Sakari Sushi Lounge
Des Moines, IA · Japanese
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $110 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
A Japanese sushi lounge on Ingersoll Avenue in Des Moines, open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday and for dinner on Sunday, with a private room seating 30. Its Char Grill and Sear section runs hand-cut ribeye and New York strip alongside a single Wagyu item at $110, listed as Waygu and described as 8oz America wagyu BMS 9+, while supplies last. No producer, ranch, breed generation, prefecture or Japanese origin is claimed for it, and no Wagyu appears on the drinks list or anywhere in the sushi sections.
Authenticity flags
- The $110 Wagyu steak is an intermittent item. The menu itself says it runs while supplies last, and it is not currently listed on the restaurant's own online ordering system even though the steaks either side of it are. Call ahead if it is the reason you are going.
- The kitchen describes this steak only as American Wagyu with a BMS 9+ marbling score. Marbling describes the fat, not the cattle, so no ranch, no breed and no fullblood or crossbred status is disclosed. Ask before ordering if that matters to you.
Wagyu on the menu
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- BMS 9+
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | Not listed | BMS 9+ | Not listed |
Evidence on file
“Waygu ... $110.00 ... 8oz America wagyu BMS 9+ (while supplies last)”
sakarisushilounge.com “{id:4607382,unique_id:"4607382-4281184",name:"Cowboy Steak",description:"Handcut USDA Prime Ribeye 42+oz grilled to perfection" (the Waygu item that sits beside it on the printed menu, menu_item_4607373, does not appear in this payload; wagyu and waygu both count zero in 499,645...”
tmt.spotapps.co “Char Grill & Sear ... Ribeye $39.00/12oz $46.00/16oz ... NY Strip $39.00/12oz $46.00/16oz ... Pan Seared Salmon $28.00 ... Scallops $36.00 ... Waygu $110.00 ... Cowboy Steak $100.00 Handcut USDA Prime Ribeye 42+oz grilled to perfection”
sakarisushilounge.com
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“Hours Monday - Thursday Lunch 11:00am - 2:00pm Monday Dinner 5:00pm - 10:00pm Tuesday - Thursday Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Friday Dinner 11:00am - 11:00pm Saturday 11:00am-11:00pm Sundays 5:00pm-9:00pm”
sakarisushilounge.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 Sakari Sushi Lounge 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 Sakari Sushi Lounge serve?
- Its menu discloses BMS 9+ American. 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 Sakari Sushi Lounge 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.