Immediate seating, sitting right on Main St LaGrange. Waiters v kind & hospitable upon entry Menu Loaded w numerous sushi, sashimi, poke, hibachi assortments; all come in above-avg. Their house hot (lrg) sake' option also comes in above-avg :) No issues with wait times on grub; everything comes out as expected in a timely manner. Staff r super friendly & helpful 6 TVs playing softly around the outer walls playing K-pop; will happily switch to Maiden or Metallica if asked Staff are v amenable & helpful ; you'll get checked on multiple times; always stop in on my b-trips to LaGrange read more

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They recently returned to having Pho on their menu. I Pho. I have been twice and both times ordered the beef Pho and a seaweed salad. The Pho was spot on both visits. I can taste the complexity of the broth. The noodles, herbs and add ons were good. The first time I visited I was presented with line, the second time lemon. I prefer line. The seaweed salad was slightly frozen the first time, but delicious the second visit. The service was very friendly, professional and nice both times. My mother came with me the second time and had a California Roll. It was a very generous portion for $4.99. She was very happy with her food. The atmosphere is nice. K-pop videos play on several video screens around the restaurant. I personally, enjoy watching and listening to K-pop, but feel guilty about the exploitation of the performers. I like this place because I Pho. It is worth giving a try. read more

Very much enjoyed their Korean BBQ. Nice and small spot that we found after Spring Break at the water park. After 4 days of overpriced mediocre food at the water park, the food here hit the spot. We had the brisket, pork belly and spicy pork, which are our families go-to at any Korean BBQ restaurant. Our server was wonderful, and gave us some food recommendations where we live in the Augusta area (since we are not from Georgia). Will visit here again if we ever find ourselves out this way again. read more

The service and food here was superb. I highly recommend the shrimp crunch roll as it was our favorite. The fried rice was also very tasty and they had an extremely large selection of all kinda of sushi. The service was pretty good but not the best and the location and prices seemed sublime. This also seemed like a great date and sit down restaurant. read more

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$203 for 2 adults and three children to eat dinner is insane. The tip is 20%. Included in your bill. Without your knowledge or consent is apparently okay in this city? I've worked as a server, bartender and chef in the food industry for over 22 years. I have never worked or eaten in a restaurant that this tip without prior knowledge was the norm. Ive never seen this practice. Add it to your menu so people know first. If I had received exceptional service, maybe I'd tip that much but there was literally one server on....for the entire restaurant. Decidedly not exceptional service. The owner talked vociferously about death and war and bodies been blown apart to another single guy who was a few tables away. I had to go ask him to tone it down. That my kids could hear everything. He apologized, three times. But it was bizarre. Id never go back. read more

If you've ever been to LaGrange, you will see there isn't a whole lot here in terms of restaurants and shopping, so I was happy to see there was a sushi option at least. Reviews looked decent on Yelp, so off we went for dinner our first night staying there, since we decided to eat off property of Great Wolf. We were all hungry, so I'm not sure if it was the hunger that made things taste better, but I thought the food was decent. I started with a ginger salad, and I really liked the dressing. It was a little sweet and tangy, and it wasn't too liquidy or too chunky in terms of consistency. My bf and daughter got the miso soup. I tried some, and though I'm not the biggest miso soup fan, I did think it tasted pretty good. My daughter always gets hers with a side of rice to throw it, and she probably didn't realize this since she soaks it, but the rice was on the dry side, kinda hard when I bit into it. Dinner, we all got different things. My bf got the beef fried rice, which was really lacking. It didn't have any egg or green onion in it, and it didn't have a rich flavor. It tasted really bland, and was not reminiscent of what fried rice should be. His son got the chicken teriyaki, and he seemed to enjoy his meal, so that was a plus. My daughter got the California roll, and it was the typical California. It was okay, nothing special. I got two rolls, and I wish they had rolled them tighter, because they kept falling apart. But the fish tasted decently fresh, and I liked the one roll that had the cilantro on it, very rarely seen ingredient in a roll combination, but well received by my palate. The rolls were called the Patron Roll and the Choo Choo train roll. I can't remember which one was which, but the one with the cilantro also had tuna, spicy mayo, wasabi sauce, and tempura flakes. The other one had tuna on top with a smattering of sesame seeds. The booth we sat in was a little different. It had very high walls, so it felt more secluded. Service was okay. I wouldn't seek this place out, but if you are in the area and wanting a sushi fix, this may be one of your only options. read more

