Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Menu – Santa Monica, CA

Type : Yakiniku restaurant

Location : Santa Monica, CA

Based on 178 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.3 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ 90404

Address:
231 Arizona Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Phone: (424) 744-8220

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Hours

Friday 11 AM–10:15 PM
Saturday 11 AM–10:15 PM
Sunday 11 AM–9:45 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
11 AM–9:45 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 11 AM–9:45 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–9:45 PM
Thursday 11 AM–9:45 PM

Menu

Gyu-Combo: Create Your Own Combo!
Gyu-Combo: 2 Choice Of Protein
The closest you can get to the Gyu-Kaku yakiniku experience without grilling the meat yourself. Customize your meal! Select two proteins as single or double portions, two marinades, and rice portion. Includes Miso Soup, White Rice, and a Set Salad.
$16.00
Gyu-Combo: 3 Choice Of Protein
The closest you can get to the Gyu-Kaku yakiniku experience without grilling the meat yourself. Customize your meal! Select three proteins as single or double portions, three marinades, and rice portion. Includes Miso Soup, White Rice, and a Set Salad.
$20.00
Gyu-Bowls: Gyu-Kaku Rice & Noodle Bowls
Beef Sukiyaki Fried Rice Bowl
Our signature thin-sliced Sukiyaki marinated beef is stir-fried with white rice, egg yolk, mushrooms, and sliced onions. Topped with diced red bell peppers, chopped green onions, and sesame seeds.
$15.00
Umakara Beef Rice Bowl
Thin-sliced Yakishabu beef marinated in our sweet & spicy Umakara sauce with sliced onions on a bed of white rice and shredded cabbage. Topped with chopped green onions and sesame seeds.
$15.00
Fried Chicken Karaage Rice Bowl
Japanese Fried Chicken Karaage on a bed of white rice and shredded cabbage. Topped with Japanese Chili Mayo and chopped green onions.
$15.00
Beyond Beef Rice Bowl
Our beloved Sukiyaki Bibimbap goes BEYOND. 100% plant-based Beyond Beef is marinated in our secret Sukiyaki sauce and stir fried with mushrooms, diced red bell peppers, and sliced white onions. Served over rice. Topped with chopped green onions and sesame seeds. Also contains butter and sesame oil. Picture for visualization purposes only. Beyond Bibimbap will arrive pre-mixed.
$15.00
Garlic Fried Rice Bowl
Our Garlic Fried Rice features white rice stir-fried with egg yolk, sliced onions, sliced garlic. Seasoned with a combination of our Shio Soy Sauce, butter, sesame oil, and black pepper. Topped with chopped green onions and fried garlic chips.
$12.50
Roast Beef Rice Bowl
Premium roast beef on a bed of mixed greens and steamed rice. Topped with white and green onions, Signature soy-based barbecue sauce, and kuki wasabi.
$16.00
Spicy Beef Rice Bowl
Beef rib meat and rice dowsed in our signature Umakara Sauce and mixed with an assortment of bell pepper, shishito pepper, and corn, then garnished with sesame, green onions, and chili flakes.
$15.00
Garlic Shoyu Chicken Noodles
Thick Japanese noodles stir-fried with chicken, sliced garlic, butter, and soy sauce. Topped with diced red bell peppers, chopped green onions, and sesame seeds.
$15.00
Crunchy Garlic Shrimp Noodles
Crunchy Garlic Shrimp atop thick Japanese noodles stir-fried with sliced garlic, crunchy chili garlic oil, butter, and soy sauce. Topped with diced red bell peppers, chopped green onions, and sesame seeds. Mildly spicy.
$16.00
Gyu-Ramen: Gyu-Kaku Signature Ramens
Spicy Beef Ramen
Gyu-Kaku original recipe: Japanese BBQ meets Ramen! Rich kalbi beef soup and medium thickness ramen noodles topped with thin-sliced beef, boiled egg, green onions, spinach, daikon radish, and sesame seeds. Ramen noodles and hot soup are packaged separately to maintain their maximum deliciousness. Please reheat soup in the microwave (if necessary) and pour over noodles.
