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  • First bite of Wagyu.

  • Oh my god.

  • I literally have tears forming.

  • Hey guys, it's Mike Chen.

  • Now, last time I was in Japan

  • of all the delicious things I ate

  • the one thing that left the biggest impression

  • is my meal in Kobe.

  • The A5 wagyu Kobe beef.

  • I mean, I still think about it everyday like

  • every single day I think I dedicate at least 30 minutes

  • just daydreaming and thinking back about my meal

  • that deliciously tender, melty beef.

  • But the thing is, that thing is not cheap.

  • Now I always thought that, "Wouldn't it be great if there was a place

  • that serves Kobe beef, but all you can eat."

  • Because the two things I love,

  • Kobe beef and all-you-can-eat buffets.

  • So this when I was coming to Tokyo, I researched around.

  • Now, there's no way there's a place that's gonna serve you all-you-can-eat Kobe steak.

  • They'd go out of business in a day.

  • Especially if I'm going there.

  • But I did find a place that served

  • all-you-can-eat A5 Wagyu.

  • That's good enough for me. Let's go!

  • They're gonna bring all these meats on this menu,

  • and this whole thing is ¥6200.

  • So about 60 bucks and this is all, A5 Wagyu.

  • So you get beef tongue, short ribs, roast,

  • aitchbone, beef rib roast, rib finger meat

  • tender meat from around the shoulder, couple of beef loins

  • beef shoulder, superior Galbi

  • and then you got a pork short rib, pork belly and chicken thigh

  • which honestly, I don't want it.

  • I think those are filler dishes.

  • They're trying to get you to eat that more,

  • so you wouldn't touch the A5 as much.

  • This is the plate of beef that they bring out to you.

  • 12 different types of meat,

  • and well it's not labelled in English

  • but I can read some of the characters.

  • So you can see the pork and chicken here.

  • And the rest, you can see this is A5

  • Kuroge beef, and Kuroge beef.

  • So just really quick about the meat.

  • Wagyu (和牛) literally means, 'Japanese cattle'.

  • And A5 is the highest possible quality of Japanese cattle.

  • Kuroge (黒毛) is actually a category that includes meats from Kobe.

  • And Kuroge applies to the black cattle

  • which is really the only breed that can reach the A5 top quality beef.

  • And that is identifiable by, look at this.

  • Do you guys see the crazy marbling that's on each piece of this beef.

  • I'll just ignore the pork and chicken, I don't even know why that's there.

  • It's like something invited Dustin Diamond to the cast of The Avenger's party.

  • But look at this, you guys see the crazy, crazy marbling.

  • And it looks like it's almost like half marbling and half lean meat.

  • That.

  • That is what makes A5 so incredibly special.

  • The other thing about this place is that I only have 90 minutes to eat as much as I can.

  • So once I finish this plate of meat,

  • I can start ordering these two at a time.

  • And guys, time is ticking away.

  • I gotta start.

  • First thing I'm gonna start with, this is from the shoulder,

  • this is the shoulder meat.

  • And for grilling, there's charcoal.

  • These, you don't want to cook them too much.

  • This looks more of a leaner cut.

  • Think this is pretty good.

  • Soy sauce.

  • First bite of Wagyu.

  • Oh my god.

  • Now I'm back in Japan.

  • I literally have tears forming right now,

  • from that one simple, little bite.

  • No steak I've ever in my life had outside of Japan,

  • comes even close to comparing with A5 Wagyu.

  • If you want something that literally melts in your mouth,

  • I mean a lot of people say, "Oh yeah my steak melts in your mouth!"

  • No, no, no, no.

  • You want something that literally goes into your mouth,

  • and dissolves into pure, flavourful bliss.

  • This is what you get, when you come to Japan.

  • Next piece, this is the roast.

  • Look at the marbling on this baby!

  • This is about 60% fat.

  • You see all the beautiful patterns?

  • This is what I call a masterpiece.

  • I'd rather hang like this something up in my living room,

  • rather than the Mona Lisa. I kid you not.

  • I mean come on! You can't eat a painting!

  • Oh, this might be I think one of the best...

  • best pieces.

  • And just to maximise time, I'm gonna put down a bunch of meats.

  • Because, each piece is gonna cook in a couple minutes.

  • It's all about time management here.

  • You gotta get all you can in that 90 minute period.

