Yanagi Sushi & Grill in Santa Maria

Hands down best service. Had the chicken gyoza and they were so light and crispy. Fried rice and tempura veggies so good. Best crunchy roll Ive found in Santa Maria. Well done Yanagi.

Its pricey but you pay for the experience if you go in to have the chef cook for you. If you want the chef all for just your party, you should go in a party of 8 to 10 if not they may fill in the empty chairs with other customers. Our party was 6 and they filled the other 4 chairs with another party of 4. The food is good, the show is good and the overall atmosphere is lively.No place is perfect when eating out and unfortunately my mother in law found a piece of scrubber wire in her fried rice thus the 4 stars. Whenever you eat out just know that accidents do happen. I let the waitress know and they brought fresh fried rice.

My grandsons favorite place, for his birthday tonight it was his choice. Everything was good, the steak was a bit over cooked for me but the fried rice and veggies were excellent. The miso soup too!We had a party of 9 and its very pricey but good for a special occasions. Food is good but the prices are just too high. We came again for another birthday. Loved Memen the cook but the bill was out of sight!!!

Yanagi Sushi and Grill surpassed my expectations with their incredible sushi and grill dishes. The fish was fresh, the rolls were creative, and the flavors were spot on. The staff provided friendly and attentive service, making the dining experience enjoyable. I highly recommend Yanagi for an outstanding sushi and amazing grill experience!

The fried rice is so delicious! & their rolls are amazing too! the owner is very welcoming & everyone is super friendly! would definitely recommend going there! their tempura ice cream is so yummy!

Really tasty rolls and pretty good service. Will definitely come back again. We had the Hot Night roll and the Dragon roll which were good. We got our daughter the kids boat which had a nice variety, but the chicken was chicken breast which my daughter doesnt like. It wasnt that dry for chicken breast, but because breast is already naturally dry it wasnt her favorite. We also had the chicken gyoza which were really good, even if the sauce served with it was on the salty side.Overall a good meal for a decent price for sushi in the Central coast.

As soon as we walked in we was seated which was wonderful on the other hand our table (near the back by the windows ) had ants everywhere. Moved tables began to order older Asian female host states that their is NO SHARING making us order double the food.. after moving tables still seemed to find some ants at our new table food is ok /over priced cook was amazing with interacting with the kids and giving a good show.

Why 1 star?The rating would not be fair if I did not provide justification.1. The first sign of a bad dining experience was not receiving the usual complimentary green beans. I was ok with not being served the beans.2. We ordered sushi and short ribs and those items were delivered to the table. However we had no plates, silverware or chopsticks. We had to ask for them, then waited another 5 minutes to receive them. Ribs got cold.3. The sushi boat order comes with miso soup and salad. (3 of us ordered this). Those items never arrived. This ties in to the other reviews against this place! That is 6 plates of food we never received!4. Sushi was delivered, but no wasabi with our almost $100 order of sushi. Again, we had to ask for it. Another 5 minutes go by before getting wasabi. The waiter gave us soup bowels to prep our wasabi and soy sauce.5. As mentioned, we ordered 2 entrees of short ribs. Each order comes with a bowel of rice. We never received our bowels of rice either. 2 more plates of food we never received.6. The portions and quality of short ribs were not good. We were served bones surrounded by gristle. Those familiar with short ribs know about the round bones. All of this served on a mountain of fried cabbage. Bottom line was $50 for fried cabbage and gristle.7. My experience about this restaurant continues to get worse. I communicated with our waiter about the plates of food we did not receive and he said they were complimentary. I was shocked. We did not get 8 plates of paid food. The menu specifically says what items comes with the paid entrees. I had to explain to the waiter, who is also the cashier, 3 times about the missing miso soup, salad and bowels of rice. I also offered to review the menu with him to show what items come with the order! He refused and displayed no sense of concern.8. I was discounted $8 for not receiving 8 plates of food. Yanagi Sushi & Grill has failed to deliver the full order to customers before.9. There are similar reviews and empirical experiences of folks not getting their full paid entrees and I believe Yanagi knows what they are doing. I do not want to classify this as theft, but others must speak up and make it known if this happens to them.

The reason I didnt give it five stars is because the dinner grill show used to be much better. When I went it wasnt that great. It was okay but Ive seen better shows there. With the money Im spending I expect a good show.

Let me keep this short:Service= (1) Non engaging hostess, after 15 min someone finally comes to take order. Then brings food, No return to see if everything was ok or if we wanted more.Food quality, presentation & value = (1) not even enough fish in the rolls to taste it. Roll cut and plated. No garnish very plain. Over priced everything for very small portions (yes I know we are in pandemic inflation but really?) And to top it off I had to ask for Wasabi, ginger and soy sauce! Ugh.