Stopped off here on my way down south. I picked up some combination fried rice and some spring…read morerolls. Everything was great. The combination fried rice had big pieces of meat, carrots, and huge shrimp. I also noticed that they put in some orange peppers, which was a really good addition . My favorite though was the bean sprouts, they mixed in. Bean sprouts are great in fried rice. I will definitely stop here again, the next time I'm passing through.

Always good food. We normally get take out. Never been disappointed…read more It's fresh and tasty. It's no buffet so it may take some time to get your food ready but it's worth the wait

Found a bug in noodles, they did nothing about it. Cold food and bad quality! Went downhill.read more

Big selection and fair prices. Like the to go option for the buffet. Pay by the weight and get to…read moretry as many options as you want.

I absolutely love Yamato! Being that we are so far from the…read moreocean, here in Carbondale, I was scared to try sushi. But don't be like me, leave your fears at the door!! Run don't walk! Not only is this sushi really tasty and the staff really kind, but they offer a huge variety of other dishes, if you are a fresh fish whore, like myself! The tables and menus are never sticky or dirty and the bathroom is also very well stocked and maintained, which should be an industry standard, but you'd be surprised. Whenever you call in an order, your food is ready for you when you get there, no, waiting around. And the same goes for their super fast service when you dine in. I am always in and out expeditiously. Which is perfect because I work right down the street. I can pop in, stuff my face, and bounce, 30-45 minutes flat. This place is a true gem!

We attended the Vulture Fest in nearby Makanda and decided here for dinner. I was disappointed to…read moresee they didn't have hibachi grills where your meal is prepared in front of you. We were seated in a room full of tables. Our seafood choices, the lobster and scallops were overcooked and tough. The soup was light and tasty. Very good yumyum sauce. Overall, the food was only mediocre at best! We will not bother to eat here again.

So nice to have a high quality sushi place in Southern Illinois that is outside of the Carbondale…read morearea! The restaurant itself is extremely nice and provides an excellent atmosphere. The service was efficient and helpful. The food was GREAT! We got the crazy girl, Philadelphia, and spicy tuna roll and were very impressed. It was very high quality food at a very reasonable price! An excellent date night restaurant to check out. Y'all won't be disappointed!

This was about the worst sushi I have ever had. Middle of nowhere in southern Illinois but thought…read moreI'd take a chance. Outside it looks terrible. Inside it looks pretty decent. The service was good. We ordered a couple of appetizers which were fine - not much better than store bought but fine. Sushi was dreadful. Wasabi was brown on the outside like the clump had been sitting in the refrigerator for days. At least we didn't get sick. I wish I would've just gone to Kroger in Carbondale for sush which is so much better and cheaper!

That lunch pricing is where it's at and I LOVE the yum yum sauce, it's truly addicting and I saw…read morethey have it at the store lol

OVERPRICED !! $$$$ 8 DOLLAR FOR A SMALL MISO SOUP!!!…read more Sushi was fair, Service was good Ambiance was nice Very expensive for what you get, and location K

Thank god Centralia has a sushi place. I would give this a 5 star only... they mess of the rice a…read morelot. It can be very hard.. which.. its kind of hard to mess up rice... they need to fix this immediately. 3.5 stars

The smallest roll I ever had. I finished it and left hungry. Usually with sushi it's filling and…read moreI'd have a hard time finishing. They are large roll for five or six pieces or smaller rolls with a dozen. This was small five pieces. Felt more like an appetizer. Place was dead and I can see why.

This place can be hit or miss depending on who's running the show at the time…read more I've come here with huge groups and had alright service, but I've shown up with just 4 people in my group and had the worst service. The food isn't anything amazing. It's your standard hibachi grill foods. If you aren't a fan of fish, I hope no one orders fish at your table because whatever you ordered will also taste like fish since everything is cooked on one grill. This place is not the worst, but I have definitely been to cleaner, more organized hibachi grills in my lifetime though.

Visited this Japanese hibachi steak house for a birthday. The server was wonderful, very cheerful,…read morepolite and attentive. Which was awesome since the place was full and she had multiple tables to attend. The cook was entertaining but quiet, get in and get out sort of situation. The food was great. Everything came out well cooked and hot! I got the shrimp and scallop hibachi dinner and a Dr.Pepper. We received extra of the yummy sauce which is my favorite and the birthday girl got a complimentary piece of cake! It was a lovely experience and I would recommend it for your next dinner experience.

My husband is a native to Effingham and this was our first time at Fujiyama Japanese steakhouse and…read moreit was a nice visit that will have me coming back. Of course, I always get skeptical of seafood being fresh in the middle of nowhere middle Illinois in the Midwest of the USA but this time we went for the hibachi experience so I gave the shrimp a try and my husband ate the chicken. He had a side of fried rice with egg and I opted for noodles with our vegetables. The complementary house salad and soup tonight was mushroom was OK but not as good as other hibachi style restaurants. Our hibachi chef was funny entertaining and was able to connect with each of the guests. He made jokes and put on a wonderful performance. I appreciated that not every seat was filled for hibachi and we were still able to enjoy dinner as a party of eight. Next time we visit, we will eat on the traditional restaurant side to test out the sushi and other menu offerings. The restaurant is fairly wheelchair accessible with everything being on one even level and there's plenty of accessible parking and close parking as Fujiyama is next to a few other stores sharing the parking lot.

