Gyu-Kaku - Torrance
24631 Crenshaw Blvd.
Crossroads Plaza
Torrance, CA
Lomita Boulevard
310-325-1437

A third Los Angeles location of the popular restaurant Gyu-Kaku, a yakiniku or Japanese-style barbecue, has opened in Torrance, joining the more upscale version, which opened on Beverly Hills' Restaurant Row in April, and its West Los Angeles location. Yakiniku allows diners to grill their own meats at the table, but the Gyu-Kaku version offers a classic ending to every meal-by-fire -- s'mores for dessert. The restaurant chain is huge in Japan, where there are 400 locations.


Hours: Mon.-Thu., 5 p.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 5 p.m.-midnight; Sun., 5-10 p.m.