GINKO Restaurant
Cleveland, OH · Japanese
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
Intimate sushi bar in the basement beneath DANTE in Tremont, from chef Dante Boccuzzi, running a nigiri and maki list alongside a five-course chef's tasting menu and an Otsukuri omakase of the chef's daily selection. Wagyu appears in two positions: a Wagyu Tataki of seared Japanese Wagyu beef, and a Wagyu and Foie Gras gunkan made with Japanese beef and shaved foie gras torchon. The menu names the country but no prefecture, brand, farm or grade.
Authenticity flags
- Its menu describes the Wagyu in both places it appears only as "Seared Japanese Wagyu Beef" and "Japanese Beef", without naming a prefecture, farm, brand or grade. Ask at the counter where the beef comes from if origin or grade matters to you.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
Menu rotates This kitchen changes its menu, so the cuts above may vary by night. Confirm with the venue before booking around a particular one.
The experience
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Evidence on file
“Wagyu Tataki ... Seared Japanese Wagyu Beef”
danteboccuzzi.com “Wagyu and Foie Gras ... Japanese Beef, Shaved Foie Gras Torchon”
danteboccuzzi.com “2247 Professor Avenue - Cleveland, Ohio - (216) 274-1202”
danteboccuzzi.com
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“Monday Closed / Tuesday 4:00 - 10:00 PM ... Saturday 4:00 - 10:00 PM / Sunday Closed”
danteboccuzzi.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 GINKO Restaurant 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 GINKO Restaurant serve?
- Its menu discloses 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 GINKO Restaurant 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.