$14.00
Tonkotsu Ramen
Our Tonkotsu pork bone ramen comes with chunky, fatty braised pork belly Kakuni chashu and is topped with hard-boiled egg, chopped green onions, diced red bell peppers, and sesame seeds. Ramen noodles and hot soup are packaged separately to maintain their maximum deliciousness. Please reheat soup in the microwave (if necessary) and pour over noodles.
$14.00
Goma Negi Shio Ramen
Shio-based soup with medium-thick ramen noodles and thick braised pork belly Kakuni chashu. Toppings also include boiled egg, green onion, and sesame seeds. Ramen noodles and hot soup are packaged separately to maintain their maximum deliciousness. Please reheat soup in the microwave (if necessary) and pour over noodles.
$14.00
Gyu-Family Meals: Meals for Groups
Gyu-Family Meal For All
Take a break and let us build your meal. We have put together some of our fan favorites to create a well-balance meal that feeds four. Substitutions respectfully declined. Includes: 1x Gyu-Combo with 7 oz Yaki-shabu Beef in Miso, 1x Gyu-Combo with 7 oz Toro Beef in Sweet Soy Tare, 1x Beef Sukiyaki Fried Rice, 1x Garlic Shoyu Chicken Noodles, 1x Black Pepper Wings, 1x Fried Pork Gyoza Dumplings, 1x Gyu-Kaku Salad, 1x Edamame, and 1x Napa Kimchi
$84.00
MEGA Menu: Mega-sized Items
MEGA Beef Sukiyaki Fried Rice
A TRIPLE SERVING of our Crowd Favorite: Mega Beef Sukiyaki Fried Rice. Serves 3-5 people. Our signature thin-sliced Sukiyaki-marinated beef stir-fried with white rice, egg yolk, mushrooms, and sliced onions. Topped with diced red bell peppers, chopped green Onions, and sesame seeds.
$30.95
MEGA Garlic Shoyu Chicken Noodles
A TRIPLE SERVING of our Crowd Favorite: Mega Garlic Shoyu Chicken Noodles. Serves 3-5 people. Thick Japanese noodles stir-fried with chicken, sliced garlic, butter, and soy sauce. Topped with diced red bell peppers, chopped green onions, and sesame seeds.
$30.95
Gyu-Raw: Take Home & Grill (Limited Time)
Favorite Plate *RAW
Packaged raw. Take home and grill to perfection! Includes 3.5 oz each of New York Steak Garlic, Premium Sirloin Tare, Angus Beef Rib Tare, Filet Mignon Salt & Pepper, Umakara Ribeye, Spicy Pork, Pork Belly Shio, and Chicken Breast Basil; 4 pieces Garlic Shrimp. Comes with Sweet Soy and Hot & Spicy sauce on the side for dipping after grilling.
$80.00
Miso Lover’s Plate & Bottled Sauce Combo
Get both our 12oz Bottled Sauces (Sweet Soy and Hot & Spicy) for only $10 when you purchase them together with our Miso Lover’s Plate! Gyu-Raw plates contain raw meats that you grill to perfection at home.
$110.00
Miso Lover’s Plate *RAW
Packaged raw. Take home and grill to perfection! Includes 10.5 oz each of Harami Skirt Steak Miso, Bistro Hanger Steak Miso, and Yakishabu Beef Miso. Comes with Hot & Spicy sauce on the side for dipping.
$100.00
Premium Select Plate & Bottled Sauce Combo
Get both our 12oz Bottled Sauces (Sweet Soy and Hot & Spicy) for only $10 when you purchase them together with our Premium Plate! Gyu-Raw plates contain raw meats that you grill to perfection at home.
$130.00
Gyu-Kaku Premium Select Plate *RAW
Packaged raw. Take home and grill to perfection! Includes 3.5 oz each of Kobe Style Kalbi Short Rib Sweet Soy Tare, Prime Kalbi Short Rib Sweet Soy Tare, Harami Skirt Steak Miso, Bistro Hanger Steak Miso, Yakishabu Beef Miso, Toro Beef Sweet Soy Tare, Filet Mignon Salt & Pepper, Kalbi Chuck Rib Sweet Soy Tare, 3 oz thin-sliced Beef Tongue. Comes with sweet soy and hot & spicy sauces for dipping after grilling.
$120.00
Sweet Soy Lovers Plate & Bottled Sauce Combo
