Council Oak Steaks & Seafood
Tampa, FL · Steakhouse
Inside Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $112 on the menu we read
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
Classic American steakhouse inside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, with an in-house butcher shop, a Himalayan-salt dry-aging room and a 400-label wine program. The dinner menu carries a dedicated Certified Wagyu Beef heading holding a single item in two sizes: Japanese A5 Ribeye at 4oz $112 and 8oz $224. Everything else on the beef list is USDA prime. The A5 grade is stated but no prefecture, brand or producer accompanies it.
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 |
The experience
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Cuts named on the Wagyu menu
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Evidence on file
“CERTIFIED WAGYU BEEF Japanese A5 Ribeye 4 oz $112.00 Japanese A5 Ribeye 8 oz $224.00”
casino.hardrock.com “New York Strip 18 oz $75.00 Long Bone Ribeye 34 oz $132.00 Bone-In Ribeye 24 oz $89.00 Porterhouse 24 oz $86.00”
casino.hardrock.com “Restaurant Hours Monday: 5PM - 10PM ... Friday: 5PM - Midnight Saturday: 4:30PM - Midnight Sunday: 4:30PM - 10PM”
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“5223 Orient Road Tampa, FL 33610”
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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 Council Oak Steaks & Seafood serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on July 20, 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 Council Oak Steaks & Seafood 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 Council Oak Steaks & Seafood 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.