Gaku menù, San Jose
Gaku San Jose - Menu
Popular Items
Kalbi
American wagyu short rib skewer (2 per order).
12 $
Mi (Thigh)
Chicken thigh skewer with skin (2 per order).
10 $
Yaki Onigiri
Soy sauce flavored grilled rice ball. (1 piece of Yaki Onigiri per order. Multiple orders may be boxed in one container.).
4 $
Shrimp Karaage
Deep fried soft shell shrimp
10 $
Sunagimo
Chicken gizzard skewer (2 per order).
7 $
Nankotsu
Chicken knee cartilage skewer (2 per order) (salt only).
7 $
Butabara
Pork belly skewer (2 per order)
10 $
Gaku Garlic Pepper Wings
(2 skewers per order)
13 $
Teba
Chicken wings skewer (2 per order).
8 $
Gyutan
Beef tongue skewer (2 per order)
10 $
Salad
Gaku Green Salad
Mixed greens, cucumber with shio dare
6 $
Duck Prosciutto Salad
Arugula tossed with house made duck prosciutto, parmesan cheese, mushrooms, bell peppers & garlic with balsamic vinaigrette
12 $
Potato Salad
Green salad, daikon ribbons, house made potato salad and crisps with mushroom dressing
9.5 $
Smoked Chicken Miso Caesar
Shredded smoked chicken tossed in our miso Caesar dressing with poached egg & avocado
13 $
Fried Appetizers
Gaku Spicy Wings
Deep fried dry rub wings perfect with any alcoholic beverages
8.5 $
Atsuage
Deep fried tofu served with bonito flakes, green onions & grated ginger
7.5 $
Potato Fries
Thick cut potato fries tossed in consomme
7.5 $
Chicken Tatsuta
Traditional Japanese fried chicken thigh meat served with Kewpie mayo
8.5 $
Gobo Fry
Deep fried marinated burdock root served with Kewpie mayo and lemon
6 $
Ika Geso Fry (Calamari)
Deep fried calamari tossed in a Nagoya style sauce topped with sesame and black pepper
9.5 $
Shrimp Karaage
Deep fried soft shell shrimp
10 $
Cold Appetizers
Ankimo
Monkfish liver with ponzu jelly
7.5 $
Beef Tataki Carpaccio
Seared beef served with housemade balsamic vinegar sauce, garlic bits, parmesan cheese
13.5 $
Edamame
4 $
Fresh Cabbage
served with housemade miso mayo dip
3 $
Hiya Yakko (Cold Tofu)
Chilled silky tofu with green onion, grated ginger and bonito sauce
5 $
Pickled Firefly Squid(Hotaru Ika)
Bite-sized, cured squid
8 $
Salted Squid Innards (Shiokara)
Fermented and salted squid innards
8 $
Seared Celery
Marinated in Citrus Ponzu
5 $
Spicy Edamame
Edamame tossed in housemade chili oil
5 $
Takowasa
Raw octopus marinated in a wasabi sauce
5.5 $
Tsukemono
An assortment of Japanese pickles
6.5 $
Ume Kyuri
Japanese cucumber with ume sour plum, bonito flakes & shiso herb
6 $
Assorted Skewer Sets
Beef Lover
3 Kalbi skewers (Pick 1 flavor option: garlic, miso, ponzu, salt, or sauce) and 3 Gyutan (beef tongue) skewers (Pick 1 flavor option: salt, or negi) **Picture shown with Kalbi Garlic & Beef Tongue Salt**
24 $
Gaku Favorites
2 Kalbi skewers (Pick 1 flavor option: Salt, Sauce, Garlic, Miso, Ponzu), 2 Mi (Chicken thigh) skewers (Pick 1 flavor option: Garlic, Salt or Sauce) and, 2 Tsukune (chicken meatball) skewers (Sauce option only) **Picture shown with Kalbi Oroshi and Mi Garlic**
20 $
Pescatarian
Seared Scallops, Red shrimp, Shishito (with bonito flakes), Cherry Tomato, Shiitake Mushroom (with lemon and pepper) and Eringi Mushroom (with garlic butter)
22 $
Chicken Skewers
Tsukune
Chicken meatball skewer (2 per order) (sauce only).
7 $
Nankotsu
Chicken knee cartilage skewer (2 per order) (salt only).
7 $
Sunagimo
Chicken gizzard skewer (2 per order).
7 $
Teba
Chicken wings skewer (2 per order).
8 $
Sasami
Chicken breast tender skewer (2 per order).
8 $
Mi (Thigh)
Chicken thigh skewer with skin (2 per order).
10 $
Hatsu
Chicken hearts skewer with salt (2 per order)
7 $
Kawa
Chicken skin skewer (2 per order)
10 $
Kimo
Chicken liver skewer (2 per order)
7 $
Pork & Beef Skewers
Kalbi
American wagyu short rib skewer (2 per order).
12 $
Butabara
Pork belly skewer (2 per order)
10 $
Gyutan
Beef tongue skewer (2 per order)
10 $
Seafood Skewers
Aka Ebi
Red shrimp (2 skewers per order)
15 $
Seared Hotate
Scallops (2 skewers per order)
17 $
Vegetable Skewers
Eringi
King Oyster Mushroom Skewer with Garlic Butter (2 per order).
8 $
Shishito
Japanese Green Pepper with Bonito Flakes (2 per order).
8 $
Cherry Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes (2 per order) (Salt Only).
8 $
Shiitake
Shiitake Mushroom Skewer with lemon pepper flavor (2 per order).
8 $
Special Skewers
Gaku Garlic Pepper Wings
(2 skewers per order)
13 $
Tecchan
Beef large intestine skewers with sesame seed, green onion, and lemon slice (2 per order).
14 $
Other Grill Items
Yaki Onigiri
Soy sauce flavored grilled rice ball. (1 piece of Yaki Onigiri per order. Multiple orders may be boxed in one container.).
4 $
Kurobuta Sausage
Berkshire Natural Pork Sausages (5 pc ) Grilled on Charcoal.
7 $
Jagabata
Grilled Potatoes with Garlic Butter.
6.5 $
Ika Sugatayaki
Charcoal grilled squid.
13 $
Bacon Steak
House cured and smoked pork belly, seared on the grill
11 $
Braised & Hot Pot
Kakuni
Braised pork belly served with Japanese mustard
9 $
Oxtail Hot Pot
Spicy oxtail and tofu soup topped with onions, wakame & sesame
17 $
Noodles, Soups & Rice
Gaku Udon
Udon served in a rich milky torikotsu soup with garlic oil, pork belly, cloud ear mushroom, sesame, garlic bits & green onion
12 $
Ume Udon
Udon served in a light bonito broth with Japanese plum, bonito flakes, sesame seeds & green onion
10 $
Ochazuke
Rice in dashi soup topped with seaweed
6.5 $
Ontama Rice
Steamed white rice topped with poached egg, house chili oil, kombu sauce & green onions
5 $
Steamed Rice
Steamed white rice
2 $
Tori Soup
Made with our house special chicken broth topped with green onions
4 $
Soft Drinks
Ginger Ale
One can of Ginger Ale (Canada Dry)
2 $
Sprite
One can of sprite
2 $
Diet Coke
One can of Diet Coke
2 $
Regular Coke
One can of regular coke.
2 $
Bottle Water
500 ml
1.5 $
Dessert
Yuzu and Honey Rare Cheesecake
Yuzu (citrus) gelatin topped over rare (unbaked) honey cheesecake
6.5 $