Gyú - Yakiniku Restaurant, Bukit Jalil

From beautiful yakiniku platters brimming with Miyazaki A5 wagyu beef to hand-crafted wagyu gyoza and sando, plus hearty rice bowls bursting with colourful produce, as well as an array of contemporary snacks and seafood treats, Gyú is a great new choice in Bukit Jalil for Japanese food fans.

This stylish, sakura-suffused space breathes a modern sleekness into a traditional yakiniku restaurant - it's a welcoming pork-free place for families and friends to feast together over everything from unagi chirashi bowls and engawa don to sizzling sets of succulent Japanese beef, scallops and more to be gorgeously grilled.

Founded by a Malaysian chef with a decade's worth of experience in the Japanese culinary arts, Gyú strives to be more than a beef specialist - from sakura ebi corn tacos to maki satsumaimo with ice cream, it's a cavern for creative concoctions, filled with flair and finesse.

Gyú welcomes everyone - this is a Muslim-friendly restaurant, serving halal-certified Japanese wagyu beef, with no pork and no lard.

Meals here are marvellous for sharing. 

After a thoughtful complimentary starter of cucumber with house-blended sesame oil to awaken the palate, order the Gyú Wagyu Gyoza (RM25.50) - this is no ordinary gyoza; Gyú has handmade each piece lovingly, packed with the juiciest wagyu beef for a burst of bovine flavour in every rich, robust mouthful. Addictive!

Thick and tender, the triumphant Miyazaki A5 Wagyu Sando (RM107.50) promises full-bodied mouthfuls that melt like buttery bliss - one of the most decadent sando dishes in KL, with perfect proportions of chateaubriand beef and milk bread!

The Signature Sakura Ebi Corn Taco (RM31.90) is another should-try - crunchy tortilla-inspired crackers topped with Japanese cherry blossom shrimp and Cameron Highlands pearl corn, combining the sweetness of both land and sea in memorable harmony. Love at first bite!

A delightful diversity of rice bowls is available, the ideal fuss-free lunch to perk up our afternoon. The Unagi Chirashi Bowl (RM42.50) is blanketed with moistly glazed unagi, bathed in a deep, delicious umami, loaded with lots of raw seafood chunks and omelette to round out this stellar sushi rice bowl.

Don't miss the Tamago Mentai Chirashi Bowl (RM27.50) - layers of soft, fresh slabs of Japanese omelette, heartwarming with briny mentai sauce, harbouring a boat's bounty of raw seafood below.

Beef buffs, dig into the delectable Iki Gyu Don (RM37.50) - smoky, savoury slices of wagyu karubi, plopped with a plump, runny egg, for a luscious, lip-smacking smash hit.

The OMG Engawa Don (RM39.80) lives up to its name, thrilling us with fatty, fleshy slices of flounder fin. A heavenly creation that elevates the conventional sashimi rice bowl. 

For the main event. customers can order an a la carte selection of Miyazaki A5 wagyu beef (with individual cuts of chateaubriand, zabuton, tomo sankaku, misuji, karubi, harami bara, uchimomo, tongarashi and more) or choose from the Wagyu Combo platters.

The Gyu A5 Mixed Combo for Two (RM250) is perfect for two patrons, showcasing a princely portion of the chef's choice cuts (such as chuck eye and zabuton for an exploration of different, distinct flavours and textures), plus duck, baby octopus and scallops. It's a massive medley of meat and seafood, spectacular for large appetites.

Grill the ingredients at the table for a fun evening - the beef and seafood are impeccably seasoned, shining the spotlight on their pure, original flavours. 

Gyú ensures the beef lives up to the Miyazaki A5 reputation for magnificent marbling. Everything else excels too - the generously thick-cut duck is smooth and sumptuous, while the octopus and scallops are firm and fleshy for cooking on the sultry charcoal-fuelled heat.

Save space for Gyú's scrumptious special desserts - the Yaki Satsumaimo is a captivating coupling of caramelised Japanese sweet potatoes crowned with ice cream for a contrast of tastes, textures and temperatures, while the Sakura Raindrop represents the essence of spring, a wonderful wagashi showered with roasted soybean powder and brown sugar syrup.

Service shines at Gyú from start to finish, making for an extra-enjoyable experience.

Gyú - Yakiniku Restaurant at Bukit Jalil

C-01-03, Aurora Place, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur. 
Daily, 12pm-3pm, 5:30pm-10pm. Tel: 017-918-1298