Yamato Japanese Steak House - Ocala

We (wife, myself and two local friend 's) dared to venture out on Father 's Day Sunday, with the intent of consuming some well praised food. Arrived to a crowd, as expected, and given a 1 hour seating time. After 1.25 hrs we were invited to take our seats, with another family, at the grill. The wait staff was quick to get the basics knocked out. Drinks were all non alcoholic so no delays in the great tasting Southern Sweet Tea. Food orders were very quick and it seemed 3 minutes and we received salad and soup. Both were very fresh and full of flavor. I love Ginger dressing with soy, on the salad and the soup was spicy yet light. Our chef for the meal was good with the standard jokes and showmanship, but he was drawing everyone 's attention and smiles. The food was just excellent, plain and simple. I love heat so I poured on the wasabi and really enjoyed the hot Saki. We all departed with large DB 's and enjoyed the leftovers for two additional days. Yummy! Doing it again before we leave town...

We had an amazing dinner. I got the shrimp and steak. The steak was tender, the shrimp were delicious. Of course the noodles, rice And vegetables were so yummy. Our chef was quite entertaining. A perfect place to celebrate a birthday or anniversary or just a night out for some great food

First visit. We opted for a booth vs sitting at a hibachi table. Prices for entrees are the same regardless of where you sit. Sushi is also available. The teppanyaki meals come with miso soup, sad, vegetables, fried rice and noodles. We shared the Nomi roll off the sushi menu and teppanyaki meals. All was very good. Our waitress,Jill was very friendly and accommodating.

We had an early dinner at 4:00. Our waiting was very short. The chairs are oddly short so you probably need to find a booster. You'll see! I think the chairs must be higher, not regular size. The food was cooked perfectly and quickly. I had the fillet mignon and shrimp dinner and the fillet was very tender. I replaced rice for extra vegetables. For your meal you get a huge bunch of roasted rice! It's delicious, but I cut Carbs. We used to be here and the cook was quite entertaining, but not this cook. He was very quiet and serious. No game, no laugh, no throwing food I love. It was my birthday dinner, so I got my meal for free. The server hit a bong and sang happy birthday for me alone. what was kind of weird. Maybe we went early the atmosphere wasn't what I expected. But the food was great.

Beat or miss Think it strongly relies on the ambience of relatively small sushi menu, descriptions led us to something different than we thought we ordered the role with aal on the top and spicy tuna inside was excellent rollings were pretty presentation definitely consistent as flavors and on the pricier side Tiny wasabi servings (Ask for extra but left it mild)