Yamato Japanese Steak House - Japanese restaurant in Athens - 1504 Decatur Pike, USA

I've only visited once. My meal was pretty average (3 stars). Service is very good (4 stars). Atmosphere was pleasant (4 stars). Overall rating, I'd give it 3.5 stars. Therefore, I rounded up to 4 stars overall.

Called in a take out order of onion soup and crab Rangoon, my daughter got there over 30 min later and it wasn’t ready. Finally got it and the soup is half empty and taste terrible, the crab Rangoon barley had anything in it, not just meat, hardly anything at all. We used to love this place and tell everyone to try it but we definitely won’t be returning or recommending it to anyone anymore.

Delicious food, nice place, five stars

The food was delicious. The service was fast, maybe a little too rushed. We had to keep trying to catch our server to get anything. I would say the food is worth going. The service was less than desired.

Went in on a Sunday right before noon and was seated immediately. The set up inside is simple, neat, and organized. The waitress, who seated us as well, was very nice and answered our questions easily. Our food was fresh and hot. The ginger salad dressing for their house salad was the best, creamy and a little tangy. The teriyaki bento box was good, but I'd get something different, the only thing I really liked was the chicken. The miso soup was delicious and the perfect temperature!

We had to wait 5 minutes before we were seated. Then no one ever came to take our order. They walked by our table at least 10 times and did not even acknowledge that we were sitting there. When another couple came in, they were sat and order took. We left after 15 mins.

Food was pretty overcooked. I ordered the chicken and shrimp hibachi and the chicken was dry and the shrimp was rubbery. The miso soup starter was good however. this is also the first Japanese steakhouse I've been to that the server didn't know what sake was. that aside the servers were all very friendly. unfortunately I cant say that i could recommend it. I ended up only eating some of the protein and making something else after leaving.

Went for lunch and got one of the only tables left, this place stays busy because the food is so good just wish it was a little bigger but it's def worth trying if you haven't yet