Gyu-Kaku has been on my radar for the last little bit. When it first opened, we attempted to get a seat only to be told it'd be a two hour wait. We decided to make a reservation and come in another night.
The day finally came and we were greeted by an awesome wait staff. Some might find their staff overbearing but I actually found their service was top notch.
You can order meat a la carte or through their value combos which is an assortment of appetizers, meats, and desserts. These are supposedly cheaper than if you had ordered these items individually but the amount of people who want to verify this is probably slim to none.
We opted to get the "Meat Lovers" value combo which is aimed at 2 people for $55. We were bummed that we couldn't swap the ice cream out for the s'mores.
Gyu-Kaku is known for their quality meat. For the most, I agree that some of this meat is very decent quality. However, there were some sets that were nothing special but were still quite good. The highlights of the set was easily the steak misos.
For dessert, we had green tea ice cream which was actually quite good. Once again, we were disappointed that these items can't be swapped as we really want to try the s'mores.
Overall, I really enjoyed my time here. It was a decent price for BBQ for two despite it not being AYCE. The meat quality was quite good but only slightly better than other BBQ places. Besides the s'mores, there is nothing here that makes it stand out.
I'd recommend to check it out at least once as the food was quite yummy!