WE LOVE Gyu- Kaku so much that we take everyone we can there for the first time. We’ve dined at the Hibert Street Gyu-Kaku off Mira Mesa Blvd well over 100 tImes. and we’ve been through three managers and so many wait staff that we loved.

The food is CONSISTENTLY AMAZING and everything is DELICIOUS EVERY TIME. We used to get the all you can eat, and it went away during COVID because they couldn’t get their meat supply in and they were often out of certain items, but now the ALL YOU CAN EAT is back!

If you’re a first timer (or even if you’re not), here’s what to order for two people:

Bacon Chips – 3
Miso Soup – 2
Gyu Kaku Salad -1
Gyu Kaku Sushi – 1
Spicy Tuna Volcano – 1
Fried Pork Gyozu Dumplings – 1
Napa Kimchi -1

Beef Sukiyaki Bibimbap – 1
Garlic Noodles with Chicken – 1

Wakami Seaweed Salad- 2
Garlic Shio Cabbage- 1
Spicy Cabbage Salad – 1
Addicting Spicy Cucumber Salad- 1

Chili and Yuzu Roast Beef – 1
Harami Skirt Steak- 2 (these are limited to one per person)
Filet Minion – 2
Prime Kalbi Short Rib – 1
Spicy Pork- 1
Umakara Pork – 1
Spicy Shrimp- 1
Bistro Hanger Steak- 1
Umakara Rib Eye – 1
Miso Butter Salmon- 1
Premium Sirloin- 1
Yaki Shabu Beef – 1

We take this list with us, I keep it on my phone even though I know it by heart but this way we just hand it to our server, and they amazingly take care of the rest!

You’ll also want to ask for the set of three dipping tray and fill them up with the three sauces at your table – Ponzu, Soy, and Spicy. Use them all. And request a pair of scissors to cut the meat. Ask for extra napkins and the wet wipes – you’ll need them.

When you go to Gyu Kaku make sure to fast all day, that way you’ll be sufficiently hungry enough to enjoy all the good meat and veggies without having to tap out before all the items are served.

Definitely start with the BACON CHIPS and take my word for it, you’ll want to order your own.

And SAVE ROOM FOR DESSERT! If you can’t handle the S’mores (my favorite part), at least get the GREEN TEA ICE CREAM, everybody loves that! On a good day, they will also serve a tasting tray of bright colors, intensely flavorful sorbet, or variety of frozen Mocha or Macaroons.

Seriously though, don’t take my word for it, check it out for yourself. And tell them that “The Oranges sent you!”

Guten Appetit

Here’s my Gyu-Kaku review on Yelp!