You Japanese Restaurant

Family Owned Japanese Izakaya Restaurant located in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast

20/09/2024

Have you tried our “Umeboshi Chazuke”.
Clear broth topped on rice with salted plum (Umeboshi)
Photo by risannnn 🙏🏻....

18/09/2024

Teriyaki Prawns... 5 pcs of prawns simmered in our home made teriyaki sauce, served with steamed rice, Japanese Style Potato Salad and Deep fried seasoned lotus root... .

16/09/2024

What does your view look like about now 🍺🍺🍺
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13/09/2024

Ika Mentaiko… Julienne cut squid w/ spicy cod caviar, looks fantastic on the plate and taste delicious 👌🏻🥢....

11/09/2024

This is Luke who has been with us for 6 years now, he is Australian born Japanese and is our head waiter.
Always happy, friendly and willing to help.
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09/09/2024

Gotta love a wander around Surfers Paradise followed by a meal at
Love to see people’s photos and experiences they post on social media. 😃
Photo compilation by 🙏🏻....

06/09/2024

Bluefin Tuna Chazuke... Soy marinated bluefin Tuna sashimi on rice, finished off pouring our light seafood base dashi.
Another new one to look out for when you visit next to
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05/09/2024

Nasu no Nibitashi... Eggplant simmered in special dashi, served cold.
If you want to try something new to our menu then here is one dish to try. 🍆
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04/09/2024

What are you doing for dinner tonight?
Do you kids love Japanese food?
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Photo by 🙏🏻....

Photos from You Japanese Restaurant's post 02/09/2024

Try these JP Style Natural Oysters ... Natural Coffin Bay Oysters with grated radish and chefs special ponzu sauce 🦪 🦪🦪
Story photos here by 🙏🏻....

27/08/2024

This week is the last week for our Winter Oden so better rush in if you need some comfort food. 🥘
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—- From Google about Oden if you are not familiar…
What Is Oden? Oden is a type of nabemono, or one-pot dish, that’s traditionally cooked in a donabe (clay pot) and features Japanese fish cakes, konnyaku, tofu, and vegetables in a savory broth. Oden is a popular street food in Japan—particularly in the winter—and a common side dish at udon restaurants.....

Photos from Sensory Savours's post 25/08/2024
21/08/2024

Sometimes all we want is fresh Sashimi to make us feel happy and alive. 🐟

19/08/2024

What’s on your table for dinner?
It’s been a busy weekend in Surfers Paradise, all back to normal again now. ✈️
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Photo by 🙏🏻🥢....

16/08/2024

We love to see your stories from your experiences at
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This one was created by 📸 🙏🏻
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Welcome to all our visitors to the Gold Coast, we hope you have the best time 🛩️
To reserve a table please phone the restaurant or FB message us. ....

Photos from You Japanese Restaurant's post 14/08/2024

As an Izakaya we offer a wide menu but have a range of bar snacks such as these chicken kebabs. 🏮
From left to right in the photo’s is BBQ mince ball, Chicken Giblet, Chicken Wing, Chicken Heart, Chicken Skin and Chicken Thighs 🍢🍡🍢.. ..

08/08/2024

Sashimi anyone ? 🐙
Got to love the freshest Sashimi, try our mixed platter or go with Salmon, Tuna, Kingfish or Squid 🦑 if you have a preference.

Photo by 📷
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I like my Sashimi fresh and this is the freshest you can get. We had a foodie lunch at
Before we had finished the head chef Satoshi Ono had to rush off to the airport to collect his next shipment of fish from the now that is what I call the freshest and the best. 🐟 .

05/08/2024

The perfect day for our Yaki Udon Noodles ☔️
Get some of these tasty noodles in your belly and warm up. 🍜
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31/07/2024

Time for comfort food today then try our Butakimuchi Udon Noodles 🍜 ....

Photos from You Japanese Restaurant's post 29/07/2024

I’m just going to leave these drooling food pix here for you to find when it’s just nearly dinner time.
Sorry Not Sorry 🤣 🤤🤤🤤
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Photos by 🙏🏻....

