Gaku Yakitori - San Jose

Gaku Yakitori is a Japanese restaurant in San Jose, CA. Order takeout online for pickup or delivery.

5152 Moorpark Ave, Suite 40
San Jose, CA 95129

Phone: +14089739144

Price range: $11-$20

Hours

• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 17:30–22:30
• Friday, Saturday: 17:00–22:30

Gaku Yakitori - San Jose Menu

Popular Items

• Mi (Thigh) — $12.50
• Kalbi — $14.50
• Butabara — $11.50
• Steamed Rice — $2.00
• Sunagimo — $9.50
• Ontama Rice — $6.50

Salad

• Shio Dare Salad (Used to be Gaku Green Salad) — $9.00
  Mixed greens, cucumber with shio dare.
• House Green Salad — $9.50
  Mixed greens with house shiitake mushroom dressing, topped with fried shredded potato

Noodles, Soups & Rice

• Gaku Udon — $14.50
  Udon served in a rich milky torikotsu soup with garlic oil, pork belly, cloud ear mushroom, sesame, garlic bits & green onion.
• Ume Udon — $12.00
  Udon served in a light bonito broth with Japanese plum, bonito flakes & sesame.
• Ontama Rice — $6.50
  Steamed white rice topped with local golden brown poached egg, house chili oil, kombu sauce & green onions.
• Steamed Rice — $2.00
  Steamed white rice.
• Tori Soup — $5.50
  Made with our house special chicken broth topped with green onions.
• Miso Soup — $5.00
  Miso soup made with our house special chicken broth with tofu, wakame and green onions
• Tai Ochazuke — $18.00
  Rice dish topped with snapper sashimi, served with dashi broth
• Bluefin Tuna Zuke Don — $22.00
  Bluefin tuna marinated in a savory soy-based sauce, served over warm sushi rice. Rich, tender, and full of umami.

Braised, Steamed, & Hot Pot

• Kakuni — $12.00
  Braised pork belly served with Japanese mustard.
• Motsuni Hot Pot — $15.00
  Chicken hearts, gizzards, and vegetables in miso-based broth topped with deep fried chicken skin
• Asari — $14.50
  Sake steamed Asari clams

Chicken Skewers

• Tsukune — $9.00
  Chicken meatball skewer (2 per order) (sauce only).
• Nankotsu — $9.50
  Chicken knee cartilage skewer (2 per order) (salt only).
• Sunagimo — $9.50
  Chicken gizzard skewer (2 per order).
• Teba — $10.00
  Chicken wings skewer (2 per order).
• Sasami — $10.50
  Chicken breast tender skewer (2 per order).
• Mi (Thigh) — $12.50
  Chicken thigh skewer with skin (2 per order).
• Hatsu — $9.50
  Chicken hearts skewer with salt (2 per order)
• Kawa — $12.50
  Chicken skin skewer (2 per order).
• Kimo — $9.50
  Chicken liver skewer (2 per order).

Pork & Beef Skewers

• Kalbi — $14.50
  American wagyu short rib skewer (2 per order).
• Butabara — $11.50
  Pork belly skewer (2 per order).
• Gyutan — $15.00
  Beef tongue skewer (2 per order).

Seafood Skewers

• Seared Hotate — $19.00
  Scallops (2 skewers per order).

Vegetable Skewers

• Eringi — $8.50
  King Oyster mushroom skewer with garlic butter (2 per order).
• Shishito — $8.50
  Japanese green pepper with bonito flakes (2 per order).
• Cherry Tomatoes — $8.50
  Cherry tomatoes (2 per order) (salt only).
• Shiitake — $8.50
  Shiitake mushroom skewer with lemon pepper flavor (2 per order).

Special Skewers

• Tecchan — $19.00
  Beef large intestine skewers with sesame seed, green onion, & lemon slice (2 per order).

Other Grill Items

• Yaki Onigiri — $5.50
  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.).
• Kurobuta Sausage — $12.50
  Berkshire natural pork sausages (5 pc ) Grilled on charcoal.
• Ika Sugatayaki — $16.00
  Charcoal-grilled squid.
• Bacon Steak — $16.50
  House cured & smoked pork belly, seared on the grill.
• Hamachi Kama — $22.00
  Grilled Yellowtail cheek
• Ninniku — $8.00
  Grilled whole garlic served with house made miso sauce **1-2 pieces depending on size of garlic**

Soft Drinks

• Ginger Ale — $2.00
  Can Canada Dry.
• Sprite — $2.00
  Can.
• Diet Coke — $2.00
  Can.
• Coke — $2.00
  Can.
• Bottle Water — $2.00
  500 ml.

Fried Appetizers

• Gaku Spicy Wings — $14.00
  Deep fried dry rub wings perfect with beer
• Chicken Tatsuta — $13.00
  Traditional Japanese fried chicken served with Kewpie mayo
• Atsuage — $7.00
  Deep fried tofu served with bonito flakes. green onion & grated ginger
• Gobo Fry — $10.00
  Deep fried marinated burdock root served with Kewpie mayo and lemon
• Shrimp (Ebi) Karaage — $15.00
  Deep fried softshell shrimp
• Torikawa Ponzu — $13.00
  Deep fried, crispy chicken skin with fresh sliced white onion, grated radish and house made ponzu

Sake Appetizers/Starters

• Edamame — $4.50
  Served chilled
• Fresh Cabbage — $4.00
  Served with housemade miso mayo dip
• Hiya Yakko — $6.00
  Chilled silky tofu with green onion, grated ginger and bonito sauce
• Takowasa — $9.00
  Raw octopus marinated in a wasabi sauce
• Ume Kyuri — $9.00
  Japanese cucumber with ume sour plum, bonito flakes & shiso herb
• Ankimo — $17.00
  Monkfish liver with ponzu jelly
• Kawahagi — $9.50
  Charcoal seared dried filefish served with shichimi mayo
• Potato Salad — $8.00
  House-made potato salad topped with fried shredded potato
• Chilled Eggplant — $9.00
  Chilled, grilled eggplant marinated in house made spicy sauce
• Seared Celery — $6.00
  Pickled celery, citrus ponzu

Dessert

• Dorayaki — $5.00
  Japanese pancake filled with red bean whipped cream (1 piece per order)

Sashimi

• Hamachi Sashimi — $18.00
  5 pieces of Yellowtail Sashimi
• Salmon Sashimi — $18.00
  5 Pieces of Salmon Sashimi
• Shiro Maguro Sashimi — $18.00
  5 Pieces of White Tuna Sashimi
• Tai Sashimi — $18.00
  5 Pieces of Snapper Sashimi
• Sashimi Combo (3 kinds, 2 pc) — $25.00
  Chef's choice of 3 kinds of sashimi (2 pieces of each kind)
• Bluefin Tuna Akami Sashimi — $26.00
  5 pieces of fresh bluefin tuna akami sashimi. Lean, flavorful, and perfect for sashimi lovers.
• Bluefin Tuna Chutoro Sashimi — $45.00
  5 pieces of fresh bluefin tuna chutoro sashimi. Rich, buttery, and perfectly balanced with a smooth texture and exceptional flavor.
• Bluefin Tuna Otoro Sashimi — $55.00
  5 pieces of fresh bluefin tuna otoro sashimi. Exceptionally rich and melt-in-your-mouth tender, offering the ultimate premium tuna experience.