The food was pretty good. But service wasn't so great. There's a sign at the table that says you can order and pay online. We started to do that because none of the servers were coming around for a while. But then one of them came over. We ended up ordering through him since he was already at our table. We had asked for a receipt after paying but the waiter ended up doing other things. Plus we had ordered an ice cream with the kids food and that never came. Overall the service needs improvement. read more

Went on the grand opening! Wonderful service and good price-point for all the food you get! The interior was very beautiful! You order through a QR code on your table. Very nice fast casual dining spot that I can't wait to come back to with my family and friends! read more

Gagawa - Sriracha Lovers - Mediterranean Near Me - McLean, Virginia

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The service is awesome, I loved the cheesy chicken and would recommend to friends. I don't understand why I don't see many people here but I would recommend this and hype this place up. read more

I tried to submit this review yesterday (Monday, December 30th, 2024) for Google Reviews right after I was at the restaurant but it doesn't seem like Google is accepting my review so I'll submit it here on Yelp instead for the Gagawa Restaurant in Tysons Corner, Virginia... This will be my first review of a restaurant online. I like to take notes of memorable restaurants for my own record & I usually don't share my notes with the public but I figured I would this time. Gagawa seems to be a special restaurant. It's only been around for 12 years I read & it already has over 300 locations mostly in Turkey. I read that the restaurant was founded in Turkey but you wouldn't necessarily know right away stepping into this place that it was founded in Turkey. It could pass as an American restaurant. And this is the first location in the Americas it seems. I happened to be there on either it's opening night or 2nd opening night which is pretty special too. The food quality, decorations, upbeat pop music, & the speed of the food service all impressed me. These factors contributed to me deciding to make this review. So I was definitely impressed with this restaurant. I have been watching it under construction for at least the last 6 months & it's great to see what it has become. I was told by the host that the grand opening of the restaurant was on Friday 3 days ago but based on the reviews on Google it looks like it's 1st day open would have been either yesterday (Sunday, December 29th, 2024) or today (Monday, December 30th, 2024). The host gave some of their recommendations & I ordered somewhat based on their recommendations. I did feel a little rushed to order by the host though. What I Ordered: 1)strawberry lemonade (drink) 2)Ali Nazik (appetizer; traditional favorite w/ roasted eggplant & yogurt; originally named by Sultan Selim) 3)Chef's Pan (entree; our chef's secret trick; chicken marinated w/ unique sauce w/ shallots, mushrooms, & peppers) 4)pesto pasta (side) 5)Mediterranean salad (side; arugula, watercress, baby spinach, baby kale, lettuce, mesclun (type of greenery), olive oil, balsamic vinagrette, cranberries, & sesame seeds) 6)rolls (as side to finish off Ali Nazik yogurt; yogurt is good but it goes better w/ bread) The food definitely came out very fast. I ordered the appetizer & 3 item entree at the same time but asked for them to wait a little while before giving me the entree so I could work on the appetizer for a little while. The entree came out shortly after the appetizer but they gave me enough of a gap in time to eat most of the appetizer. I thought that the portions that were given were great (not too little & not too much). The layout of the entree with 3 items (chicken, pasta, & salad) reminded me of the Trio of Italy that they serve nearby at Olive Garden (another one of my favorites). The Trio of Italy dish has 3 items also (lasagna, fettucine alredo, & chicken parmesan). I like having variety. And the pricing was also reasonable. Some sit down restaurants I have paid up to $70 just for myself but here I paid about $32. The entree was $16, the appetizer was $6, the drink was $4, the tax was $1, & I gave a $5 tip. The decorations with all the green plants hanging around was a very nice touch that I don't see very often. And I enjoyed the upbeat American pop music playing through the restaurant speakers above which created a positive, good-feeling atmosphere. I was impressed that all of the food had good flavor & was high quality. The chicken was high quality with very little fat which was nice. The pesto pasta was great & I ate all of it. And then I was pretty blown away by the salad & I ate all of the salad too. I'm usually not very impressed with salads but the flavor was great with the salad. The menu didn't specify exactly what was in the salad but an employee was able to tell me what was in the salad. I believe it was the flavor of the balsamic vinagrette that I really enjoyed about the salad. The Gagawa restaurant is also located right at one of the entrances of the mall so it is potentially very convenient to park your car nearby in the garage, eat at the restaurant, & go back to your car. Tysons Corner Mall is a very large mall & it can potentially take you 20 minutes to walk from one side of the mall to the other. I took a bunch of photos & notes (including screenshots of the notes) while I was at the restaurant like I often do. I only took a few photos before I ordered & then after I ordered & paid I asked the host if it was ok to take some more photos of their restaurant & they said that was fine. It really is a great looking restaurant. I have attached some photos I took before, during, & after eating at the Gagawa Restaurant in the order that I took them. Yelp seems to only allow 20 photos maximum to be attached to a review so it looks like I will have to remove the majority of the restaurant photos. Overall, a great restaurant & a great experience. read more

