Sushiya
North Liberty, IA · Japanese
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $235 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
Sushiya is a small Japanese restaurant and sushi counter at 745 Community Drive in North Liberty, immediately north of Iowa City, open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner and closed Sundays. Its own ordering menu lists more than 200 dishes and exactly one is Wagyu: R51, a torched Wagyu beef roll at $22.99, laid over avocado and cucumber with salt, pepper, eel sauce and green onions. The description calls the beef local, and that is the only sourcing claim the menu makes anywhere. No farm, grade or breed detail is published.
Authenticity flags
- The only Wagyu dish here is a sushi roll whose description calls the beef local and says nothing else. No farm, grade or breed is named, so there is no detail on the menu you could check. Ask at the counter if the sourcing matters to you.
- Local reporting has named a Wagyu farm near Iowa City as one of this kitchen's suppliers, but the restaurant's own menu names no producer, so treat that connection as unconfirmed.
Wagyu on the menu
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
The experience
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Evidence on file
“The venue's own ordering menu, item R51: "R51. Torched Wagyu Beef Roll (GF)" with the description "(GF-please check GLUTEN FREE-NO EEL Sauce) local wagyu beef torched with salt pepper and eel sauce over an avocado cucumber roll topped with green onions." priced "$22.99". It is...”
order.toasttab.com “Identity, address and current service hours from the same page: "whiteLabelName":"Sushiya North Liberty", "address1":"745 Community Dr., STE A","city":"North Liberty","state":"IA","zipcode":"52317","phoneNumber":"3196266666", and a live schedule of...”
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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 Sushiya 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 Sushiya serve?
- Its menu discloses 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 Sushiya 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.