I have dined in Japan and Alaska on exquisite sushi, sashimi, nigiri, Uni, etc. So, when I say the food was very good and give this place a 5 star, it is in comparison to my 3 favorite Sushi spots in Florida. BUT, it is a 6/10 star in comparison to what I would rate my Japanese experience and 7-8/10 in comparison to my Alaska sushi, poke & Uni experience. That being said, finding Uni on the menu was delightful and it was was delicious. Poke bowls (and accompanying Miso soup) were very good. Yellowtail was excellent. Service was adequate as they seemed stressed or maybe just very serious. We had a friendly waitress and our table was cleared timely. Ambience is suffering from lack of space for tables not in proximity to very loud, noisy kitchen. I would go back to try the Hibachi, specialty sushi rolls, blue fin tuna sashimi or nigiri and tuna tatake. appetizer. read more

My husband stayed in St. Pete for work a few months ago and loved Yaki-Mono Japanese Kitchen, so he really wanted to take me here during our recent stay on the beach. We arrived just before 6pm on a weeknight. There were a few diners, but the restaurant wasn't busy at all. We were greeted and seated right away. We were pretty hungry so we didn't waste time ordering. We ordered the following: Hamachi carpaccio $18 Edamame 49 Escolar $10 #66 Negihama roll $12 #68 Dynamite roll $13 #73 Red Tampa roll $22 The food came out fast and looked very fresh! They brought out the hamachi carpaccio and edamame first before bringing out the rolls. The escolar was my husband's favorite and the negihama and dynamite were tied for me. I'm partial to yellowtail and both rolls have yellowtail. Everything was delicious and the service was great. Prices were reasonable, too. I can see why hubs loves this place! read more

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Everyone here was so friendly, and super helpful with selections. Ambiance is what you would expect at a Japanese restaraunt and it was very clean. Food was bomb and I would totally come here again! I got spicy shaggy dog roll and chicken fried rice - both were very delicious and prepared quickly. read more

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I like the food here however the portion of miso soup is unacceptable. Every Japanese restaurant I've been to , serve a decent portion of the soup expect this place. However to be fair and transparent, the staff are very friendly read more

Visiting in Florida you find many Japanese restaurants offering both Japanese food with a touch of Thai cooking. It is a combination of tastes and cultures that please all that visit. One can have suchi. One can have pad thai. It is really up to you. But sometimes you just want a pure Japanese establishment that offers up food you would find in Japan. That is Yaki-Mono. It is not a big establishment. In fact, in Japan this would be the normal size. It is small and intimate. People need to wait outside to get in for a seat. Such it was when we went here. Priority was the food itself. So getting there a bit early we got a table. Within 30 minutes they were lined outside the door. Sitting down with our menu we could look and see what is available. Being true to Japan it was a mix of styles and meals one might find. From salads and miso soup to sushi, sashimi, and even a bento box. You could have what was posted or make it up as you went along. Very typical. First to order was a Sapporo beer. Traditional in Japan it is still shipped from there. It is not made in the US. The bottle is large and is normally split between two over the course of a meal. This came first and then the order was placed. We started with fried tofu. This is a softly panko topped slice of tofu and that is sightly fried and placed in a dish with soy sauce and spices. it is light and airy. This was also topped with toasted onion flakes. It was a truly Japanese style that is hard to get at times. Ideal. This was then followed with a salad poke bowl filled with fish and vegetables and even an avocado slice or two. It had the dressing that is normal in Japanese cooking which is a good compliment to the salad itself which was fresh and refreshing to have. We then had a bento box. The mix always changes but tonight it consisted of sashimi slices of tuna, salmon, octopus, are a few others. There was a box of rolls and a box of gyoza on yakisoba noodles which were hand fired quickly in their herb sauce. There was even a box of chopped up steak with vegetables cooked fresh and enjoyable. These were good sized meals that could be shared and sampled. It was up to you on this, The price was fair based on the portion you received. It was all fresh. Especially the fish which is served as expected. One things was that the fish was thicker than expected. Normally a sushi chef cuts the fish thin. This was thicker and a bit lumpy in portion. Not what you expect, especially if you have lived in Japan for over 4 years and knew how to eat a good Japanese meal even from a shop on the corner with only 3 seats (and I use to do that). Yaki-mono is a good place to go. The team is nice. The food is fresh. The price is the price to expect today. One thing was, it did make me wish I was back in Tokyo eating at the fish market. Domo. read more