Photos from You Japanese Restaurant's post 26/07/2024

When the came to town they chose to enjoy our Traditional Japanese dishes. 👌🏻
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24/07/2024

Salty Edamame and a Japanese beer is sometimes exactly what you need. 🍺
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Name a better duo....
I’ll wait. 😉

I discovered Kirin Ichiban when in Japan not that long ago, and unofficially named it the best beer in the world. 🍺 🤭
I am always delighted to enjoy one or two when visiting
It goes hand in hand with a bowl of warm, salty edamame 😘....

22/07/2024

Happy Monday, what’s your favourite seafood? Do you have ? 🐟🐟🐟....
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Photos from You Japanese Restaurant's post 19/07/2024

It’s always fun to see food photos from others dining experiences.
These pictures were taken sometime back by you can also find a review on her Blog if you search it for “You Japanese” 🙏🏻
So nice to receive positive reviews and a blog post from a local food writer and reviewer 👌🏻
All photos by 🙏🏻 . ..

17/07/2024

Not only do we have a good selection of Sake’s, Beers and Whiskey’s but we stock a range of Wines from from the Borossa Valley Winery.
Perfect choice to go with your meal. ....

Photos from You Japanese Restaurant's post 12/04/2024

The perfect way to end a Friday is with our Wagyu Beef Teppanyaki 🥩
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07/04/2024

Are you a Sashimi lover? 🐙
What’s your favourite Sashimi fish 🐟?
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05/04/2024

Friday is a good day to relax at the end of the week.
What would be your choice ? A premium Sake 🍶 or a Japanese Whiskey? 🥃
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Our Story

You Japanese is a family owned restaurant which began trading in Surfers Paradise in 1994. It is known by it’s Japanese name “Izakaya You” which is shortened to “You” to make it easier to remember.

You Japanese Restaurant serves authentic Japanese cuisine and fly in fresh fish from Sydney & Melbourne daily so you can be sure our Sashimi is the freshest you can taste.

Satoshi (pictured above) is the head chef and owner along with his wife Chiyomi, Yusuke (pictured above), is Satoshi’s son also works in the restaurant along with his wife Arisa, sister Chinami and Auntie Mitsuko.

Satoshi studied for 10 years as a chef in Japan and has been highly awarded and approved by the ministry of labour as a Culinary Technician making him a nationally qualified cooking lecturer, an award bestowed on the Dux of the examinee.

Videos (show all)

Bluefin Tuna Chazuke... Soy marinated bluefin Tuna sashimi on rice, finished off pouring our light seafood base dashi. A...
Nothing quite like freshly caught and cooked fish. Make sure you check out our special’s board to see what is freshly in...
What’s will you order next time you visit @youjapaneserestaurant ? —-Thanks to @jadywan for these stories from her dinin...
Enjoy your weekend, stay in the warming sun or come in out the cold and eat some comfort food. ——Happy school Holidays, ...
Join us inside for a Traditional Japanese dining experience at @youjapaneserestaurant 🍁🍁🍁———Please note next week there ...
This is Hokke fish which is a type of Mackerel. 🐟🐟🐟Make sure you check out our special’s board to see what is freshly in...
We have a few up-coming events and dates to be aware of. —-* Friday 19th April we have a private function at Lunch time ...
Why not give our Udon Noodle soup a try, this one is our Tempura Udon 🍜 .. @youjapaneserestaurant ........ ..#udonnoodle...
Which to choose on a rainy day? 1/  TenDon - Tempura on Rice           Or2/  Temura Udon - Udon Noodles with Tempura ——....
What’s on your table today?Book in for lunch or dinner at @youjapaneserestaurant by phone booking or FB message our Face...
Our Hokke fish which is a type of Mackerel is like a natural masterpiece on the plate. 🐟 🐟 🐟Come and sea for yourself 🌊 ...
Coming in for a holiday weekend, enjoy it right, eat right.  You Japanese Restaurant Be sure to check our holiday hours ...

Website

Address


Shop 9 RSL Centre, 9 Beach Road
Gold Coast, QLD
4217

Opening Hours

Monday 5:30pm - 9pm
Tuesday 11:30am - 2pm
5:30pm - 9pm
Wednesday 11:30am - 2pm
5:30pm - 9pm
Thursday 11:30am - 2pm
5:30pm - 9pm
Friday 11:30am - 2pm
5:30pm - 9pm
Saturday 5:30pm - 9pm

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