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Wakkoqu

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😐 Teppanyaki was described by Abroad in Japanas a sort of artwork. Watching your persons all chef so delicately get to work on whatever they’re cooking. That’s why I decided to visit Wakkoqu. Now this is extremely privileged of me to say, but some of the magic of wagyu has worn off on me. Last time I... People often mention beef, Kobe, rice, restaurant, chef, meal, experience, good, garlic, meat,


Address

Japan, 〒650-0011 Hyogo, Chuo Ward, Nakayamatedori, 1 Chome−22−13 ヒルサイドテラス1F

Website

www.wakkoqu.com

Contact

+81 78-222-0678

Price rating

$$$ $

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (451 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 12 to 9 pm
  • Thursday: 12 to 9 pm
  • Friday: (The Emperor's Birthday), 12 to 9 pm, Hours might differ
  • Saturday: 12 to 9 pm
  • Sunday: 12 to 9 pm
  • Monday: 12 to 9 pm
  • Tuesday: 12 to 9 pm

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  • 3/5 Corey 11 months ago on Google
    Teppanyaki was described by Abroad in Japanas a sort of artwork. Watching your persons all chef so delicately get to work on whatever they’re cooking. That’s why I decided to visit Wakkoqu. Now this is extremely privileged of me to say, but some of the magic of wagyu has worn off on me. Last time I was here was the first time I ever had wagyu and I’ve since had a lot. Don’t get me wrong. The food was prepared beautifully. But I to admit that wagyu doesn’t feel as rare or coveted as it did a few years back. Regardless of, I still highly recommend giving Kobe beef a shot, but there are plenty other restaurants I’d like to have given a shot at instead. Unfortunately some dishes in the course were a miss. But the Kobe was amazing nonetheless. Dishes ordered: - Kobe Tenderloin 200g Course
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Foodie M. 9 months ago on Google • 82 reviews
    The Kobe beef tour is one of our most anticipated itineraries, but this place did not meet our expectations, and it can even be said to be disappointing. The chef was frying the steaks in front of us. He knew how fast we were eating, but he didn't wait for us to finish eating and didn't want to stop for us to take pictures. He quickly finished all the dishes. As for the meat, I don’t think I was moved by Kobe beef for the first time. At best, it can only be said to be delicious, but it is by no means amazing. We spent nearly 20,000 yen alone, but we don’t think it’s worth the price. I think another important part is that the store is not willing to have much communication with customers, but just finish things routinely. As a customer, there is no moving service while the meal is ordinary. Will make me want to come back or recommend to others.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Vera H. 4 years ago on Google
    Reserved 3 seats a little over a week before the dinner date. The seats were almost full when we went, but not too hard to book comparing to other places. From reservation to dining, it’s very foreigner-friendly. They have multilingual reservation site and menus. Staff would try explain things in English to you throughout the dinner. The head shop just has beautiful interior and ambience. Ordered A4 and A5 Kobe beef course. Service was superb. Appetizers tasted way better than they look on pics. Most courses come with 200g Kobe beef (most other restaurants have only 120-150g), so great value. We were really really full after the whole course. A young chef served us. He definitely needs some improvement on his skills. We could tell he was a little nervous and an older chef was guiding him on the side when he cooked. But overall the experience was enjoyable. Hopefully he will improve over time through practices.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Tommy C. 9 months ago on Google • 549 reviews
    I had the lunch course and I thought it was decent but I didn't think it was anything special. You get a slab of certified Tajima sirloin, grilled veggies, soup and salad, rice with a side of pickles, ice cream and coffee to end the meal. The beef was good but I think Kobe beef in general is a little overrated. Maybe I've been soiled but I've found other wagyu beef like Miyazaki to be way better. Kobe is not as flavorful or tender. What you do get here is a show. The chef prepares it in front of you on a grill and portions everything amongst your group. It was a fun experience and worth trying if you never had teppanyaki before. This location looks very old and has the old school ambiance.

