A5
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O-Ku Raleigh
Raleigh, NC · Japanese
Tier 2 · Provenance-Transparent What the tiers mean
Why it's listed
The Raleigh room of the O-Ku group, on West Hargett Street, whose Wagyu Signatures section opens with an A5 Kagoshima Tartare, seared and served with wasabi aioli, cured bone marrow and a furikake wonton. That dish names both the prefecture and the JMGA grade. A per-ounce A5 Japanese Wagyu and a Wagyu A-5 with foie gras and black volcanic salt sit beside it.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Kagoshima
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Kagoshima | A5 | Not listed |
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Evidence on file
“Wagyu Signatures: 'A5 Kagoshima Tartare*' - 'seared wagyu tartare, wasabi aioli, cured bone marrow, furikake wonton'”
o-kusushi.com “'A5 Japanese Wagyu* [GF]' - 'highest quality japanese black cattle (2oz. minimum)'; 'Wagyu A-5*' - 'foie gras, kizami wasabi, black volcanic salt'”
o-kusushi.com
Quoted from the sources checked when this listing was verified.
Address
411 W Hargett Street · Raleigh, NC 27603Get directions See Raleigh on the Wagyu map →
Phone
Price
Price tier 4 of 4
Last verified
August 22, 2026 · evidence on file
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Common questions
- Does O-Ku Raleigh serve real Wagyu?
- Yes, and it says where the beef comes from. O-Ku Raleigh in Raleigh, NC publishes enough detail on its own materials to identify the Wagyu it sells, which is the standard this directory calls verified, last checked on August 22, 2026. That means a named Japanese brand or prefecture with its grade, an American breed status with a named producer, or an Australian producer with a marbling score.
- What kind of Wagyu does O-Ku Raleigh serve?
- Its menu discloses Kagoshima A5. 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.
- How was O-Ku Raleigh verified?
- By reading the venue's own current material, its menu, its site or its ordering system, and quoting the line that names the beef. Reviews, aggregator copies and press mentions are not accepted as the source, because they go stale silently. Verification is assisted by AI and every claim is stored with the page it came from, last confirmed on August 22, 2026.
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