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Lucky Mizu
Los Angeles, CA · Japanese / Shabu-Shabu / Sushi
Tier 2 · Provenance-Transparent
Why it's listed
Lucky Mizu is a rooftop shabu-shabu and seiro-mushi house on the Level 8 dining floor atop the Moxy and AC hotels in Downtown Los Angeles. Diners build a hot pot from a protein list that includes A5 Miyazaki and A5 Kagoshima Wagyu at 3oz, each naming a Japanese prefecture with its JMGA A5 grade, alongside USDA Prime ribeye from Greater Omaha and Kurobuta pork. A5 Wagyu also appears in a premium hand roll. The prefecture-and-grade shabu cuts make Japanese A5 central to the concept. The menu also lists an A5 Kobe cut, which the restaurant is not separately positioned to certify.
Authenticity flags
- The menu lists an "A5 Kobe" cut. This restaurant sits on a hotel dining floor whose operating company holds a Kobe Beef Association licence, but that licence is registered to the floor's operator rather than to this individual restaurant, so we cannot confirm the Kobe served here is association-certified. The restaurant's A5 Miyazaki and A5 Kagoshima are separately named by prefecture and grade and are not affected. If certified Kobe specifically matters to you, ask the restaurant about its sourcing.
Wagyu on the menu
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Address
1254 S Figueroa St, 8th Floor · Los Angeles, CA 90015Get directions
Last verified
July 22, 2026 · evidence on file