Kobe Beef “steakhouse Kozai”

Husband and I visited this place since it was close by and my husband has always wanted to try Wagyu beef. He loved it. Says it was definitely the best beef he has ever had. It is pricey obviously but well worth it if you are visiting. He had a Premium Kobe Beef set which came with Corn soup, salad, a drink, the kobe beef, garlic fried rice and some ice cream. I went with something a bit cheaper which was a sirloin steak by itself. Everything was really good (he and I shared the other sides like the corn soup and stuff). I was more of a fan of the corn soup since he doesn 't like corn all that much, salad was a salad but was still good, we had our meats cooked as Medium Rare and it was so smooth and soft. They give you 3 little sauce to dip your meats, a soy sauce, something orange and some salt. Both were delicious! They also cook everything in front of you too minus the soup and salad. The garlic rice was awesome and it was matcha ice cream as the finisher. Really nice and fun and as people who don 't speak or read Japanese, there wasn 't a problem since the menu was Japanese with English below.

Serious props to this two-man show that provided excellent service from making the reservation the night before, to the whole steadily run kitchen operation, to handing us our coats and bowing goodbye when we exited. Came on 11 Feb 2023 and there is only one Chef cooking with the other more focused on service and behind prep. The chef cooks for one group a time and there is such a mastery to his teppanyaki skills: how he handles and cooks the prized Kobe Wagyu, chopping the egg with his spatula, frying the sliced garlic to golden-brown perfection and stir-frying the rice in the end…I felt like he did the ingredients justice and all the food was so satisfactory. There’s an English menu and the chefs know a bit of English too. A very memorable experience in Osaka.

Lovely experience. We tried all three of the highest end cuts, observing the fat and meltyness of each as we worked our way to the A5 Wagyu.

Extremely pleasant experience with a great chef serving us. The food was amazing and well priced. We went for the cheaper lunch special, but it was still amazing in term of both taste and presentation. The restaurant has a really soft and quiet atmosphere with few seatings so it’s really relaxing to watching the chef. Beef quality was amazing with certificates of authenticity that says where it is sourced from. Even the vegetables were cooked really well.

Limited course Kobe beef course is great. The black beef one is not bad at all. Great experience, great staff