Yamato just recently opened up in Marianna where the old Pizza Hut used to be. That location is right off of Lafayette street (Hwy 90) and directly in front of the movie theater. Being the Asian food lover that I am, my friends and I had to try it out! First impressions were good. The inside was totally remodeled, and it looks great too. Modern aesthetic combined with a hint of Asian flare give the place a lot to offer. The space is a bit small but they have decent seating and quick turn around time. This place is not teppenyaki style, so they don't cook on a grill in front of you. Rather you are waited on and brought your food. We went only a few days after their grand opening, and I must say I was impressed with the performance of the staff. Everyone I encountered was nice, and our waitress was very prompt and got our food out to us extremely quickly even while being moderately busy. I'm impressed by the prices. I posted pictures of the menu so you can see for yourself, but they are very well priced. I paid a total of $32 for 2 people who both got appetizer/sushi and a main course. The meal could easily be $20 or less at lunch for 2 people depending on what you get. As for the quality of the food, it was also excellent. The Yaki Soba was very tasty, and they give you a house yum yum sauce on the table to add as much as you want. The hibachi chicken lunch portion was good, rice had a very fresh flavor, and the vegetables all around were cooked well. The meat was good, but I felt in comparison it lacked some flavor. The Miami Roll has cream cheese, crab, and avocado, and it was very fresh with 6 large pieces. Very impressed! My friends have been back since and ordered online for pick up, which apparently is easy to do. I definitely want to go back and try some more! read more

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They do not cook your food according to your needs. Although our two orders specified "no egg, no oil" as our receipt showed, the food arrived very oily. A complete disregard for our wishes for our order not to have oil. The waitress said, " here are your meals, no oil." That was a lie as can be seen in the photos. After speaking with the staff all we got was, "we're sorry about that." $100+ poorly spent. This is the second time they have done this to us, we will never trust them again to cook our food as we require. We have a low tolerance to fats and oils. Evidently they don't care or the cooks can't read English. At least they left out the egg in our dishes. If you have allergies, like we do, be very cautious. I had a rough night since I was hungry and ate a small amount of the food. I did not want to embarrass our guests by complaining about our two meals being unacceptable. We called the restaurant afterwards and got "we're sorry". So are we. Second chance coming here and the same results. read more

Yamato Steakhouse - Oily yaki soba - Japanese Near Me - Marianna, Florida

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Our server was very kind & patient especially due to the fact the person who cooked our food served it COLD three times. :( All I ordered was chicken hibachi and the only thing the guy cooked correctly was my moms salmon and the fried rice. I got to the point where I just put it all in the to-go box; when I tried to eat it later a lot of the chicken was still raw in the middle read more

Very disappointed tonight. Took 35 mins after being seated to get our order taken. Other people that came in after us had their food before our order was taken. Ginger dressing was basically mayo/ketchup with no ginger, tasted like yum yum sauce. Teriyaki Salmon tasted very fishy/ not fresh and was extremely thin. Waitress did not inform us that a 18% tip was already added to the bill, the bill which she did not hand me and held it in her hand. So she got an additional 20% by being deceptive. We will not go back! read more

Easy place to find and got sat within 10 minutes of waiting. Had a drink order in within 5 minutes of being seated. Food was great and came out super fast. read more

Absolutely terrible. I have never had worse quality food from a restaurant, ever. I ordered $65 worth of different items to try and not ONE single thing was good. I tried 4 different sushi rolls, house salad, fried squid, and a side order of the noodles. The noodles were the worst. They tasted like they were a week old, stale, and like cardboard. I am So upset. I wanted to surprise my daughter with some good sushi and have a nice lunch date. Save your money for sure. Zero stars, but that's not an option. read more

The only thing to make this place better would be to serve alcohol, wait staff is great, nice atmosphere, and portions are awesome!! Love this place :) read more

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Always amazing! Best sashimi around. The hot green tea is a must order. Very excited for them to open their new location read more

We started with the Goyza appetizer which was very crispy and yummy! I had the hibachi streak and it was delicious! Hubby and daughter had sushi. They lived it! Highly recommend!!! read more

