Departure Restaurant + Lounge
Portland, OR · Pan-Asian
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
A pan-Asian rooftop restaurant on the 15th floor of The Nines hotel in downtown Portland, refreshed under a new chef in 2026. Its current menu lists a single Wagyu dish, the Wagyu Ishiyaki: 4oz slices seared on a hot stone with truffle, soy-cured egg yolk, koshi rice, and house pickles, at market price. The menu names no grade, prefecture, or producer for the Wagyu, so the offering is real but its origin is undisclosed.
Wagyu on the menu
- Wagyu
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
The experience
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Evidence on file
“Wagyu Ishiyaki 4oz slices on a hot stone, truffle & soy-cured egg yolk, koshi rice, house pickles. MP (Market Price)”
departureportland.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 Departure Restaurant + Lounge serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on July 23, 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.
- Why is Departure Restaurant + Lounge 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.