Our chef was absolutely amazing! Put on a wonderful show and was so go with the kids! The food was very good! Loved the miso soup and all of the hibachi ingredients...my only negative was the wall that divides the dining room and hibachi room was pretty dirty and I wish the property owners would spruce up the strip mall it sits in...but other than that, had a tastyonderful time! read more

I'm visiting my girlfriend in Hamburg from Eastern CT. Decided to order dinner from here. Forgot to include girlfriend's meal. So while my hibachi was delicious, we couldn't enjoy our meal together. Will be ordering from the several competitive sushi local competitors going forward. My recommendation??? Avoid Yamato Hibachi at all costs!!!! read more

Got their $40 meal. Their filet mignon is roast beef. Got 5 scallops and half a lobster tail with the entire tail shell in the plate and nothing but rice read more

Yamato Hibachi - Hibachi Filet Mignon, Lobster & Scallop - Japanese Near Me - Wantage, New Jersey

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This is the second time trying to go here. 5pm on a Friday. Man at the sushi making station, no one at the door. We waited exactly 8 minutes and no one. Amen to the door. This was the second chance and it happened again. They didn't even look up and no one came to the door. FRIDAY night. Unbelievable. read more

We just returned from dinner there. Food was great. We actually really enjoyed it. The problem came at the end of the meal when we paid with an Amex gift card worth $50.00 I gave it to the gentleman who was serving us and he came running over (loudly) that the gift card wasn't working, and they tried all different denominations and it wasn't working. Then someone came over and said it was working for $40, which was odd, but we just said ok, and wanted to get out of there at that point. We tipped the hibachi chef $5.00 and left $15.00 to the server on a $51.00 check. We checked the valence on the card when we got home and it was $2.00. The gift card was never used and given to us the day before. We won't be returning as they clearly took our $$ off the gift card and read more

Specifically asked for no seafood as my boyfriend has a terrible seafood allergy. We said it MANY times. They put shrimp in his meal and it was hidden in between the chicken, resulting in a terrible allergic reaction for him. I don't understand how or why they would do something like this. read more

it is very flashy and i highly recommend it in the beginning they set a very big fire and it was awe

We ate here with our best friends on a Friday night. The hibachi tables were full and the host was friendly. There are two hibachi chefs and one is more active and gets everyone involved the other tall one no so much. Food was very good to excellent and he prepared everything to order. We had shrimp, steak, chicken, salmon and scallops- all fresh and excellent. Soup and salad were also excellent. It's BYO booze so this is great (liquor store next door). Would recommend read more

AMAZING came in at 10pm after skiing and service was great and the food was better one of my favorite fillet mignons ever!!

Typical hibachi restaurant however without the flavor, everything tasted bland or off and I felt the need to over season just for it to be half way decent. For the price point, it should be more quality instead of overcooked and unflavored. I will not be returning to this restaurant. read more

It's evident that the Covid issues are no longer an issue. Yes it is Saturday night of Valentines weekend. The place is definitely not prepared for the amount of orders and dine in patrons. Give your self at least 30+ minutes I'm currently waiting 45 minutes past my take out order time. read more

Yamato Hibachi - the interior of a restaurant - Japanese Near Me - Wantage, New Jersey

Went here tonight for dinner. The most unfriendly staff and waiting a long time (30 mins) for service. The restaurant was dirty and be careful as not to trip over the bikes on the way to the restroom. The chef was drunk as he took shots of sake while preparing our food. Find a different place to spend your money . read more

Extremely slow service for take out. Even during the week. Staff is rude and condescending -but maybe it's because they are 13 or 14 years old. I ordered take out -3-4 items-took 1 hour 15 minutes to get. It was just ok. Never tried the hibachi- Being that Sussex has so few restaurants-I had high hopes for this place. Sadly, they are cutting costs I think in hiring staff in both front and back of the house. read more

Food is ok. Service is horribly rude and callous. We were the ONLY in- house customers in this large restaurant.. and staff acted as if we were bothering them read more

Once again, we are the only two people in the restaurant and two employees are sitting at the sushi bar eating and talking on their phones while my wife and I are standing in the foyer waiting to be seated. Sushi chef is staring right at us too and doing nothing. read more

Good food, reasonable prices, Orders are consistently ready on time and I've never had them messed up an order after having ordered from them! read more

I'm from Bergen county so I consider myself a bit of a sushi snob. The sushi here was very fresh and the presentation was very pretty. We also had the udon soup and tempura which was delicious. Service was excellent and the price was what you would expect. 5 stars from these patrons. Will definitely be coming back. read more

