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Gyu-Kaku - Vancouver, BC | Nelson, Vancouver, BC

Gyu-Kaku - Vancouver, BC | Nelson

4.7
4.7
1178 Reviews
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Japanese
Founded in Tokyo in 1996, Gyu-Kaku has become the world’s #1 Japanese BBQ brand! Thanks to our devoted fans we have reached over 700 locations worldwide. Each day, hundreds of thousands of people gather around the table-top smokeless grill, a centerpiece of our dining concept, enjoying selections of premium meats, just off the grill, and other freshly prepared foods from our kitchens, inspiring laughter, conversation, and a magical dining experience.

Our authentic yakiniku (grilled barbeque) dining experience crowns you the chef. Share a variety of delicious appetizers and premium cooked meats over a flaming grill, paired with Japanese sake, frosty cold beers, or other alcoholic and non-alcoholic options of your choice. We're the perfect spot to enjoy time with friends and family, organize an office party, or to spend quality time with your significant other!

Before you go, don't forget to taste our best-seller Harami Skirt Steak or Prime Kalbi Short Rib among other must-try dishes!

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2 people

7:00 p.m.


Booked 63 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    CAN$31 to CAN$50
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Barbecue, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:30 am–9:45 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–10:15 pm Happy Hour Mon 11:30 am–9:45 pm Tue–Fri 2:00 pm–5:00 pm Sat, Sun 11:30 am–5:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (604) 558-3885
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Private party facilities
    We are happy to accommodate groups of over 6 people. Large groups are required to make a reservation in person or by phone call. In addition, we have a 20% mandatory tip policy and a one-bill policy as well. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call us at 604-558-3885Thank you!
  • Neighbourhood
    Downtown
  • Cross Street
    Nelson/Hornby Street
  • Parking Details
    Street parking available on Hornby Street and Howe Street, also underground public parking available on Nelson & Howe (808 Nelson Street.)
  • Public Transit
    The closest skytrain stations are Granville Station (Expo/Mellennium Line), Vancouver City Centre (Canada Line.)
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,178 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Vancouver / British Columbia

    Japanese

  • Vancouver

    Hot spot

  • Vancouver

    Japanese

  • Vancouver

    Most Booked

1,178 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The staff are so nice, they really care about us. The food are wonderful! If you have never tried their bbq, you must try it!

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  2. DarrenD

    Calgary

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Nice place, a bit run down in terms of environment but decent food and friendly casual service.

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  3. NoviG

    Vancouver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Really good food! Went with friends and would definitely go back!

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    good experience. comes so many times already. Highly recommend come when happy hour

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Was my kids birthday and they brought a complimentary dessert and it was very sweet of them! Thanks

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  6. Somers

    Vancouver

    11 reviews

    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on November 10, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience3
    The only reason I give 4 stars is because the first server (lady) took our order and forgot to bring the garlic butter (had to ask her twice) and disappeared. I don’t know if she was at the end of her shift or not. The gentleman who took over was amazing.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great! Except at the end when we went to the bathroom our drinks were removed. But we hadn’t left yet.

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  8. RaphaelaB

    Vancouver

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We love this place. Has a good informal vibe, and delicious food, and using its loyalty program helps us with the costs. The staff is always in a good mood, and they are always helpful. Sometimes takes a little bit longer than expected to be served, but nothing that compromises the experience.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 16, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    They have gas burners and electric - electric ones don’t cook the meat! Meat quality this time was also bad, both raw and in bibimbap. Server was hectic and was leaving dirty plates, picking up some of them in a random order.

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  10. sksun

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Package deals are incredible with significant value for the money and the food was delicious!!! And service was spectacular -- thanks to Kazooo. Thank you, we had an incredible birthday celebration!

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Really fun experience. We ordered a la carte- 5 meat dishes, garlic rice and 3 veggie for two adults. Ended up with a ton of food so perhaps we ordered more than we needed. Kids meals are HUGE- massive pile of rice.

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  12. NoorR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything about this place is so good I keep coming back and bringing different friend/family groups

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  13. Foodie

    Munich

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 2, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Amazing food jem. We Had the meat lovers menu and were not disapointed at all. Everything was delicious.Would Love to have this kind of restaurant in germany.

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  14. Steph

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Ordered the meat lovers menu for 2, was fantastic. The meat was so tender, with delicious marinades. We upgraded the rice to the beef bibimbap, which was delicious, highly recommend!

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  15. KarlK

    Vancouver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great experience and food was top notch. Definitely will go again

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  16. Yvonne

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 1, 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience5
    Everything is perfect except the waitress cannot communicate well in English.

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  17. MarkG

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Took my wife for our anniversary. Very impressed with the experience! Cant wait to go again!

