Kafi BBQ
Irving, TX · Texas BBQ
Dedicated Wagyu house
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $9 on the menu we read · up to $90
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.
This venue’s own materials describe the food it serves as halal throughout. That is the venue’s word, not a certificate we verified, and it names no certifying body. Certifiers differ on stunning, slaughter method, invocation and supervision, so ask which supplier and certification it uses before relying on it.
How to check a halal claim →Why it's listed
A halal Texas barbecue joint in Valley Ranch, Irving, whose whole concept is Wagyu: brisket, back ribs, dino ribs, pomegranate-glazed beef belly burnt ends, oxtails, a NY strip and three sausages, all of it beef. Its own ordering page describes the kitchen as locally sourced with all halal meats, and its brisket, back ribs, burnt ends and oxtails name Wagyu~X, a Texas ranch south of Dallas, as the producer. The beef belly is described as olive fed. Pitmaster Salahodeen Abdul-Kafi left an engineering career to open it, and the Middle Eastern seasoning runs through the menu, from a sumac bark on the brisket to an Iraqi sausage built on his father's kabob. No certifier is named for the halal claim, and the producer publishes no breed generation, so the Wagyu is recorded as advertised rather than verified.
Wagyu on the menu
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Wagyu~X
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Wagyu~X |
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
“DFWs Premiere Texas Craft Wagyu BBQ / Locally sourced, all Halal meats / All accompaniments/sides/meats/bread made fully in house!”
order.toasttab.com “Wagyu Brisket: What made us famous! WagyuX Beef Brisket, dry brined 24 hours, Seasoned with our special blend of 12 seasonings, then slow smoked over Local Pecan and Post Oak wood for 12-16 hours, then wrapped in house made wagyu tallow and held in a warmer.”
order.toasttab.com “Wagyu Pomegranate Beef Belly Burnt Ends: WagyuX Olive Fed Beef Belly, smoked for 10 hours, refrigerated, then cut into cubes and glazed for 2 more hours with our house made pomegranate glaze. / Wagyu Back Ribs: WagyuX Beef Back Ribs (bone part of the Ribeye Roast), smoked for...”
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“Pasture Raised Organic Chicken: Pasture Raised, Organic Halal Hand Slaughtered Chicken from Greener Pastures Chicken in Austin. Dry Brined for 24 hours in a house marinade then smoked for 3 hours over Pecan wood, then Deep Fried in 100% Wagyu Tallow that's rendered in house.”
order.toasttab.com “Smoked Meats: Wagyu Brisket $25 per half pound; Wagyu Back Rib $35 per pound; Wagyu Pomegranate-Glazed Burnt Ends $45 per pound; Wagyu Dino Rib $50 per pound; Wagyu Oxtail $45 per pound; Wagyu NY Strip Steak market rate per pound; Texas Lamb Spare Ribs $45 per pound. Sandwiches...”
kafibbq.com “Every dish is made from scratch, featuring local Texas wagyu briskets and ribs alongside New Zealand grass fed wagyu ribs. 8140 N MacArthur Blvd, #100, Irving, TX 75063. Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11AM-10PM.”
kafibbq.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 Kafi BBQ serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 13, 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 Kafi BBQ serve?
- Its menu discloses Wagyu~X. 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 Kafi BBQ 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.