Gyotaku Niu Valley

It was another night eating out.  We decided to go to one of our frequent dining places, Gyotaku in Niu Valley.  They are located in the Niu Valley Center on Kalanianaole Hwy.  There is a lot of parking.  They are open Mon-Thu, Sun 11am-9pm and Fri-Sat 11am-10pm.  The service is very good and the ambiance is better than their other two locations. 

Flying Dragon Roll



Close up view

My wife had the Flying Dragon Roll.  She says it was almost like a crabcake wrapped in lettuce in the sushi and on top was a peice of spicy ahi along with a sauce drizzled over.  She says it was a good combination of tastes.  What made the dish was the sauce.  It made it tasty.  She says she wishes that they would have a combination of rolls you could choose from rather than eating all eight pieces of the same thing.  These sushi rolls are good to share as an appetizer.

Keiki Saimin w/tempura

Sorry about the picture but the flash wasn't cooperating.  This was what my son ate.  He just loves his saimin and sweet potato tempura.  He practically ate it all.  The saimin noodles aren't overcooked and the potatoes are a hit or miss.  Sometimes they are perfect and sometimes they are undercooked.  What he really like about the keiki meal is that it comes with shave ice for dessert.  I forgot to take a picture of the shave ice.  It's ok because the shave ice is course and not finely shaved.  Course or not he devours it all.

Close up of Potato Tempura

My son wanted to take a picture of his food so here it is.  Can you see the texture of the tempura?



Pokedon and Tempura



Pokedon

This is what I usually get when we eat here.  You can choose from the fish poke or mixed poke.  I get the mixed pokedon.  It comes with fish, tako, shrimp, ogo, cucumber, and sprouts.  It is very good.  Sometimes if they can, I ask them for a hot sauce so I can add some kick to it.  There is just enough rice to go with the poke and adding the tempura, it makes the meal just right.  Not too filling to make you too full but yet enough to feel just right.  The seafood ingredients are always tender and not chewy.  The tempura comes with 2 pieces of green bean, one piece sweet potato, one pice eggplant, and one piece shrimp.  This meal always satisfies. 




If you are ever in the Niu Valley area stop by and have some lunch or dinner.  They do have lunch specials that are pretty good also.  They have a variety of Japanese dishes to choose from. 

Overall- I give Gyotaku Niu Valley 3 1/2 stars.