  • I think this is the loin.

  • Believe these are the short ribs.

  • And the rib finger meat.

  • The beef is just, rendering in its own fat.

  • Look at that! You see all the fat kind of dissipating.

  • All that juice is just seeping into the meat itself.

  • This piece is definitely done.

  • Give it just a bit of salt.

  • This is my preferred way of eating this.

  • The juiciest steak, you could ever have.

  • Look how much fat is on this one! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • I might've overcooked it a bit.

  • I apologize HUGELY for that.

  • Again, a little bit of salt.

  • [muffled] Oh my god.

  • That was my favourite piece so far.

  • There was still a lot of fat on that piece of meat. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • And the difference when there's more fat on the meat is that,

  • you get such a beautiful, char-grilled flavour in your mouth. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • There's almost too much for me to handle right now.

  • Like, this is almost getting too much.

  • Let's just keep eating!

  • Even really lean cuts of meat,

  • it's just the most juicy thing you will ever have.

  • Alright, this is the little beef finger.

  • I'm thinking this is gonna be a little chewy,

  • but I can see a lot of fat on this piece of meat. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • That was amazing.

  • Now it's all getting messed, I don't even know what's what anymore.

  • They all taste so good.

  • But there was a couple of pieces.

  • The first piece I ate, I think it was the roast.

  • That one is my favorite so far.

  • This is supposed to be the superior Galbi.

  • I'm gonna eat all this, I only have this much left.

  • I'm gonna reorder everything,

  • and tell you guys what's the best cut of meat here

  • so you don't waste your time next time.

  • I just gotta get through this first which,

  • is going to be the biggest pleasure ever.

  • I'll tell you right now, besides the chicken and pork belly.

  • Not a bad cut of meat on this plate.

  • Not a single, bad cut of meat.

  • This is the beef tongue. This is gonna cook in like a second.

  • This is so thin, and it's probably the leanest meat on this plate.

  • And it might not be my favorite because I want some fat on my meats. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • The tongue, it's got an especially nice crunch to it.

  • Although it's not as fatty and juicy as I like,

  • it's got good flavour.

  • This is a few hundred dollars of beef going down the hatch.

  • This is so ridiculous.

  • Whatever I just ate, that was a beef cloud.

  • If beef clouds exist, I just ate it.

  • Alright I'm not happy about this but,

  • gotta cook the chicken and the pork. These filler meats.

  • If they think filler meats can deter my stomach,

  • they got another thing coming. Especially that chicken.

  • I mean, pork belly? I like pork belly.

  • But the chicken?

  • It really has no place to be on the same grill as A5 Wagyu.

  • Like how dare you be in the proximity of meat royalty.

  • Alright I just had so much meat and fat that,

  • I got to eat a little vegetables.

  • Just hit the reset button, you know?

  • Pork belly is good. It's fatty.

  • Really nice, clean flavor. It's juicy and delicious.

  • It's soaked up all the delicious smoke from the charcoal.

  • Under normal circumstances, I would enjoy the pork belly.

  • But not today!

  • It's all about the Wagyu today.

  • And anything that stands between me and Wagyu right now is my enemy.

  • All right, so I started ordering the second round.

  • I got short rib and roast, but the bad thing is I'm filming so it's slow.

  • So I only got 30 minutes left!

  • Short rib and roast.

  • I think the short rib is what I loved the most on the last round,

  • Look at the fat that's on the thing!

  • Look how fatty this is! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • Compared to the roast which is already so marbled it can be carved into a statue.

  • The roast is just, ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) so good.

  • Oh, I think this piece is gonna be glorious.

  • Alright, this needs to go on NOW.

  • I've been eyeing this piece of roast.

  • Roast,

  • I think is the number one thing here.

  • The roast with the extra fat. This is life changing guys.

  • You bit into that, it's like a fatty sponge. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • All that juice just leaks out on the first bite

  • The beef short rib is good,

  • can't compete with the roast.

  • The short rib is leaner,

  • so ridiculously juicy.

  • But the roast is where it's at.

  • OK guys, so originally we had 90 minutes in here.

  • But 90 minutes is like, you have to get out at 90 minutes.

  • So it's only been an hour,

  • and they told us that our last order has to be put in within the first hour.

  • So I thought I had 30 more minutes

  • but in reality, I don't.

