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Yamato Hibachi Sushi

Yamato Hibachi Sushi

1200 Boston-Providence Turnpike, Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, 02062, United States

Asian • Sushi • Casual • Japanese


"I went here for dinner tonight with my wife, my wife 's parents, and my two kids (3 year old and 1 year old). I wanted to treat my in-laws to a fun hibachi dinner as my nuclear family enjoyed our first time dining here a few weeks prior. Tonight, I made a reservation for 5 pm for 6 people, and they sat us promptly at 5. We initially ordered a hibachi dinner for each adult, an alcoholic beverage for 3 of the 4 adults, and two appetizers. The waitress asked what we were ordering for my 1 year old and 3 year old, and I said nothing specifically for them as we will just give them some food from our hibachi dinners and appetizers. She told us that we needed to order at least one kids hibachi dinner between my 3 year old and 1 year old. I was very surprised by her response as I felt that we ordered plenty to be seated at the table without having to order for my young kids specifically. I mean how much can a 3 year old and 1 year old even eat? In the end, I didn 't want to argue or make a scene so I ordered a steak hibachi kids dinner for my 3 year old and 1 year old to split (all this food eventually went into a to go bag as, not surprisingly, practically nothing was eaten). As the dinner went on, we ended up ordering a second round of drinks for the adults so our ending bill comprised 4 adult hibachi dinners, 6 adult beverages, 2 appetizers, and 1 kids hibachi dinner. After the bill was paid, I told our waitress that I really did not appreciate her forcing us to order a dinner between my kids. We spent more money per person than the other couple at our table who just ordered a hibachi dinner and a soda. I informed our waitress that I have 3 other hibachi restaurants within the same proximity as Yamato and that it 's a real shame to lose a customer over a kids hibachi dinner, especially because we ordered plenty of food and drinks even without the kids dinner and also because the restaurant had plenty of open tables and seats while we were dining. It 's a shame because the food is actually pretty good and our chef was great."