Shabu restaurants serving real Kobe beef?

[mr_darcy]

Are there any restaurants in the area serving shabu shabu with real Kobe beef (not the American Kobe)? I've been to Shabu House - it was alright (especially for the price, with the all-you-can-eat-and-drink), but I crave higher quality meat. I did a search but only found three threads (none of which were really relevant).

Thanks!

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Shabu House
5158 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94118

[mr_darcy]

Replying to my own question - I still haven't found one serving real Kobe beef, but I have found one that has meat quality I'm satisfied with - One Pot in Cupertino. Taiwanese-owned - they have an interesting soy milk broth that is worth trying.

[mhuang]

Mainly due to the expense of importing Japanese Kobe Beef, it's very unlikely that you'll find any shabu shabu places using real Kobe beef in this area -- most of the time the Kobe Beef advertised on the menus at restaurants is either American or Australian Wagyu.

[wolfe]

Perhaps Ozumo will get go closer to your ideal shabu-shabu. It's not Kobe but it's $42.
Shacho's Shabu-Shabu washu rib-eye with a daikon radish ponzu dipping sauce, swished through a simmering pot of aka miso-dashi broth
Just wondering if that boiling broth doesn't somehow diminish the effect of all that beautiful fat and whether a restaurant would want to start a Kobe just for you*.
http://brentwoodtradinggroup.com/kobe...
* Sorry old joke about an elephant sandwich.

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Ozumo
2251 Broadway Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612