Yamato Restaurant

We had a lovely dinner. The food was delicious. The hibachi steak was so tender it just melted in your mouth & the sushi was yummy. The best part of our night was our server, Donya. She was wonderful, attentive & made us feel special.

I believe Danielle was our server, and Mario was our cook. Both did an excellent job, Mario was very interactive with us as he prepared our food. Went there around 530pm, and there was no line but quickly filled up as we sat there, and as we were leaving, people everywhere outside waiting to be seated. The food was delicious, I normally don't eat vegetables but today CLEARED my plate!!

I loved the sushi bar!!! I always go to the sushi bar, the guys who serve are great and the sushi is very very tasty. I repeat several times a week. Negative point they change staff and lately the service is poor except in sushi bar.

What a Great Place 👍 been going to Yamato's for years. You will walk into the restaurant with covid enhancements. The Koi pond was always a fun little treat to see for the children. The would always get fish pellets at the front desk and feed the turtles and Koi fish , although I don't think this is available at the moment. Restaurant is full of liveliness .
Typical wait time is about 20 to 30 min for the grill or sushi booth but the bar has a much faster turnaround time .. Wife and I were seated immediately.
When you go you also need to be patient. ( Don't forget that restaurants and most businesses are short staffed) so you might have to flag a few people down other than that the food is absolutely amazing and fresh. You will not be disappointed. Menu ranges from appetizers of 3.95 to 10.00 and Dinner combos from 10.00 to 35.00 drinks are about 2.95 -5.00 and Alcohol Beer starts at 5.00 for domestic and 7.50 for the large Sapporo. They also normally would have a rotating sushi bar but currently not running due to covid.. The restaurant offers all Grill menu's at the bar itself. We love to order teriyaki chicken, fried rice and white sauce on the side .. along with the sushi see in my pictures.. Albacore Sushi, Spicy Tuna Hand Roll, Fried Rice Cake appetizers, shrimp shumi and Lobster Roll 🦞 Again be patient with them and the staff.. Great Place!!!!

I loved the variety of sushi rolls to choose from, but what I really loved is you can get half order for $5 rather than whole order, this let me get even more variety. Gotta try the maine lobster special roll too, it was amazing! Great service, super nice people (customers were fun too). I'd totally recommend this for a simple night out, group event, or date night with someone special.

We celebrated my Mom's Birthday today, we had an awesome, amazing time and the food, IT WAS AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS 😋

I love this place!! It's my spot everything I go to 6flags for now on. Service was amazing. Sat right at the sushi bar and watched as my roll was made. I ordered alot and spent under $80. This place is a gem. Make sure to feed the huge Koi

The food is top notch and the service is excellent. You won't regret planning a night at Yamato's with your loved ones. You will regret not making a reservation as the wait times can get a bit crazy. Once you're sitting down tho, it's a great time.

Excellent customer service and experience!!! I had the 10oz sumo filet mignon and a deep fried Stevenson roll!!! I'm hoping you try them both! Everything was perfect 💯

Went for my bday and everything was amazing there. 1st time there to and the whole experience was a great one not to forget. If you want a new fun food experience in life, go there and make sure u like seafood, steak, and sushi. Best place for a birthday experience

*Update 6/12/19*
I can see Yamato from here!! Can't wait to get in there. 20 minutes and counting... Here!!
Alfonso and Stephanie are On Point today!! They have RAISED the Bar!
BAM!!!!! 5 Stars, JUST LIKE THAT!
Due to these 2 Competent Individuals!
Glad to see that the 2 Managers were Not around to necessarily ruin Our Meal this time. 👊😉🤙

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*Update 3/26/19*

YO ALEX!! You and Taka need to Smile!!! Why make Your Customers feel like they are a Burden to You. Whenever I see you Two Cats, You Two either have an Angry or Indifferent look. What's Up With That???
Thankfully the staff here Does NOT follow suit of the 'Management Team'.
NOW...On to the dinner!!
$150 for 3 is a bit high for this type of restaurant... Particularly when served with ATTITUDE on the side. And by No Means, was it the Chef's or the Waitresses, nor the Greeters... It's ONLY MANAGEMENT!!! Maybe You Two should consider staying in the back and allowing the restaurant to run like the Well Oiled Machine that it is. And for God's Sake, stop using 2 distributors for your FISH!!!! >:-(

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*EDITED 2/9/19*

Took my son here for a Much Deserved Sushi Fix. Perhaps a Big Mistake today. Service was phenomenal, as expected, by Alfonso! He is a Master at what he does! Lili was great too. Sadly, the sushi was NOT good today. 3 out of 9 plates were Bad! And I don't mean Not Well Made Sushi, but actual Bad Fish!! Had the manager, Taka, come and try a dish. Despite him stating it was good, the look on his face told a Completely Different story. One plate of bad fish is Not good. THREE in one sitting though?? That's a Serious and Very Concerning Issue! Despite removing 2 plate charges and tacking on a 10% discount, it may be a while before my son can bring himself to eating at his Favorite Restaurant of All Time. Overheard some of the wait staff stating that there are 2 sources for fish at Yamatos and perhaps quality control wasn't implemented correctly? We have Been coming here for nearly 20 years!! I'd Hate to Leave Them, but I refuse to allow my 11 year old to be subjected to Rotten Sushi!

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Yamato's is what Yamato's is! Which is Good! No Benihana for us, when Yamato is in our backyard! Great Sushi Chef's, Equally Awesome Teppan Chef's ! The Wait Service from the ladies here is Amazing! If only that Asian manager, Taka, would crack a smile every now and then, I'd give them 5 Stars. Oh what the heck, he doesn't need to smile. The rest of his staff makes up for his lack of friendliness. Been coming here for almost 20 years! Had my daughters 16th Birthday here with 16+ girls at 1 teppan table. Nothing much, except Most of the faces, has changed. Happy to see some of the Original Teppan Masters still here. Who says you need to have a Japanese Chef to have an Outstanding Dinner and Show??

Amazing !!! Simply amazing !!! Great good and great experience !!!

I recommend Yamato! Great Japanese steakhouse.
Sushi menu has grown with many delicious options.

This time around I ate Filet Mignon, Hibachi Shrimp and Hibachi Scallops! Ghost town sushi roll was yummy.

Chef Mario did an incredible job. Talented chef with a personality to match. He could do double duty as a stand up comic. He was constantly on guard in case Bowser showed up 😆. He made a great meal better. Matane Mario!

I absolutely love this teppanyaki restaurant. The food here is absolutely delicious. You can have chicken steak shrimp or lobster vegetables fried rice steamed rice soup and so much more including a large variety of rolls. The food was cooked at the side of our table by an amazing chef named Tauro . He puts on a slideshow. I know for a fact that once the quarantine is over and you can actually have them cook for you at your table like always you will get a private show by your chef that is absolutely amazing. I can't wait to come back in and see it at its full capacity. I absolutely recommend this restaurant bring your family and your friends. They have a koi pond in the entrance of the restaurant with the most beautiful fish and turtles.

Have been there 3 times and every time the food was excellent. The service is great.

Love this Restaurant! 3/16/2021
Dine in, or order ahead to go. A lot of food, for 1 person.
The food is always cooked to perfection! Outstanding variety of food.

It used be good, not anymore, we ordered dinner combos, my wife ended up with a bad diarrhea...

Great experience. Went for lunch. Definitely recommend. Food and service was fantastic and of course, the teppenyaki experience is always a blast.

Our chef was great, the food was great and the drinks was great. We had a great time.

Great choice for celebrating a birthday.