Maxwell's Restaurant & Bar
West Fargo, ND · 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
An award-winning fine dining room on 9th Street East in West Fargo, open Monday to Saturday 4pm to 10pm, a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence holder since 2012 under co-owner and executive chef Mike Wald. A single Wagyu item anchors the entree list, a 16 oz dry aged bone-in American Wagyu beef ribeye served with potato green bean casserole, roasted sweet corn relish and bordelaise. The kitchen labels its other two beef entrees North Dakota Black Angus and reserves the Wagyu label for this one cut, but names no producer, breed generation or grade for it anywhere on the site.
Authenticity flags
- The steak is described only as American Wagyu, with no producer, breed generation or grade named anywhere on the restaurant's site, and the menu itself states no dry aging period even though outside listings quote 30 days. Ask for the source and the aging if either matters to you.
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 |
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
“ENTREES ... 16 oz. Dry Aged Bone-In American Wagyu Beef Ribeye - Potato Green Bean Casserole, Roasted Sweet Corn Relish, Bordelaise Sauce & Fried Shallots”
maxwellsnd.com “North Dakota 10 oz. Black Angus Beef Ribeye - Choice of Potato, Grilled Broccolini, Smoked Tomatoes, Bordelaise Sauce & Gorgonzola Cheese ... North Dakota 7 oz. Black Angus Beef Tenderloin”
maxwellsnd.com “His menus reflect a deep commitment to quality - from the locally sourced produce to the hand-selected proteins that define Maxwells signature dining experience.”
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“Hours Dining Room & Max Bar / Monday - Saturday: 4pm - 10pm / Closed Sundays / Take-Out: Monday - Saturday 4pm - 8:30pm”
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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 Maxwell's Restaurant & Bar 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 Maxwell's Restaurant & Bar 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 Maxwell's Restaurant & Bar 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.