Oak Park
Des Moines, IA · New American
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
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
Oak Park is a seasonal fine dining room on Ingersoll Avenue in Des Moines, cooking over a Josper charcoal grill and growing part of its own produce. Its grill section lists an A&B Farms Wagyu chef-select cut at market price with garden vegetables and bordelaise, sitting alongside a 140 dollar ribeye. The cut changes with what the kitchen has in, so the exact steak varies by night. The menu credits the farm by name but does not state the country, the breed generation or a marbling grade for the beef.
Authenticity flags
- The only A5 on this menu belongs to a cocktail, not to a steak. The 65 dollar Chef's Kiss is bourbon washed with smoked A5 Wagyu fat, which is a flavouring rather than something you eat as beef. If you are booking to eat A5, that is not what this line is.
- The Wagyu steak is sold at market price as a chef-select cut, so the cut and the price change from night to night. Ask what is being served and what it costs before you order.
- The menu credits A&B Farms for its Wagyu but gives no country, no marbling grade and no breed detail, and the farm publishes nothing about itself that a diner can check. Ask your server for the specifics if provenance matters to you.
Wagyu on the menu
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- A&B Farms
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | Not listed | Not listed | A&B Farms |
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.
Evidence on file
“From the Josper Charcoal Grill ... A&B FARMS WAGYU* Chef-select cut with garden vegetables and bordelaise (MP)”
oakparkdsm.com “CHEF'S KISS Smoked A5 Wagyu fat-washed Blanton's Gold bourbon, honey, Angostura bitters, rosemary 65”
oakparkdsm.com “Q: What makes the Chef's Table experience at Oak Park so special? ... the freshest ingredients that can be flown in, for example; A5 Wagyu from Japan, King Salmon from Washington, and the freshest oysters”
catchdesmoines.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 Oak Park serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 18, 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 Oak Park serve?
- Its menu discloses A&B Farms. 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 Oak Park 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.