Yamato Japanese steak house

Haven't had anything bad here yet. The Rangoons are my favorite.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gyoza, Yakisoba Beef

Just go to the location in Madison, on Clifty Drive. They are Not affiliated, but God it's so much better. Once you eat there, you'll be constantly making comparisons to this place, and not in Scottsburg's favor.

My family often orders gyoza (pan-fried dumplings/potstickers) and lobster rangoon for appetizers. The lobster rangoon is the only obvious difference between the two menus at first glance, Madison has crab rangoon. Both of these are, okay in quality. Consistent at least. The salads though? Are very sad. Mostly just chopped lettuce. :(

My biggest disdain lies for the miso soup- a favorite of mine anywhere else. I had to send it back the last time they brought it to me as it was acrid and musty. This is a telltale sign the soup base is sitting too long without being stirred, or worse it's gone sour/bad and they are serving it anyway.

Another is the sushi. Nothing spicy has any kick. I've complained about it before and was told that's just the way it is. Spicy crab? A lie. The fillings in these sushi rolls is also typically on the skimpier side, with more rice to make up for it. The dynamite roll is pretty decent though.

A less important complaint is the balance of veggi to meat ratio in most dishes. If I get say, a shrimp teriyaki shrimp bento box, I'll get anywhere from a half dozen to a dozen shrimp and like, two pieces of sad broccoli. Maybe a slice of squash if I'm lucky. Some people like this, but I do not and I'm disappointed erverytime.

Finally, the atmosphere is less than stellar. If it were me, I'd get rid of the TV constantly blaring the news or kids movies. Secondly, the employees need a uniform, something without holes in the knees and shirts without print on them. Rarely can I tell who is a customer and who is staff. Also- if you get seated in the back near the kitchen, you'll hear ringing ever few minutes from either a phone or microwave. It is maddening.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 4

I have ordered my food from there 5 times now and when I tell you the service was amazing believe it, them girls are the sweetest girls and the food that I have got was amazing hence why I have returned every time. If you have not tried them I highly recommend them. My favorite is the fillet mignon

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Yakisoba Beef, Hibachi Chicken

Great place to eat if you’re in Scottsburg!

This restaurant was recommended to me by a local. I was shocked at how affordable the meals were (I’m used to $20+ a plate at Japanese steak houses in other states). At $14, I got a small soup and salad, rice, vegetables, and steak strips. The food was flavorful and the service was great. I recommend eating at this restaurant and will eat here again if I’m ever in the area.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Goddess food cooked quick at affordable prices

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hibachi Chicken

Very good sushi lunch special! 8 PCs California rolls, 3 big sushi, onion soup and salad. Ohh, and a spring roll too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hibachi Shrimp

Yamato in Madison is much better... Only came here because it's Tuesday and the one in Madison is closed. The cooked sushi rolls were pretty good, the fried rice was ok, everything else was not good. Onion soup was terrible, salad dressing was terrible, vegetables had no flavor, California roll was not even cold. Service was terrible, we had a young girl as our server. Definitely do not recommend.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Great addition to our town. Love the sushi.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fast service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

This restaurant is my far, the cleaness. Oriental Chinese type restaurant that I have ever been in. There are no Fingerprints anywhere. The tables are squeaky dry and the food was prepared nicely. I had the shrimp and I was a little disappointed internet. It wasn't the hibachi shrimp, but I believe I only got 4 shrimp and 3 of the rest. It's fried broccoli, fried pickle. That was in with the shrimp.
Otherwise it's a very good restaurant. Their sushi is very, very fresh. And?
They have good prices. Will be going up back often.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Small town Japanese Steakhouse, it's just ok

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 5

My family and I absolutely love the Yamato in Madison and have never had a complaint; however, when it comes to the Scottsburg Yamato, it is no good.
My daughter and I have given this restaurant a chance three times, and my husband twice. However, we have all come to the conclusion that it is not worth the pricy meals and we will never return.
I will speak on the recent meal that we had yesterday evening.
My husband ordered two egg rolls and a salad-He said the egg rolls were good and that his salad was watered down, so we drained it and he was able to eat it.
My daughter ordered her usual that she always gets at any Yamato-a Chicken teriyaki bento box. She liked her egg roll, her salad was watered down-we drained it and she ate it, she definitely didn't like her usual favorite California roll-the white rice was soggy and had an odd taste, soup-she was handed an onion soup-she only eats Miso, and the rice was okay.
As for my meal-I ordered the sushi bento box, which is supposed to come with soup ( I prefer Miso 100% of the time-I was handed onion soup), salad (watered down-I drained and ate), an egg roll-my husband ate, a bed of rice-I ate 1/3, California 8 pieces-I got 4 that were overcooked and tasted like perfume-inedible, and sushi-menu said 3, but I did ask if I could change it to a shrimp tempura roll, so I didn't get any sushi, but what I got was called shrimp temura, which came with 2 pieces of fried broccoli, 2 fried onion rings, 2 long fried shrimps, and 2 fried zucchinis-the shrimp was overcooked and the fried vegetables were hard and undercooked. My husband did eat my two pieces of shrimp, because I can't stand the taste of overcooked shrimp-which only took one small bite to notice. I took one bite out of each of the fried vegetables, I drained and ate my salad with Yum Yum sauce, and 1/3 of the bed of rice-that was good, I took one sip of my miso soup, and it had a nasty back taste.
I agreed to pay for the 2 pieces of overcooked shrimp, egg roll, my salad, and my bed of rice, as well as my daughter and husband's meals, but I did ask if I could get some sort of discount, since I quite literally handed the young server the bento plate with the majority of the food still on it.
They gave no discounts and did not apologize for the terrible food or not giving me what I actually ordered. They tried in no way to remedy the situation.
It really saddens me, because we really looked forward to having a new restaurant in Scottsburg that catered to our Asian roots; however, it was extremely unsatisfactory. I really hate leaving bad reviews, but at the end of the day, Yamato needs to regroup, rethink, and do better.

Wheelchair accessibility: This establishment is not handicap accessible, they do have grab bars up the side of the building in front.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

I love the food. It came to the table hot and delicious. I can't wait to go back.

Vegetarian options: They had a few options

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hibachi Shrimp, Gyoza

Good food & nice place,,but having that big screen tv turned on in there ruins an otherwise attractive, peaceful dining room/experience.

Super good food at a really good price.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5