Manpuku Japanese Yakiniku BBQ - Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa, CA · Japanese
Dedicated Wagyu house
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $30 on the menu we read · up to $60
This listing's current published materials advertise Wagyu, but the offering does not meet our full verification standard for provenance. It carries no authenticity badge; undisclosed details remain explicitly unverified.
Why it's listed
Osaka-style yakiniku in Costa Mesa with a dedicated four-cut Japanese A5 Wagyu section (Chuck Rib $60, Chuck Flap $55, Inner Skirt $55, Coullet $52), a separate US Wagyu section, a Kyoto-style dipping Japanese A5 at $45, and a $120 A5 Wagyu omakase. Grade is disclosed but no prefecture, brand or producer is named for any cut.
Authenticity flags
- This restaurant's menu sells items called "US Kobe" - a US Kobe Beef Sashimi at $20, a US Kobe Beef BBQ Bento at $30, and a US Kobe "Sukiyaki" slice at $14. Kobe is a protected Japanese brand from Hyogo Prefecture that only licensed restaurants may sell, and there is no such thing as American Kobe: this operator's own menu lists those items under a heading that reads AMERICAN WAGYU BEEF, so what is being sold is American Wagyu under the Kobe name. Manpuku appears nowhere on the official Kobe Beef Marketing and Distribution Promotion Association registry, which lists 50 California restaurants and so covers this state thoroughly. The Japanese A5 Wagyu section on the same menu is a separate and genuine claim, though no prefecture or brand is named for it.
Wagyu on the menu
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Japanese | Not listed | A5 | Not listed |
Menu rotates This kitchen changes its menu, so the cuts above may vary by night. Confirm with the venue before booking around a particular one.
The experience
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Cuts named on the Wagyu menu
Read from this venue’s quoted evidence, so a listed cut may not be on tonight. What these cuts are
Evidence on file
“JAPANESE A5 WAGYU / A5 Wagyu Chuck Rib $60 / A5 Wagyu Chuck Flap $55 / A5 Wagyu Inner Skirt $55 / A5 Wagyu Coullet $52”
manpuku.takefiveusa.com “US WAGYU BEEF / US Wagyu Filet Mignon (Salt) $40 / US Wagyu Ribeye (BBQ Sauce) $34 / US Wagyu Boneless Short Rib $34”
manpuku.takefiveusa.com “US Kobe "Sukiyaki" (1 Slice) $14; Uni & US Kobe Beef Sashimi (2pcs); US Kobe Beef BBQ Bento $30”
manpuku.takefiveusa.com
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“891 Baker St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 - Daily 5:00 PM - 10:30 PM; Fri, Sat to 11:30 PM”
manpuku.takefiveusa.com
Quoted from the venue's own menu or site. A Wagyu claim on a menu is not the same as documented provenance.
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Common questions
- Does Manpuku Japanese Yakiniku BBQ - Costa Mesa serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 21, 2026. What the menu does not do is say which Wagyu: no prefecture, grade, breed status or producer is published, so the sourcing cannot be checked from outside. That is a gap in what is written down rather than a suggestion that anything is wrong with the beef, and plenty of kitchens buy carefully without printing the details.
- What kind of Wagyu does Manpuku Japanese Yakiniku BBQ - Costa Mesa serve?
- Its menu discloses American and A5 Japanese. Each of those is taken from the venue's own current materials rather than from a review or a listing site, and the evidence behind it is quoted further down this page.
- Why is Manpuku Japanese Yakiniku BBQ - Costa Mesa listed without a Wagyu badge?
- Because a badge here means the sourcing was checked, not that the food is good. This listing is published because the venue genuinely advertises Wagyu on its own current material, and it carries no badge because that material does not say which Wagyu. If the venue publishes the prefecture, grade, breed status or producer, the listing can move.