SHOWA Le Gourmet Tonkatsu
San Francisco, CA · Japanese
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $39 on the menu we read
On the official Kobe Beef registry as No. 1850. 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
SHOWA is San Francisco's tonkatsu specialty restaurant in SoMa, serving a multi-course tasting built around Iberico and dry-aged pork katsu with ingredients from Tokyo's Toyosu Market. Beef is a supporting note: a Lava Rock A5 Wagyu add-on (diced A5 Wagyu seared tableside on a hot stone) is offered when available. The restaurant is licensed by the Kobe Beef Association, but its published menu names no prefecture or brand for the A5 and does not list a Kobe cut, so it is shown as licensed rather than serving Kobe. Ask before ordering if the specific origin of the Wagyu matters to you.
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 |
The experience
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Evidence on file
“Lava Rock A5 Wagyu - $39 / Diced A5 Wagyu Sear on Lava Rock (Serves 2 Guests) -- the only beef on the menu; no prefecture, brand, or Kobe; kanji for Kobe/Tajima/Miyazaki absent”
showaus.com “$150 Tasting Menu Reservation ... we invite you to peruse a sample menu at https://www.showaus.com/menu (Tock Apollo state carries no beef/wagyu/kobe)”
exploretock.com “SHOWA Le Gourmet Tonkatsu Registration No.1850”
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 SHOWA Le Gourmet Tonkatsu 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 SHOWA Le Gourmet Tonkatsu 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 SHOWA Le Gourmet Tonkatsu 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 SHOWA Le Gourmet Tonkatsu 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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