A5
Verified
Banzai Sushi Bar
Haleiwa, HI · Japanese
Dedicated Wagyu house
Tier 2 · Provenance-Transparent What the tiers mean
Why it's listed
Banzai Sushi Bar sits in the North Shore Marketplace in historic Haleiwa town on Oahu. Its menu carries a dedicated Wagyu section headed A5 Miyazaki Beef: a two-piece torched aburi nigiri at 30, an eight-piece avocado and cucumber makimono topped with the same beef at 55, and an ishiyaki stone service at 75 where five pieces of sashimi-style wagyu are cooked at the table on a lava rock. A Funamori at 165 is a chef's daily selection of sashimi and wagyu nigiri.
Authenticity flags
- This restaurant's izakaya list sells Kobe Beef Gyoza at 16 dollars. Kobe is a protected Japanese brand that only licensed restaurants may sell; Hawaii has exactly one licensed venue and this is not it. The gyoza is also priced at roughly half this kitchen's own A5 Wagyu nigiri, which is not how genuine Kobe is sold. Treat it as Wagyu of undisclosed origin. The A5 Miyazaki Beef section is the part of this menu with a checkable claim.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Miyazaki
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Miyazaki | A5 | Not listed |
The experience
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Evidence on file
“WAGYU / A5 Miyazaki Beef - Nigiri 30: 2 pc Nigiri of Wagyu beef torched aburi style and topped with a citrus ponzu sauce. Makimono 55: 8 pc Avocado and cucumber roll topped with Wagyu beef, torched aburi style and a citrus ponzu sauce. Ishiyaki Stone 75: A lava rock heated to...”
banzaisushibarhawaii.com “IZAKAYA - Kobe Beef Gyoza 16: Premium Kobe beef pot stickers fried and accompanied with sea asparagus and a white truffle oil ponzu sauce”
banzaisushibarhawaii.com “SPECIALTY SASHIMI - Funamori 165: Chef's special daily selection of assorted sashimi and Wagyu nigiri”
banzaisushibarhawaii.com
Quoted from the sources checked when this listing was verified.
Address
66-246 Kamehameha Hwy, Haleiwa, HI 96712 · Haleiwa, HI 96712Get directions See Haleiwa on the Wagyu map →
Price
Price tier 3 of 4
Last verified
August 20, 2026 · evidence on file
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Common questions
- Does Banzai Sushi Bar serve real Wagyu?
- Yes, and it says where the beef comes from. Banzai Sushi Bar in Haleiwa, HI publishes enough detail on its own materials to identify the Wagyu it sells, which is the standard this directory calls verified, last checked on August 20, 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 Banzai Sushi Bar serve?
- Its menu discloses Miyazaki A5. 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 Banzai Sushi Bar 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 August 20, 2026.
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