Having been to Japan the first time when I was 12, it set the bar really high on what quality gourmet food is. Now that I’m in my 30’s I’ve gone to Japan numerous times and have dined 3 Michelin star restaurants but have always dreamed of having Kobe beef in Kobe. I chose this place cause of its high rating on tabelog but it’s the first time it’s let me down. Coming from America it feels like we’ve been brainwashed that “Kobe beef” is some mystical beef that is suppose to be superior in texture, quality and taste. I spent 25000 yen = $173 usd on 165g of premium Kobe beef and it was not worth it. This trip I ate at a bib gourmand teppan in Osaka that was half the price and was way better. This was a Suzuka Formula 1 focused trip and even that race track had way more amazing food than Kobe has to offer. 2000 yen for one stick of Matsusaka beef from a tent was better than this meal. They even had 2800 yen a rice bowl of a4/a5 Kagoshima kuroge from a food truck that way better. The only other time I can say I had Kobe beef in Japan was a shabu shabu from Shibuya square for 6000 yen for A4 and that was amazing. I’ve also had teppan at four seasons Tokyo and Westin Miyako Kyoto where we just ordered middle grade and was way better. I can’t say this meal was terrible but just didn’t live up to my expectations taste and price wise. I feel like this entire trip, this was near the bottom and was probably the most expensive. I did not get 5x-10x satisfaction from the price. The funniest part is I actually had better teppan in Southern California from a Mexican guy cooking.