Harajuku Gyozarou Review Summary

Yummy food, cool ambiance, bit of a wait for table and service but to be expected as they were very busy! Cool to watch open kitchen. Gyozas were amazing (we had both fried and steamed, preferred fried as personal preference), the cucumber salad was also really good! Tofu was okay.

It amazing to see how they cook their gyozas in batches, and there were many flavours to choose from.

Of course we got the original, the chive and the red pepper one. My wife and I agreed that the original was the best one.

The dumpling skin was soft and chewy, and one side was charred to perfection. The inner filling had steamy juicy pork with bits of chives and spring onions. Dipped into their Chinese chili oil makes perfect harmony.

I would definitely return on my next trip here!

We got to this place due to high number of reviews on Google but we were a little disappointed with food and cleaning standards.
As the place is quite known and to enter there is a queue the service is very quick and not really careful to guests experience. The fastest the better…
As soon as we set I noticed that the table was still greasy from previous customers meal as well as the sauces bottles (greasy from multiple previous meals, probably never cleaned).
The free water bottle which is on every table was also quite dirty with something very close to mold under in the gap of plastic rubber. I will leave pictures of that.
Food was okay, as well as the bill but honestly I rather pay something more and be sure the place is clean.

Steamed dumplings are so good and fresh, reminiscent of xiao long baos. Enjoyed the steamed gyoza over the pan fried more.

Don’t make the same mistake as we did and definitely order more than six. Serving might take a while.

Line outside the store fills up quickly so be there 5 minutes before opening. Owner and staff were friendly.

This is a great spot in the little side streets of Shibuya to try some delicious dumplings! It's open late, a very popular spot for tourists and a great, open atmosphere with the kitchen in the middle. We had to wait to get in, but like most places in Japan, the lines move quickly as the staff are good about getting patrons in and out. The food was incredible. We tried the Chilled Tofu and had several rounds of Steamed and Pan-Fried Gyoza, all delicious every time and for a great price considering the area. Highly recommend to stop by!