauces to taste the fresh meat. (This might indicate something about meat quality?) If you don't order fresh vegetables, carbs, or any non-meat dishes, by the time you leave the place, you will be shriveled from all the sodium intakes. Make sure you ask the servers to change the grills if you see heavy burns get accumulated on your grill. We learned we could've asked until the assistant manager offered one. Also, someone in the kitchen accidentally dropped a salt bomb in the Seaweed soup!

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 20, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had an awesome dinner. Our server Aaron did a fantastic job and food was top notch

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  30. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our server Aaron was amazing! Got all of our food out quickly and was overall a great server. Will be requesting him next time!

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Tonight the food was great and as always our serving staff was so nice and accommodating

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  32. Anniv14

    Houston

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We highly recommend Gyu for the atmosphere, service and a place to take the family!

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 2, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We get the top level package and are never disappointed. We recently have been going weekly for family dinner out because it is all we crave!

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  34. foodie

    Houston

    89 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    89 reviews

    Dined on September 27, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience4
    Dinner for two was tasty. Service was cordial but needs improvement.

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  35. Eddie

    Houston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Ethan was a great server. This is for the extra characters.

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  36. Deanna

    Houston

    23 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2022

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Started off a little slow. Waited for ten minutes before a waiters showed up with menus and asked for or drinks. However once we gave our order, things started flowing. Interested in going again.

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  37. NicoleP

    Orlando

    3 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience3
    The food and service were excellent! However, all of the tables had the finish coming off thus making them sticky. Even after our server wiped the table it was still very sticky. My other complaint is that the AC was not working properly, and it’s gets warm very quickly when you are cooking at your table. I hope they can address these issues soon.

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  38. AprilR

    Houston

    8 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 17, 2022

    overall2food2service2ambience2
    Not a great experience, the grill at our table did not work from the start and the server stated it was having problems the night before. That grill never ended up working. There were empty tables right next to us, but we were not moved until I insisted strongly. This was after the raw meat dishes were served, and we had attempted to cook shrimp on the non-working grill. We then moved to the adjacent table and waited for that grill to finally warm up. The super irritating part was the manager tried to convince us some grills just don't have flames...for a $100+ meal the service was incredibly disappointing.

    1 person found this helpful

  39. AlisonG

    Las Vegas

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 14, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience3
    Absolutely delicious. A bit of a mad house, but still excellent! We’ll be back.

    1 person found this helpful

  40. OpenTable Diner

    Unspecified

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 17, 2022

    overall3food4service4ambience3
    The bathroom is dirty

    1 person found this helpful

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 - Willowbrook, TX does offer delivery in partnership with Chow Now and Uber Eats. Gyu-Kaku - Willowbrook, TX also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (832) 688-8395.

Gyu-Kaku - Willowbrook, TX is rated 4.8 stars by 227 OpenTable diners.

Gyu-Kaku - Willowbrook, TX 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 17 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Gyu-Kaku - Willowbrook, TX

7748A Cypress Creek Pkwy, Houston, TX 77070

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Tomball
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–10:15 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–11:15 pm Happy Hour Daily 11:00 am–6:00 pm Mon–Wed, Sun 9:00 pm–10:15 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Barbecue
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Gluten-free Options, Takeout, Wine
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