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> 松阪牛ぐらいじゃ足りないよ。

I understand the general meaning that Matsusaka beef isn't enough, but I don't
understand what ぐらい or じゃ are doing in this sentence.
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Meaning of ぐらいじゃ足りない
くらい（ぐらい） basically means "on the level of".  
じゃ＝では  

As for the why of では, consider:  
これでいい → これではよくない  
これで満足できる → これでは満足できない etc.

So, structurally, you have ＡくらいではＢしない;  
i.e. _(I) won't B with something on the level of A._  

"The likes of Matsuzaka beef isn't nearly enough (I'm gonna need something a
bit higher class than this already very high class food!)"
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