This is now my favorite place to eat at Tysons mall. I had the Chef's Pan chicken with the rice side and the salad side. It was all delicious. The Chef's Pan chicken tastes like perfectly seasoned and seared chicken; I loved it but it is pretty plain so if you like more flavor look at some of the other options (there are a lot). I will probably try something spicier next time. The rice was perfectly seasoned and the salad was great too. I'm looking forward to trying one of the pastas, but the rice was really perfect. It was a lot of food, I ended up bringing half of my rice and half of my chicken home. I ordered by the QR code on the table and they brought everything out. I was a little confused about whether or not I was supposed to do that, because I was there a long time and no one came and took my order so I did it. But then I saw other people ordering from the server. So not sure how that is supposed to work, but using the QR code on the table worked fine. read more

Great food at a price I love (great for lifting!) I am not a paid shill or anything like that I just love this restaurant and I don't want it to go under since I genuinely love their food. That's all :) read more

Very clean and friendly place, food was great, they took time to explain everything . Its great combination of carb protein and greens,. Inexpensive . I definitely go more Nd more there.thank you songol read more

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I tried this place today, I was curious about it. The food was great, fresh ingredients, and very tasty. Good portions and great price. The staff is very friendly and helpful. I will definitely go back. A must try is you are curious about it. read more

Great food great service great environment will come again hundred percent love the manager

Delicious food and friendly service!! I got the sweet and chili chicken, pesto pasta, and broccoli slaw. read more

Gagawa - Mediterranean Near Me - McLean, Virginia

This place is so good and delicious that I'm actually angry it was empty when I went there. Everything is homemade and you can tell! Highly recommend :3 read more

My family and I just had our first dinner there. We were very impressed with the chicken, we had the buffalo, cheesy rosemary, sriracha and Tiryaki. Each one of the first 3 tasted wonderful. The chicken was very juicy and tender. The sauces were on point. The portions were generous. There was a mistake with my daughter's order, she asked for Tiryaki and they got her another chicken. Not only they replaced her chicken, they replaced the whole order and kept the wrong one for us to take home, and the manager insisted we don't pay a tip. We were very impressed of their hospitality and generosity tbh. We will definitely return as my daughters fell in love with the chicken. read more

The food was wonderful. Definitely will go back again. We had the cream of mushroom chicken,with rice and salad. Also had chili chicken, pasta with tomato sauce. Both got the Mediterranean salad. read more

This being our 1st visit as we enjoy trying out new establishments. The teriyaki chicken was out of this world on par with pheasant (filet mignon of chicken) so tender and extremely succulent. The portion was super sized (don't let the pictures fool you). The food is ultra fresh as if it just came off the farm. We will be back!!! Tony and Amy read more

I really can't get enough of this place! For those new to it, they serve chicken with a variety of marinades based on cuisine from around the world. The variety is what keeps me coming back; I keep trying new dishes and being impressed with not only the flavor but also how different each one is from the last! The decision to separate the dish components (chicken, salad, and starch) is very appealing too, since it allows you to eat as you like. Strong recommendation from me. One of the first places in a while where I have regularly cleaned my plate. I hope Gagawa spreads to other places in the US so friends and family can try it! Also, shout out to the manager in the mall; not only has he recognized me each time I came back, he explained a lot about the restaurant when I first arrived. read more

So happy we found this gem. The food was delicious and tasted healthy and fresh. The servers were friendly and attentive and happy to share their knowledge of the dishes on the menu. read more

Ate here recently on a trip to the mall. It was delicious! For $16 I got a very good portion of the cheesy thyme chicken, rice with crispy onions and broccoli slaw,I even had enough to bring home for a second meal. The chicken was tender and the sauce was really good. The broccoli slaw had some cabbage and raisins in it and was lightly dressed with a good crunch. The waitstaff was very nice, explained all the different marinades and flavors for the chicken and answered all of our questions. I would not hesitate to return and try one of the other flavors! read more

The menu is very complex and has soooo many choices! My favorite is the teriyaki chicken. Our waitress Songul was sooo kind and gave us the best experience. This is the best quick delicious easy restaurant if your looking for something quick and casual! read more

