Yaku Japanese Grill

Matteo Utitco

3.0

Super late post. I celebrated my birthday at Yaku since I love Japanese cuisine and was craving for some sushi. I ordered different kinds of platter so that my family could try most of their dishes from tempura to their sushi/sashimi platters. Prices were affordable and food was good. Not bad for the price. I was planning to give them 4 rating but I had issues with their service. They weren’t as attentive when we were taking our group photo, i wanted to clear out the table so it would look nicer in pictures. When I was almost done (cleaning), that’s the only time some one approached us and helped us out. There were 4 servers near the counter and some were just looking at their phone, others were talking to each other. That’s my pet peeve most especially if there were only two other tables with customers. (One solo and the other with 3 people). Same with ordering, i had to call their attention twice before getting our orders. It’s understandable if the place was packed but it clearly wasn’t.

Astri Ocktaviani

3.0

We quite liked the dishes we got here. Eggplant with soy sauce went well with Gyudon. Tofu with curry sauce was good too.Ambiance was good like a Tokyo market street look

Yertie Featherston

4.0

Yaku has been in the Podium from the start. Other restaurants there have closed but this yakitori specialty place has always found its niche in the Ortigas area.The prices are very reasonable from the sashimi, sushi and yakitori plates to tempura and chicken teriyaki.Recommended dishes are:Yaku platter - can't make up your mind on what yakitori (Japanese sticks of BBQ) then get this mixed platter of gindara, pork belly, asparamaki, quail egg, okra and chicken with onion leeks.Sashimi Mariawase - assorted sashimi California MakiEbi Tempura - they have nicely battered shrimps.Yaku is cozy. Good for intimate dinners. Dark interiors that work well with some shots of house sake.Parking at the Podium is easy even on weekends compared to Megamall.