Animae
San Diego, CA · Asian Fusion
Tier 2 · Provenance-Transparent What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $160 on the menu we read
Why it's listed
Puffer Malarkey's waterfront Asian-fusion steakhouse at 969 Pacific Hwy, self-described as a Wagyu steakhouse. Its dinner menu sells two whole-muscle Japanese A5 Miyazaki cuts by weight: Miyazaki Strip Loin ($132 for 4oz, $264 for 8oz) and Miyazaki Tenderloin ($145 for 4oz, $290 for 8oz), each served with banchan. A 16oz New York Strip of Australian Wagyu ($160) and an Australian Wagyu beef carpaccio also appear, plus a Wagyu corned beef fried rice. Dinner nightly.
Wagyu on the menu
Cuts named on the Wagyu menu
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Evidence on file
“MIYAZAKI STRIP LOIN / japanese a5 / $132, 4oz | $264, 8oz”
animaesd.com “MIYAZAKI TENDERLOIN / japanese a5 / $145, 4oz | $290, 8oz”
animaesd.com “16OZ NEW YORK STRIP / australian wagyu / $160 ... australian wagyu, smoked soy, bonito, fresh peach”
animaesd.com
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“969 Pacific Hwy / San Diego, CA 92101 ... Sunday - Thursday / 05:00 - 09:00 PM / Friday - Saturday / 05:00 - 09:30 PM”
animaesd.com
Quoted from the sources checked when this listing was verified.
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Common questions
- Does Animae serve real Wagyu?
- Yes, and it says where the beef comes from. Animae in San Diego, CA publishes enough detail on its own materials to identify the Wagyu it sells, which is the standard this directory calls verified, last checked on July 20, 2026. That means a named Japanese brand or prefecture with its grade, an American breed status with a named producer, or an Australian producer with a marbling score.
- What kind of Wagyu does Animae serve?
- Its menu discloses Miyazaki A5 and Australian. 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.
- How was Animae verified?
- By reading the venue's own current material, its menu, its site or its ordering system, and quoting the line that names the beef. Reviews, aggregator copies and press mentions are not accepted as the source, because they go stale silently. Verification is assisted by AI and every claim is stored with the page it came from, last confirmed on July 20, 2026.
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