Get both our 12oz Bottled Sauces (Sweet Soy and Hot & Spicy) for only $10 when you purchase them together with our Sweet Soy Lover’s Plate! Gyu-Raw plates contain raw meats that you grill to perfection at home.
$115.00
Sweet Soy Tare Lover’s Plate *RAW
Packaged raw. Take home and grill to perfection! Includes 10.5 oz each of Prime Kalbi Short Rib Sweet Soy Tare, Kalbi Chuck Rib Sweet Soy Tare, and Toro Beef Sweet Soy Tare. Comes with additional Sweet Soy Tare sauce on the side for dipping.
$105.00
Variety Plate *RAW
Packaged raw. Take home and grill to perfection! Includes 3.5 oz each of Bistro Hanger Steak Miso, Yakishabu Beef Miso, Toro Beef Sweet Soy Tare, Kalbi Chuck Rib Sweet Soy Tare, Umakara Ribeye, Umakara Pork, Pork Belly Shio, Chicken Breast Basil, and 4 pieces of Garlic Shrimp. Comes with Sweet Soy and Hot & Spicy sauce on the side for dipping after grilling.
$75.00
Appetizers
Black Pepper Wings
Dangerously addictive Nagoya-style chicken wings (Tebasaki). 5 fresh-fried wings tossed in sweet soy and black pepper sauce.
$10.45
Fried Cheese Wontons
Crispy fried wontons filled with cream cheese and green onions. Served with sweet chili sauce.
$7.45
Fried Pork Gyoza Dumplings
Fried pork gyoza dumplings (5) with ponzu citrus soy dipping sauce.
$8.45
Japanese Fried Chicken Karaage
Our secret marinated Japanese fried chicken karaage. Served with Japanese chili mayo and a wedge of lemon.
$8.45
Miso Chili Wings
5 fried chicken wings coated in our sweet & spicy miso chili sauce.
$11.00
Takoyaki
Fried octopus balls! A street food classic straight from Osaka. 6 fried octopus fritters drizzled with takoyaki sauce and Japanese mayo; Topped with crushed bonito flakes and green onions.
$8.95
Vegetable Spring Rolls
Fried Vegetable Rolls (4) with sweet chili Dipping Sauce on the side.
$8.95
Salads & Veggies
Edamame
Steamed Japanese soybeans. Lightly salted.
$6.00
Gyu-Kaku Salad
Mixed greens, sliced cucumber, cherry tomatoes, and diced red bell pepper. Topped with a boiled egg (sliced), shredded daikon radish, and shredded cabbage. Served with Gyu-Kaku Dressing on the side.
$9.95
Spicy Addicting Cucumber
Fresh cucumbers in Crunchy Garlic Chili Oil with a dash of Shio Tare, sesame oil, and sesame seeds.
$6.95
Yuzu Shishito Peppers
Fried shishito chili peppers in our Japanese yuzu citrus sauce. Almost always mild.
$8.95
Napa Kimchi
Spicy, pickled Napa cabbage kimchi
$7.00
Sides
Miso Soup
A comforting cup of our classic miso soup with seaweed, tofu, and chopped green onions.
$4.45
White Rice $4.50
Desserts
S’mores
Two S’mores pre-softened, wrapped-up, and ready to eat! Graham cracker, marshmallow, and chocolate.
$4.00
Beverages
Coke Can
12 oz. Can of Coke
$1.95
Sprite Can
12 oz. Can of Sprite
$1.95
Diet Coke Can
12 oz. Can of Diet Coke
$1.95
Extra Sauces
Chili Mayo
Our house mixed sauce features Japanese mayo and chili sauce. Photo is meant for image purposes only and does not necessarily depict the amount of sauce that will be provided.
$0.40
Gyu-Kaku Salad Dressing
Our famous miso and sesame based salad dressing. Only available at Gyu-Kaku. Photo is meant for image purposes only and does not necessarily depict the amount of sauce that will be provided.
$0.40
Hot & Spicy Sauce
Our mildly spicy Japanese BBQ dipping sauce. Only available at Gyu-Kaku. Photo is meant for image purposes only and does not necessarily depict the amount of sauce that will be provided.
$0.40
Japanese Mayo
Iconic Japanese mayo. Delicious with fried chicken karaage and takoyaki. Photo is meant for image purposes only and does not necessarily depict the amount of sauce that will be provided.
$0.00
New! Choose Any 3 Sauces Bottles (12 Oz)
Choose any 3 sauces bottles (12 oz)
$20.00
NEW! Hot & Spicy Sauce Bottle (12 Oz)
Enjoy our original Hot & Spicy Sauce at home! Use it on your delivery/takeout order or bring a Japanese flair to your next backyard BBQ!