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CHECK YOUR ORDER BEFORE YOU LEAVE!!!! I Picked up order. The young girls who checked me out were insistent that my order was correct when I wanted to check it. Got home and my Mom's California roll was missing. I called and spoke with Ashley who was insistent that I did receive my whole order. She would not entertain the idea that they made a mistake. She COULD NOT refund the cost of the California roll without canceling the whole order, and she didn't have my card to run a new order. She offered to put a California roll on my profile. Would not refund the 6 bucks. She insisted that they put the California roll as well as the 2 orders of sashimi into the same box. She told me there was nobody else to escalate the issue to.....then... I could hear her speaking to a man who she later said was the owner,(Andy), who looked at the cameras....and relayed to her that I got my whole order, I was welcome to come in and look at the video. (What good is a video of workers making a California roll gonna mean when I didn't get my roll in the box I took home). She told me, "He doesn't speak on the phone" when I asked to speak with him) If you go here, don't trust the staff, check your order and ticket, especially on pick up orders. I ordered 7 items. They put everything (except the California roll) in 4 little boxes. Separate boxes on to go orders would have helped with this issue. Won't order from here again... it's not worth their inefficiency and attitude. read more

Excellent fresh food for a great price! We arrived around 2:25pm and barely made the lunch special cut off of 2:30pm without issue. The price was significantly cheaper on the lunch menu. We did observe people who came after us had much larger portions hence the price difference. Just keep that in mind. We were satisfied with our lunch portion & price. The staff was very friendly and we received our food quickly. I enjoyed the green tea as well. The outside wasn't much to look at but the inside was nicely decorated and maintained. read more

Yamato Steakhouse - Green Tea - Japanese Near Me - Marianna, Florida

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This place is great... outside is dingy and unkept but the inside is well done and clean. Food is amazing and they have yum yum sauce on the table... this alone makes this place 100% good to go! Glad we came read more

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Absolutely genuine Japanese food & amazing sushi, I highly recommend this place, they cook your food in the kitchen, so you don't pay the entertainment prices, reasonable prices read more

This is our go-to place when we get the urge to dine out. Food is always the same, atmosphere can be quite loud at times as people bring their unruly kids from time to time. I've never received a sub-standard meal from Yamato Steakhouse. read more

I ordered the salmon and would not suggest it. First you get a sliver of fish covered in a sauce. I ordered the fried rice and the salad and got this small bowl of lettuce and 1 cherry tomato. The food on my plate was not worth the price and I disliked the sauce. Our first and last time here and no recommendations from us for you to go here either. read more

Yamato Steakhouse - A sliver of salmon and a mound of rice. - Japanese Near Me - Marianna, Florida

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Stopped in for a quick appetizer of Spring Rolls and Avocado Tempura. Food was delicious. Inside needed some love as far as cleanliness but the food was good read more

Great sushi, Fried rice, and always good service. Comfortable seating, and atmosphere.

My husband I drive semi across the country and happened upon this amazing restaurant! We LOVED our dinner and dessert! Sadly I cannot remember our waitresses name, but she was so sweet, kind, and efficient! Her suggestions were spot on! We both had the filet hibachi, my husband had lobster with his. Steak was very tender and perfectly cooked! Maybe one day our deliveries will bring us back this way! read more

Yamato Steakhouse - Filet Hibachi - Japanese Near Me - Marianna, Florida

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Prices increase portions decrease unless you like tons of rice!!! When they first opened there were awesome but over time have become increasingly worse! read more

Just go somewhere else....nothing nice to say about this $18 Styrofoam tray. Very bland . read more

Yamato Steakhouse - a takeout box of food on a bed - Japanese Near Me - Marianna, Florida

Amazing sushi! High quality ingredients, making each meal taste amazing every time! Service is always quick and responsive.

Great food and people who work there. Sometimes service is slow but that may be due to a lack of waiters and so many people eating here.

This was a decent stop. We met family at the half-way point, which was Marianna. It was very busy when we walked in. The food was pretty good although everything is cooked on a hibachi grill in the kitchen not in front of you. Because of this our rice was hot but the steak and veggies were like warm. The food was tasty though. This location does not serve alcohol, as a heads up. The bathroom situation was also interesting as it was a one person set up for a very busy restaurant. The ginger salad dressing was really good as was the yum yum sauce. The rice was pretty good also. read more

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Compared to other Yamato's, this is not it. The price here is way more expensive and less food is given in plates. Forgot my fried veggies, I did order take out, so this isn't a dine in experience review, but I wouldn't recommend take out with them. read more

