Originally Posted by obscure2k

Vicente Foods in Southern California (zip 90049) sells the real deal: Wagyu Beef @ $160.00 per pound. They even do occasional tastings. This is the same beef which is featured at Cut, the Wolfgang Puck steakhouse in Beverly Hills (they charge $160 for 8 oz's). I have spoken to the reps from the Waygu Steaks and they say that this beef is only sold in SoCal at Vicente Foods and served at Cut and Melisse. I specifically asked about Japanese beef sold on Sawtelle Blvd in Japanese markets and was told that the beef sold as "Kobe" or Wagyu" was, in fact, Japanese-American hybrid beef.