  • So I have only was able to get two more re-orders.

  • So if you guys come here and I recommend that you do,

  • because this is one of the most amazing all-you-can-eat experiences I've ever had in my life

  • and I have plenty.

  • You guys need to go to town.

  • You guys need to put every single piece of meat on that grill,

  • right from the beginning. Don't worry what it is.

  • Put it all on there, eat it and then just start ordering more.

  • That's the strategy.

  • My last order is this.

  • Some beef rib roast, and then the aitchbone.

  • The aitchbone, it's a little leaner.

  • I think I'm gonna love the beef rib roast.

  • Get that.

  • Come here, beef rib roast. Get it.

  • Get a lot of it, you guys are gonna be really happy.

  • The aitchbone looks like a much more leaner cut of meat.

  • [muffled] Get that too! Oh my god.

  • It's leaner, but holy cow. Yes pun intended, that's juicy.

  • Also, they gave me a couple of beef sushi.

  • I don't really eat raw stuff. So, on the grill it goes!

  • There it is.

  • I'm just gonna keep this here.

  • That looks like good meat right there.

  • Alright, that's cooked. Gonna put it back on my sushi.

  • A bit of wasabi.

  • That was awesome.

  • My last beef.

  • Finally, you get these little matcha ice cream cubes.

  • Which are absolutely delightful!

  • All right, they kind of really just rushed me out of there.

  • So let me tell you guys what I thought about that place.

  • Another good thing, beef. Absolutely fantastic.

  • Was it worth the 62 dollars I paid?

  • 100 percent, I mean.

  • There's no way I could have bought that much beef with 62 dollars,

  • anywhere else. A5 wagyu? Not a chance.

  • What I did not like is that although they told me I got 90 minutes,

  • the last order of beef had to be made within 60 minutes.

  • I was done eating and still had 15 minutes where I just sat around and had no food.

  • Like that's not right. You trying to get people out of there?

  • I understand that we're getting the heck out of their A5.

  • But cutting the steak of at an hour?

  • That's a bit shady.

  • With that said, would I go back?

  • Yes, because I still think it's worth it.

  • I still think that if you guys know you only have an hour,

  • you could really do some damage at that place.

  • Now, if you go.

  • My advice to you is that, this is not a place for talking.

  • This is not a place for talking.

  • It's not a place for socializing.

  • You just go in there and you just slam down the A5 wagyu.

  • That's all you do. Don't talk. Don't socialize. Stay off your phones.

  • I mean take a couple of Instagram photos then just concentrate on eating.

  • There were a couple of all-you-can-eat A5 places that I narrowed it down to

  • and this was one of them and this is the cheaper option.

  • There's another one actually down the street that I also want to try out.

  • That one is almost double the price,

  • and I really didn't know which one to go to

  • so I went to this one because it seemed like they had similar cuts of meat.

  • But I'm also gonna go that one, try it out and let you guys know

  • which one is more worth it? Which one is better value?

  • Which one you should go to?

  • All right. Let's go. Location number two.

  • Let's go see how it is.

  • So I'm on my way to the second all-you-can-eat A5 wagyu place,

  • and this place is called Ginza Steak.

  • So of course, I'm in Ginza right now.

  • And this video, I'm just gonna tell you guys.

  • Is changing as we speak because originally where this was supposed to be was,

  • I found an all-you-can-eat A5 wagyu place, that was supposed to be it.

  • Supposed to go there, eat. Have a good time.

  • But then I find this Ginza steak place that charges around,

  • $90 for an all-you-can-eat wagyu meal,

  • And they let you eat for two hours.

  • And the biggest difference between this place in the last place is that

  • this place, it's teppan. So they cook everything in front of you.

  • And it's not going to be thin slices of meat.

  • So the first all-you-can-eat wagyu place is yakiniku style,

  • which you grill yourself.

  • And this place they do it infront of you, and I can see the steaks now.

  • The steaks look much thicker meaning,

  • probably a lot juicier.

  • So this is the course menu I got.

  • A5 roast beef, white asparagus with jelly.

  • Oysters.

  • Kuroge wagyu

  • Wagyu Shimohuri and Akami Teppan Steak.

  • Basically, what shimohuri is. It's more of a fatty piece of steak.

  • And Akami is more of a lean piece of steak.

  • And then they got corned beef rice, beef soup.

