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| - Located at Woodbine and Steeles, Gyubee is an all- you-can-eat Japanese grill restaurant. We came for lunch and interestingly we were offered both the lunch and dinner menu (apparently the dinner menu is 10% off at lunch). The dinner menu is more extensive than the lunch menu. Ultimately, we opted for the lunch menu.
We had a selection of kalbi beef, pork belly, chicken thigh, Taiwanese sausage, shrimp, and veggies. Our favorites were the kalbi beef and pork belly. The meat was generally of pretty good quality although occasionally you would get pieces that were quite fatty. The marinade for the kalbi beef is decent and as far as I know, the other types and cuts of meat were not marinaded. Some people might find this a little bland however I was not too bothered by it.
I always find the experience of grilling meat at your table an enjoyable one (I suspect most people enjoy this with the exception of vegetarians and vegans of course). The service is attentive and quick. On a weekday lunch, the restaurant was also quite busy with few empty tables. The overall ambience was quite nice.
The soft drinks have free refills and there is also a selection of alcoholic drinks and cocktails.
In conclusion, my lunch experience was quite nice (it helps that this was a rare opportunity to have a weekday lunch date with my wife). Had the quality of the meat been slightly better I would have provided a higher score. Overall, Gyubee is a decent all-you-can-eat grilled meat establishment but it does not offer anything above and beyond similar restaurants.
All right, after this all-you-can-eat meal (why do I do this to myself), I have to go hit the gym now. Until the next review.....
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