Takibi
Portland, OR · 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
Takibi is Snow Peak's fire-centered Japanese hearth and omakase restaurant in Portland's Northwest District. Its own posts advertise seared A5 Wagyu nigiri on the dinner menu, and its chef's-choice omakase has featured an A5 Wagyu upgrade. The venue states the beef is A5 grade but names no prefecture, brand, or farm for it on any first-party page, so the origin behind the grade is not disclosed. The restaurant is open Wednesday through Monday for lunch and dinner and takes reservations on Resy, with walk-in bar seating.
Authenticity flags
- Takibi advertises its Wagyu as A5 grade but its own website does not state a prefecture, farm, or brand for the beef, so where it comes from is not disclosed. Some press coverage calls it Niigata Wagyu, but the restaurant's own pages tie Niigata only to its ramen noodles and sake, not the beef. If the specific source matters to you, ask when you book.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Not listed | A5 | 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
“A5 Wagyu nigiri is seared right before heading to your table. On our dinner menu, starting at 5pm!”
facebook.com “CHEF'S CHOICE OMAKASE ... summer omakase* chef's choice 5 course omakase $95 ... SASHIMI / nigiri 2 pc / sashimi 5pc (big eye tuna, salmon, hamachi, kanpachi, madai, albacore, hotate, ikura -- no wagyu in the current a la carte nigiri list)”
takibipdx.com “chilled snow-aged ramen noodles with the option to upgrade to snow-aged A5 Niigata Wagyu, paired with chef's choice nigiri”
newschoolbeer.com
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“At the heart of our ramen is Yukimuro - a centuries-old snow-aging method from Niigata that uses natural snow as a temperature- and humidity-controlled environment (Niigata is bound to the ramen noodles and sake, not to the beef)”
takibipdx.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 Takibi 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.
- What kind of Wagyu does Takibi serve?
- Its menu discloses 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 Takibi 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.