Nakato 'Sushi Bar and Regular Dining' Japanese Restaurant

It was our 27th Anniversary

The Fuji Chef's choice deluxe sashimi was excellent as was the special Japanese Uni sushi. Great restaurant to celebrate our 47th wedding anniversary.

I was taking my husband out for a belated birthday dinner. We both love sushi and Japanese cuisine so I thought we would give Nakato a try. Our reservation was for 5:45 in the regular dinning room. We were promptly seated when we arrived. I had made the reservation a few weeks before so we were surprised we were not seated next to the garden window as quite a lot of the tables “with a view” were empty and remained empty while we were there. We ordered the Kiss Of Death roll for our appetizer which was very good. I ordered the TRADITIONAL JAPANESE BENTO "SHOKADO" BENTO BOX for my main course and my husband ordered lobster and fillet mignon HIBACHI TEPPANYAKI. The Bento Box would probably of been good if my husbands dinner didn’t arrive at least 30 min after mine arrived. Like most people do, I was being polite and waiting until his dinner was served to eat mine. By that time the tempura that was part of my dinner was cold and soggy as was the rice and everything else that should have been eaten hot. The waiter came over quite a few times apologizing stating the Hibachi kitchen was backed up as well as the manager came over quite a few times also. When the order was put in they should have realized that the Hibachi kitchen was backed up and waited to prepare my dinner so the timing would of been better with the timing of my husbands. The length of time we waited for my husband’s dinner should have been compensated by the manger at least offering a free desert or something. Considering we live 45 minutes away and that is if there isn’t any traffic this was a planned dinner not a spur of the minute decision. We definitely WILL NOT come back the food nor the customer service were worth the money, time or effort.

Fantastic food, impeccable service and great ambiance!

Nakato is an island in a sea of trendy and new restaurants. Which is why you need to go- old school charm that has stood the test of time. I defy you to have a bad experience here. Service is top notch and the entire staff is ready to help you. As for the sushi, which is flown in several times a week so it's always fresh- thanks largely in part to Chef Yoshifusa Kinjo. You must try the saki, I can't think of a more comprehensive selection and my waiter was extremely knowledgeable about picking a great beverage to compliment my meal. The best thing for your second trip is to reserve one of the Tatami rooms, which is a traditional Japanese dining room. Since 1972 Nakato has been serving metro Atlanta and once you dine there you'll see why. A taste of Japan in the south!

Loved the specialty rolls and our party found the service outstanding. We will be back!

Food was amazing. One of the tastiest sushis I ate so far. The restaurant needs a bit outdated and also dress code needs to be more of a business casual. I've seen people wearing shorts.
Also it is a nice gesture when you are celebrating a birthday not to be charged for your small dessert.
As a conclusion food is excellent, the rest need improvement.

Food was delicious (had tuna hand rolls, kids hibachi shrimp, miso soup, chawan mushi). Service was wonderful - our server was extremely attentive and nice.

nice service and food

I can't even begin to explain how lovely this place is! The food is amazing! They are authentic! I mean they had everything from traditional Hot Pot, Shabu Shabu, & Sukiyaki to Bento Dinners and Sashimi. Amazing Sake selection as well as Japanese Whiskeys. They have a great wine selection and unique cocktails with a wonderful bar scene! We got the Tatami room and the music and ambience was very traditional japanese home style. Our Waiters Steven and Kay were not only knowledgeable but they were funny, fun, outgoing, and will always have a place in my heart for how they treated us. I cannot wait to go back and tip them some more! They have great valet service and just an overall beautiful restaurant. I would recommend this place to anyone on an level or occasion. I had the best dining experience ever here at Nakato Sushi Bar! Thank you so much!

Food is always amazing and our server was outstanding.

While the Hibachi dinner was not as large as I expected, the service was absolutely incredible. Our waiter was hilarious and made our prom night way better. While it is a bit more expensive than other hibachi places, it is SO worth it.

We're always come here for a traditional japanese meal. Yes, there is sushi and a wonderful hibachi grill, but we choose the dining room where we order from the main menu. I loved my bento box, my son had the sukiyaki, my vegetarian daughter found plenty to eat on the menu. Foods was delicious and beautifully presented.

fabulous food and waiter!