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  18. Coolin

    Vancouver

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 23, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Love Gyu Kaku! Service is usually a little slow when you first get there, but once things arrive then you're all set for a great meal lol. Excellent food + reliable service makes for a nice visit!

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  19. RaphaelaB

    Vancouver

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We always go there. We love the vibe, the good, ... Sometimes it takes longer than expected to serve, especially because we are the ones who cook, so they are supposed just to bring the raw meat, but that doesn't impact that much on the experience.

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    If you are craving japanese yakiniku (grilled food) then this is the place for you. Very good food and ambience. Staff are informative and amazing! Will come back again for sure!

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  21. Aline

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 14, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Great barbeque with plenty of food. Awesome service.

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  22. stephinahb

    Vancouver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 13, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Amazing food and great service. You have 2 hours to dine

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  23. ErinS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    High quality and fun experience. You can tell it's been curated with a great deal of care. 10/10

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We came for my sons birthday we had very pleasant staff with excellent service. The food was great with lots to choose from. We will definitely be coming back again. It was a really great dining experience.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 10, 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience4
    it was ight

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Perfect as always. Our food was good, servers were amazing. We stayed til 10minutes before closing some kitchen staff werent happy and were dropping washed plates behind us very loudly where a staff had to apologize to us :) but overall amazing.

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  27. MoeCha

    Vancouver

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 6, 2023

    overall2food4service1ambience3
    The meats are of good quality…always. We’ve come here often and food items are typically enjoyable. Today, they seemed to run out of things we wanted (No Sakuratini!!). So that’s bummer. But what worse is this robotic, plastic, trainee of a waitress! Forgot our order, we had to ask several times for our order, set the grill too hot and focused more on cleaning up dishes than our enjoyment. Very unwelcoming and at the end, she had the audacity to rush me when I was reviewing the bill! Please retrain her! I never had any issues with any staff members until this experience tonight. I’d make sure to go to Broadway next time.

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  28. JianmingL

    Vancouver

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Sever is perfect! We gave the highest rate tips! The Food was great! Just a little noise.

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I always eat delicious food. It's great to be able to enjoy it at a good price, especially during happy hour.

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  30. LouMC

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 31, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing service, large portions, filling, great atmosphere. Highly recommend for group events like DnD team member socializing meetups.

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    96 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    96 reviews

    Dined on August 22, 2023

    overall3food4service4ambience3
    This was our first time there. We did the value special. I would upgrade to better meat next time. A couple of the cuts were just ok. All sides and service was great.

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  32. AidaH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    amazing service, beyond what we expected. will 100% come back and recommend to anyone wanting to enjoy some japanese bbq!!

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  33. ToanaK

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Quality was way better than the Bellevue WA restaurant. Great job Canada.

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  34. IanS

    Vancouver

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on August 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Very enjoyable food, terrific service at a very reasonable price.

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  35. NeilB

    Vancouver

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on August 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was my daughters birthday, and we wanted to do something different. We had an enjoyable experience and the service was excellent.

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 10, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    First time having Japanese BBQ and this was great.

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  37. IanS

    Vancouver

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on August 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience3
    Barbeque was great once the grill got going which took a while. Good value

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best place to eat in Vancouver for Japanese bbq. Come here every time I visit

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  39. WolfS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wie liked the food into very good Service so much Wood Like to schon der nächste Bus über Leaving.

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  40. OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 3, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Excellent family spot food was on point and service was fast and friendly

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Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitising

    • Surfaces sanitised between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Gyu-Kaku - Vancouver, BC | Nelson does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Gyu-Kaku - Vancouver, BC | Nelson also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (604) 558-3885.

Gyu-Kaku - Vancouver, BC | Nelson is rated 4.7 stars by 1178 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 p.m.


Booked 63 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Gyu-Kaku - Vancouver, BC | Nelson

G3-888 Nelson Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z2H1

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Nelson/Hornby Street
  • Neighbourhood
    Downtown
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:30 am–9:45 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–10:15 pm Happy Hour Mon 11:30 am–9:45 pm Tue–Fri 2:00 pm–5:00 pm Sat, Sun 11:30 am–5:00 pm
  • Price
    CAN$31 to CAN$50
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Barbecue, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking Details
    Street parking available on Hornby Street and Howe Street, also underground public parking available on Nelson & Howe (808 Nelson Street.)
  • Public Transit
    The closest skytrain stations are Granville Station (Expo/Mellennium Line), Vancouver City Centre (Canada Line.)
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (604) 558-3885
  • Private party facilities
    We are happy to accommodate groups of over 6 people. Large groups are required to make a reservation in person or by phone call. In addition, we have a 20% mandatory tip policy and a one-bill policy as well. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call us at 604-558-3885Thank you!
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