Yamato Hibachi - Sushi sashimi combo. - Japanese Near Me - Wantage, New Jersey

This was great place for dinner hibachi style. Good show decent food. BYOB liquor store next store. Would go again. read more

Yamato Hibachi - Ordered tuna tartare - Japanese Near Me - Wantage, New Jersey

Went for dinner last night for dinner. There was nobody to greet us at the door. No biggy. When I found owner/ manager he was less than friendly, I mean downright hostile. Maybe he was having a bad day. He seemed put out that we brought our own Sami to be warmed up. He warmed on small bottle and walked away, never to be seen again. Never offered my guests anything to drink ) they didn't like sakii) . The chef had to go search him out. Really made me uncomfortable. He made a comment about us not being his regulars. What!? Four stars because food was fabulous, I have msg allergy and had no problem at all. Huge plus. They keep the place cold and we literally sat in the dark eating appetizers until hibachi chef came. Well , that's all folks. So, dress warm. Be prepared to have great food in a very unwelcoming atmosphere. read more

Hidden gem of Sussex County! We've tried sushi, Chinese and hibachi here on 4 different occasions and were pleased every time! Hibachi show is fun and creative. Chinese fusion food was delicious (sesame chicken yum-yum!); and sushi presentation was superb! They also have a loyalty program: spend $200 - get $20 gift card. Nice! read more

Yamato Hibachi - Sushi presentation: art on the plate! Look at the swimming fish and music notes! Lovely! - Japanese Near Me - Wantage, New Jersey

BYO ALERT! We were able to bring some beers and I was able to have my favorite beer (Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale) with my favorite type of food. Went here with my wife and we had a blast. It was a slow Thursday night and they ended up giving us a whole hibachi table for ourselves, which was very nice. We ordered the chicken and it came with fried rice, vegetables, 2 shrimps, a soup, and a salad. The food tasted fresh and flavorful though nothing innovating. This is just your nice ol' hibachi spot in the middle of the mountains... But it's a good one at that. We also ordered some sushi and it was pretty good. I particularly enjoyed their shrimp tempura roll, I am known to be a fan of those, and when I find one made with love I have to toot its horn. Seriously though, this place should not be that slow on a Thursday night. Not complaining about getting my own table, though. read more

Yamato Hibachi - Enjoying the beers we brought - Japanese Near Me - Wantage, New Jersey

Hibachi in Sussex? Yes and very good. Ordered Fillet Mignon & Chicken combo and it was.... GREAT! Couldn't believe it till I saw it myself. A tray with huge shrimp scallops chicken and fillet ready to be hibachi'd. Do recommend. read more

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Can't really rate the food because we never got any. Friday night 745, maybe a little busy but come on ... would have been nice to at least get a drink. After our drink order was finally taken but we were still being ignored at the hibachi table we set a timer. Waited 10 minutes still no drinks and food order not taken. Finally grabbed the baby and the hungry teenagers, started walking out and the lady showed up with the drinks. Too little too late. Tried to give the manager this feedback in person but no one was in sight. read more

The food is subpar and the service is horrible! The waitress barely looked at us and the steak was Grey and Under seasoned!

Place was completely empty. Only me and my guest. Food was terrible. Filet had that stale old steak taste and the scallops were severely over cooked and rubbery. Everything was extremely salty. It's very long in between seeing the waitress so you need to get everything you need at first or you won't see them for some time. All in all I would never recommend this place to anyone. read more

I think it's the only Hibachi in Sussex. And the portions are great. Chef did all the usual fun tricks ! Huge menu that will have something for everyone. Tons of leftovers for tomorrow too. read more

We've eaten at Yamato Hibachi twice in the past two months. The first time we dined at a regular table and selected from the menu provided. We had tierrachi salmon and tierrachi chicken. The only complaint was that they served a tiny portion of veggies that had a thick sauce. The sauce was overwhelming in quantity for the amount of vegetable. There was too much sauce on the entree also. We decided that we would not be trying the regular fare again. Our next visit was for the Hibachi. The wait staff are so soft spoken that the din of the chefs at the other table(s) make it a struggle to hear what is being asked of you. Be ready to ask for a repeat. The chef put on a good show. The usual noise with the cooking utensils accompanied by the veggie toss into your mouth etc. were accompanied by a "don't singe your eyebrows" flame display. This was a bit overboard if you have large eyebrows. A definate flash point. There were three of us sharing the show. We selected shrimp, chicken and fillet mignon. We all agreed that the portions were good. Actually, there was too much to eat of the rice and veggies. There were two things that didn't meet with our normal expectations for a quality experience. The food was too salty. All three of us agreed with that evaluation. The other thing that was anoying at best was that the wait staff were bringing out plastic "take home" containers when one of us was still eating. What's the rush? There were no customers waiting for the table. We arrived at 5:30pm and they were moving us out at 6:10pm. Definately no for the casual dining experience. They have no liquor license, but you can BYOB if you like. There is a package goods store next door. read more

