Cuerno Bravo Prime Steakhouse
Tacoma, WA · Steakhouse
Dedicated Wagyu house
Tier 2 · Provenance-Transparent What the tiers mean
On the official Kobe Beef registry as No. 1297. See the U.S. Kobe list
Why it's listed
David Orozco's Mexican prime steakhouse in a historic St Helens Avenue building in downtown Tacoma, open daily 4pm to 10pm. The dinner menu is built around beef and runs three separate Wagyu tiers as their own section headings: American Cross Wagyu, Full Blood Australian Wagyu at MS9+, and Japanese A5 Wagyu. The Japanese section carries a tableside 8oz A5 ribeye cooked by the guest on a hot stone and an 8oz A5 filet mignon, both named to Miyazaki Prefecture. Wagyu also runs down into the tacos, salad and loaded potato.
Wagyu on the menu
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Miyazaki
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Australian
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- MS9+
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Miyazaki | A5 | Not listed |
| American | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Australian | Not listed | MS9+ | Not listed |
The experience
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Cuts named on the Wagyu menu
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Evidence on file
“Japanese A5 Wagyu [section heading] ... Table Side A5 Ribeye - 8oz of "Cook-it-yourself" adventure! From Miyazaki Prefecture”
cuernobravo.com “Filet Mignon - 8oz A5 tenderloin from Miyazaki prefecture”
cuernobravo.com “Full Blood Australian Wagyu (MS9+) [section heading] ... Ribeye - 16oz full blood wagyu from one of Australia's best producers ... New York Strip - 16oz Exceptionally crafted Australian wagyu NY strip, served on a sizzling hot stone.”
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“American Cross Wagyu [section heading] ... El Zabuton - 10oz Intensely marbled and served on a sizzling hot stone. ... Vacio - 14oz Thick and incredibly tender. ... Arrachera - 12oz skirt steak served carne asada style”
cuernobravo.com “Wagyu Vacio Tacos - 4 American cross wagyu bavette cut tacos ... Papa Loca - Baked and seasoned potato topped with smoked bacon, 4 cheese blend, Mexican crema and wagyu carne asada.”
cuernobravo.com “[Our Story page: no occurrence of "Kobe"; no sourcing, certification, prefecture or producer detail beyond "the best beef in the world"]”
cuernobravo.com “616 Saint Helens Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 ... 253-328-6688 ... Monday-Sunday 4pm - 10pm”
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Common questions
- Does Cuerno Bravo Prime Steakhouse serve real Wagyu?
- Yes, and it says where the beef comes from. Cuerno Bravo Prime Steakhouse in Tacoma, WA publishes enough detail on its own materials to identify the Wagyu it sells, which is the standard this directory calls verified, last checked on July 21, 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 Cuerno Bravo Prime Steakhouse serve?
- Its menu discloses Miyazaki A5, American and MS9+ Australian. 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.
- Is the Wagyu at Cuerno Bravo Prime Steakhouse Kobe beef?
- It is licensed to serve Kobe and was not listing it when we last looked, on July 21, 2026. This venue does appear on the official Kobe registry, but Kobe was not on the menu at that check, so no Kobe badge is shown. Licensed rooms drop it between allocations and bring it back, so this can change without notice and is worth asking about directly.
- How was Cuerno Bravo Prime Steakhouse 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 July 21, 2026.