Rondo
Seattle, WA · 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
Rondo is a Japanese kitchen at 224 Broadway East on Capitol Hill in Seattle, serving donburi, sashimi, noodles and bento. Its Wagyu sits in one dish, the Bara Chirashi Donburi: a bowl of diced Wagyu beef with sashimi, ikura and tobiko over sushi rice in a house-made dashi soy sauce, listed at $30 on the food menu and $27 on the daytime hirunomi card. The menu calls the beef Wagyu and says no more, so a diner cannot tell from it whether the beef is Japanese or domestic.
Wagyu on the menu
- Wagyu
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
Evidence on file
“BARA CHIRASHI DONBURI |$30 / A luxurious bowl of wagyu beef, diced sashimi, ikura, tobiko and more on sushi rice, seasoned with house-made dashi soy sauce.”
rondojapanesekitchen.com “BARA CHIRASHI DONBURI |$27 / A luxurious bowl of wagyu beef, diced sashimi, ikura, tobiko and more on sushi rice, seasoned with house-made dashi soy sauce.”
rondojapanesekitchen.com “224 Broadway E, Seattle, WA 98102”
rondojapanesekitchen.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 Rondo 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.
- Why is Rondo 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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