Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ

I haven’t been to Gyu-​Kaku in ages and it has changed its business model. I guess it does help bring in business but it’s less «prestige» than how it portrayed itself before.
We got the combo for 2 with the wagyu beef. Meat is not very fresh but well marinated. There were plenty of food so at least we were full. the Both my bf and I think it was not worth the price since the final bill came out to $ 160.
I will only return during happy hour because prices are slashed.

I like tried location over the one in the east village. This is on the second floor with high ceilings and big glass windows so you can see the other buildings nearby.
You may want to make a reservation as it can get busy and you may but not be offered seating.
I like the option for 2 forb $ 70. There are two options from each of the sections of appetizers and meats. I like the Salmon with seaweed and avocado. I like the meats with the marinades.
They bring the meats to your table and you grill the meats yourself.
I suggest you separate the thongs — one for putting raw meats on the grill and other to grab meats when done to avoid contamination.
I like this type of Japanese BBQ and slightly different from the Korean BBQ.

Wow. This place has really gone downhill.
My fiancé and I came here for our anniversary last night. I had been a few times in the past and always had a good experience and great food.
I immediately noticed upon entering the dining room that this place has become so cheesy! Menu advertisement posters taped to the sides of walls and booths? Is this Applebee’s?
We walked in and were sat next to a group of about 20 children (with 2 adults) who should never have been smack in the middle of the restaurant with all smaller parties (more like dates) surrounding them. Well behaved children would be one thing. We couldn’t even hear ourselves think over the screaming and banging of dishes and loud shrieks. I told my fiancé I didn’t think I could stay. He said he would come sit on my side of the booth so we would at least be able to talk to each other. We should have left but we were tired and didn’t feel like finding another spot on a weekend night at 6:30 pm.
So we stayed. To our disappointment things just got worse.
The meat came out looking absolutely disgusting. Prime & premium cuts of meat covered in fat. Literally covered. We couldn’t grill any of this. We ended up not even touching ³⁄₇ plates of meat. When we tried to explain to our server how we were unhappy and would like to switch out for something else, she said there was nothing she could do. The manager came over and told us «oh well… You didn’t order filet mignon. Filet isn’t fatty like that» as if I don’t know how much fat is normally on a piece of meat. We eat everything from ground beef to chateaubriand and filet and all meats that in between on a normal basis. We dine out approximately 3−4x per week. We cook at home for ourselves the other nights. We know what uncooked New York strip and premium sirloin looks like.
Overall, we each ate about 3 pieces of chicken, 2 pieces of shrimp, the vegetables, and 4 pieces of harami skirt steak. (The only edible red meat)
Our server thought it was helpful to give us two free scoops of vanilla ice cream at the end for our bad experience. (???)
Our total bill came to $ 130 and we went home and ordered pizza.
It’s safe to say we will never be back.