Fire + Smoke Southern Prime
Knoxville, TN · Steakhouse
Dedicated Wagyu house
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $94 on the menu we read · up to $129
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 chef-driven steakhouse on South Northshore Drive in West Knoxville, open Wednesday through Sunday evenings. Wagyu holds two of the four headings on its steak list. An American Wagyu block runs a 7oz filet at 94, a 15oz ribeye at 129 and a 12oz NY strip at 108, each priced above the larger Prime Angus cut listed beneath it, and a separate 4oz A5 Kuroge Wagyu striploin at 125 is served on a Himalayan salt block. The kitchen names Châtel Farms of Georgia as the source of its American Wagyu. The A5 striploin is described only as imported from Japan.
Authenticity flags
- The A5 striploin is described only as imported from Japan. No prefecture, brand or farm is named, so there is no way to trace which producer it came from or to check the grade against a certificate.
- The American Wagyu cuts are credited to Châtel Farms in Georgia, which is a real and traceable ranch, but neither the restaurant nor the farm says how much Wagyu genetics the cattle carry. Ask if breed matters to you.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Châtel Farms
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Châtel Farms (Reidsville, Georgia)
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Not listed | A5 | Not listed |
| American | Châtel Farms | Not listed | Châtel Farms (Reidsville, Georgia) |
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
Sourced from
Evidence on file
“American Wagyu 7oz Filet 94 15oz Ribeye 129 12oz NY Strip 108 Prime Angus 8oz Filet 85 16oz Ribeye 92 14oz NY Strip 69”
fire-smoke.com “American Wagyu ... 7oz Filet 94”
fire-smoke.com “American Wagyu ... 15oz Ribeye 129”
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“American Wagyu ... 12oz NY Strip 108”
fire-smoke.com “A5 Kuroge Wagyu 4oz striploin imported from Japan, served on a Himalayan salt block 125”
fire-smoke.com “Our American Wagyu beef offerings are sourced from Châtel Farms.”
fire-smoke.com “Based in Georgia, Châtel Farms raises genetically certified Angus and Wagyu cattle with careful attention to every step of the process”
fire-smoke.com “4 farms — 1 pure-bred Angus farm, 1 commercial cow-calf and 2 feeding operations”
chatelfarms.com “9405 S Northshore Drive Knoxville, TN 37922 ... (865) 444-2468 ... Wed- Sun: 5pm - 9pm”
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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 Fire + Smoke Southern Prime serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 17, 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 Fire + Smoke Southern Prime serve?
- Its menu discloses A5 Japanese and Châtel Farms. 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 Fire + Smoke Southern Prime 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.
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