Kona Grill - Carmel
Carmel, IN · American, sushi and steaks
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
The Carmel, IN branch of Kona Grill, an American chain built around sushi, steaks and a long social hour. Its national menu carries Wagyu twice: an A5 Wagyu Burrito served with jalapeno fried rice, sweet peppers and an ancho tomato sauce, and a Wagyu Steak Fried Rice with scallions, fried egg and motoyaki sauce. The A5 in that first dish name is a Japanese grading outcome, and nothing on the menu says which prefecture, which brand or even that the beef is Japanese.
Authenticity flags
- Menu names an “A5 Wagyu Burrito” but publishes no prefecture, brand or Japanese origin for the beef. A5 is a Japanese Meat Grading Association outcome, and the dish description says only “wagyu beef”.
Wagyu on the menu
- unknown
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5 (claimed in the dish name only; no prefecture, brand or origin published)
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Not listed | A5 (claimed in the dish name only; no prefecture, brand or origin published) | Not listed |
Evidence on file
“Entrees: 'A5 Wagyu Burrito - wagyu beef jalapeno fried rice, coriander, sweet peppers, caramelized onions, flour tortillas, ancho tomato sauce'”
konagrill.com “'Wagyu Steak Fried Rice* - scallions, fried egg, sesame seeds, motoyaki sauce'”
konagrill.com “Kona Grill - Carmel location page: 14395 Clay Terrace Blvd, Carmel, IN 46032, tel +1-317-566-1400”
konagrill.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 Kona Grill - Carmel serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 22, 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 Kona Grill - Carmel serve?
- Its menu discloses A5 (claimed in the dish name only; no prefecture, brand or origin published) unknown. 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 Kona Grill - Carmel 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.