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This very good Japanese restaurant is close to our St. Pete Beach place a short distance north of the Don Cesar. Wonderful service, so nice & friendly. Delicious miso soup & ginger salad. Exceptional Futomaki. Nigiri sushi also good. Wife's Poke Bowl superior. A work of art. Need to go back & try more menu items. Very very good. read more

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Got the Yaki Niku (spicy filet) and the meat was well seasoned and tender. Their miso soup is delicious. I've ordered this dish a few times now and I'm still not sure about their fried rice. Definitely different than traditional Japanese versions. The vegetables are on the Al dente/ slightly crunchy side but plenty hot. My only complaint would be the tempura ice cream dessert is more tempura and not enough ice cream. Last time it was barely noticeable. Flavor of the dish is good, though. Will keep coming back. My spouse is Japanese and loves their sushi offerings. read more

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BEWARE - Don't waste your money. Terrible service and horrible atomosphere. THE WOMAN SERVER THEY HAVE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING AND EXTREMELY NASTY. She's aggressive and unprofessional and provides horrible if any service. A simple waitress who has no ownership of the property has been consistently rude and disgusting to paying customers, look at the previous negative review comments that I've attached to this review. If I could give NEGATIVE STAR or ZERO stars I WOULD!!! I hate to do this review because the owners themselves are actually very lovely people, but have hired horrible incompetent staff that is very rude and sucks at communicating and delivering service. This place seems to be privately owned and only has one waitress who has lost her mind It is actually forcing them to lose money. She needs to be fired and need to hire better staffing. I would not recommend this place based on the experience that I had with their trash sever. In the moment that you come in the restaurant you're not greeted you're treated immediately with hostility and attitude. There's been complaints about the food being overpriced. The same waitress that I am complaining about is the same one who delivers horrible service to customers. She's rude to customers, late with the food, she rushes customers who are spending their money in the restaurant and has a terrible attitude. Beware and stay far away from this establishment and look at the other reviews. I've attached to this post. I am hoping the owner does reach out to me so that we can discuss this negative experience with their server further. She needs to be removed or corrected. It's a shame because she's horrible. Staff ruins the entire experience for the restaurant and the location. Zero out of 10 would not recommend. See the other recently NEGATIVE posted reviews about their rude and unprofessional woman server. If you don't like your job, you should definitely quit and treat people with respect. read more

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I was very pleased with the yellow tail poke bowl here. I haven't had a lot of poke bowls outside my local area, so I hadn't experienced the spectrum of high quality ingredients that can go into these. This one had mango, avocado, chiles, mushrooms, and more. And the sauce/dressing complemented, not covered, the flavors of the ingredients, so you could actually taste the ingredients. I love some yum yum sauce, but it covers the taste of everything. You could probably put yum yum sauce on rotten fish, and it would still taste pretty good. The $27 price was pretty good too for the quality I got. read more

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Went here very last minute just after sunset, the service was great, although we got there 20 minutes before closing, the served us quickly and without a problem. The sashimi app was delicious. We got the red Tampa roll which was the best, the spicy tuna roll, and dynamite roll, all were delicious. read more

I do not recommend this restaurant. It is quiet and waitstaff is polite and the sashimi was almost completely defrosted. But our waitress brought only one of the dishes we ordered, and my wife was very hungry. She had to call the waitress after waiting too long, and the waitress completely forgot about the second dish. My wife liked her Spicy Japanese Hamachi, but the long delay didn't help to enjoy the experience. read more

Very mediocre food high prices dining area is not clean. Ceiling tiles are stained bathroom wasn't cleaned. Food warmer on tables didn't work. Waitress said " oh yeah, these table burners haven't worked for years and the owners refused to get rid of them" there are probably 50 other Japanese restaurants that I would highly recommend before eating here and to be quite frank. I'd rather just go to the mall and get Chinese food over this place. read more

Good service awesome. Everything was perfect. Loved the tuna appetizer and the sesame chicken. Server was extra friendly and efficient!

