Nami
Providence, RI · Japanese
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $12 on the menu we read · up to $245
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
Nami is a Japanese sushi restaurant on Atwells Avenue in Providence, serving nigiri, sashimi, maki rolls, and hibachi and teriyaki entrees alongside a raw bar. Its Nigiri and Sashimi list includes a Wagyu Beef selection at $12, available as either nigiri or sashimi. The menu does not state where that Wagyu comes from or how it is graded, and no producer, prefecture or breed detail appears anywhere on the restaurant's own pages. Other beef dishes include Korean style BBQ short ribs, beef negimaki, and a 16oz prime bone-in ribeye. Reservations are taken through OpenTable.
Wagyu on the menu
- unknown
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
The experience
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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
Evidence on file
“## Nigiri / Sashimi ... [Wagyu Beef $12.00](https://namiprov.com/menu/nami/group_dd74481b-ec62-4239-a519-c7b933c27ada/item-wagyu-beef_1574c245-c744-4b42-8ee6-5e8edda8bfb8) - the single Wagyu item on the entire first-party Toast Sites menu, listed with price only and no...”
namiprov.com “Item detail page for 'Wagyu Beef', $12.00. There is NO description at all: the page carries only the item name, price, a Nigiri-vs-Sashimi format option and an allergy notice. No country of origin, prefecture, brand, grade, producer or breed status.”
namiprov.com “Fabrication audit of the full 50KB menu text: 'westholme' 0 hits, 'AUS-MEAT' 0, MB/MS score 0, standalone 'A5' 0, standalone 'A4' 0, 'Miyazaki' 0, 'Kagoshima' 0, 'Kobe' 0, 'fullblood' 0, 'purebred' 0, 'Akaushi' 0, 'American Wagyu' 0, 'Australian' 0. Only apparent A5/A4 matches...”
namiprov.com
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“Other beef items, none Wagyu: 'BBQ Short Ribs Oven roasted Korean BBQ style beef short ribs. $12.00'; 'Beef Negimaki Enoki mushrooms and green onions wrapped in thinly sliced NY sirloin. $14.00'; 'Prime Ribeye 16oz Prime Bone-in Ribeye steak pan roasted and topped with thyme and...”
namiprov.com “'Omakase Platter SMALL: 18 Sashimi, 8 Nigiri, 1 Classic Roll & 1 Nami Roll LARGE: 21 Sashimi, 10 Nigiri, 1 Classic Roll & 2 Nami Rolls' - the only omakase course description on the menu; it lists piece counts only and names no beef, prefecture or grade.”
namiprov.com “Nami Japanese Restaurant, 198 Atwells Ave, Providence, RI 02903, (401) 383-6559. Homepage declares OpenTable as its reservation platform and links online ordering at namiprov.com/order. No closure notice; hours show 'opens Sunday at 4PM'. No wagyu or beef sourcing claim anywhere...”
namiprov.com “'Nami - Providence', 198 Atwells Ave, Providence, RI 02903. Live booking inventory shows a 7:00 PM slot available with 'Booked 3 times today' and a 'View full availability' option - the venue is actively trading.”
opentable.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 Nami serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 9, 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 Nami serve?
- Its menu discloses unknown. 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 Nami 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.