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San Diego's first Gyu-Kaku location, which Roger found so oversalted across the board -- beef, bibimbap, shrimp, vegetables -- that attentive service couldn't save the meal compared to the chain's SoCal locations he knew well.
San Diego's first Gyu-Kaku location, which Roger found so oversalted across the board -- beef, bibimbap, shrimp, vegetables -- that attentive service couldn't save the meal compared to the chain's SoCal locations he knew well.
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Everything is extremely salty and not up to par with their other locations in SoCal!
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Checked in 7 times on Yelp and Swarm, most recently Jan 23, 2022. See the check-in log
“Every dish that came out was extremely salty that it was hard to palate it without having a sip of beer or tea immediately after.”
San Diego's new Gyu-Kaku location: service was attentive and dishes came out in proper order, but the beef, bibimbap, shrimp and vegetables were all oversalted compared to the LA and OC locations Roger knew well; he planned to wait about six months before trying again.
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