Does 97 West Kitchen & Bar serve real Wagyu?

Yes, and it says where the beef comes from. 97 West Kitchen & Bar in Fort Worth, TX publishes enough detail on its own materials to identify the Wagyu it sells, which is the standard this directory calls verified, last checked on July 18, 2026. That means a named Japanese brand or prefecture with its grade, an American breed status with a named producer, or an Australian producer with a marbling score.

What kind of Wagyu does 97 West Kitchen & Bar serve?

Its menu discloses Wagyu and Akaushi (HeartBrand Certified Akaushi). 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.

How was 97 West Kitchen & Bar verified?

By reading the venue's own current material, its menu, its site or its ordering system, and quoting the line that names the beef. Reviews, aggregator copies and press mentions are not accepted as the source, because they go stale silently. Verification is assisted by AI and every claim is stored with the page it came from, last confirmed on July 18, 2026.

● Certified Akaushi

97 West Kitchen & Bar

Name: 97 West Kitchen & Bar
Address: 200 Mule Alley Dr, Fort Worth, TX, 76164, US
Telephone: (682) 255-6497
Price range: $$$

Fort Worth, TX · American (Texas) / Steakhouse

Sourcing Transparent

Tier 1 · Certified / Registry-Verified What the tiers mean

Wagyu from $62 on the menu we read · up to $180

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Why it's listed

97 West Kitchen and Bar, Hotel Drover's Stockyards restaurant, runs a Texas steak program with two Wagyu-family cuts: a 12oz Texas Akaushi New York strip ($62) and a 36oz Rosewood Ranch Wagyu tomahawk ($180). The current first-party dinner menu states its steaks are sourced from Broken Arrow Ranch, Rosewood Ranch, and Heart Brand Ranch. HeartBrand is the certified Akaushi producer, so the Texas Akaushi strip clears tier-1 Certified Akaushi provenance. Verified on that offering. The Rosewood Ranch Wagyu tomahawk names its producer but no breed grade. Open daily for dinner, confirmed July 2026.

Wagyu on the menu

American
Brand / Prefecture
Wagyu
Grade
Not listed
Producer
Rosewood Ranch
American
Brand / Prefecture
Akaushi (HeartBrand Certified Akaushi)
Grade
Not listed
Producer
HeartBrand (Heart Brand Ranch)

Origin	Brand / Prefecture	Grade	Producer
American	Wagyu	Not listed	Rosewood Ranch
American	Akaushi (HeartBrand Certified Akaushi)	Not listed	HeartBrand (Heart Brand Ranch)

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

“HOUSE-CUT STEAKS: 12OZ TEXAS AKAUSHI NEW YORK STRIP 62; 36OZ ROSEWOOD RANCH WAGYU TOMAHAWK 180 (read from rendered first-party menu PDF)”
97westkitchenandbar.com
“HeartBrand Beef | Certified Akaushi Beef. Certified Akaushi Beef is DNA-verified to be at least half Akaushi; all HeartBrand Certified Akaushi Beef is USDA Prime.”
heartbrandbeef.com
“OUR STEAKS ARE THOUGHTFULLY SOURCED FROM TEXAS RANCHES - BROKEN ARROW RANCH, ROSEWOOD RANCH, AND HEART BRAND RANCH - AND PREPARED OVER A GRILL FUELED BY NATIVE TEXAS WOOD.”
97westkitchenandbar.com

+1 more quote on file

“Dinner Monday - Sunday: 5 PM - 10 PM (live open signal; Yelp listing updated July 2026, OpenTable bookable).”
hoteldrover.com

Quoted from the sources checked when this listing was verified.

Address

200 Mule Alley Dr · Fort Worth, TX 76164Get directions See Fort Worth on the Wagyu map →

Phone

(682) 255-6497

Price

Last verified

July 18, 2026 · evidence on file

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Common questions

Does 97 West Kitchen & Bar serve real Wagyu?: Yes, and it says where the beef comes from. 97 West Kitchen & Bar in Fort Worth, TX publishes enough detail on its own materials to identify the Wagyu it sells, which is the standard this directory calls verified, last checked on July 18, 2026. That means a named Japanese brand or prefecture with its grade, an American breed status with a named producer, or an Australian producer with a marbling score.
What kind of Wagyu does 97 West Kitchen & Bar serve?: Its menu discloses Wagyu and Akaushi (HeartBrand Certified Akaushi). 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.
How was 97 West Kitchen & Bar verified?: By reading the venue's own current material, its menu, its site or its ordering system, and quoting the line that names the beef. Reviews, aggregator copies and press mentions are not accepted as the source, because they go stale silently. Verification is assisted by AI and every claim is stored with the page it came from, last confirmed on July 18, 2026.