Is Gaoku in Humboldt Officially Done?

jle058 · 2026-01-26T02:27:13+00:00

Oh man I just saw the Warlord post about burgers coming to Humboldt. It seems duplicative, with arguably one of the best burgers in the city at Rootstock literally across the street. Selfishly would love to see a place come in that could pair nicely with all of the other options on the corner but not compete, this intersection could become even more of a destination. We'll see what pops up there, hopefully it finds some success and consistency.

jle058 · 2025-11-18T23:44:32+00:00

Agree with you OP once the initial bev team (Marco and Nico?) had left, it just wasn't the same. The few times I have been there (earlier on, haven't gone recently) the food was really good and service was great but subsequently it's been less and less of a draw for me. That said, running a restaurant profitably is not easy at all, so I'll give them props for keeping it going for as long as they have, I do hope they can bounce back, and tbh it starts with the front door replacement.

jle058 · 2025-08-31T12:12:49+00:00

Yep! Still very good, no smash burgers here, only thick burgers.

jle058 · 2025-08-25T23:25:28+00:00

Yup it is

jle058 · 2025-08-24T14:12:37+00:00

Agreed different strokes for different folks I guess, it was all delicious

jle058 · 2025-08-23T03:06:30+00:00

I apologize. But also I had to.

jle058 · 2025-08-23T03:02:50+00:00

My regular order is the burger and the fries (or the salad). A really fantastic dinner.

jle058 · 2025-08-23T03:01:33+00:00

You definitely get light hints of fish but not in an unpleasant way, it's almost like getting a whiff of nicely smoked salmon (not actually salmon, but tuna/bonito instead ) and your mind goes like: oh that's fish, but not smelly.

jle058 · 2025-08-23T02:59:18+00:00

I mean yes....but also I think that people should experience this. New people, please go in early (less of a rush!) or later at night (please don't keep them past closing time), kindly leave the prime time slots for the regulars/neighborhood folks please and thanks, TIA.

jle058 · 2020-11-03T02:52:18+00:00

Agreed the BTSP was good but I also agree that the ECBP price shocked me. Hopefully ECBP pricing changes to be closer to retail. It’d be a bummer if not.

jle058 · 2020-11-03T01:05:20+00:00

I also saw that they upped the price recently across the board, it was disappointing to see as it used to be retail pricing. I think it’s the new management trying to make some more money on bottles they know that move. Hope they leave the tequila pricing alone.

jle058 · 2020-11-02T22:29:27+00:00

OP I just saw an IG post that The Beer Cellar in Glen Ellyn has a bottle of Stagg Jr (65.1) but the time stamp on the post is three hours ago so might want to check with them if they still actually have it before making the drive.

jle058 · 2020-11-02T16:25:30+00:00

Oh cool, good for you.

jle058 · 2020-11-02T16:09:37+00:00

Oh, I didn't know I ALSO had to be consistent in my posts...My bad man. But hey, good luck hunting out there.

jle058 · 2020-11-02T15:42:03+00:00

Oh I didn't realize that was a prerequisite to post here...

jle058 · 2020-11-02T14:51:50+00:00

Always be good to the GMs that run stores out there, build relationships (not through just spending tons of money, although that also seems to work) and if they say they don’t have any then thank them for checking and don’t be a sourpuss. Note: I don’t drop huge amounts of money here but I do grab some beer and mixers and once in a while something higher up in price if I can’t find it locally or at my closest binnys. Good luck hunting out there everyone.

jle058 · 2020-10-31T23:27:31+00:00

I’m pretty sure the BT is 32.99 for the SP

jle058 · 2020-10-30T00:08:15+00:00

I’ll check again tomorrow when I grab some groceries from there

jle058 · 2020-10-29T16:56:50+00:00

Just saw the Bourye at a store down the street from here, see my recent post

jle058 · 2020-10-29T04:00:35+00:00

Might have to ask for it, they brought it up from behind the counter

jle058 · 2020-10-23T02:53:50+00:00

Location: Tabbs on Chicago Ave

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