Our mildly spicy Japanese BBQ dipping sauce. Only available at Gyu-Kaku.
Gluten Free

$7.50
NEW! Sesame Miso Dressing Bottle (12 Oz)
Enjoy our original Sesame Miso Dressing at home! Use it on your delivery/takeout order or bring a Japanese flair to your salad and veggies!

Only available at Gyu-Kaku.
Gluten Free

$7.50
NEW! Sweet Soy Sauce Bottle (12 Oz)
Enjoy our original Sweet Soy Sauce at home! Use it on your delivery/takeout order or bring a Japanese flair to your next backyard BBQ!

Soy sauce, pear juice, and ginger are three of the secret ingredient that we can share with you. Only available at Gyu-Kaku.
Gluten Free

$7.50
Ponzu Sauce
Our citrus soy sauce-based Japanese BBQ dipping sauce. Only available at Gyu-Kaku. Photo is meant for image purposes only and does not necessarily depict the amount of sauce that will be provided.
$0.40
Soy Sauce
Regular soy sauce
$0.00
Spicy Jalapeno Miso Sauce
Rich miso sauce brings an umami bass note to a fiery hot jalapeno chili sauce. Only available at Gyu-Kaku! Photo is meant for image purposes only and does not necessarily depict the amount of sauce that will be provided.
$0.40
Sweet Chili Sauce
Sweet Chili Sauce, Photo is meant for image purposes only and does not necessarily depict the amount of sauce that will be provided.
$0.00
Sweet Soy Tare
Soy sauce, pear juice, and ginger are three of the secret ingredient that we can share with you. Only available at Gyu-Kaku. Photo is meant for image purposes only and does not necessarily depict the amount of sauce that will be provided.
$0.40
Yuzu Aioli Sauce
Our house mixed sauce features Japanese mayo and yuzu citrus sauce. Photo is meant for image purposes only and does not necessarily depict the amount of sauce that will be provided.
$0.40
Gyu-Kaku Gear
Beef Cuts Cow Map T-Shirt
Never forget which part of the cow your Gyu-Kaku beef comes from with this t-shirt! Only available in black.
$25.00
Irasshaimase! T-Shirt
Irasshaimase! is the greeting that all guests hear when they enter Gyu-Kaku. It means “Welcome!” and it also means that you are about to enjoy some delicious Japanese BBQ! Only available in black.
$25.00
Yakiniku T-Shirt
Show your love of Japanese BBQ with this Yakiniku t-shirt. Yakiniku means grilled meat and is the name for the type of cuisine offered at Gyu-Kaku. Only available in black.
$25.00

