Gaku Restaurant Menu

5152 Moorpark Ave #40, San Jose, CA 95129
  • Pork & Beef Skewers

    • Butabara

      Pork belly skewer (2 per order).
      $12.99
    • Gyutan

      Beef tongue skewer (2 per order).
      $16.99
    • Kalbi

      American wagyu short rib skewer (2 per order).
  • Special Skewers

    • Tecchan

      Beef large intestine skewers with sesame seed, green onion, & lemon slice (2 per order).
      $17.99
  • Salad

    • Shio Dare Salad (Used To Be Gaku Green Salad)

      Mixed greens, cucumber with shio dare.
    • House Green Salad

      Mixed greens with house shiitake mushroom dressing, topped with fried shredded potato
      $10.99
  • Sake Appetizers/Starters

    • Edamame

      Served chilled
      $5.99
    • Hiya Yakko

      Chilled silky tofu with green onion, grated ginger and bonito sauce
      $6.99
    • Ankimo

      Monkfish liver with ponzu jelly
      $14.99
    • Fresh Cabbage

      Served with housemade miso mayo dip
      $4.99
    • Takowasa

      Raw octopus marinated in a wasabi sauce
      $8.99
    • Ume Kyuri

      Japanese cucumber with ume sour plum, bonito flakes & shiso herb
      $8.99
    • Kawahagi

      Charcoal seared dried filefish served with shichimi mayo
      $10.99
    • Potato Salad

      House-made potato salad topped with fried shredded potato
      $9.99
    • Chilled Eggplant

      Chilled, grilled eggplant marinated in house made spicy sauce
      $10.99
    • Seared Celery

      Pickled celery, citrus ponzu
      $6.99
  • Fried Appetizers

    • Chicken Tatsuta

      Traditional Japanese fried chicken served with Kewpie mayo
      $11.99
    • Shrimp (Ebi) Karaage

      Deep fried softshell shrimp
      $15.99
    • Gaku Spicy Wings

      Deep fried dry rub wings perfect with beer
      $13.99
    • Gobo Fry

      Deep fried marinated burdock root served with Kewpie mayo and lemon
      $9.99
    • Atsuage

      Deep fried tofu served with bonito flakes. green onion & grated ginger
    • Torikawa Ponzu

      Deep fried, crispy chicken skin with fresh sliced white onion, grated radish and house made ponzu
      $10.99
  • Chicken Skewers

    • Tsukune

      Chicken meatball skewer (2 per order) (sauce only).
      $9.99
    • Hatsu

      Chicken hearts skewer with salt (2 per order)
      $10.99
    • Kimo

      Chicken liver skewer (2 per order).
      $10.99
    • Teba

      Chicken wings skewer (2 per order).
      $10.99
    • Mi (Thigh)

      Chicken thigh skewer with skin (2 per order).
      $14.99
    • Sunagimo

      Chicken gizzard skewer (2 per order).
      $10.99
    • Nankotsu

      Chicken knee cartilage skewer (2 per order) (salt only).
      $10.99
  • Seafood Skewers

    • Seared Hotate

      Scallops (2 skewers per order).
      $20.99
  • Noodles, Soups & Rice

    • Ume Udon

      Udon served in a light bonito broth with Japanese plum, bonito flakes & sesame.
      $13.99
    • Ontama Rice

      Steamed white rice topped with local golden brown poached egg, house chili oil, kombu sauce & green onions.
      $7.99
    • Steamed Rice

      Steamed white rice.
      $2.99
    • Gaku Udon

      Udon served in a rich milky torikotsu soup with garlic oil, pork belly, cloud ear mushroom, sesame, garlic bits & green onion.
      $15.99
    • Miso Soup

      Miso soup made with our house special chicken broth with tofu, wakame and green onions
      $5.99
    • Tori Soup

      Made with our house special chicken broth topped with green onions.
      $6.99
    • Tai Ochazuke

      Rice dish topped with snapper sashimi, served with dashi broth
      $20.99
  • Other Grill Items

    • Kurobuta Sausage

      Berkshire natural pork sausages (5 pc ) Grilled on charcoal.
      $13.99
    • Yaki Onigiri

      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.).
    • Ika Sugatayaki

      Charcoal-grilled squid.
      $18.99
    • Bacon Steak

      House cured & smoked pork belly, seared on the grill.
      $16.99
    • Ninniku

      Grilled whole garlic served with house made miso sauce **1-2 pieces depending on size of garlic**
      $9.99
  • Braised, Steamed, & Hot Pot

    • Kakuni

      Braised pork belly served with Japanese mustard.
      $12.99
    • Motsuni Hot Pot

      Chicken hearts, gizzards, and vegetables in miso-based broth topped with deep fried chicken skin
      $15.99
    • Asari

      Sake steamed Asari clams
      $16.99
  • Vegetable Skewers

    • Shiitake

      Shiitake mushroom skewer with lemon pepper flavor (2 per order).
      $9.99
    • Eringi

      King Oyster mushroom skewer with garlic butter (2 per order).
      $9.99
    • Shishito

      Japanese green pepper with bonito flakes (2 per order).
      $9.99
    • Cherry Tomatoes

      Cherry tomatoes (2 per order) (salt only).
      $9.99
  • Soft Drinks

    • Ginger Ale

      Can Canada Dry.
      $2.99
    • Diet Coke

      Can.
      $2.99
    • Coke

      Can.
      $2.99
    • Bottle Water

      500 ml.
      $2.99
    • Sprite

      Can.
      $2.99
  • Sashimi

    • Hamachi Sashimi

      5 pieces of Yellowtail Sashimi
      $20.99
    • Salmon Sashimi

      5 Pieces of Salmon Sashimi
      $20.99
    • Shiro Maguro Sashimi

      5 Pieces of White Tuna Sashimi
      $20.99
    • Tai Sashimi

      5 Pieces of Snapper Sashimi
      $20.99
    • Sashimi Combo (3 Kinds, 2 Pc)

      Chef's choice of 3 kinds of sashimi (2 pieces of each kind)
      $28.99
  • Dessert

    • Dorayaki

      Japanese pancake filled with red bean whipped cream (1 piece per order)
      $5.99

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Menu Gallery

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  • Menu 5
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