N To Tail
Portland, ME · Korean
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $125 on the menu we read · up to $145
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
N To Tail is a Korean fusion restaurant on Exchange Street in Portland's Old Port, with family-style Korean barbecue downstairs and a more traditional Korean dining room upstairs, both with their own bar. Two Wagyu options sit on the menu: a $125 Pan Seared Wagyu large plate, described as an Australian grade 9 cut served with rice, crown daisy, onion and a poached egg under a demi-glaze, and a $145 Wagyu Beef among the a la carte cuts you grill at the table, listed simply as Snow Aged A-5. Chef and owner Jung Hur also runs a farm in Auburn, Maine that supplies the kitchen's specialty vegetables.
Authenticity flags
- The Australian Wagyu large plate is described by its marbling score alone, with no ranch or producer named.
- The Snow Aged A-5 grill cut names no prefecture, farm or country of origin, so ask where it is sourced if provenance matters to you.
- The Wagyu grill cut sits in the Korean barbecue service, which runs only at dinner from 4:00PM.
Wagyu on the menu
- unknown
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A-5 (as printed)
- Producer
- Not listed
- Australian
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- grade 9 (as printed)
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Not listed | A-5 (as printed) | Not listed |
| Australian | Not listed | grade 9 (as printed) | Not listed |
Evidence on file
“Pan Seared Wagyu $125.00 Australian grade 9 cut steak served with rice with crown daisy, onion, and poached egg. Topped with a demi-glaze.”
ntotail.com “Wagyu Beef $145.00 Snow Aged A-5”
ntotail.com “N to Tail is a Korean fusion restaurant located in the heart of Portland Maine. Features family-style Korean Barbecue downstairs, fine Korean dining upstairs, and bars located on both levels. ... Our Korean BBQ is only offered during our dinner hours starting at 4:00PM.”
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“Chef/ Owner Jung Hur has his own farm in Auburn, Maine. An assortment of specialty vegetables is grown on the farm based on seasonality.”
ntotail.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 N To Tail serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 9, 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 N To Tail serve?
- Its menu discloses A-5 (as printed) unknown and grade 9 (as printed) Australian. 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 N To Tail 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.