Had a great time at Nakato's. It was my very first time having Sushi and a client of ours requested Sushi for dinner, so Nakato was suggested by a friend. I truly enjoyed the food and our server was GREAT!

The food was not good at all. It was very underwhelming and extremely over priced given the poor quality. This was some of the worst Japanese food I have ever had. Truly disappointing.

Wonderful sushi and wonderful service. Would highly recommend. We are already planning a trip back to get hibachi!

This was our 9th wedding anniversary, and we both love Nakato's food. I am vegetarian and my husband is pescatarian, and Nakato has an exceptionally good vegetarian options (for an Atlanta Japanese restaurant) . The grilled eggplant is outstandingly delicious, and we also enjoy the goma ae a lot, and the vegetable tempura, which this time was getting close to having the kind of very light batter I hope for (and seems to be impossible to find in Atlanta). So that was a real treat. The restaurant's atmosphere and service are perfect for a special occasion, and usually I would give Nakato 5 stars overall and for every category. My hesitation this time is only because - despite being assured by the staff that we weren't being rushed - we were being rushed. When all the hot food comes out at once, and the hot food is really better freshly hot, there is not much choice than to eat it fairly quickly.

ive been going here for 20 plus years, its always great. the food is a cut above your standard sushi, and adding to that is the full menu of cooked meals, all are great. the sushi area is just perfect to hang out and dine. one thing, really disappointed the rock garden is in disarray. they should fix that!

It was a wonderful experience. It was a special occasion & it was made even more memorable because of the staff!

A very fun, educational experience for the 45th Anniversary buffet.

Highly recommend the shabu shabu, although it's gotten a bit expensive. Drinks are good and the ambiance is nice as well. One of our favorite restaurants in town.

Had an awesome sauce time. Staff were amazing. We experienced the Traditional Room which was a great experience in the culture.

The entire dining experience was exceptional. The only negative is the food is not as good as 5 years ago when I dined there.

Our all time favorite restaurant in Atlanta. Food is amazing and the staff is like family.

I haven't had sukiyaki in years, and it has always been a personal favorite. I was excited when I saw that they serve it at Nakato. They bring a hot plate and cook it at your table--like hot pot, but with the special sukiyaki sauce. We had three people, and that was perfect. Two would be too much food, and four too little. Food was great and the service was notably good.

Love going to Nakatos . Love the staff, food consistent and can actually hear for good conversation!

Loved it as always!

The atmosphere and food are second to none. It can be a little pricey but totally worth it.

Just to give a little heads up on regarding my review. I spent 5 years in Japan as an exchange student in Fukuoka. Consequently, when I reserve the table at the traditional Japanese family ran restaurant I am expecting certain things. Polite, friendly, knowledgeable service and quite ambiance. Service was good, but with luck of knowledge. Servers have to know the menu!!!! It took me about 30 min to order a proper bottle of sake, until the other stuff member (I assume a bartender) helped her out. We ordered shabu-shabu, beef tataki, rolls, and some of the a la carte nigiris. Everything but the roll was good not excellent.
I won't recomend this place for a date since it is quite loud. As a casual dinning...may be. But keep in mind that it is not cheap. Our check for 2 adults an 1 child ended almost $300 with the tip. For this kind of money do to UMI.

Great restaurant. Best sushi in Atlanta. Great service. Excellent wine and Japanese beer.

We have been going to Nakato for years, although we don't get there very often. It's always great. The last few times, we went to the hibachi grill part. This time we ate in the regular restaurant and it was excellent. We all loved what we ate. And the service was outstanding.

IT was an very enjoyable evening, and the entire staff was very good. The food was excellent.

I felt the restaurant was overpriced. Sushi was uninspired. Very noisy, making it hard to have a conversation with hearing impaired friends.

Family in town

Great service love this place especially the bartender tall white guy always take great care of me. I eat here a lot very nice customer service and food

This restaurant has authentic Japanese food well prepared in the traditional manner. I've eaten their food many times on my business trips to Japan and loved the food so much I just had to visit the restaurant. I was not disappointed.

Our favorite! We come here at least once a week and love it. The staff, the food = perfect

We love Nakato and the food did not disappoint. The service was, however, slow this evening as we arrived at 7pm and didn't leave until after 8:30pm.

Friendliest service - best food - our favorite restaurant by far