Kuchu Shabu - Park City
Park City, UT · Japanese
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
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
A Japanese shabu-shabu and noodle house in Canyons Village at Park City, and the second Utah unit of a two-restaurant operator. Its live ordering menu carries two Wagyu bowls, a Snake River Farms American Wagyu pho and an Australian Wagyu pho, alongside ramen, tuna poke and karaage. The kitchen tiers its beef by origin but publishes no prefecture, brand, farm or grading score for any of it. Hours are cut back outside ski season, so check the day before you travel. Wagyu here is a noodle-bowl and hot-pot protein rather than a steak program.
Authenticity flags
- Its Australian Wagyu pho is described as having 'the richness of Japanese A5'. That is a comparison to Japanese beef rather than a grade for what arrives; the beef in that dish is Australian.
- No prefecture, brand or farm is named for any of the Wagyu here, and the American bowl credits Snake River Farms without saying which crossbreed it is. Ask what is running that week if origin matters to you.
- Hours are seasonal in Canyons Village and the restaurant is closed several days a week outside ski season. Call before making the drive.
Wagyu on the menu
- Australian
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Snake River Farms
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Snake River Farms |
The experience
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Sourced from
Evidence on file
“Snake River Farms American Wagyu Pho ... Snake River Farms, all natural American Wagyu. medium to heavy marbling. Creamy, buttery, refined ($32)”
order.toasttab.com “Australian Wagyu Pho ... A full and robust flavor with the richness of Japanese A5. Heavily marbled and bursting with flavor. ($42)”
order.toasttab.com “Kuchu Shabu - Park City, UTAH ... Japanese A5 Wagyu ... Wagyu beef tastes sublime: buttery, almost sweet, with delicate notes of umami, it is the pinnacle of fine dining.”
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“Kuchu Shabu Sundial Lodge in Canyons Village ... 3720 N Sundial Court, Park City, UT 84098”
order.toasttab.com “3720 N Sundial Ct Ste B, Park City, UT 84098 / Located in: Canyons Village at Park City / Closed · Opens 4 PM Thu / Confirmed by phone call 2 weeks ago”
google.com “KUCHU SHABU - PARK CITY 3720 N. Sundial Ct., Suite B, Canyons Village Park City, UT 84098 (435) 649-0088”
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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 Kuchu Shabu - Park City serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 16, 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 Kuchu Shabu - Park City serve?
- Its menu discloses Australian and Snake River Farms. 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 Kuchu Shabu - Park City 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.