On my usual rounds of scrolling through facebook, I saw that my friend was at his favorite place in Vegas to eat (gyukaku) and immediately wondered why I haven't been back in a year. I realized why which i'll get to later in the review.
Setting: In a fairly large and quiet plaza by the vietnamese market and near the smokin crawfish restaurant. When you see this place you almost get the feeling why something that looks so nice be located here? Bright white lights and modern decor make it out to be a high class establishment so taking a date here would definitely give the impression of quality.
Choosing your food: You can go a la carte or choose the set meals they offer. Personally I think choosing the set is your best bet for the first time and choosing a la carte the second visit when you know which meats are right for you.
Meats: They offer several cuts of meat and prepared with different types of marinades which is a big problem for me. All of the meat is in some type of sauce and seasoning which overburdens the meat and ruins its true flavors. Yeah I know some meats are suppose to be marinated (kalbi, bulgogi, etc) but all of their meats seem to be soaking in sauce. I think we can all agree that marbled meat is the best meat. The beef items that we got on the meat lovers seemed pretty tough and chewy which is a big disappointment.
Happy Hour: All day monday and wednesday is pretty sweet! A good amount of the items on the menu are about $1 some $2 off. A mug of sapporo during the summer happy hour was only $1.50.
Overall: I think it's a cool place to go for a nice evening of drinking, grilling, and chatting with a group of people, but all the meat being marinated and pretty tough fails to want me to come again for food.