  • 5/5 Paige S. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing quality, delicious meals, efficient service, and kind staff! Wonderful experience for This is a small restaurant, so if you can make a reservation, but around 2pm they weren’t too busy. Restrooms are clean, just like the restaurant. Bibs are provided, the Asian people in the restaurant actually wore them too. Wet towel for cleaning your hands is a great touch. The garlic is cooked first, then salmon and salad. All are very good, I saved some garlic for the Kobe beef and it was a delicious pairing. The vegetables were cooked nicely, even tried some new ones, and cold ones come out as well. There are sauces on the side they suggest you dip it in, but it was all so good I didn’t care too much for it. My husband loved adding the hot mustard to his veggies. The meat is cooked to your liking, we did medium rare and it was spot on. They did cook medium for another member of our party and he was satisfied. I think my husband should have gotten the $156 meal by himself instead of sharing, we really enjoyed it! The fried rice was AMAZING. Must try it! Tea and coffee are served after the meal, really great. The soda was about $6USD, so that can help you gauge pricing for this restaurant, it is spendy but worth it.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Allan 9 months ago on Google • 39 reviews
    Very quiet and private restaurant with superb A5 wagyu. Off the main bustling street so there was no one there when we went at 8pm. Not absurdly expensive but well worth it for quality Kobe beef
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Keng T. 4 months ago on Google • 16 reviews
    Book in advance! A very pleasant experience. Staff were very considerate and accommodating for non-native Japanese speakers. Our smoked salmon appetizer was a great start to the meal. The Kobe beef was excellent and cooked exactly as requested. Lots of flavor and different options! I would also recommend the garlic fried rice as a side option it was very tasty! Plenty of vegetables come with the meal, and the whole experience pairs nicely together using all of the meat. The chestnut ice cream was very good, as was the sherbert. Paired off with a coffee or tea, it was a very enjoyable experience from start to finish.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joe K. 6 months ago on Google • 10 reviews
    A comfortable and relaxing atmosphere - I had the larger lunch set and everything was delicious. The beef was perfectly cooked, and gave new meaning to 'melt in your mouth!' It was my first Kobe beef experience and it totally lived up to the hype. The garlic fried rice was pretty good, but I am not sure it's worth the upgrade given how flavourful all the accompaniments with the rice where. A great place for a quiet treat-yourself-lunch when traveling in Kobe.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Rong Z. 2 months ago on Google • 4 reviews New
    Average beef prepared by chef with apprentice like skills. Extremely overpriced. Do not be fooled by the high rating on google! The restaurant itself was quite dirty, the walls were imbued with oil and the air completely smelled like oil - not sure why they didn’t run the exhausts or maybe the exhausts didn’t work very well. Interior is decorated in a “vintage western” vibe but felt old and dingy. The chef was not very skilled at his craft, dropping the ingredients several times. The beef is OK, nothing special - there is a reason Kobe beef is more known outside of Japan than within. Only foreigners in the restaurant which is another red flag. Service of the waitstaff was acceptable.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Harvey L. 4 years ago on Google • 107 reviews
    I had the A5 Kobe tenderloin dinner set. It was a fantastic meal. The steak was superb, tender and flavorful. Smoked salmon appetizer, salad, and garlic fried rice were all really good. Chef was friendly and informative too. You definitely pay for it though. I still can't decide if it's worth the price.

  • 4/5 Aidan 1 year ago on Google • 98 reviews
    It was alright. Service was good. The steak looks big but after slicing all the fats and the meat surrounding the eye, there wasnt much left. The fats and the side-meat were sliced into small pieces and put into the garlic fried rice which we paid extra to switch out the white rice. Salad was fresh. This is not the restaurant's issue but Kobe beef is a bit overrated as at that fat content, you could no longer taste the juiciness and the meatiness. Instead, the sheer amount of oil is a bit too much to handle and its too greasy, maybe because we only did medium rare which we probably should have gone for medium. Overall, pretty good teppanyaki experience while at a reasonable price for a Kobe beef course.

  • 5/5 Alessandro F. 4 months ago on Google • 21 reviews
    We booked this restaurant in advance and it was worth it. The Kobe Beef was amazing and the chef prepared it before us and was very friendly. The service was very good and the level of english was good for non native speakers.

  • 5/5 Peter C. 8 months ago on Google • 13 reviews
    Reservations are a must…I saw several walk ins turned away as I suspect they put on as many chefs as needed for the bookings made. Authentic Kobe beef (look for the gold cow trophy and a chrysanthemum emblem on the meat if in doubt). Cooked to perfection by your chef on a teppanyaki hot plate. Choose your cut, grade of Kobe beef and make sure to order the garlic rice. Simple steak and vegetables with rice cooked really well and some of the most amazing steak you will taste…. Not crazy expensive and worth it!

  • 5/5 Marius L. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing Kobe beef and presentation by the chef. The beef was the best i ever had and the service was on top. We had the special Kobe sirloin and tenderloin. Would absolutly recomend if you want to try Kobe beef a5 10 rating beef.

  • 5/5 Anna S. 1 year ago on Google
    The most amazing beef I've ever had. Better to call it beef "butter"! We had a party of 7 and the crew was very accommodating. Service was wonderful. They cook the food according to how fast you eat so nothing gets cold. The appetizer, beef, and veggies were all so delicious. Highly recommend.

  • 5/5 olive s. 1 year ago on Google
    I go there everything in Kobe. A lovely small teppanyaki restaurant. I suggest a set lunch menu if you don't want to spend too much. It's around ¥6000-7000. Service still the same.

