Uchiko Plano
Plano, TX · Japanese
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Wagyu from $22 on the menu we read
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 Plano (Legacy West), chef Tyson Cole's Uchi group, is open (menu dated Saturday, July 18). The first-party menu runs a real A5 program: 'a5 wagyu / japanese wagyu beef' nigiri, an 'a5 hot rock,' an A5-plus-caviar upgrade, plus Australian 'westholme wagyu' hot rock and 72-hour Westholme gyutoro. But the A5 items name no Japanese prefecture or brand, and the Westholme items list no AUS-MEAT MB/MS score, so no offering clears full first-party provenance. Provenance beyond grade and origin is not disclosed on the current menu.
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 |
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Evidence on file
“a5 wagyu japanese wagyu beef 22”
uchiko.uchirestaurants.com “a5 hot rock aged tamari, pink peppercorn, black lava salt 65”
uchiko.uchirestaurants.com “hot rock westholme wagyu, ponzu 22”
uchiko.uchirestaurants.com
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“gyutoro 72-hour westholme wagyu 13.5”
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 Plano serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on July 18, 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 Plano 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 Plano 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.