Rider
Seattle, WA · New American
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $86 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
Rider is the wood-fired dining room at 619 Pine Street in downtown Seattle, built around a custom apple-wood grill and Pacific Northwest sourcing that the menu credits ranch by ranch. Two dishes carry American Wagyu from Snake River Farms: a 10oz Wagyu Denver cut at $86 off the grill, and a half-pound Wagyu burger at $25 with Tillamook cheddar and dijonaise. The producer is named on both, but the herd's breed generation is not stated, so how much Japanese lineage is in the beef is left open.
Wagyu on the menu
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Snake River Farms
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Snake River Farms
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Snake River Farms |
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Snake River Farms |
Sourced from
Evidence on file
“10oz WAGYU DENVER CUT 86 Snake River Farm”
riderseattle.com “HALF-POUND BURGER* 25 snake river farms american wagyu, tillamook cheddar, butter lettuce, tomato, caramelized onions, pickles, dijonaise”
riderseattle.com “"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"619 Pine St","addressLocality":"Seattle","addressRegion":"WA","postalCode":"98101"}”
riderseattle.com
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“From The Wood Fired Grill / Our wood-fire grill was custom-built for Rider. We use apple wood as a heat source, and we sourced locally from orchards in Eastern Washington.”
riderseattle.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 Rider serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 23, 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 Rider serve?
- Its menu discloses 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 Rider 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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