The food was so so delicious and fresh. The service was kind and friendly, very personal. The ambience is nice and original. Great local place to visit read more

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Their poke bowls were so fresh and flavorful. Probably the best I've had in a long time. Highly recommend their Hawaiian Tuna poke bowl.

I am a big sushi lover & was thrilled to see great reviews for this new spot that is owned by Blu Fugu. Now that I have tried their sushi, I cannot agree with the reviews. My sushi arrived frozen & I was told to let it sit in the soy sauce & it would thaw out. The lettuce was wilted. I was so bummed. The service was outstanding and everyone was kind so I wanted the sushi to be good. They had a full bar and wine so it can be a good place for day drinking across from the beach. They had a cute book just for sake. Presentation of the sushi was beautiful & everyone was nice. Unfortunately, I don't like to pay $145 for just okay sushi. read more

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This was a wonderful find on a random whim - we were driving down the road and wanted a place close to the beach. The service was personable and wonderful and the sushi was excellent- really great little gem. read more

The sushi was fresh and amazing! I would recommend to anyone. They are walking distance to the Sirata resort. read more

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We ordered hibachi and it was excellent. Service was great. We went on a Sunday evening and it was nice and quiet. Highly recommend.

Got the salmon poke and it was delicious! It came with lots of fruit and the sushi rice was very soft. My mom got the shrimp and steak hibachi which was also delicious but the fried rice was a little bland. Overall we had a great experience and would definitely recommend this place! read more

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Really wanted to like this place. Menu items are overpriced, my boyfriend and I got rainbow roll (which was really good), chicken fried rice asked for no veggies then came out with no egg either-whatever not the worst thing, then I waited awhile to get ramen they got it wrong whatever. I asked the lady for discount on bill and only discounted $3 from item..... I waited so long for food-too overpriced. I'm a local and will not eat here again. It also smelled a like an aquarium when we walked in and mid-eating started to smell like a toilet. Not impressed. read more

Delicious clear and Pho soup entrees were beautiful as well as delicious yum yum sauce was fun lots of spicy condiments Great experience will return read more

Yaki-mono is a small cozy restaurant with some genuine Asian dining vibes. They're very flexible when it comes to creating your own rolls or adjusting dishes to your taste. Their ramen bowls are more than enough for 2. Everything was tasty and full of flavor and the service was very hospitable and welcoming. The food came out pretty fast, but was still great. Their hours are somewhat restricted at the moment, but that may change during season. Either way, I would certainly return to try other items on the menu. read more

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First fix the plumbing issue with the bathroom rooms. Way overpriced for the quality of food. Out of towner here.

Fantastic addition to St Pete Beach that just opened! Currently open 11-6p. Great alternative to the numerous typical beach fare options up and down the beach. I believe they're related to the Blue Fugu restaurant next door on the supermarket plaza, if you want the full Hibachi experience. Their decision to post a campaign sign for a city mayoral election is a curious one though, given it's proving to be a very divisive election; seems like a surefire way to reduce business from a segment of local residents. read more

Great service - very fast and attentive staff. Had the sushi, ramen, and some apps. Everything was great. read more

Amazingly fresh- tuna was like butter. Order some spicy mayo- best I have had ever!! We had a lunch box, ahi poke bowl and tuna tataki. read more

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Family favorite at St. Pete Beach. This charming small restaurant has great & friendly service and excellent food. We try and go at least once a week while we're visiting. read more

Excellent food amazing service I will be coming back for sure made to order fresh sushi read more