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This was my first time to eat here, I will say the food was really good and the service was great as well. Let's talk about what I saw after I ate my food. I walked into the restroom and I noticed there was a bucket in the men's restroom with a water hoses running in from it and out of it up into the ceiling. Not thinking anything about it, I walked out and noticed the same buckets that said soy sauce! So let's make sure you know where the soy sauce is coming from and where it's located at. read more

The food was amazing! The service and friendliness was spot on. Highly recommend this place.

Yama is a total rip-off! The banchan, side dishes are skimpy. They are suppose to be a dozen bowls of various seasonal vegetable dishes. Not just a spoonful. The amount of ginger that accompanies the sushi is minuscule. The marinated chicken is dry & unseasoned. Sushi has too much rice & not enough fish. read more

We decided to drop-in here after venturing offsite from Great Wolf Lodge for better food options. We wanted sushi, and YAMA seemed perfect for what they offered. It sits in the downtown area of LaGrange, and parking can be difficult to find. We were lucky to find street parking. Walking in, all you see is rows of booths. They seated our family in this weird enclosure area where you could not see above the walls. It was almost like being in a mini fortress. This made it hard for us to snag our waitress when we needed her, but still unique. There really isn't too much decor to this place, so I wouldn't rate it high on atmosphere. They offer up everything we had hoped to find: teriyaki chicken for my son, miso and rice for my gf's daughter, fried rice for me, and specialty rolls for us to share, along with ginger salad for my honey. We started off with the miso soup and ginger salad. The miso was very good, perfect for my liking. My honey was so-so about her salad and didn't like the dressing. My son had the teriyaki chicken, and he ate all of it. I tried a bite of his chicken, and it was moist to perfection. My beef fried rice was just ok. I didn't taste any egg in it, which was odd, and didn't see any green onions or peppers. That is the main reason why I bumped down a star, as well as our server being hard to catch due to our fortress walls. Thankfully, the rolls and my miso saved the meal. We ordered the Choo Choo Train Roll and the Patron Roll. Both were fresh, but I really loved the twist on the Patron Roll with the cilantro added to the top. I would highly recommend going with the Patron Roll for sure, and knowing their fish is fresh helps out. The bill ended up being over $70, which I thought was a little steep for what we ordered. If you are in the area and want a sushi fix, though, this place will certainly suffice. read more

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We went with our three kids and had a great time. The service was awesome and the food was delicious. We bought several sushi rolls, miso soup, and some fried rice. All got rave reviews from the kids. Highly recommended read more

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Enjoyed AYCE Korean BBQ here. The lunch price has increased to $24.99. It's a bit more than I hoped, but I understand the rising costs of everything reflect that. I was pleasantly surprised of the quality meat, banchan, and how a they had ssamjang and radish wraps. LaGrange is lucky to have this. Thoroughly enjoyed my meal and the server was super attentive and friendly. read more

We left Karvelas after the mess there and walked into Yama. Ventilation is poor in there so if you need to breathe, don't. We ordered 4 sushi rolls (only got 3), spicy chicken, and street beef. The rice for the meats didn't show up until we asked about them. Our server let us know they ran out and had to make more. But again, only told us when we asked. I let her know we also never received a sushi roll and asked to have it taken off. We all sat with empty drinks for most of the meal. The sushi was good but based on ventilation and service alone, we won't return. read more

Now that they are a cook at table Korean BBQ its even better. They still have good half priced sushi but the all you can eat BBQ is amazing. Soooo much food. I had a total for 10 sides, including salad, rice, kimchi, steamed egg, miso soup, corn cheese, and radish. read more

