Yeobo, Darling
Menlo Park, CA · Korean
In the inspectors' selection, without a star or a Bib Gourmand. Awarded by the MICHELIN Guide, not by WagyuSpot. Our verification covers this venue's Wagyu sourcing only.
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $12 on the menu we read
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
A contemporary Korean dining room on Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park, running a per-item dinner menu that opens with a run of small plates and closes on kalbi and banchan. Its single Wagyu item is a wagyu beef tartare tartlet with smoked soy at 12 dollars each. No origin, grade or producer is stated for it anywhere on the menu.
Wagyu on the menu
- unknown
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Not listed | Not listed | 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
Evidence on file
“Dinner: oyster, white kimchi, bonito $7.25 per each; wagyu beef tartare tartlet, smoked soy $12 per each; chicken liver, pineapple, cilantro $12 per each.”
yeobodarling.com “Yeobo, Darling kalbi & banchan $76; duroc pork collar & banchan $48. The kalbi is listed without the word wagyu on the current menu.”
yeobodarling.com “MICHELIN Guide: a dish of wagyu kalbi (served with house-made banchan) has earned its permanent place on the menu. Distinction MICHELIN Selected, cuisine Korean Contemporary, 827 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park, California. Read 2026-08-13.”
guide.michelin.com
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 Yeobo, Darling serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 13, 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 Yeobo, Darling serve?
- Its menu discloses unknown. 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 Yeobo, Darling 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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