I went to this extremely, extremely reputable high-end Japanese restaurant here in the states (won't mention the name). But let's say that this restaurant is extremely famous, and it is a very expensive japanese restaurant with a very famous japanese chef.

I ordered the MOST expensive beef on the menu. Wagyu beef, $80 for 12 ounces. No sides, nothing. Just $80 for a slab of meat. It came out on a sizzling hot platter.

I was open-minded enough to try this again, just to really see, and I was hoping that it would be delicious, divine, and delectable. I was hoping that it would blow my mind away with incredible flavor and taste. After all, it was an $80 piece of meat!

I cut into it and ate it. It was laden with fat on the edge. The meat was good, but not worth $80. It was basically fatty steak. Good if you like fatty steak, but certainly not mind-blowing steak. Add in tax & tip, and it was a $100 steak. NOT worth it. Totally NOT worth it. Total waste of money.

Is the steak better than safeway steak? Of course. My safeway steak costs me $5 to $8 with safeway clubcard on sale. The Wagyu is almost 20 times as expensive. Is it 20 times as good? No way. It's definitely better, but it's not 20 times better. I'll stick to my safeway steak on the grill. It's cheaper, less fatty, and I don't have to wait weeks for a reservation.

I've tried Wagyu so many times now, and I still think it's over-rated.