Lonesome Dove Western Bistro - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN · Steakhouse
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $99 on the menu we read · up to $190
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
Lonesome Dove Western Bistro is chef Tim Love's Old City room at 100 N Central St, and two Wagyu cuts sit in its dinner Hand Cut Steaks section beside beef tenderloin, bison ribeye and a Prime New York strip. The Prime Wagyu New York Strip is 10oz at 99 dollars and the Wagyu Tomahawk Ribeye is 190 dollars, both served with gorgonzola black garlic butter. Neither line states a country, grade, producer or breed. Dinner runs Monday to Saturday from 5pm, lunch Friday and Saturday, and the room is closed Sunday.
Authenticity flags
- Neither Wagyu cut on the steak list says where its beef comes from. The 99 dollar strip is printed as Prime Wagyu, and Prime is a USDA grade applied to American beef rather than a Japanese one, so the label does not tell you the origin. The 190 dollar tomahawk names no country, farm or breed either. Ask your server if sourcing matters to you.
Wagyu on the menu
- unknown
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
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- unknown
- Brand / Prefecture
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- Grade
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- Producer
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| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| 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
“Hand Cut Steaks ... All Hand Cut Steaks are Served with Gorgonzola Black Garlic Butter ... *Prime Wagyu New York Strip - 10oz. ... 99”
lonesomedoveknoxville.com “*Wagyu Tomahawk Ribeye ... 190”
lonesomedoveknoxville.com “*Beef Tenderloin (8oz. minimum) 9 / oz. ... *Bison Ribeye (14oz. minimum) 6.75 / oz. ... *Prime New York Strip (12oz. minimum) 6.50 / oz.”
lonesomedoveknoxville.com
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“Address 100 N Central St Knoxville, TN 37902 (865) 999-5251 ... Hours Of Operation ... Dinner: • Monday - Thursday: 5PM - 10PM • Friday - Saturday: 5PM - 11PM • Sunday: CLOSED”
lonesomedoveknoxville.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 Lonesome Dove Western Bistro - Knoxville 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 Lonesome Dove Western Bistro - Knoxville 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 Lonesome Dove Western Bistro - Knoxville 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.