OMAKASE
San Francisco, CA · Japanese
In the inspectors' selection, without a star or a Bib Gourmand. Awarded by the MICHELIN Guide, not by WagyuSpot. Our verification covers this venue's Wagyu sourcing only.
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
On the official Kobe Beef registry as No. 862. See the U.S. Kobe list
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
OMAKASE is a high-end Edomae sushi tasting counter in San Francisco's Showplace Square, serving a fixed multi-course omakase across two nightly seatings. Press coverage has described an A5 Wagyu beef nigiri, topped with caviar and gold leaf, as part of the tasting. The counter is licensed by the Kobe Beef Association, but its own materials do not publish a dish list or name the Wagyu's prefecture, brand, or grade, and the courses rotate with the season, so a diner cannot confirm in advance which Wagyu, if any, will be served on a given night.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Evidence on file
“it was the showy A5 wagyu beef nigiri loaded with caviar and topped with a gravity-defying heap of edible gold shavings that did us in”
sfstandard.com “Omakase is an Edomae-style sushi restaurant that transports diners to Tokyo ... Seating at 5:00pm or 7:45pm *Closed on Wednesday ... In observance of independence day, we will be closed on Monday, July 4th, 2026”
omakasesf.com “OMAKASE Registration No.862”
kobe-niku.jp
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 OMAKASE serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on July 22, 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 OMAKASE serve?
- Its menu discloses 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.
- Is the Wagyu at OMAKASE Kobe beef?
- It is licensed to serve Kobe and was not listing it when we last looked, on July 22, 2026. This venue does appear on the official Kobe registry, but Kobe was not on the menu at that check, so no Kobe badge is shown. Licensed rooms drop it between allocations and bring it back, so this can change without notice and is worth asking about directly.
- Why is OMAKASE 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.
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