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When I say this was one of the worst dining experiences I've had in a long time is an understatement. HANNAH the manager is the worst manager, and just a disappointing human being. She was telling our table about accusing their server Emily of stealing money. HANNAH was yelling and fighting with the other staff members while we were in the restaurant. As we were walking out she was yelling threatening to beat up the sweetest server Emily. If you are the business owner do yourself and your business a favor and get rid of HANNAH. Hannah also came and asked us for the tip, which she DID NOT DESERVE, we were going to tip the server Emily for going above and beyond despite the toxic management. The manager Hannah also had the nerve to ask one of our customers how much our table tipped as he was coming out of the restroom. I can't even comment on the food because the atmosphere was such an uncomfortable experience. read more

Yama has under new8 management last 6mons ago It's done renovation and all food upgrade. Very friendly server and food is good Now, yama has new lower price kitchen menu And Monday trought Friday 5 to 6 pm all beer(draft or bottle)is just $2.00 glass wine is $3.00 read more

If your Website says you're open until 9 PM and the sign on your door says you're open until 9 PM, then telling people who walk in at 8:20 (after driving over an hour from Atlanta) that you're closed is unacceptable. I no longer care how good the food is here, the piss poor service has ensured that I'll never darken their door again. read more

This place was a scam. The lady would only let us do all you can eat. Took forever to set us up and bring is any food. There were no side dishes. It was horrible. We were a group of 11 and she also charged 20% tip. We barely got any service bc she was the only one there apparently. I would give zero stars if I could. read more

my favorite sushi bar in Lagrange! I love the firecracker roll and always get great service each time I'm there! also witnessed the owner making a sack lunch for a homeless person that came by the store. great food and great people read more

Service was good at start. But then downhill. Sushi was only okay and small size. Spring rolls tasted of fried fiah. Disappointed, was first time here. read more

Run far and fast from this place. After waiting for poor service my wife and daughter never got there food. (It was served to another table ) My mother's was just ok. My son said the sushi regular and it was ok. My sushi arrived warm and didn't smell too good. Service was nonexistent. The only good thing was what we got was free. read more

Food was phenomenal. Only reason why it is not a 5/5 is the service that takes too long with dining in. It seems more servers are needed, but if you have patience this place is a fantastic pick! read more

I was a little worried when they had to call the owner back in to make the rainbow roll, but we were pleasantly surprised. We ordered a rainbow roll, a spicy tuna roll, a super crunch shrimp roll, and a snowflake roll. The fish was super fresh, and even though the rolls had more rice on them than I like, they were still very tasty. The rainbow and super crunch were the biggest rolls I have ever had! The spicy tuna roll was just a tuna roll with some spicy sauce on top, which was disappointing, but the deliciousness of the other rolls made up for it. Plus, the beer is ice cold. I will definitely visit this place again when I'm in town. read more

For a city that doesn't have a ton of choices for sushi, Yama will suffice. The menu is limited, but has the staples. read more

Great food. Service a little slow even though we walked in and it wasn't that busy. If we would have gotten there any later I'm sure it would have taken 30-45 minutes to get our order. Nice staff. read more

It was just an "okay" experience. I have been here several times and I wanted to try a variety before writing a review, but I must say this last time was quite disappointing. The waiter told us when it comes to seafood dishes the main cook will put what he can afford so therefore it varies. Last time I went and got seafood pho I enjoyed the calamari and octopus but this time it was nothing but shrimp, mussels and clams with the shell, which didnt amount to much. Also, on the seafood fried rice it looks pretty with all the shells but once you remove the shells you are not left with much seafood. I also did not get basil on the side with my pho which is pretty standard. The noodles were also overcooked in the pho both times. Without chili paste or hoisin the broth was bland. I will say the sushi is always decent and pleasing to both the eye and palette. read more

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I've been here twice. The first time was for dinner, and the service was very good, and there was a LOT of food! The second time, I went with a friend for lunch, and there were two waiters, one who could've seated us, but decided to completely ignore us, not even a greeting. So we stood, waiting for a table (while several were open) for about five minutes until someone else came over. The food was still pretty good, but it wasn't out-of-this-world sushi, but it's a good place to go in LaGrange. read more

YAMA - Volcano roll with cream cheese added. So delicious! - Sushi Bars Near Me - LaGrange, Georgia