Today I parked my rig at the TA. Walked a few blocks to this restaurant, wasn't too difficult of a…read morehike. Having seen a billboard AD driving along the i70, I thought huh, hibachi down the road on exit 160, let's do this. Originally had other plans, like hitting up the NAF NAF for some Mediterranean food couple miles further. But haven't had any Bennihana style hibachi in ages, I did sort of crave the grilled veges, NY Steaks and hibachi butter fried rice. So got in here today, and it was pretty quiet. Wasn't even sure if there were any parties at the grill. Back in the days I use to work at a pretty high octane hibachi in the Permian Basin (ya, think Billy Bob Thornton in Landman on steroids). We'd have oil field crews pack our entire restaurant, and I'd be doing daily sales of 3,000.00 to 4,000.00 just under my own tab. Those were the days you can order a bowl of Udon noodles and it probably came out to 8.99--- good ole pre- inflation days. So onto the food here. Steak was over cooked, wanted medium rare, tasted well done. Chicken was decent, moist, not dried out. I've had hibachi chicken in certain restaurants where the meat was straight up dried. So good job. The fried rice was a 7/10. Not the best, but better than Panda Express. The grilled veges were alright, the teriyaki sauce was decent not too sweet. And overall the hibachi combo plate of NY Steak, Chicken w/ fried rice was overall a 7.5/10. I want to give a thumbs up to the restaurant for their portions. This being lunch hours, the lunch portion here can play out in many other places as dinner size. The Miso soup was your typical hot soup + instant dried seaweed + supermarket house brands tofu. Can't screw this dish up. And the salad was sugar overkill...along with the Yum Yum Sauce. What I wished they did with the Salad sauce. Okay, blend carrots, apples, increase ginger, couple slices of lemon, and cut down on the sugars. For the Yum Yum Sauce decrease the sugar, more garlic, and please add a tad bit more MSG for that flavor bomb. Now because I figured I might still be hungry, I ordered their 2 roll sushi lunch special-- the Bay bridge, and the Volcano. Sushi rolls were both pretty solid. The sushi chef here gets a 8/10 for his sushi rice making ability. I've seen complete failures at restaurants serving sushi where the rice isn't even cooked through. Worse I've had sushi rice that tasted like those Supermarket sushi franchises Snow Fox and Fuji Foods. Special mention: the wasabi is spicy. Very good. For a hibachi grill restaurant, this place is a solid 7/10. Is it worth walking over here if your semi truck is parked nearby? Yes. Is it worth a detour if you're on a road trip and don't want burgers and fries? Yes. Is it a nice setting to sit down and talk with your colleagues or watch their hibachi chefs perform? Sure. In the end, for price, portion, and just a no bs Japanese teppanyaki meal, I think Fujiyama can fill that void. Why the 3 Stars? because there's room to improve, food wise, like the fried rice: more white peppers, onions, garlic butter, soy sauce, scallions. To my Chinese passerbyers: 覺得路過的客人，可以過來關顧一下，整體食物質量管控還行，就是甜了一點；要是有哪位華人卡車師傅在附近停靠，過夜，我也還是會推薦過來這家日式鐵板試試，想當年羅蘭剛一家老字號的上林鐵板燒已經被蒙古餡餅給取代了，也就是抱有這種懷舊才使得我過來品一品這村莊的日式鐵板。

We went at 7:30 pm. The hostess seemed annoyed that she would have to seat us at a hibachi table…read more They have regular seating as well. We started with non alcoholic drinks. The prices are decent for food compared to where we lived. Anywhere from 22-40 dollars depending on combo. We ordered appetizer and a sushi roll. They were not great. Soy sauce is supposedly homemade. It is disgusting. If you are expecting theatrics from the chef, this is not the hibachi place. He was funny but that was it. The steak was gross. The chicken was gross. The noodles were soaked in something before cooking. The fried rice was egg and teriyaki sauce. Plain and boring. I would not go back. Ick all around.

It's seemingly a clean spot, I love the vibe of this place. Our server Aaron was kind and…read moreattentive, answered all our questions and gave good suggestions. He was a 10/10 server, so kudos When it comes to the food, it was alright. I didn't eat hibachi, only regular dining. We ordered a house salad, miso, crab rangoon, sushi and udon noodles. The appetizers were tasty, especially the salad. When it came to the mains, I ordered the Giant City Roll and honestly, I was a bit disappointed.. didn't want to be rude and have them take it back but the server offered and was understanding because he noticed I didn't touch it. My partner mentioned he was picking at his udon because it wasn't very good either but he made an effort to finish it anyways because he was hungry. Overall, it's okay. If you're not super into Japanese food you may overlook the lack of quality of the food prepared here and think its pretty decent.

I feel bad leaving this review but changes need to be made or this restaurant will be a failure…read more I should have known pulling in at 6pm on a Friday and no one was there. We walked in and a kid was sprawled out on the couch near the entrance. My daughter's shrimp tempura roll was great. My pad Thai left much to be desired. It tasted very bland and like one of those microwave pad Thai you can get at Walmart. They have mail and bills all over the counter. The couch near the front is very worn out. This restaurant has the potential to be great but some overhauls need to be made.

Always good. I miss the old man. Son needs to step up and become a sushi master. good people, good…read morefood. I hope mama has found a smile!