Uchi Austin
Austin, TX · Japanese
Dedicated Wagyu house
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $22 on the menu we read · up to $95
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
Open high-end Japanese/sushi restaurant (Tyson Cole/Uchi group) at 801 S Lamar Blvd with a dedicated A5 Wagyu program: an A5 Hot Rock ($65, seared tableside on a river rock), A5 wagyu with maitake and A5 hollandaise, A5 gunkan, A5 maki, A5 nigiri. The A5 items name only 'japanese wagyu beef', an A5 JMGA grade but no prefecture or brand, so they do not clear the Japanese standard. A separate hot rock and gyutoro use named 'westholme wagyu' (Australian producer) but list no AUS-MEAT MB/MS score.
Wagyu on the menu
- Australian
- Brand / Prefecture
- Westholme
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Westholme
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian | Westholme | Not listed | Westholme |
| Japanese | Not listed | A5 | Not listed |
The experience
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Sourced from
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Evidence on file
“a5 hot rock - japanese wagyu beef, ponzu | $65; a5 wagyu - wagyu beef, maitake, a5 hollandaise | $95; a5 gunkan; a5 maki; a5 nigiri”
uchi.uchirestaurants.com “hot rock - westholme wagyu beef, ponzu | $22; gyutoro - 72-hour westholme wagyu”
uchi.uchirestaurants.com “Uchi Austin, 801 South Lamar Blvd - current hours Mon-Thu/Sun 4-10pm, Fri-Sat 4-11pm; bookable (open)”
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 Uchi Austin serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on July 19, 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 Uchi Austin serve?
- Its menu discloses Westholme and 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 Uchi Austin 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.