The Precinct
Cincinnati, OH · Steakhouse
Dedicated Wagyu house
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $102 on the menu we read
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
Jeff Ruby steakhouse in a converted 1901 police patrol house at 311 Delta Avenue in Columbia-Tusculum, serving USDA Prime and dry-aged steaks up to an 85-day dry-aged ribeye. Its dinner menu carries a dedicated Wagyu Beef Collection of five cuts split across three origins: a Japanese A5 filet, two Grand Champion Miyazaki Citrus cuts, and two Australian selections. The menu states a grade for the Japanese line and a prefecture for the Miyazaki line, but not both together, and names no farm or importer.
Authenticity flags
- Its Wagyu Beef Collection lists "Japanese A5 Grade" and "Grand Champion Miyazaki Citrus" as two separate selections at different prices, so the A5 grade and the Miyazaki origin belong to different steaks rather than to one A5 Miyazaki cut. The Australian selection names no producer or marbling score. Ask which selection a cut comes from if grade or origin matters to you.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Miyazaki
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Australian
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Miyazaki | Not listed | Not listed |
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Australian | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Japanese | Not listed | A5 | 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
Buy it online
Evidence on file
“WAGYU BEEF COLLECTION* A GLOBAL EXPRESSION OF EXTRAORDINARY BEEF”
jeffruby.com “Japanese A5 GRADE / FILET MIGNON 6 oz GF 178”
jeffruby.com “GRAND CHAMPION MIYAZAKI CITRUS / FILET MIGNON 6 oz GF 225 / RIBEYE 8 oz GF 218”
jeffruby.com
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“Australian PREMIUM WAGYU / RIBEYE FILET 8 oz GF 102 / NEW YORK STRIP 12 oz GF 118”
jeffruby.com “THE PRECINCT BURGER* 28 Griddled 8 oz American Wagyu Patty with White American Cheese”
jeffruby.com “311 Delta Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45226 ... DINE-IN HOURS: Sun 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm M-Th 4:30 pm - 10:00 pm Fri-Sat 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm”
jeffruby.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 The Precinct serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on July 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 Precinct serve?
- Its menu discloses Miyazaki, American, Australian and A5 Japanese. 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 Precinct 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.