Wagyu Factory is preparing to open at 528 34th St., Oakland, CA, according to an article from the San Francisco Business Times. The Oakland restaurant is one of at least nine Bay Area locations planned by Los Angeles-based Chubby Group, which operates Wagyu Factory and several other restaurant concepts.
According to the company’s website, the Oakland location is listed as “coming soon.” Wagyu Factory is part of Chubby Group, a restaurant company with concepts centered on Wagyu beef, hot pot, and other Asian dining formats.
Wagyu Factory focuses on all-you-can-eat Japanese barbecue. According to the company’s website, the concept offers unlimited selections of Wagyu and other meats that diners cook at the table. The company has locations and planned restaurants in several states.
The Oakland restaurant is part of Chubby Group’s larger Bay Area expansion. The San Francisco Business Times reported that the company is planning three additional Wagyu Factory locations in Mountain View, Palo Alto and San Mateo, alongside new restaurants under its Chubby Cattle BBQ, Chubby Skewers, Chubby Tan and Mama Xita BBQ concepts.
The Business Times reported that the exact opening timeline for the new restaurants remains unclear beyond the company’s “coming soon” designation. The Oakland location is among the sites for which an affiliated company has also applied for a liquor license.
