Hamasato Japanese Restaurant — Restaurant in Santa Maria

They're lucky I paid for the garbage they served me. Calamari was impossibly tough and rubbery. Took me 4-5 minutes to chew my first and only bite of my Chicken Udon. Server said "well there's nothing we can do about it". Also everything outside of the small dining room they stick you in has worse ambience than a cheesy horror movie. I was seriously sitting by the emergency exit wondering if I should make a run for it or not, instead I paid $52 for inedible garbage, humiliating service, and a scary, unsettling atmosphere. Ended up going to trader joes and making my own chicken miso soup. Don't get trapped in this...

Best Japanese food in town no other can out beat the power of Hamasoto pig you are another Japanese restaurant in Santa Maria, please don’t even try to size your self up to this place cause you know this is the best Japanese food in town and if I could give a million stars I would my family loves it and I do as well thank you for the best service very friendly and when dining in feels like your eating in Japan lol sounds corny but it’s true if you haven’t tried yet please do and when you leave happy please give a review and let me know cause I do come back every now and then to the check...

I had high expectations for this place considering the other Japanese restaurants in the area. I ordered to go around 1pm and was told it would be a 15 minute wait which turned into 25 minutes. I ordered a lunch special at a good price, around 12 bucks however, the side soup was the best part. The sauce that came with my meal tasted a lot like A1 steak sauce mixed with something else. I liked the interior decoration. Willing to give it another go at a later date....