Makoto
Bal Harbour, FL · Japanese
Tier 2 · Provenance-Transparent What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $87 on the menu we read · up to $92
Why it's listed
Open modern-Japanese restaurant by Stephen Starr in Bal Harbour Shops (9700 Collins Ave), lunch and dinner daily, bookable on OpenTable. The current first-party dinner menu carries a named-prefecture, JMGA-graded Japanese cut, an A5 Wagyu Strip from Miyazaki, Japan ($30/oz, 4 oz minimum), which independently verifies the venue. It also lists two Australian producers (Margaret River Farm filet, Oishi Wagyu koji-aged strip) with no AUS-MEAT MB/MS score, plus assorted Wagyu preparations of undisclosed origin. No Kobe on the menu.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Miyazaki
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
- Australian
- Brand / Prefecture
- Margaret River Farm
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Margaret River Farm
- Australian
- Brand / Prefecture
- Oishi Wagyu
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Oishi Wagyu
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Miyazaki | A5 | Not listed |
| Australian | Margaret River Farm | Not listed | Margaret River Farm |
| Australian | Oishi Wagyu | Not listed | Oishi Wagyu |
The experience
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Cuts named on the Wagyu menu
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Evidence on file
“A5 Wagyu Strip* $30/oz. Miyazaki, Japan (4 oz. minimum)”
makoto-restaurant.com “A5 Wagyu Strip* $30/oz. Miyazaki, Japan ... Wagyu Filet* $87 Margaret River Farm, Australia ... 30 Day Koji Aged NY Strip* $92 Oishi Wagyu, Australia”
makoto-restaurant.com “Lunch Daily 11:30am-4pm ... Dinner Daily 4pm-11pm ... Bal Harbour Shops, 9700 Collins Avenue”
makoto-restaurant.com
Quoted from the sources checked when this listing was verified.
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Common questions
- Does Makoto serve real Wagyu?
- Yes, and it says where the beef comes from. Makoto in Bal Harbour, FL 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 19, 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 serve?
- Its menu discloses Miyazaki A5, Margaret River Farm and Oishi Wagyu. 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 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 19, 2026.