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Ventured off into the rain filled night with Firedude to beautiful downtown San Pedro to give Yokohama a try. Located about .5 Km east of Mall San Pedro across street from M&N Mall ( 2 blocks south of U Latina).

Restaurant is a sushi/Teppanyaki place that looks much better inside than from the outside. One teppanyaki table and many small tables on 2 levels. Sushi bar on lower level. Staff very attentive and strive to please.

After reviewing the memu decided to have the teppanyaki grill. Menu had many sushi, seafood , carne , and chicken selections plus 7 or 8 teppanyaki combos. Combo included soup, grilled vegies, main course meat, fried rice, and a postre . Firedude ordered the salamon & I had shrimp... somehow thru the conversation with the grill chef we each got 1/2 of each which turned out to be great... flavor & spicing of both were very good... chef used a some showmanship while preparing meal, especially when his red pepper "volcano' failed to ignite on first attempt then "exploded" after he added more liquor & a match !! Amount of food served was large... neither was able to finish all the vegies & rice served.... then the postre.... watching the chef prepare was almost...( well... almost!) better than the taste... some type of Baked Alaska - ice cream, pound cake, triple sec mixture melted and carmelized on the grill then covered in chocolate sauce... asked the name but promply forgot it..

All in all spent 1 1/2 -2 hrs in restaurant, very relaxed and again staff very attentive. Teppanyaki table will comfortably seat 6 and management says "No problem" for 8 or more... maybe Ticos..not gringos !! Total bill including drinks ( coke & tea) and tip was just over 15K... I'll definitly go back... starting to enjoy my new neighborhood

Peace
PIDD

Yo Pidd,



Do they also serve "TERRAYAKI"" , which is a very lightly battered deep fried food--- everything from vegies,, shrimp,, and meat morsels. My favorite Nipponese food preparation

Will have to go to that restaurant next time in SJO in June.

Enjoyed meeting up with you and Firedude seperately a few days ago, , sorry ran out of time for more time and dinner together.

Enjoy your new life in CR,, blackouts notwithstanding

Cygnus

This restaurant has caught my eye more than once on my excursions through San Pedro...I've wanted to try it out. Based upon Pidd's review, I'll give it a shot on my next trip.

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Went there last night with my exgirlfriend. No parking, had to park in the shopping centers lot across the road with no guard of any kind.

Restaurant totally empty, usually I avoid an empty restaurant but made an exception in this case.

Ordered the chicken teppanyaki and a glass of wine. The wine was one of the worst cups I have ever had. An opened bottle for weeks???

The miso soup was good as was the rice. I expected the chef to cook our dinner on the grill but no he was watching wrestling on the tube. They cooked our meal in the back.

The chicken was overcooked , tough and dry. The socalled vegetables were cabbage, sliced carrots and a few peppers. An awful dish even for CR which is saying alot.

There is truth in the old adage " never eat in an empty restaurant"

Pidd,

That was a great dinner we had at Yokohama's. The chef did a great job preparing our meal. It was very intertaining watching him prepare the food. Thanks for prying me out of the Gulch and showing me a different side of San Jose.

Cygnus,

It was great to met up with you again also. I'll be back in Oct. If your around during that time then lets have a couple of cold ones.

Firedude

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