J-Prime Steakhouse - Austin

Why it's listed

Open Austin steakhouse (301 Brazos St #150) with a dedicated Wagyu program. The current first-party Austin dinner menu names Japanese A5 Wagyu from Kagoshima Prefecture in multiple cuts (Fire Stone A5 Strip and A5 Filet by the ounce, A5 Petite Striploin 4oz $100.95, A5 Filet Mignon 4oz $144.95), named prefecture plus JMGA grade clears the Japanese standard. Also lists an American Wagyu NY Strip (gold grade) with no named producer or breed status, so that offering earns no badge; the 44oz tomahawks are USDA Prime, not Wagyu. Not on the Kobe registry.

Wagyu on the menu

• Japanese

  Brand / Prefecture

  Kagoshima

  Grade

  A5

  Producer

  Not listed

• American

  Brand / Prefecture

  Not listed

  Grade

  gold grade

  Producer

  Not listed

The experience

• Sold by the ounce

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