Yakiya
Pasadena, CA · Japanese
Dedicated Wagyu house
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $12 on the menu we read · up to $30
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
Yakiya is a Japanese yakiniku steakhouse on East Foothill Boulevard in Pasadena, grilling A5 Wagyu cuts alongside American Wagyu and USDA Prime. Its menu runs deep on beef, with an A5 tartelette, an A5 filet in nori, A5 zabuton nigiri and an A5 Miyazaki wagyu tataki, plus a bone marrow toast built on Snake River Farms American Wagyu short rib. The Wagyu section it publishes is shared with its sister restaurant rather than written for this dining room.
Wagyu on the menu
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Snake River Farms
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Snake River Farms |
| Japanese | Not listed | A5 | Not listed |
The experience
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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
Evidence on file
“slug=pasadena-japanese-steakhouse-menu ... A5 Miyazaki Wagyu Tataki 2oz | Ginger Ponzu | Wasabi $ 30 ... Bone Marrow Toast Snake River Farms American Wagyu Short Rib $ 18 ... A5 Tartelette $ 12 A5 Filet In Nori $ 12 A5 Zabuton Nigiri (2) $ 18”
api-yakiya-us.b-cdn.net “slug=hacienda-heights-japanese-steakhouse-menu carries the identical dish list; normalised text is 7,397 chars vs Pasadena's 7,383, and the whole 14-character difference is the nav label ('Hacienda Heights Menu' vs 'Pasadena Menu'). Both modified 2025-10-16.”
api-yakiya-us.b-cdn.net “America list, entry 25: YAKIYA | 3455 East Foothill Blvd Pasadena, CA 91107 | +1-626-514-2147 (entry 18 separately lists Yakiya at 17188 Colima Rd, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745)”
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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 Yakiya serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 10, 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 Yakiya serve?
- Its menu discloses Snake River Farms 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 Yakiya 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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