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| - After being coerced by my friend to try this establishment for months, we finally gave it a try after a trip to Teddy Story. It was around 6:30pm and Gyu-Kaku was already packed with diners! I tried going here during a long weekend once and it was impossible to eat in unless you had a reservation. Keep that in mind if you're a fan of this place and want to use it for future celebrations.
Fortunately, we didn't have to wait long that night and our party of five was seated at a large table with one grill and a decent amount of arm and leg space. The one thing that really grinded my gears about their seating arrangement though was that they seat large parties of five or more with one grill. At other grill restaurants, you'll usually find two to three people sharing a grill, thereby allowing all parties to regularly have cooked meat available to them. Since the people to grill ratio was very unbalanced here, we had to take turns receiving cooked meat as the single grill could only cook so much meat at a time. If you come here, I would recommend going with a small party of four or less or have a flexible schedule so that no one minds spending an excessive amount of time waiting for food to be served.
With regards to our food, we opted for the set for six people after going through all the options with the server. They are great with recommendations, so hit them up when you're uncertain of what to get. Be warned though: a set of six isn't that filling; for our party of five we were only about 3/4 full. Our set came with a variety of meats and appetizers. The gyozas were decent. They had a thicker shell than what I prefer, but the meat inside was good. The bibimbap, albeit being advertised as one of the best appetizers, tasted like rice and oil alone - a pretty unappetizing combination in my opinion. The bowl of rice they give you along with the bibimbap to enjoy with your meat was insanely dry and hard. You could tell that they make large batches of rice and leave it aside until they run out for the night. Plus, if you look at the set closely, you'll notice that they give you two types of rice dishes per person and only a handful of meat once the meat has been divided among six people. Specifically, there are 12 pieces of meat per tray, so in a party of 6, you're looking at 2 pieces of each type of meat per diner. This leads me to conclude that the patron is left to fill up on rice to compensate for the lack of meat so that they don't walk out hungry. It is cost effective for the business, but I think it's a blow to the customer's experience because the priority at a grill restaurant is to enjoy the meat.
Despite being small in portion size per person, the quality of the meat was great. My bf and I have had better pork at Korean BBQ houses, like Huh Ga Ne (not the ayce kind), but we thoroughly enjoyed the bistro hanger steak and toro beef here. Still, at the end of the day, when you're paying $30+ per person after splitting the bill for a set, I don't think Gyu-Kaku leaves a positive impression and it doesn't effectively bait you for a future visit.
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