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Reviews

Brandon Lawrence L. Yu
Gyu Kaku Had Great Beef And Ramen I Ordered The Ramen My Cousins Would Want Some And The Beef Was Good Staff Is Nice And Fast If You Order Round 2 Of Beef It Will Take Long About 20 Minutes Or Less But The Staff Had Mistaken The Order Of Beef And It Took 7 Minutes For A Other Order It Was Fresh And Juicy I Ordered The Ramen But I Hate Sesame Seed But It’s Fine This Was Worth The Price.

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Tingwei Meng
The price goes crazy in my point of view. They don’t have all-you-can-eat in the weekend, so I ordered three dishes of beef plus tofu and rice. I am not full after finishing these because the portion is too small. But the price went up to 50$ even if I am using happy hour discount. The beef is ok, but the tofu is too salty for me. I will not come again in the weekends.

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mig fer
Had a booking for 4 people. Turned up with 2 young teenagers, a 9 years old and my spouse. They came up with a health a safety reason for not fitting 5 people around a large 4 people table to turn us away. Children very sad but they did not care. We would have fitted in very easily but they probably figured they could make more money with 4 grown up adults….

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Dyson “Dyson” Huo
The waiter there is terrible and the waiting is entirely a scam. We came in there with empty tables and the waiter said we need to be on waitlist for about 45min; however after we waited the time they told us to wait, they said it’s a reservation for an hour later, with a terrible attitude. I don’t want to mention the behavior and attitude being racist, but at least it’s a scam and I would never recommend anyone to go to this place. The nearby one next to Guitar Center is WAY BETTER.

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Ran Tao
The level of incompetence displayed by the waiter at that establishment is absolutely mind-boggling. It’s as if they took a crash course in terrible service and mastered it to perfection. We innocently walked into a place with plenty of empty tables, only to be condescendingly informed by the waiter that we must endure an excruciating 45-minute wait. But here’s the kicker: after enduring every agonizing second of that wait, they had the audacity to inform us, with a smirk plastered across their face, that our reservation was actually scheduled for a whole hour later. Their behavior is not just a case of poor customer service; it reeks of a deep-rooted disdain for anyone who doesn’t fit their narrow-minded mold. I won’t mince words – their implicit racism is abhorrent. Needless to say, I wouldn’t wish this soul-crushing experience on my worst enemy. Save yourself the torment and avoid this pitiful excuse for a restaurant at all costs. Do yourself a favor and head to the nearby one next to Guitar Center, where you’ll actually be treated with the dignity and respect that every customer deserves.

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Sky Thai
This makes such a perfect date night! They are doing reservations so I would highly recommend doing that since waiting for a table can take a really, REALLY long time.

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Jens Verheyden
Friendly service. Fair prices. And really good food.

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Jennifer Lopez
Food was great and super delicious, the problem was that the service took very long. We waited almost 40 minutes just for someone to come and take our order but even after they did the order didn’t come until 10 minutes later. However a server that wasn’t even ours came and took care of us and was all in all more helpful than the other 2 servers.

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Tala Golzar
They were not able to sit us for our reservation. They said they were low on staff and were not willing to compensate at all. I also mentioned that I’m willing to wait longer but they gave me 90 mins wait. They were very unorganized, and one of them was rude . Will never come back again.

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drea renae
Order the shogun $230 was told it was a lot of food with a under tone. I was fully aware of what I was ordering. We was brought are food and it was in a random all over the place Sequence I felt like I was getting Gypped and once I realized what I got home we were just are short ribs supposed to get two orders a short ribs so we didn’t get any so be aware if you do eat at this place it’s a nice little atmosphere but they will short you. Double checking your item make sure you received everything if you order the larger meals.

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