amical
Traverse City, MI · 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
A New American bistro at 229 East Front Street in downtown Traverse City, open daily from 4pm and booking on Resy. Its dinner menu is rewritten weekly, and the current one, dated August 17 to 23 2026, lists a Wagyu Flat Iron at $49 with black garlic, Asian pear steak sauce, braised kohlrabi and leeks, and black kale pesto. It is the only Wagyu item on the menu. The kitchen credits farms by name for several other dishes, including Anavery Farm lamb and Oleson's Farm buffalo, but gives the Wagyu no country, grade, brand or producer.
Authenticity flags
- The Wagyu flat iron carries no country, grade, brand or farm, even though the same menu names the farm behind the lamb, the buffalo rillettes and the salad greens. Ask where the beef is from if that matters to you.
- The dinner menu is rewritten weekly, so the Wagyu flat iron is not a fixture and may not be on when you visit. Check the current week's menu before making the trip for it.
Wagyu on the menu
- Wagyu
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
Cuts named on the Wagyu menu
Read from this venue’s quoted evidence, so a listed cut may not be on tonight. What these cuts are
Evidence on file
“Wagyu Flat Iron*+ black garlic, Asian pear steak sauce, braised kohlrabi & leeks, black kale pesto 49”
amical.com “menu available daily at 4pm +Denotes a dish that can be prepared gluten-free ... August 17-23 From the Book: Food & Wine Festival Edition a four-course tasting menu”
amical.com “Anavery Farm Leg of Lamb* + cannellini beans, fennel cream, cherry sofrito, pickled zucchini, herbs 42 ... 8 oz. Prime Filet* + verjus rouge, buttermilk mashed potatoes, grilled broccoli, smoked butter 78”
amical.com
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“Book your Amical reservation on Resy / Sunday-Thursday 4pm-9pm Friday-Saturday 4pm-10pm (231)941-8888 | 229 E. Front Street | Downtown Traverse City, MI”
amical.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 amical serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 17, 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.
- Why is amical 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.