Uchiko
Austin, TX · Japanese
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $13.50 on the menu we read · up to $65
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
Uchiko Austin (Uchi group, 4200 N Lamar Blvd) is open with a current first-party menu updated daily. It advertises several real Wagyu offerings: an 'a5 hot rock: japanese wagyu beef, ponzu' ($65), 'a5 nigiri' ($22), a base 'hot rock: wagyu beef' ($22), 'tiger cry: grilled wagyu' ($16.50), 'gyutoro: 72-hr westholme wagyu' ($13.50), and a 'gyudon: westholme wagyu.' The Japanese A5 items state a JMGA grade but name no prefecture or brand; the Westholme items name an Australian producer/brand but 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
“hot rock: wagyu beef, ponzu ($22); a5 hot rock: japanese wagyu beef, ponzu ($65); a5 nigiri ($22)”
uchiko.uchirestaurants.com “gyutoro - 72-hr westholme wagyu ($13.50); tiger cry - grilled wagyu ($16.50); gyudon - westholme wagyu, kimchi”
uchiko.uchirestaurants.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 Uchiko 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 Uchiko 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 Uchiko 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.