Shadow Wagyu is a Miami butcher shop and restaurant established in 2020, dedicated to sourcing the finest, never-frozen Wagyu beef. It offers both pure-bred Japanese A5 Wagyu and American Wagyu. The dining experience is unbelievable and beyond phenomenal, with a limited but superb menu that changes frequently. The Wagyu burger is fantastic and one of the best, and you can't go wrong—just about anything ordered is amazing. Dishes like the Wagyu Parm with pasta, short ribs, lomo salteado, Wagyu fries, and Queso frito are all delicious. The Wagyu tallow ice cream sandwich cookie is a must for dessert. The atmosphere and hospitality are amazing, with a super kind owner and staff. It is also a favorite place to purchase high-quality meat, which far exceeds expectations. The experience is definitely worth the money, the wait, and even a special trip.
Before it was a brick-and-mortar in Coral Gables, the team behind Shadow Wagyu sourced wagyu beef for NBA players with a lot of calories to burn. Now, it's a butcher shop that doubles as a restaurant and serves wagyu everything: burgers, hotdogs, anticuchos, and short ribs. It has about nine stools inside and a high top table outside, so it's a little hard to find a seat on weekends. But it's worth a shot if you want to try crispy queso frito that's been dunked into a fryer full of wagyu tallow (everything is cooked in wagyu fat, even the fries). They don't take reservations, except for a tasting menu that's $300 per person. But if you don't have that kind of baller money, you should still drop in for the best fries you've ever had?just be prepared to pay $10 for them.
