Cowboy Star Restaurant & Butcher Shop
San Diego, CA · Steakhouse
Dedicated Wagyu house
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Why it's listed
East Village steakhouse with an on-site butcher shop and a dedicated Japanese Wagyu program. The kitchen serves 6 oz A5 Japanese Omi Gyu (Omi beef from Shiga, raised at Okaki Farm and Sawai Ranch and sourced through the allocation-only Shogun Beef program) as an entree and as a seared A5 carpaccio, plus an A5 Wagyu New York strip flown in from Japan in the butcher shop. It also carries Snake River Farms American Wagyu skirt steak and top sirloin. A named Japanese brand, an A5 grade and named producing farms give the Omi Gyu fully documented sourcing.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Omi (Shiga)
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Okaki Farm and Sawai Ranch (Shogun Beef program)
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Omi (Shiga)
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Okaki Farm and Sawai Ranch (Shogun Beef program)
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Snake River Farms
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Snake River Farms
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Omi (Shiga) | A5 | Okaki Farm and Sawai Ranch (Shogun Beef program) |
| Japanese | Omi (Shiga) | A5 | Okaki Farm and Sawai Ranch (Shogun Beef program) |
| American | Snake River Farms | Not listed | Snake River Farms |
| Japanese | Not listed | A5 | Not listed |
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Cuts named on the Wagyu menu
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Evidence on file
“6 oz. A5 Japanese Omi Gyu”
cowboystarsd.com “rare Japanese Wagyu from Okaki Farm and Sawai Ranch, two celebrated small producers ... Sourced through the curated, allocation-only Shogun Beef program. Served exclusively in Southern California at Cowboy Star.”
cowboystarsd.com “2oz seared A5 wagyu, fermented chili aioli, ponzu, crispy garlic, micro cilantro, radish”
cowboystarsd.com
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“A5 Wagyu NY Strip ... flown in from Japan”
cowboystarsd.com “Snake River Farms American Wagyu top sirloin, all natural and certified humane”
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Common questions
- Does Cowboy Star Restaurant & Butcher Shop serve real Wagyu?
- Yes, and it says where the beef comes from. Cowboy Star Restaurant & Butcher Shop 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 23, 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 Cowboy Star Restaurant & Butcher Shop serve?
- Its menu discloses Omi (Shiga) A5, 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.
- How was Cowboy Star Restaurant & Butcher Shop 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 23, 2026.
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