GYUBEI SOUANHankyunishinomiyagadenzu

Located on the sixth floor of the Nishinomiya Gardens, it purports to be a "higher end" restaurant however it is no way close to being one. First, considering the price point, they are a good value. Other Japanese BBQ restaurants are easily 20%-30% more expensive however their clientele are mall s...hoppers so they have to be price sensitive. Food is pretty good. It is very similar to a Korean BBQ style restaurant however they serve Japanese beef with the marbled fat. They do not sell Kobe beef but they do sell Japanese beef. Similar but cheaper. This is a good place for guys to go and gorge themselves on beef on a budget in Japan. Service is pretty close to awful. You must beg to get staff attention, refills on tea or even ordering. They are all young teenagers / young adults so you get wait staff more interested in other things other than serving their customers. It is not the best representation of Japanese beef, Takezono's would be a better Japanese BBQ restaurant that is fairly close bye. However if you just want to eat beef, this is not a bad choice.

Visited October 2013