  • 5/5 Heroko Yihe Z. 1 year ago on Google
    Lunch is a good deal - but I got the A5 dinner set - considering I only have so many opportunities to eat Kobe beef in Kobe I can handle a lot of fat in my food, but this is the next level - tasty for sure I recommend to skip your previous and next meal for more enjoyment Great service - wish they have home made tea/coffee rather than bottled ones

  • 4/5 Tunyaporn K. 5 years ago on Google
    Teppanyaki Kobe beef. I had Wakkoqu lunch set which is 150g Tajima surloin beef for around ¥6500. My personal preference is yakiniku so this is not my thing but the quality is considerably nice (so may be if you always enjoy yakiniku, you might not be so thrill when having teppanyaki other than the show). Plus, this restaurant is super travelers friendly. They have English menu, English-speaking staffs and online reservations.

  • 4/5 Steven L. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent service and presentation from the chef. I went for the lunch special, and the A4 Kobe beef was great. It’s a very thin filet, so you may want to choose rare over medium-rare. Only negative was that they tack on a surprise 10% service fee at the end. Just add it to the price upfront like every other restaurant in Japan!

  • 5/5 Alexa S. 5 years ago on Google
    Omg, where to begin with this meal. I will make a trip here for this experience every time I am in Japan. The chef was absolutely incredible as was every course of our meal. The A5 Kobe beef was cooked in its own fat and so amazing. The fried rice was delicious and so was everything else. This restaurant is a MUST GO. Please do yourself a favor and make the trip for the experience and delicious food. You cannot miss this meal!

  • 5/5 Spencer S. 4 years ago on Google
    What an incredible experience. The restaurant only has 7 grill spots and is very small. It is outside of the touristy "steak zone" where huge signs and employees try to hound you inside. Wakkoqu is nestled in a small building with a simple entrance and nothing fancy. From traveling I know that pictures outside on the street are a bad sign. Good food and word of mouth will bring people in without issue. The restaurant had 3 grills filled with people and we headed in without issue at 130 on a Tuesday with reservation. The lunch menu special is A4! Only the top left and bottom left are actually A5 Kobe. They are very straightforward about prices and grades and speak "Ok" English but not a lot. They have bathrooms in the back that are clean and high quality. I went as a group of 4 and we had the A5 tenderloin (tall round cut) and sirloin (traditional marbled "slab"). I reccomend them both as they taste completely different. We split and shared them. Beware the A5 expense. With a single beer and single sake, with 4 portions of beef fried rice, the total for 4 people was roughly $390 US dollars. For A5, if you split 1 dish per 2 people, it should be $100 per person. They do take all major credit cards with no issue including our Amex and Chase Sapphire. It is NOT cash only. Tipping is not required as this is Japan. Phew, on to the food. The chef starts with your meat displayed proudly on a wood stand so you can see the beautiful marbling. The first thing on the grill is the thinly sliced garlic you will later eat with your steak. After the garlic crisps up the meat goes on for the first session of deliciousness. They put salt, pepper, hot mustard, soy sauce and ponzu to dip your steak in, they reccomend dipping into soy sauce that had hot mustard mixed in. I tried some with only salt, some with garlic, some in soy, etc. The chefs will guide you but feel free to play around. The vegetables, tofu, and sides are delicious but aren't really the star here. The steak, both tenderloin and sirloin are incredible. The A5 does indeed melt in your mouth and just explodes with flavor after adding salt and soy. A slice of garlic on top just blows the mind. The chef will trim the sirloin and save the fat and some other bits to make fried rice. He adds perfectly minced carrots, mushrooms, chives, and a few other vegetables. No American style egg is added. The clear rendered beef fat makes the mouth feel of the rice something that I've never experienced before. You NEED to try the fried rice. It is only 10 dollars per person. The meal was finished with some absolutly amazing coffee and tea with ice cold cream resulting in the wonderful pictures. The only thing I'll knock them for is pretty crazy drink prices. 7 dollars for a Coke is a bit much but a minor quibble for a meal so grand. If you are visiting Kobe, make a reservation a few days or even a week in advance. You can call and they do speak English. Everything was absolutly amazing although expensive. Stay away from the tourist traps on the main mall and small odd side streets with someone outside. That shows they don't have the reputation to have steady business.

  • 5/5 Namdev S. 4 years ago on Google
    It’s very easy to find Kobe beef in Kobe. Finding a full service restaurant with value for money meat is not so easy. This place is not cheap. It’s about 12-30K per person (not including alcohol). To note they will give you 2 salads + 1 soup prior to the beef. With the beef steak comes grilled vegetables and konyaku. The quality of meat is superb. They display it on a plate prior to cooking it so you can appreciate the marbling. I had mine medium-rare and it was perfect. Lovely place with great staff and environment.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery

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