My spouse and I had a meal, and I liked the taste of the menu I chose. The atmosphere was nice and clean, and the staff was friendly and attentive. I highly recommend it to everyone. read more

There are few reviews, and it seems like they have some relation to staff or something, because the comments about great service and prices are ridiculous. We went based upon the Yelp score, but did not realize the scam. The prices are just not TERRIBLE, but they are not cheap or even good either. A minimum of $16+ for every main item at a mall food court restaurant is not great. And seriously, why is this a wait-service restaurant? Every entree is the same chicken with a different sauce dumped on it, and every plate is an A, B or C choice. Just let customers order food and pick it up, fast casual, with tables to seat themselves instead. And, Gagawa has a QR scan on the tables, which says you can use it for menu and pay, but this is not accurate. The servers rush you to preempt that - and then you never see that server again. And once they do, if you didn't use the QR to order (which nobody even tells you that you can) you cannot use the internet to pay anymore. You have to find someone to bring you a pay terminal when you are done, and then stare at you and what you choose with a choice of giving them a 22%, 20% or 18% tip, for doing virtually nothing, in a mall food court, on a check that is NOT cheap. So, if you are even just two people, they are likely walking away with a ~$10 tip for doing nothing, and it is costing you at least an additional $10, on top of a $40 check, so ~$50 just for getting something quick in the mall food court. And, the server never even refilled our drinks - not even our waters, checked on our food, timely cleared dishes, or came back at all. And it was apparently that way at multiple tables. That being, said, the chicken itself was incredibly tender and tasty. So, to the owner: lower your prices, get rid of the wait staff model, and you will be fine. Sell even the main entree dishes at $12.99; use a cashier, terminal or app; and give people numbers, or simply have someone drop the order at their table when ready. If you do that, you could have a franchise opportunity for success. read more

Everyone working there is super friendly. Love how welcoming and helpful they are! Restaurant is super clean too

The food was absolutely delicious (the chicken especially) and it was super convenient in Tysons while shopping

Other reviews must be staff or friends. Gagawa is overpriced, has terrible service, unnecessary waiters who expect a 20% tip, and though the chicken is nice and tender, the sauces are not good. And from our attempts, the dragon sauce is spicey, but has no good taste, just burn. And the curry sauce is not even spicey, and has very little taste. And they just pull all these same chunks of chicken and dump a different sauce on it. The waiters do not even refill our drinks, and vanish after being sure they were set in as our server so we could not use the app to pay, and had to pay them like 20% tip - in the mall's food court! Gagawa, get your act together and stop trying to take yourselves as a dining restaurant in the middle of the food court for dishes that simply checkbox selections. read more

Never ever again!!! The food was extremely cold, portions were small, and wasn't tasty at all... its not looking good for the restaurant which is newly opened. read more

The service was not good. I wanted to eat a small portion (kids size) since their sizes were huge and my whole family ordered normal sizes and I usually get kids sized meals wherever I go because I don't like to waste food. So I mean I guess it's fine that they flat out said no, I could not have it. We can over look that. Then we ordered food the server repeated it twice and then proceeded to bring the wrong order, they mixed up all of our orders and when I said this isn't what I ordered they like were trying to argue that they confirmed with us twice and then they ran and got the order slip to show me that they placed ordered right. I was like please read the order before you say one more time that you put in correct and then they realised that the order was put in correct but they gave the kitchen wrong orders and then after arguing 3 times they tried to apologise and by that time I was over it. The food was not good too. I didn't feel too good after eating it. If the food was good I would've literally overlooked the whole service situation but I left disappointed. read more

It's a nice fast casual spot in the mall to checkout something new. I like the variety of options available but for vegetarian friends the options are pretty much sides and appetizers. I got cheesy rosemary chicken with pesto pasta and broccoli slaw. Chicken was creamy, tasty, pesto pasta was good and broccoli slaw was refreshing. My kid got chicken nuggets and ice cream. As per other users, we ordered from QR code but it was annoying as the kids menu option was not available on QR code. It's a little pricey for what it is but was overall good. Chicken nuggets entree only $6.95 and plate $16. The service wasn't a great experience , server was a bit pushy when it came time to order and afterwards not checking on us and didn't even ask about drinks. The setup was weird we walked in and sat at a table ourselves and didn't know until afterwards there was a host supposed to help seat you (because she wasn't up there when we arrived). It was confusing if it's supposed to be more like self serve or not. I would try it again as the food was pretty good! read more