Does Morimoto Asia Waikiki serve real Wagyu?

Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 10, 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 Morimoto Asia Waikiki serve?

Its menu discloses American and 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 Morimoto Asia Waikiki 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.

Menu claim

Menu claim only

Morimoto Asia Waikiki

Name: Morimoto Asia Waikiki
Address: 2490 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815, Honolulu, HI, 96815, US
Telephone: (808) 922-0022
Price range: $$$$

Honolulu, HI · Japanese

Dedicated Wagyu house

Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean

Wagyu from $38 on the menu we read · up to $97

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Menu claim only

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.

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Why it's listed

Morimoto Asia Waikiki is Masaharu Morimoto's pan-Asian dining room on Kalakaua Avenue. It runs a dedicated A5 wagyu selection of three preparations, a carpaccio dressed with hot sesame oil and yuzu soy, an ishiyaki cooked on a hot stone with a three-ounce minimum, and a surf and turf sushi roll with shrimp tempura. A 16 oz ribeye steak at 97 is US wagyu beef with shallot szechuan sauce, and a wagyu gaprao rice at 38 uses ground wagyu.

Wagyu on the menu

American
Brand / Prefecture
Not listed
Grade
Not listed
Producer
Not listed
Japanese
Brand / Prefecture
Not listed
Grade
A5
Producer
Not listed

Origin	Brand / Prefecture	Grade	Producer
American	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
Japanese	Not listed	A5	Not listed

The experience

Hot-stone (ishiyaki)

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Cuts named on the Wagyu menu

Ribeye

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Evidence on file

“A5 wagyu selection ... A5 carpaccio * hot sesame oil, yuzu soy, ginger, chive, micro cilantro ... A5 ishiyaki * (3oz minimum) ponzu, spicy chimichurri, sweet ginger soy, hot stone ... A5 surf & turf sushi roll * wagyu beef, shrimp tempura, asparagus, goma sauce, spicy aioli”
morimotoasiawaikiki.com
“16 oz. ribeye steak * 97 - US wagyu beef, shallot szechuan sauce, sauteed mushroom and scallion ... wagyu gaprao rice 38 - ground wagyu beef, bell pepper, green bean, bean sprouts, spicy thai basil sauce”
morimotoasiawaikiki.com
“2023-09-07 application/pdf ASIA-WAIKIKI-FOOD-MENU.pdf - the newest food menu asset in the venue's media library; the PDF itself carries an internal 7.30.23 stamp.”
morimotoasiawaikiki.com

Quoted from the venue's own menu or site. A Wagyu claim on a menu is not the same as documented provenance.

Address

2490 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96815 · Honolulu, HI 96815Get directions See Honolulu on the Wagyu map →

Phone

(808) 922-0022

Price

Last checked

August 10, 2026 · evidence on file

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Common questions

Does Morimoto Asia Waikiki serve real Wagyu?: Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 10, 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 Morimoto Asia Waikiki serve?: Its menu discloses American and 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 Morimoto Asia Waikiki 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.