Aker Restaurant & Lounge
Salt Lake City, UT · Japanese
Tier 2 · Provenance-Transparent What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $19 on the menu we read · up to $74
Why it's listed
A Japanese and Latin room in the historic Boston Building on Exchange Place downtown, open evenings. Its food menu carries six Wagyu items, and one of them is fully documented: A5 Miyazaki Wagyu, printed at 5oz market price with a stated BMS of 12, seared on a hot stone and served with fresh wasabi. That single line clears the Japanese standard on its own, naming both a prefecture and a JMGA grade. A 74 dollar Wagyu ribeye, a 64 dollar filet, Wagyu gyoza, a torched A5 premium roll and an American Wagyu saltado round out the program.
Authenticity flags
- Only the market-price hot-stone item names where its beef comes from. The 74 dollar Wagyu ribeye and the 64 dollar Wagyu filet are listed with no origin, breed or producer, and the saltado is described only as American Wagyu. If you want the documented Japanese A5 from Miyazaki, order that item by name rather than assuming the other Wagyu dishes are the same beef.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Miyazaki
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
- unknown
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Miyazaki | A5 | Not listed |
| unknown | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
The experience
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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
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Evidence on file
“Under the heading "Aker Mains - From the Land": "A5 Miyazaki Wagyu (gf)" with the description "MKT/5 oz. • A5 12 bms (beef marbling standard) miyazaki wagyu seared with a hot stone and served with fresh wasabi and various sauces".”
akersaltlake.com “Same section: "Wagyu Ribeye (gf)" $74.00, "$74/12oz. • Wagyu ribeye cut grilled to achieve a flavorful crust while maintaining its juicy interior"; "Wagyu Filet Mignon (gf)" $64.00, "$64/8oz. • Filet mignon center cut grilled medium rare"; and "Saltado" $69.00, "Grilled AMerican...”
akersaltlake.com “Aker Shared Plates: "Wagyu Gyoza", "$19 • Pan-seared wagyu filet mignon dumplings with a spicy sauce". Aker Premium Rolls: "Katsumi 512 (gf)" $48.00, "Butter-poached lobster tail & blistered shishito w/ avocado and torched A5 wagyu topped with charred onion aioli".”
akersaltlake.com
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“Visit us at 9 Exchange Pl, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. Hours: Monday - Thursday 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday- Saturday 4:00pm - 11:00 pm, Sundays 4:00pm - 9:00pm. Reservations run through OpenTable.”
akersaltlake.com
Quoted from the sources checked when this listing was verified.
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Common questions
- Does Aker Restaurant & Lounge serve real Wagyu?
- Yes, and it says where the beef comes from. Aker Restaurant & Lounge in Salt Lake City, UT publishes enough detail on its own materials to identify the Wagyu it sells, which is the standard this directory calls verified, last checked on August 16, 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 Aker Restaurant & Lounge serve?
- Its menu discloses Miyazaki A5, unknown and American. 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 Aker Restaurant & Lounge 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 August 16, 2026.