Makoto Vail
Vail, CO · Japanese
Inside Grand Hyatt Vail
Dedicated Wagyu house
Tier 2 · Provenance-Transparent What the tiers mean
Why it's listed
Chef Makoto Okuwa's modern Japanese room inside Grand Hyatt Vail runs a deep, mixed-origin Wagyu program. The charcoal-grilled Premium Steak section leads with an A5 Wagyu Strip described on its own line as Hokkaido snow beef, Japan, at $30 per ounce with a 4 oz minimum, which carries both a prefecture and a JMGA grade. Alongside it sit a Strube Farms kombu-cured Wagyu filet, a koji-butter dry-aged Wagyu strip and a 34 oz Wagyu tomahawk, plus Wagyu nigiri, a Wagyu dumpling, Frosty Wagyu fried rice and a Wagyu beef hot stone.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Hokkaido (Snow Beef)
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Strube Farms
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Hokkaido (Snow Beef) | A5 | Not listed |
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Strube Farms |
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Evidence on file
“"name": "A5 Wagyu Strip*", "description": "ponzu sauce, fresh wasabi, Hokkaido snow beef, Japan (4 oz. minimum)" ... "price": "30.00" ... "description": "Per oz."”
makotovail.com “"name": "Kombu Cured Wagyu Filet*", "description": "miso mustard sauce, strube farms - 8 oz." ... "price": "99.00"”
makotovail.com “"name": "Wagyu 30 Day Aged Tomahawk*", "description": "ponzu sauce - 34 oz." ... "price": "280.00"”
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“"streetAddress": "Located at Grand Hyatt Vail: 1300 Westhaven Drive", "addressLocality": "Vail", "addressRegion": "CO", "postalCode": "81657"”
makotovail.com “Dinner | 5:00pm - 9:00pm”
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Common questions
- Does Makoto Vail serve real Wagyu?
- Yes, and it says where the beef comes from. Makoto Vail in Vail, CO 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 21, 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 Makoto Vail serve?
- Its menu discloses Hokkaido (Snow Beef) A5, American and Strube Farms. 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 Makoto Vail 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 21, 2026.