Yanagi Sushi & Grill in Pismo Beach

Our chef was super friendly and engaging. It was graduation weekend so they were super busy. Luckily we had made reservations 2 weeks early or we would never have gotten in. The waitress and the chef were top notch. The hostess at the front handled things very well with all that was going on. The filet mignon, the salmon and the chicken our group had was all great. Tried a bit of someones top sirloin and it was below par. Fried rice worth the extra $3. Overall had a great time.

Good food. Good service. Enjoyed eating here. Would come back again.

Overall this can be a fun place to go on special occasions. The food and overall service is mediocre as well as the restaurant.I think it has to do with since it is unique idea and can charge a lot you don’t really need to up one’s game to bring people in.As with any popular restaurant in our area and tourist focused there is no reservations (and they just don’t pick up the phone) and even if you get there when open up you still might have to wait.The cooking is fun if get a good cook and the food is not bad and I try not to give it extra points when super hungry.Lots of potential and can be fun on special occasions. However, a bit overpriced for what you get in service and food.

Great Food, nice staff, could use a better exterior appearance. Nothing like the quality of food and service when you get in the door. Don’t judge a book by its cover!

As soon as we saw the trash overflowing at the entrance and trash all over the parking lot we were concerned. It didn’t help that when we entered it had a foul smell inside. We were told that reservations were required even though there was only 5 people there. The rest was empty. Didn’t make me feel good wondering if they didn’t care to pick up the trash when you entered what other hygiene items were they skipping….at a sushi place…. Save your time. Skip this place

We went for my husbands birthday and the chef was AMAZING! And we had a really lovely table as well. Bringing our 3 and 5 year old, they enjoyed the entire experience. We highly recommend it!

Very good. Our teppan cook was great. Food was great. View was awesome. Had the teppan lobster, filet mignon, shrimp, and chicken in our party. Had the yanagi sushi roll - awesome! Wish they had noodles as an option instead of just rice for teppan. Wish they had a full bar. They also need more teppan grills/tables. We had to make a reservation for the next night.

Amazing food. Get the filet hibachi dinner! Yum! Melt in your mouth steak! Great chef too! It was really loud though! Needs some acoustic tiles!

Sushi was good. Some cuts were ok, have had better. Chef was nice and also made a fresh batch of spanish mackarel sushi that melted in my mouth. Prices are fair.Returned and had other sushi rolls. Service was great. Ahi tower was very tasty and fresh. Yellowtail northshore was good.

It was fun. Honestly though, the prices were not.. I was expecting a higher caliber of entertainment.. The food was good but not great.. And definitely overpriced