Took my daughter to lunch. What a great place! She said she wants to move to Carlsbad because it was so yummy
I can agree with many of the other reviews. The food is great but its really a hit or miss with the service and what order you will get. This last time they handed me the wrong order, took it back & forgot to give me the correct order. When my husband told them, they brought out another wrong order. How embarrassing. This has happened multiple times and I can honestly say I will not be returning.
Great food and atmosphere. Prices are comparable to other sushi restaurants. Sashimi is delicious and so is the Oyster shooter
I have a love hate relationship with this place. The quality of the sushi is usually pretty good, the owner is very friendly and fun, but you never know what service you'll get and how long it will take to get a table or your food. We usually now only order the food delivered to us with the mind set it could take a lot longer than it stated and if we tell them no avocado (Food Allergy) that we may get it anyway. The reason we keep order from them though is because we can't find as good of quality, so we are OK with dealing with it. If their service was managed better I'd give them a 5 star.
I really hoped this would be my new go-to sushi spot, but they need some big help on service. Our waitress was not very attentive and my request for NO onions on my daughter’s chicken yakisoba somehow turned into ADD onions. She was not very happy. The sushi was average, and for a not-so-busy Sunday evening, the sushi came out very slowly. At least 20 minutes after placing our order. Upon our exit there was no goodbye or thank you. Times are tough on restaurants, but good service is key. Yamakari needs some work.
Please don't be available for takeout if you guys are so severely understaffed. There were 6 people in line waiting to be helped so all of the sushi sat there ready to go as one person tried to ring up each to go party in line. Just be dine in only if your to go option is going to run that poorly
Will not go back. All food was gross. Had Ramen, sushi rolls (baked and raw), nothing was good.
Solid sushi, great happy hour deals, and gluten free options.
Ultra slow service and in very efficient -4 requests for a beer and wine- the fish that was supposed to be TUNA-It was not tuna-zero taste and the texter was totally off- would tuna would stain the rice and white root PINK. Some sort of dye I'm guessing! Find another place for SUSHI!!!!!!
My husband and I have been coming here for a few years now. Food is of exceptional, fresh quality. Jimmy the owner and his entire staff are generous with the portions, super friendly and provide great service. We love the fried oysters, scallops appetizer, octopus appetizer, Scottish salmon, yellowtail, tuna, list goes on and on. They have a delightful seaweed salad and tasty miso soup. We also love their noodle dishes. Atmosphere is fun, local, chill, casual. Bathrooms need updating/work but that is my only complaint. Prices are reasonable for what you get.