Yamato Steak House

Such a cute little spot...We took our son and his girlfriend for dinner one night. I was so pleasantly happy with the service and the quality of food. It was delicious. And the sushi was pretty fresh. We had a pretty great time. And in the process found a new spot for them to dine... They do have a lot for parking.

Although it's listed as "Yamato," this place is now called Sakura, which doesn't appear on Yelp! as its own place, but this is the same place I went for dinner a couple of nights ago.I am struggling with what to say about it. There are some things to recommend it. It's local, and not a chain. The food is prepared fresh, the prices seem reasonable, and they do a robust take-out business, so they're apparently well thought of by the locals. Dining in, I started my dinner with hot sake. The inexpensive variety of heated sake that most Japanese restaurant have (Gekkeikan or Sho Chiku Bai are most popular) seemed to be all Sakura has. When I asked my server about whether they had any of the more upscale, unfiltered, or better quality offerings, she seemed puzzled. Their selection of beer is modest, and wines are almost non-existent.For the food, I chose a Bento box with teriyaki chicken, vegetables, four pieces of California roll, two crab Rangoon, and fried rice. I started with Miso soup, though I also had the choice of a salad.The soup was very good, if a little saltier than others I've had - but not unpleasant at all. It came with a soup spoon in case I didn't want to sip directly from the bowl, as is customary.When my Bento box arrived, it was obviously hot and fresh, but there was no wasabi for the California roll, nor did my server bring chopsticks. A quick trip to the sushi prep area (can't really call it a sushi bar) and I got what I was after, though it seemed odd not to bring those items automatically.The California roll was tasty, as was the tender slivers of teriyaki chicken. The vegetables were piled under the chicken and slathered with the teriyaki sauce. Other Bentos I've had included tempura veggies but these were fine; crisp-tender, not overcooked.The so-called "fried rice," however, was more like plain brown rice. No hunks of veggies, egg, or bits of barbecue pork that are typical in fried rice. And that's OK, but one is not the other.The portions were generous enough that I took some back to the hotel for lunch the next day.I can overlook the service, considering that the lone server had to answer the phone, greet guests who were dining in, and handle all the take-out orders. The atmosphere inside, though, was a bit odd. It's pretty generic, and the music they were playing could be described as "house trance," which doesn't say "Asian restaurant" to me. Maybe that's why so many people get the food "to go" and don't linger.So... the food is pretty good but given the not-so-great service and the poor selection of adult beverages, I'll probably try somewhere else next time I need my Asian fix.

Deep fried sushi is good, girlfriend liked the orange chicken still have to try the lomein

Delicious food. Good price. Clean place. We had three rolls - the Fantasic, the crazy, and the Atomic - plus the Chicken Katsu hibachi dinner. Tsing Tao is always a delicious pairing with sushi. Don't miss out on the awesome bathroom doors ;)

Arrived on a Friday evening. Almost full capacity. After waiting to be seated, took 15 minutes for a waitress to get drinks. Another 30 minutes for our meal. My egg drop soup was cold, my meal, chicken and broccoli, cold and rice cold. Afraid that chicken was not cooked throughly. not a pleasant exerience. Would not recommend. I won't be back.

Good food, good prices, pleasant service, dated setting. While dining here, I noticed most of the lunch crowd got their food to go. But since I had been in my car most of the day, I wanted to get out. So, I placed an order for gyoza (6 small pork dumplings) and the Teryaki Chicken Bento Box which comes with a choice of soup or salad (Egg drop soup for me).The soup was lighter in color and maybe a bit thinner than other soups I've had elsewhere, but the flavor was full of egg (and a bit of salt). The gyoza was next and came with a dipping sauce. The plate was colorfully presented with shredded carrot ribbons in the pinwheel center. Nice balance of crispy outside and tender inside. Good flavor!The bento box contained a single, but large, crabmeat rangoon, a 4-pc California roll, about a cup of mixed rice, and a decent lunch sized portion of chicken and veggies prepared in a thin Teryaki sauce. The chicken was a little bit overcooked, but not enough to ruin the meal. The veggies were also thoroughly cooked beyond al dente.The service was efficient and got my food out and check processed so that all too soon, I was back on the road.Review #2246

We traveled from Houston, TX to Marion for Thanksgiving and were pleasantly surprised at this Sushi place. This was some of the best sushi we had. Fresh and customized! I asked for Sushi wrapped in cucumber instead of rice and the chef made this amazing spicy tuna roll wrapped in crunchy cucumber. I think they should add it to the menu! Best low carb option!Family also had hibachi and other rolls and everyone was very happy with the taste. Service was also good. Only comment is around the decor which could use a little refreshing.

I'm struggling with what to give this restaurant.The food was Very good but we struggled a little bit with the facility and the staff.Unfortunately there was an ordering issue and our waiter, who freely admitted he did not eat sushi, was not informed enough to let us know what Sushi we got. He pointed to the tuna and said it was something else. I've been eating sushi long enough to know what tuna looks like. There was also a problem with us not getting a role that we ordered. But we did get was very good.We sat in a booth and it was really broke down and beat up. Every time the lady behind me moved I could feel it on my seat back.

Only been there once, but, I carried out chicken with vegetables lunch special. It was good.

Doesn't serve alcohol. Can't believe a "steakhouse" doesn't serve drinks. Ruined my experience. Got the tiger roll and it was mediocre. If you want Asian food order take out somewhere else