Menu claim
The National Exemplar
Cincinnati, OH · American
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Menu claim only
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 Wooster Pike dining room in Mariemont whose Comeback Burger is built on two Sakura Wagyu ground patties with American cheese and bread-and-butter pickles on a potato bun. Naming the producer on a burger is unusual, and it is the only Wagyu on the menu.
Wagyu on the menu
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Sakura
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Sakura Farms
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | Sakura | Not listed | Sakura Farms |
Sourced from
Evidence on file
“THE COMEBACK BURGER* - 'two sakura wagyu fresh ground beef patties, american cheese, bread & butter pickles with comeback sauce served on soft potato bun'”
nationalexemplar.com
Quoted from the venue's own menu or site. A Wagyu claim on a menu is not the same as documented provenance.
Address
6880 Wooster Pike · Cincinnati, OHGet directions See Cincinnati on the Wagyu map →
Phone
Price
Price tier 2 of 4
Last checked
August 22, 2026 · evidence on file
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Common questions
- Does The National Exemplar 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 The National Exemplar serve?
- Its menu discloses Sakura. 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 The National Exemplar 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.