  • And, apple compote?

  • Look at the marbling on this steak.

  • Insanely excited.

  • I can eat A5 wagyu every single day for the rest of my life,

  • And feel completely awesome.

  • The juice of the wagyu, that just drives my life.

  • I love it when restaurants give you aprons, especially at a steak place.

  • It just means they give you permission, to go all barbaric on the steak.

  • White asparagus with jelly. A5 roast beef.

  • I don't know what jelly this is.

  • This might be the first time I've had jelly, with beef.

  • But hey, you know what? This could be really good.

  • That's a little stomach filling.

  • White asparagus is really,

  • really mushy.

  • Beef's got a really good flavour.

  • My second piece.

  • The first time I've ever had A5 beef, cold.

  • And, man. That beef is juicy.

  • The second course,

  • potage of taro. Scent of botargo.

  • Alright, so this is what arrived for course two.

  • It's some kind of taro soup.

  • Tastes kind of like a potato soup. Not too flavourful.

  • But not bad.

  • Now I get the oysters are just fillers, but these look darn good.

  • All right,

  • I had fresh oyster.

  • So this is the roast, and the roast is just like yesterday.

  • It has more fat.

  • And this is cooked I think, medium well.

  • Usually this might be a little too much but,

  • A5 wagyu. There's so much marbling that cooking it to this temperature. Is actually OK.

  • This is the fillet so it's a lot more lean.

  • Kuroge A5.

  • Oh my god.

  • This is lean fillet, I mean it's just salt and pepper.

  • And the Japanese eat it by giving it a little bit of wasabi.

  • Oh my god.

  • You know I'm so happy.

  • One is that, I've gotten to eat this beautiful wagyu

  • that's already made my year.

  • And this is the roast. Look how much fat. How much fat content is in the roast.

  • Look at that! This is going to be, so bloody amazing.

  • Let's go with a little wasabi. It's not really strong wasabi.

  • I'm losing my mind right now.

  • If you guys like fat, I mean this is not for everybody.

  • If you like a fatty piece of beef.

  • And you know I do. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • Go for the roast.

  • I barely have to chew it.

  • It's just so, ridiculously juicy.

  • Even though it's cooked medium, medium-well.

  • I mean that juice is just everywhere.

  • It's a flood.

  • Like just floods your mouth every bite you take.

  • And sends you to beef heaven and back and there again.

  • And we haven't even gotten to the best cuts of steak yet.

  • Oh, oh, hang on. It's gonna get a lot better.

  • This is a fatter piece of wagyu.

  • You can see all the marbling like even after it's cooked.

  • You see all that right there?

  • That's the stuff that's gonna dissolve on your tongue when you put this in your mouth.

  • Especially top quality wagyu.

  • It will be the juiciest steak you will ever have in your life.

  • I'm thinking it's about 60% marbling. 60% fat.

  • That cut is actually far superior to the Kuroge which I just had.

  • Unless you guys have had this, you won't understand is how crazy this tastes.

  • Literally, I'm not even exaggerating a little bit.

  • I am chewing,

  • half of my mouth is just filling up with juice.

  • And you want it to be filling up with juice because,

  • all the aroma. The fatty, beautiful, beefy flavor.

  • It just goes everywhere when you take your first bite.

  • This is the magic of wagyu, it does some kind of crazy wizardry.

  • I think it's a Hogwarts or something, I'm not really sure.

  • But it's able to perform some magic after the first bite.

  • But it's OK. It's all good magic. Good, delicious magic.

  • None of that evil stuff.

  • Here's a savior right now. Let me show you.

  • This raw onion. This is gonna be your best friend.

  • Resets your palette.

  • Garlic chipped and the pepper? This is fantastic seasoning for the steak.

  • Oh that pepper!

  • That just makes that beautiful beefy flavor more pronounced.

  • This cut here is the shimohuri, which is the fatter cut of A5 wagyu.

  • And this is cooked a little less.

  • Beautiful, beautiful, bootyful pink in the middle.

  • Oh! That beefy flavor is really pronounced with a lean cut of beef.

  • I mean, this thing?

  • What's ridiculous?

  • I kid you guys not cause I eat a lot of steaks in the US.

  • A lean cut of A5 wagyu tastes better

  • than any steak I've ever had in the US.

  • Period.