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We decided to try this restaurant as we were told it was the same as the one that had been upstairs in the strip mall next door - it was not even close to the same quality. We ordered 2 hibachi meals - chicken & filet for a total of $64. The rice was bland, the filet, which was cut into smaller than bite size pieces was tough, and the chicken just didn't look appetizing. The meal was barely edible - it was more like truck stop, fast food. Highly recommend saving your time & money & try something else. read more

My boyfriend and I found this place through google maps! They're in a great location right by the St. Petersburg Beach Access point. I had the ramen shoyu and my bf had the filet mignon hibachi. In the past, I've had problems with shoyu ramen from other restaurants having bland broth, dry pork, and noodles that were nothing more than filler. At Yaki-Mono, this shoyu broth was excellent. The pork was moist and a little fatty (which is delicious and adds to the broth). The noodles were cooked perfectly with a little bite and no mush. My only complaint would be that I would have preferred a soft boiled egg to a hard boiled egg but it was still yummy and honestly it's a personal preference because I know a lot of people who don't like runny eggs (like my bf) My boyfriend loved his filet mignon. He describe it as melt in your mouth, he didn't even have to chew! The service was wonderful, our server was so friendly and passionate about the restaurant. You could tell she really cares for the restaurant and has big plans for the little restaurant. While it may be small, the restaurant itself meant more for to go orders since they're the baby restaurant. The inside was charming and had a beautiful turtle on the ceiling! Would eat there again! read more

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Ohhhh my goodness. In our 22 years in St Pete, the most beautiful, fresh sushi on the beach! Lisa was an absolute joy. I have a severe shellfish allergy so I was just going to grab a salad (the salad was amazing) but these folks actually use separate boards and knives so I was able to enjoy a salmon and avocado roll!!! (Normally I have to stay away because of cross contamination). We can't wait to come back. They're only open until 6pm for now. They have a large drink menu and happy hour from 3-6. Conveniently located right across from St Pete Beach! They will be adding Korean bbq to their menu! Thanks for the beautiful lunch! read more

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10/10 recommend!! The sushi quality + presentation + service + cleanliness of the restaurant is immaculate. Lisa was our server and was such a sweetheart! I highly recommend this place to all sushi lovers, wether your a tourist or a local!! Thank you Yaki-Mono!! read more

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The Food is amazing, had the Udon Ramen it was fresh and filled with flavor. My girlfriend had the Hibachi, the steak was tender and juicy. Very tasty food overall, the service was attentive and helpful. The environment is peaceful and the main chef is knowledgeable. Ask about the servings and the fresh fish and he will guide you. Looking forward to coming back whenever in the area. read more

We really enjoyed our meals at Yaki-Mono. We had sushi and udon. Both were just what we had hoped they would be. Yummy and fresh. The service was good. Attentive and pleasant. The restaurant itself is a little small but booths were a nice size and comfortably sat our party of 4. I'd say call if you have a larger party just to make sure they can accommodate your group. read more

What a wonderful find! The food was amazing and superfresh! After a nice day at the beach, we decided to try this sushi joint. The location is quaint, yet interesting with cooking tables and fast, inciteful, friendly service. And a great wine selection to top it off!! Most importantly, our server, Lisa, kept upgrading my Sriracha with a series of hot pepper improvements. read more

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pho and shrimp tempura where excellent our server Jenny was awesome nice little clean place convenient location can't wait to come back

Good sushi and noodle dishes. They have a mix of sushi, Asian and Thai based dishes. Not a huge menu, just good! read more

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My wife and I both got the Spicy Hawaiian Poke Bowls. The waitress let us know we can sub out the meat as well as spice level. Really accommodating, fantastic service, and fresh delicious food! read more

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Wonderful sushi and HAWAII poke bowl. Highly recommend. Great selection. Happy hour $3 off hot sake was great. Fish was fresh and tasty and beautifully prepared. Way better than the overpriced Jackson Bistro (trash) we sampled yesterday in downtown Tampa. Real gem here and you'll get great food at a tasty price. read more