Benihana Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, UT · Japanese
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $202 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
A downtown teppanyaki room across from the Salt Palace, part of the national Benihana chain. The everyday menu carries only an unbranded Wagyu steak fried rice, but this unit's own location page runs the chain's Wagyu of the World promotion, a six course table grilled menu of A5 Japanese Tokyo Broil, Australian NY Strip and American Masami Ribeye. That promotion is selected per location rather than run at every branch, and Salt Lake City is one of the units carrying it. The beef is named by country alone, with no prefecture, farm or grading score, so no authenticity badge applies.
Authenticity flags
- The three graded Wagyu cuts belong to a limited time promotion rather than the standing menu, so they may not be running on the night you visit. The only Wagyu on the everyday menu is a wagyu steak fried rice.
- The beef is described by country alone. The Japanese course is listed as "A5 Japanese Tokyo Broil", where Tokyo Broil is the name of the cut and not a source region, so no prefecture or brand is actually named. The Australian strip names no producer or marbling score, and the American ribeye gives a supplier name but no breed generation. Ask at the table if provenance matters to you.
Wagyu on the menu
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Masami
- Australian
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Masami |
| Australian | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Japanese | Not listed | A5 | 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
Sourced from
Evidence on file
“"This is a wagyu experience like no other. Savor the best with our six-course Wagyu of the World menu, featuring premium cuts and unique flavors." The four listed courses are "A5 Japanese Tokyo Broil* (5oz)", "Australian NY Strip* (6oz)", "American Masami Ribeye* (6oz)" and...”
benihana.com “The Salt Lake City page carries the promotion itself, headed "Wagyu of the World" with the line "Our premium Wagyu lineup, grilled at your table." and a button reading "View Wagyu of the World happening". The page was last updated 2026-08-11.”
benihana.com “The standing food menu lists exactly one Wagyu item, in the Fried Rice section: "WAGYU STEAK* RICE", described as "Fried rice with wagyu steak." No origin, grade or producer is given, and no other Wagyu dish appears.”
benihana.com
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“Checked as a comparison branch. The Memphis, Miami Beach and Anchorage pages do not carry the Wagyu of the World promotion module, while Salt Lake City and San Diego both do. Anchorage's own text calls the Wagyu lineup one of the brand's "limited-time offers".”
benihana.com “"165 S. West Temple", Salt Lake City, UT 84101, telephone "801 528 4725". Open 11:00 to 22:00 Monday, Tuesday and Sunday, and 11:00 to 23:00 Wednesday through Saturday. Cuisine listed as Japanese, Hibachi, Teppanyaki.”
benihana.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 Benihana Salt Lake 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 Benihana Salt Lake City serve?
- Its menu discloses Masami, Australian 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 Benihana Salt Lake 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.
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