Saturday brunch — Yoshinoya Gyu Yakiniku + Okonomi Gyudon ($9.90 M + $8.80 XM)!
Yoshinoya Saturday brunch — Gyu Yakiniku beef bowl (M) and Okonomi Gyudon with bonito flakes and pickled ginger (XM). $9.90 + $8.80.
Saturday brunch at Yoshinoya — went for the upgraded gyudon variations: Gyu Yakiniku (M) + Okonomi Gyudon (XM). Two beef bowls, different vibes. 😋
What was on the table ($9.90 + $8.80):
- Gyu Yakiniku (M, $9.90) — large black bowl with two stacks of yakiniku-style beef (one lean cut, one fatty cut), divided by a bright green blanched bok choy stalk in the centre. Topped with sesame seeds and chopped scallions. The fatty pile glistens more.
- Okonomi Gyudon (XM, $8.80) — extra-medium-size bowl topped with shredded daikon, drizzled with okonomi-style sauce (sweet brown), garnished with bonito flakes + pickled red ginger. Visible takoyaki-sauce-style profile rather than the standard gyudon.
The Okonomi variant is the fusion play — same beef base as standard gyudon but switched out the soya-onion broth for takoyaki/okonomiyaki seasoning. Different mouthfeel, sweeter-tangier finish.
Gyu Yakiniku is the dual-cut version — two ways of cooking the same beef bowl-style, one with leaner sliced strips, one with the fattier marbled cuts. Mix-and-match each spoonful.
Total: $18.70 for both upgraded bowls.
Overall: 4.5 / 5. Yoshinoya’s gyudon variants are genuinely creative — the Okonomi was the surprise hit (the bonito + pickled ginger combo on rice is uncommon), Gyu Yakiniku gave you the proper marbled-beef bite. Will reorder both. 😍👍🏼
