Yamato Japanese Steakhouse — Restaurant in Fayetteville

I have a seafood allergy. My husband ordered shellfish but he made sure to disclose to the server that I had an allergy. I made him double check with the server that he knew about my allergy. We got our food to go, and after eating mine, I had an allergic reaction. If you have allergies, apparently even if you disclose it to the staff, they must not make an effort to eliminate cross contamination. I would not feel safe eating here if my allergy was anaphylactic. Lucky for me, I just get hives and an upset stomach, but for people who have severe allergies - a restaurant not taking cross contamination seriously can be the difference between...

Don't let the exterior fool you, this place is really good. The atmosphere leaves something to be desired, BUT they are sprucing it up bit by bit. Every time we go they have added some art or painted or something to make it a bit nicer, so atmosphere improves over time. The real draw, though, is the food. It is solid Japanese style, not exceptional for the most part but very good and consistently so. Be sure to have tempura appetizers, those ARE exceptional, I have never had better anywhere. The service is always friendly and efficient. I can unreservedly recommend Yamato, you will not be...

Worse food I have ever experienced at a Yamato and I have been to several. The vegetable in the Bento box consisted of one small stalk of broccoli and two carrot pieces and no mushrooms, which tasted and looked like it had been cooked a long time before I ordered it. I had to ask for Wasabi for my sushi roll which usually comes right along with it, had to wait 10 minutes for it. I will never return to this location because of the food and service. I might add that there were only 3 other patrons in the restaurant and one person came in for a take out order. This was an early Saturday...