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Yamato Japanese Restaurant
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
9 reviews for Yamato Japanese Restaurant
9 reviews in English
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Review from C T.
Calgary, AB
Updated - 9/25/2010
Last evening, we decided to try the Lobster Dinner for 4 for $89.95 -
- 4 crab salads
- a fairly big order of tempura & dipping sauce - 4 shrimps, 2 yams, 1 squash, 1 green pepper, 1 zuchinni that I could remember
- 4 miso soups with Lobster
- huge order of sushi/sashimi - 2 platters - 1st platter: sashimi - marinated & smoked baby octopus, 4 tuna, 4 salmon, 4 scallops, 4 shirmps, 4 squids, 2 hamachi, an upside-down lobster tail with raw lobster pieces - the best for me - lobster, salmon (huge pieces!), octopus, scallops - 2nd platter - most of the nigiri and the rolls - one maki roll, salmon sushi, salmon and tuna nigiri, 2 sharks fin/jelly fish nigiri, 4 masago sushi (roe), 2 hamachi sushi.
- 2 orders of Yakisoba - chicken teriyaki - the waitress suggested one to eat in the restaurant and the other to take home? We were delighted that she offered that to us 'cos we were getting really full.
- Ended with 4 icecreams - chocolate or vanilla - green tea is $1 extra.
We also order some extra salmon sashimi and 2 of the special scallops sushi because they are soooooooo gooooooood!!!
We had reservations for 5 p.m and by 5:30 p.m., the place was 3/4 full! The place was hopping!!
I have to say, the wait staff is way more attentive and the sushi guys whip those sushi/sashimit as fast they can. Tons of takeout were done while feeding the restaurant.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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8/21/2010
Yamato has certainly improved their customer service. I haven't been to this restaurant for at… Read more »
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Review from Mike M.
Calgary, AB
7/15/2010 1 Check-in Here
Great service! Bland sushi. So if you are going for service only, then this is the place. Not that the sushi was bad, it just wasn't that exciting.
We went at lunch and they have some really great lunch specials. We got there about an hour before they closed for the afternoon and they didn't seem too happy about it. Anytime we asked a question, they would remind us that they were closing at 2pm. We get it, we'll be out of here.
My favourite was the Dragon Roll but at $9.50 a roll, I couldn't justify more than getting just one.
I'm on a mission to find an alternative to the very pricey sushi restaurants in Calgary, I'm not sure if this one is a suitable replacement yet, so I'm going to keep looking. -
Review from Queenie M.
Calgary, AB
9/7/2010
Food: 3/5
Atmosphere: 3.5/5
Service: 4/5
Overall experience: 3.5/5
(1- Terrible; 3- decent; 5- Fantastic)
I've definitely had better and there are other places well worth your money. There is nothing special about this place when it comes to eating their sushi (it's OK, kind of bland, nothing to rave about), and I often find the prices a bit too much for the quality of food you are getting. Case in point, I tried their udon ($7.50-$9.50) and I definitely felt ripped off. I can never justify paying +$8 udon in Calgary when I can make better at home. There were plenty of noodles but the broth was bland and there was little meat and veggies to balance it out.
The ambiance is that of your typical Japanese restaurant, and the service was pretty good, nothing to complain about.
Overall, I don't like this place very much for sushi and I try to stay away from it unless my friends invite me out. It's definitely not horrible sushi, but if you're in the area and looking for mediocre Japanese food then this is the place. -
Review from Cobe H.
Calgary, AB
4/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
This place sucks...and if you want more details, read further.
By far, one of the worst sushi place I've ever been. We had a voucher that we bought from Dealfind and that's how we found out about this place. Apparently, they will only accept so many vouchers a day so we had to make a reservation and the earliest was 2 weeks away. Are you kidding me? 2 week reservation? This better be good.
The day finally arrived. We had the assorted sashimi, lobster roll, softshell crab roll, unagi sushi, spicy tuna roll and special scallop roll (we were starving). Ok so, we got a salad and miso soup to start. The salad dressing was disgusting and the soup wasn't hot. The salmon sashimi was way too thin and the other sashimi was ice cold. I imagine with so many people eating here and using vouchers and what not, they're probably doing this to save money. The softshell crab roll was horrible. It was so salty that I can't even finish it. It's suppose to be a bit crunchy but it felt like rubber. Unagi was a fairly large piece which is good to some people but personally, I like my unagi pieces to be small and my sashimi to be large (they have it the other way around). You have to bake the unagi piece to give it a crunchy texture but they obviously skip this because it was kind of mushy. Even the soy sauce was too salty and they definitely use the powdered wasabi. I did not enjoy anything we ordered.
Food = 0 star
This place looked like a diner. There's really no Japanese feel to it. Sure the chefs were in their Japanese attire but who are you fooling? The plates and such are shell shaped? What are we in a seafood restaurant?
Look and Feel = 0 star
I also felt rushed when we were there. Sure it's busy but let me enjoy my food. I don't want to feel like I'm being pushed out because some other voucher user is coming. I don't recommend this place to anyone but if you have a voucher, don't go over the limit. It's not worth spending extra money on.
Service = 1 star
Will I come back? Hell no = 0 Star -
Review from Andrew C.
Calgary, AB
1/12/2011
Have you ever seen anyone japanese eating here? That's a pretty good clue. The chefs are not authentic Japanese. Unfortunately, you can taste it.
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Review from Victor P.
Been here a few times for lunch and the occasional dinner, sushi is OK, not top-quality (especially compared with Vancouver sushi restaurants), but certainly more than acceptable at the price level.
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Review from Don B.
5/2/2010
Having tried many traditional Calgary sushi places, my son and I have found Yamato to be the best in town. The staff are attentive, friendly and help full. I have taken many friends and family members that are not from Calgary, ranging from the west coast from Vancouver to San Diego and no one has ever expressed an opinion that their meal was was not excellent.
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Review from Nicolas P.
Saskatoon, SK
6/5/2009
Yamato is another of my very favourite sushi restaurants. The prices are very reasonable, and the rice is perfectly proportioned to the maki/nigiri (aka roll/rice underneath). In my opinion they serve the largest, and absolute best pieces of salmon nigiri and sashimi. I have tried salmon everywhere i go and I have never had fresher, nor better anywhere. In addition, try their spicy tuna roll or handcone, it's a mashed-up dish with just the right amount of up-front heat without the long after-burn. Also a must-try is their Gyu Tataki, basically slices of blue-rare beef served over a mound of onions, with a side of ponzu sauce to melt the flavours together.
I always take out-of-town visitors here, so that I can show them how much value you can find in Calgary for sushi and other Japanese delicacies. -
Review from Michael S.
Calgary, AB
4/30/2010
Good place for a quick sushi craving! Nice service and good staff.