We were waiting for our table and the gentleman by the cash register was clipping his finger nails!!!! If we weren't meeting other people there I would have walked out. The food was good but I couldn't get past clipping your finger nails in the restaurant. read more

I'm a foodie, and I like Sushi. I'm from Cali so I know good sushi. This place was the bomb for being in this area. It's not what I expected. Fresh and the service was excellent. There was a wait to get in and the table next to us got served before us (we were there first). Overall it was very good. read more

I have been here twice now with my boyfriend for hibachi and it's been amazing both times. I know that a lot of people are skeptical because it used to be a sketchy Chinese restaurant but I assure you the food is great and the atmosphere is awesome and very quaint. It's a very fun time and we will definitely be back in the future for a third time read more

This was my second time here, the first was several years ago. I came with a group of 5 others, 2 of whom have never experienced hibachi before. We had reservations for a cooking table. Pros: we were seated promptly. The rice was great. That's where it ends. We had to ask several times before we all got our waters. A gentleman at our table not in our group specified he had a shellfish allergy yet they brought out the food with my scallops touching his chicken. The cook was so quiet we couldn't understand a word he said. He didn't put on any kind of show like I have seen at several other hibachi places such as Mt Fuji in Hilburn NY or even Benihanas(sp?). It was actually quite boring. The steak tasted ok but we all disliked the chicken. The shrimp and scallop has so much salty sauce on them they were inedible. Later that day almost all of us had upset stomachs. We will not be returning here ever again. read more

Second time there just as good as the first! Got the same meal, filet and scallop hibachi! The fried rice is amazing, the veggies, the meat, the teaser shrimp!!! More saki more happy! Give their place a whirl, it's awesome! Did I mention the fried ice cream?! read more

Yamato Hibachi - Just getting started! - Japanese Near Me - Wantage, New Jersey

Decided to go to this place on a whim. We order veggie sushi rolls and fried tofu. The tofu was beyond greasy and was covered in fish pieces. The fact that it came covered in fish pieces was not part of the menu description. Since I do not eat fish or meat I had no choice but to throw it away. The sushi is okay, but I have had better elsewhere. They need to give accurate descriptions of their food on their menus. read more

First time here. Sat right away and the service was terrific. It's a byob with a liquor store next door. The food was fresh and delicious. The portions are huge. I can't wait to go back. Great prices for the amount of food you get. read more

For something fast on a night that you have no choice this restaurant will do. I am use to New York and Down the Shore Japanese restaurants and they do not compare to any of them. Not bad but not great either read more

I've had better hibachi food.... eastern garden down the street in much better but it's just a sit down restaurant with no cooking in front of you. Number one complaint is that we made a reservation on Mother's Day and it didn't matter whatsoever. We still waited an hour to be seated. So if you make a reservation....it's not really a reservation. read more

AMAZING FOOD! I absolutely love this hibachi place, they have a great atmosphere and amazing dishes. The portions are huge and definitely worth the money. It's a fun place to go for dinner, the hibachi chefs are awesome! read more

Being a Teppan Yaki chef myself I always like to search out new spots. Tammy the Tornado and I stopped in on the way down from High Point on a foggy day in October. Starving to death we ordered big at lunch time in an empty restaurant. Onion soup starter was very good as was the salad. Dressing was awesome. Felt right at home as I heard the wife yelling at the husband in the kitchen. Hoping he cooks better when he's pissed off. Almost burnt my face with his first fire. Danny boy was our chef and very fun. Threw broccoli in our mouths but Tammy sucked at it. Melt in your mouth filet mignon was one of the best I've ever had and I've had a lot. Ask for spicy mayo for dipping. Scallops and shrimp pulled off at just the right time. As quick as he came he was gone. Tip these guys well because they cooked their face off for you, literally! Crazy Bernie highly recommends this hibachi choice high up in Sussex county! read more

Been here 4 or 5 times! Food was always EXCELLENT! the filet mignon is DELICIOUS! We took the kids recently and one of my children is a very picky eater. They were kind enough to heat up the food we brought with us so he could enjoy dinner out with the family. Extremely accommodating. We really appreciated it. Love that it is b.y.o.b and there liquor store right next door. How convenient! I highly recommend. Thank you and Keep up the good work read more

The food is excellent. The hibachi chef seemed well trained. The waitress service was non existent after the chef began until it was time to bring the check. read more