Samurai Japanese Fusion
Sarasota, FL · Japanese
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $35 on the menu we read · up to $69
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
Samurai Japanese Fusion is a sushi and Japanese kitchen on Hillview Street in Sarasota, open daily from late morning. Its Samurai Kitchen Special list carries a Wagyu A5 Hot Rock at 69, described as Japanese A5 wagyu beef served ishiyaki style, alongside a Top Shelf Fried Rice at 46 built on 3oz of Wagyu A5 with truffle, shiitake and quail egg. A Wagyu A5 Beef Tartar runs 35 on the appetiser list. The menu states the A5 grade throughout but names no prefecture or brand.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Not listed | A5 | Not listed |
Menu rotates This kitchen changes its menu, so the cuts above may vary by night. Confirm with the venue before booking around a particular one.
The experience
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Evidence on file
“Samurai Kitchen Special - 69.00 Wagyu A5 Hot Rock: Japanese A5 wagyu beef served ishiyaki style”
onlinemenunow.com “46.00 Top Shelf Fried Rice: 3oz Wagyu A5 beef, Tuffle, shitakki mushroom green onion , quail egg”
onlinemenunow.com “35.00 Wagyu A5 Beef Tartar”
onlinemenunow.com
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“The 16,413-character menu contains ZERO occurrences of miyazaki, kagoshima, hokkaido, saga or kobe: the grade is stated on every Wagyu line and the prefecture on none.”
onlinemenunow.com
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 Samurai Japanese Fusion serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 11, 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 Samurai Japanese Fusion serve?
- Its menu discloses 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 Samurai Japanese Fusion 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.