Gaku Restaurant Menu – San Jose, CA

Type : Japanese restaurant

Location : San Jose, CA

Stylish, busy place serving traditional Japanese charcoal-grilled skewers, plus beer & sake. Based on 239 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

Gaku Restaurant 95129

Address:
5152 Moorpark Ave #40, San Jose, CA 95129

Phone: (408) 973-9144

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Hours

Friday 5–10 PM
Saturday 5–10 PM
Sunday Closed
Monday

(Labor Day)
 5:30–9:30 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 5:30–9:30 PM
Wednesday 5:30–9:30 PM
Thursday 5:30–9:30 PM

Menu

Pork & Beef Skewers
Butabara
Pork belly skewer (2 per order).		 $11.40
Gyutan
Beef tongue skewer (2 per order).		 $13.70
Kalbi
American wagyu short rib skewer (2 per order).		 $12.55
Special Skewers
Tecchan
Beef large intestine skewers with sesame seed, green onion, & lemon slice (2 per order).		 $16.00
Salad
Shio Dare Salad (Used To Be Gaku Green Salad)
Mixed greens, cucumber with shio dare.		 $10.30
House Green Salad
Mixed greens with house shiitake mushroom dressing, topped with fried shredded potato		 $10.30
Sake Appetizers/Starters
Edamame
Served chilled		 $6.90
Hiya Yakko
Chilled silky tofu with green onion, grated ginger and bonito sauce		 $6.85
Ankimo
Monkfish liver with ponzu jelly		 $14.25
Fresh Cabbage
Served with housemade miso mayo dip		 $4.60
Takowasa
Raw octopus marinated in a wasabi sauce		 $8.55
Ume Kyuri
Japanese cucumber with ume sour plum, bonito flakes & shiso herb		 $8.55
Kawahagi
Charcoal seared dried filefish served with shichimi mayo		 $10.85
Potato Salad
House-made potato salad topped with fried shredded potato		 $9.15
Fried Appetizers
Chicken Tatsuta
Traditional Japanese fried chicken served with Kewpie mayo		 $11.40
Shrimp (Ebi) Karaage
Deep fried softshell shrimp		 $14.85
Gaku Spicy Wings
Deep fried dry rub wings perfect with beer		 $13.15
Gobo Fry
Deep fried marinated burdock root served with Kewpie mayo and lemon		 $9.70
Atsuage
Deep fried tofu served with bonito flakes. green onion & grated ginger		 $8.00
Chicken Skewers
Tsukune
Chicken meatball skewer (2 per order) (sauce only).		 $9.15
Sasami
Chicken breast tender skewer (2 per order).		 $8.00
Hatsu
Chicken hearts skewer with salt (2 per order)		 $9.15
Kimo
Chicken liver skewer (2 per order).		 $9.15
Teba
Chicken wings skewer (2 per order).		 $9.15
Mi (Thigh)
Chicken thigh skewer with skin (2 per order).		 $11.40
Sunagimo
Chicken gizzard skewer (2 per order).		 $9.15
Nankotsu
Chicken knee cartilage skewer (2 per order) (salt only).		 $9.15
Seafood Skewers
Seared Hotate
Scallops (2 skewers per order).		 $20.55
Noodles, Soups & Rice
Ume Udon
Udon served in a light bonito broth with Japanese plum, bonito flakes & sesame.		 $13.70
Ontama Rice
Steamed white rice topped with poached egg, house chili oil, kombu sauce & green onions.		 $7.45
Steamed Rice
Steamed white rice.		 $2.30
Gaku Udon
Udon served in a rich milky torikotsu soup with garlic oil, pork belly, cloud ear mushroom, sesame, garlic bits & green onion.		 $15.40
Miso Soup
Miso soup made with our house special chicken broth with tofu, wakame and green onions		 $5.70
Tori Soup
Made with our house special chicken broth topped with green onions.		 $6.30
Other Grill Items
Kurobuta Sausage
Berkshire natural pork sausages (5 pc ) Grilled on charcoal.		 $13.15
Yaki Onigiri
Soy sauce flavored grilled rice ball. (2 pieces per order for plain. 1 piece per order for Aramaki. Multiple orders may be boxed in one container.).		 $6.30
Ika Sugatayaki
Charcoal-grilled squid.		 $18.25
Bacon Steak
House cured & smoked pork belly, seared on the grill.		 $16.55
Braised & Hot Pot
Kakuni
Braised pork belly served with Japanese mustard.		 $12.55
Oxtail Hot Pot
Spicy oxtail and tofu soup topped with onions, wakame & sesame.		 $21.10
Vegetable Skewers
Shiitake
Shiitake mushroom skewer with lemon pepper flavor (2 per order).		 $9.15
Eringi
King Oyster mushroom skewer with garlic butter (2 per order).		 $9.15
Shishito
Japanese green pepper with bonito flakes (2 per order).		 $9.15
Cherry Tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes (2 per order) (salt only).		 $9.15
Soft Drinks
Ginger Ale
Can Canada Dry.		 $2.30
Diet Coke
Can.		 $2.30
Coke
Can.		 $2.30
Bottle Water
500 ml.		 $1.75
Sprite
Can.		 $2.30

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Reviews

Judy L
The yakitori here is amazing – we ordered beef, chicken meat ball and chicken wings, they all tasted so good. Especially the beef, so tender, fresh and flavorful. We also had rice and salad, they also had great quality. The sauce for the rice was very yummy. It’s a bit pricy but I think worth it! Highly recommend!

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Eric Lu
Skewers were delicious! We also love the fried gobo (with dashi flavor) and yuzu cheesecake. Very good dining experience.

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Adweeth S
Fire spot!! Came back here after 5 years, the chicken meatballs are still unreal.

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michelle cho
It was a place where there were many customers and the food was delicious.But I wish there were lamb skewers.I wanted to eat lamb skewers because there were various kinds of chicken skewers, but they said it was a menu that they didn’t sell.Of course, pork.There was also beef skewers.The staff were friendly and the food was good, but the price was high.

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Kuei-Da Liao
You might want to make a reservation if you plan to come on weekends.

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Matthew Davis 戴維斯馬修
Well, this place wins. Every single plate from start to finish was supreme. Very very yumm and fun in a funky little mall.

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kailiang huang
Japanese style BBQ.

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I-Cheng Lee
My friends and I came here for craving Japanese grill and the food was awesome. We would definitely visit here again.

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Ringo Yuge
Amazing food with even better service!

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momo
Everyone needs to eat here when visiting the Bay Area. I found out about it through Thrillist and was pretty excited. They are not open for lunch, but are open in the evenings. Beware, it’s quite small, so reservations are recommended or getting in early when possible.

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