Does Ocean 44 serve real Wagyu?

Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 14, 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 Ocean 44 serve?

Its menu discloses Snake River Farms, Australian and 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.

Why is Ocean 44 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.

Menu claim

Menu claim only

Ocean 44

Name: Ocean 44
Address: 4748 N Goldwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85251, US
Telephone: (480) 867-0044
Price range: $$$$

Scottsdale, AZ · Seafood & Steakhouse

Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean

Wagyu from $295 on the menu we read

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Menu claim only

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.

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Why it's listed

Old Town Scottsdale seafood room from the Mastro family's Prime Steak Concepts group, whose steak list is headed with its sister brand Steak 44. Its current dinner menu carries an A5 Kobe wine fed NY strip served sliced in seared 3oz portions, an Australian Tajima grass fed NY strip, an Australian Tajima Wagyu filet in two sizes, a 46oz bone-in Wagyu tomahawk from Snake River Farms and a Wagyu beef tartare.

Wagyu on the menu

American
Brand / Prefecture
Snake River Farms
Grade
Not listed
Producer
Snake River Farms
Australian
Brand / Prefecture
Not listed
Grade
Not listed
Producer
Not listed
Japanese
Brand / Prefecture
Not listed
Grade
A5
Producer
Not listed

Origin	Brand / Prefecture	Grade	Producer
American	Snake River Farms	Not listed	Snake River Farms
Australian	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Japanese	Not listed	A5	Not listed

Cuts named on the Wagyu menu

Read from this venue’s quoted evidence, so a listed cut may not be on tonight. What these cuts are

Sourced from

Snake River Farmsbrand ↗

Evidence on file

“A5 kobe "wine fed" ny strip* GF 135 | sliced - 3oz portions - seared. No farm, producer or prefecture is printed against it anywhere on the sheet.”
ocean44.com
“bone-in wagyu tomahawk* GF snake river farms | 46oz | 295”
ocean44.com
“australian tajima grass fed ny strip* GF | 12oz | 65 ; australian tajima wagyu filet* GF | 8oz limited availability | mp ; wagyu beef tartare* 43. The steak section is headed 'steak 44'; the printed revision stamp reads ORev 05-20-26.”
ocean44.com

Quoted from the venue's own menu or site. A Wagyu claim on a menu is not the same as documented provenance.

Address

4748 N Goldwater Blvd · Scottsdale, AZ 85251Get directions See Scottsdale on the Wagyu map →

Phone

(480) 867-0044

Price

Last checked

August 14, 2026 · evidence on file

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Common questions

Does Ocean 44 serve real Wagyu?: Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 14, 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 Ocean 44 serve?: Its menu discloses Snake River Farms, Australian and 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.
Why is Ocean 44 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.