Well .... we were at a bar next door and stepped away to get something to eat real quick. I read some of the reviews and thought "ok, this doesn't seem to bad". I was wrong. I didn't realize those reviews were from when Moses was walking the earth. We ordered shrimp fried rice and all we got was rice, with two pieces of carrots that tasted like potato stix. There was barely ANY chicken in that rice. At this point we didn't even wanna go back because the service from the hostess was SHITTY! I'll be walking to the pizza shop who never disappoints! read more

The rolls were good, my little men liked the sushi, the place was very clean, our service was fantastic, and the atmosphere was nice. YAMA did not disappoint. Great place to hang out with friends/family and enjoy a meal/drink. We will definitively go back. read more

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I asked for lemon in my water and I get this... Don't forget when you get a soda there are no refills unless you want to pay for them by the can.. I do not recommend to anyone. Waiting 45 minuets for sushi is not what I would expect out of a sushi restaurant.. I made a yelp account to write a review about how horrible the service is. It was a lot better when it was under old management... read more

YAMA - I asked for lemon in my water - Sushi Bars Near Me - LaGrange, Georgia

The Korean BBQ experience was great. We had great food and great service. We will definitely return!

Like other reviews, excellent!!! I skipped the tables, sat at the bar, watching the sushi, sashimi, and rolls being made. Everything was fresh. I sampled all of the above items. If you driving from the east, turn into the public parking on your left; Yama is right around the corner. read more

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The sushi is pretty good, a little heavy on rice, but I'm giving 5 stars anyway for the price (lunch special 3 rolls for $12!), nice ambiance, really good service, and speed of preparing food. read more

While working in the Lagrange, GA area the past several weeks I've taken the opportunity to visit YAMA on two occasions. Both visits were for dinner meetings with business associates. As I understand it, YAMA recently opened but the owner is an experienced chef and restaurateur. The quality of the food is very good, the servings larger than expected, and the prices are less than average for the same quality and serving size at comparable restaurants. The location is great (downtown Lagrange) although parking can be a slight problem on a busy evening, but that should not prevent you from visiting. For all of the above I give YAMA four stars and I will definitely be back. However, on the flip side, YAMA's owner and/or manager should do a better job training their wait staff. On each of my visits I was served by different people, but neither really knew much about the menu, didn't offer any useful information, and both interrupted me and my business associates several times. I felt like saying, "It's YAMA, not the Waffle House!" It's tough for any new start-up business to make it in these tough economic times, but it is especially true of new restaurants. I hope YAMA makes it. They have a lot going for them, but polish up your wait staff or else your business clientele may go elsewhere. read more

Great food. Friendly staff. Usually stop in here whenever I visit LaGrange. Highly recommend.

I love Yama. There aren't really many good sushi places in Lagrange. The sushi here is amazing in my opinion. I'm always surprised when they aren't that busy. The service isn't the best but I love going here and getting sushi. read more

New renovation. Excellent sushi. I'll be coming back often. Also the agadashi tofu is .

I came here alone on a Monday night. My server was outstanding. I got the edamame, california rolls and fried rice. The edamame was great, but the california rolls were amazing, the best I have ever had. The fried rice was a little dull but the server recommended that i put this sauce on it that she brought me and it made the rice amazing. Great experience! I would go back if I was in the area. read more

Nice ambience, decoration, however service lack of care to attend customer at the door making you wait a while there. Once seated we had to wait a while to just get someone take our order, considering wasn't busy. Food was good, well presented & tasty, only needs great improvement in customer service. read more

It's the 1980s again and sushi is king. The synth album being played is not quite recognizable, but it hearkens back to a time when hair was fluffier and cocaine was breakfast. This is Yama, trapped in a time warp, in a town near the Alabama border confusingly called LaGrange (one word). It is St. Patrick's Day, as well as prom night, and there is a sort of festival on the main street with a cover band. Thus, young folk are hungry (in rural Georgia they are already toting about toddlers) and the restaurants are as crowded as they are ever going to be. The waiter with the ponytail is perplexed by the request for chili sauce. Neither soy sauce nor ginger arrives with the avocado rolls. Eventually, the sushi chef brings over some quite yummy Korean chili sauce and soy sauce also arrives at the table, so we don't inquire about ginger, as its embarrassing. But the '80s were embarrassing (if viewed through any sort of contemporary lens) and Yama, though not really bad at all, is also fairly embarrassing. read more