  • More tender, more flavorful, more beefy.

  • And each bite, just makes you crave for more.

  • Get it? Get it? Moor®?

  • But I'm serious, the beefy flavor of the steak is so incredibly intense.

  • And it's not overwhelming at all. It's a clean beef flavor that-

  • you can just keep eating and eating.

  • Oh my god,

  • the juice coming out of that steak.

  • It's like the greatest beef stock you could ever imagine.

  • And it's all just like permeating in your mouth.

  • This is the akami steak as you can tell.

  • Lot leaner,

  • still tender though.

  • I'm still assuming this is gonna be a little less melty, maybe more beefy flavor.

  • I feel like I like the akami,

  • slightly more.

  • There's got a much bigger beef flavor, and you can eat more of it.

  • Because it's not overwhelming you with the juice.

  • Start with a shimohuri and with the akami.

  • And just keep going with the akami.

  • That's how I gonna get your value here.

  • Keep shoving those onions your mouth.

  • Alright this is like my fifth helping of steak.

  • The akami and shimohuri. You guys can see the different side by side, right?

  • You can see the marbling that's running through the shimohuri right here.

  • It's like a fatty river.

  • I probably have upwards of close to 30 ounces of steak tonight.

  • I think I should stop before I begin to sweat meat.

  • It's just so hard to stop because,

  • it is just so seriously good.

  • I learned that a bite of shimohuri and then a bite of akami, then a bite of onions.

  • Is the perfect formula to keep the steak night going.

  • They're trying to force me out of like one hour in.

  • Although they promised an hour and a half.

  • This place, they're urging to you more steak

  • Isn't this just the most beautiful piece of steak?

  • You guys look? This is a lean piece of meat.

  • Look how my chopsticks is denting than meat right now. Look at this!

  • My chopsticks is like bruising the beef even by just gently poking it.

  • Alright, my last few bites.

  • I'm both sad,

  • and kind of relieved at the same time.

  • All right, so good.

  • I want that butter-like steak to just kind of stay with me. Just a little while longer.

  • We have to part our own ways. It's a bittersweet farewell.

  • I won't see each other again till, I come back to this country

  • That's why long distance relationships are so difficult.

  • And for some reason I feel like in this relationship, it's pretty one-sided

  • So this is the corn beef over rice. Broth beef rice soup

  • This is so good. This rice soup?

  • Oh man, first of all, their wasabi is great.

  • Really great dining experience here.

  • Apple compote and looks like vanilla ice cream.

  • You need to have an ice cream.

  • It is a great way, to wrap up a great steak day.

  • Which today, 100% was.

  • So just comparing the last two all-you-can-eat Wagyu places,

  • the first place definitely beats this place in variety.

  • There are a lot more different cuts of meats.

  • It was a lot thinner, so you can taste a lot more and you fill up a lot slower.

  • Of course, the bad thing is you only got an hour to chow down on steaks.

  • So you can't talk. All you can do is eat beef for an hour.

  • By the way, I didn't really eat as much as I could have.

  • And I wish I did because and it tastes really good.

  • So you guys go definitely get some beef revenge for me. Okay?

  • Also, it depends on what kind of cuts of steak you like.

  • Here, you're gonna get more traditional actual cuts of steak.

  • Like you would at a typical steak house.

  • Of course the pro for the first place is, $60 compared to the almost $100 here.

  • But the same time here, you're not rushed. You can actually enjoy your meal.

  • And all the courses they offer. They offer seafood, they offer dessert, the soup.

  • Everything is quality, everything is delicious.

  • And the steak itself out of this world.

  • If you want to do something that's pretty economical,

  • you get a taste of a lot of different cuts of meat. Definitely the first place.

  • If you want to actually enjoy your dining experience, this is where you go.

  • And also let me clarify. The first place, they don't kick you out after an hour

  • They stop serving at you beef after an hour,

  • you can stay for the full 90 minutes, but without beef it's like

  • you know staying for the credits after a movie.

  • As lways all the places I went to is listed for you in my description box below.

  • Also, if you have not definitely follow me on Instagram.

  • Where you are gonna get a lot more exclusive photos and videos on food I'm eating.

  • And you can see where I am in real time.

  • All that information is listed for you my description box below.

  • Thank you so much for watching until we eat again. See you later.

First bite of Wagyu.

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