My sister and I had dinner here tonight and it was awful. The restaurant was recently remodeled and is under new ownership, per our waitress. The interior walls are painted black and the sushi bar and friendly sushi chef no longer exist!!! I used to frequent Yamakawa's because they served delicious food at reasonable prices and had excellent service. Their menu is entirely different now. The prices are significantly higher, and the quality was extremely poor. The ""chicken teriyaki"" tasted like a dry, boiled piece of chicken with sauce skimpily poured on top. The tempura was terrible--the shrimp were small, vegetables thinly sliced and there was nothing Japanese about the batter. The miso soup was watery and even the plain white rice that came with our meal didn't taste good. In fact, my sister and I were the only Asian people in the whole restaurant (even though it was not crowded at dinnertime). By the end of our meal, we were the only ones dining in the restaurant and no wonder! We caught a glimpse into the kitchen and saw non-Asian chefs preparing our ""Japanese"" meal. This was the WORST MEAL I have had in awhile. I left completely disappointed and very much miss the way Yamakawa used to be--a friendly neighborhood Japanese restaurant that was consistently good. My experience was made even worse because I had taken my sister out as a thank you for a favor she had done for me and we left feeling horrible about our meal, the price we paid, and the hunger we still felt after we left! An elderly Asian couple walked in as we were about to leave and, upon overhearing them comment to each other that ""this place has changed,"" we informed them how awful the food was and they abruptly turned around and left after thanking us profusely for letting them know. Do not waste your time or money here, it is definitely not worth it. A one-star rating is generous.
Pros: Nothing
Cons: Awful food, awful value
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