Great food, low prices. Highly recommend bringing your family especially when visiting the caverns. read more

I really like some of the dishes her however the shrimp is constantly over cooked. The servers are very friendly and attentive. Seating seems to be an issue though. read more

Love this place !! Friendly staff delicious food! I love the yum yum sauce! They give you plenty of course it's a fee but it's worth it! I also love the onion soup it help me out when I was sick!! My kids love this restaurant! read more

I think the only reason this place rates as high as it has, is due to location. (Very limited comparative competition). Place was crowded. Insufficient area for overflow waiting crowd. Which caused a service issue with staff having to fight their way through the crowd of people.. that being said.. this is not a place to come and have a nice relaxed my meal.. too crowded... it's hurry hurry hurry... go go go.... out out out... Found the food to be blah!! Cooked with very limited seasoning.. mediocre at best.... ginger salad was terrible... the ginger dressing was watered down with mayo (at least that's what it tasted like). Soap.... I mean soup... nuff said... Chicken and shrimp were very bland.. very little flavor.. don't go there with expectations like you would expect from any other Yamato... you'll be disappointed.. read more

Been to this restaurant 3 times now and it is incredible. The rice is super soft and delicious, the Rangoons are the best I've ever had. The sushi and chicken were phenomenal as well and the service is great! Me and my girlfriend will travel the 55 minutes from Tallahassee to eat here, and we can't find anything like it. You won't regret it read more

I've order in the restaurant 5 times for dine in maybe more. My first time ordering takeout tonight was awful found 4 long blonde/light brown hairs and the spicy crab roll tasted like it sat in a fridge for a week. Not impressed we pay the same for dine in or take out it should be the same quality. read more

Yamato Steakhouse - a close up of the noodles - Japanese Near Me - Marianna, Florida

Yamato is still rather new to the area. It is a very small building and is usually very busy- as this area has never had Japanese style food. Being it's popular and small there is often wait times and can get loud inside. The option to call in an order for pickup is available- we've done this several times and it's always delicious. We like to order the sweet potato sushi, and chicken fried rice. Large portions. Good food. Staff has never been too impressive. read more

The food was delicious! The only complaints I had was when I came in it was a crazy lunch hour and getting served was a little slow. I was a the sushi bar and thjs male waiter would only serve a guy sitting next to me. Didn't ask if I needed to be helped. Finally, a woman came up and asked if I needed anything. I'm still giving a good review because it was lunch time and really busy. The food came out fast and was delicious! One minor complaint is they don't serve alcohol. read more

I've had their sushi, salad, hibachi and bento box. Big fan of the sushi! Big fan of the salad choices! Highly recommended if you haven't tried this restaurant. read more

We have ordered takeout twice in the last couple of weeks and both orders were accurate, timely, and delicious! Yum!

I love Yamato! It is my favorite place to eat! Not just in Marianna, but in the local area as well I recommend getting the filet steak hibachi. The steak is tender, savory, and moist! Their sushi is amazing as well! Even the regular rolls are large for the price and are never dried out. Out of the 30 odd times I've been to Yamato's now I've always had great service, even during rush hour. Yamato's has been a prime dinning restaurant in Marianna since it opened almost a year ago. read more

I ordered the filet minion mid rare and I got chopped up beef cubes well done, the hibachi wasn't bad, not great though.

Their is something "shady" going on with this place nepotism or just outright DISCRIMINATION we're not sure, but the atmosphere is very shady and unfriendly (hey and the sushi isn't fresh!!!) I recommend going right down the road to Umi's, Japanese and Chinese Steakhouse where the atmosphere is friendlier and the husband/wife team are DELIGHTFUL!! The food is fresh the sushi DELICIOUS!!! read more

We eat here pretty often. My husband loves this place and he's a very picky man. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The food is consistent and as well as service. read more

We have now eaten at this restaurant two times; and seriously doubt if we will be back in the near future as we were not impressed at all during both visits. The staff was very inattentive both times, preferring to flirt with each other instead of paying attention to customers. The food quality was very lacking as well. This is a converted Pizza Hut building so it is not very conducive for this type of restaurant as well. read more

My wife and I stopped in on July the 4th. The food was great and portion sizes were huge. I loved the vegetable sushi there. The prices were not bad either. I hope this restaurant stays in Marianna for a while. It was very good I will be back. read more