Don't believe the reviews on this place. I'm not sure why everyone is so critical. The portions were great, service was friendly, everything was absolutely tasty. The vibes were good it wasn't too crowded. Some of the helpers on here must just want to waste food because we had an outrageous amount of food. My husband is 6'4 AYCE means all you can eat & he ATE! read more

Yama Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Redding, California

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The ambience is ok for a strip mall location. We went in because my son really wanted to get sushi from their circling boat/converoy belt service. They advertised the sushi boat service on their door, but did not have it during the time window they posted. I had no expectations for great sushi and thought I'd get "ok" sushi here. Instead, It was memorable only for how bad it was. The tuna (maguro) was awful. It was inedibly grainy and did not slightly spring back when touched with gentle pressure--the sign of either low quality fish, or lack of freshness. It is also the common bright pink gassed fish--not a sign of quality. I wouldn't feed this to my cat. I ate one piece of fish without rice. The texture was grainy and gross. I figure it was a fluke and tried another piece before spitting it out. Hard pass. The salmon roe sushi was also off, and inedible. The egg sushi was water-logged and not good. Finally, their chef does not know how to make proper sushi rice. The rice should be sweet with a hint of tartness, both in balance with the rice. No harmony here--it was just slightly tart. When I complained that it was inedible the server was suspiciously defensive insisting it was "fresh." If that's true, it was not good fish from a reputable vendor. If you want sushi and you're in Redding, go to Kobe or Raw. read more

We live in Los Angeles, right next to the ocean, and come from a place where sushi and Korean BBQ are everywhere -- and I can honestly say Yama Sushi is better than a lot of spots back home. I came here with my girlfriend and our 2-year-old daughter and was seriously impressed. The spicy tuna roll and the bulgogi were hands down my favorites -- fresh, flavorful, and done right. There was an older Asian lady running the floor by herself, serving us and about three other tables, and she was incredibly attentive the entire time. Never felt rushed, never ignored. I don't understand how this place is under 4 stars -- those reviews are straight BS. This is easily my favorite place to eat in Redding. We will absolutely be coming back. read more

Yama Sushi - Shrimp Tempura Roll - Japanese Near Me - Redding, California

Tried Yama Sushi for the first time this week and had a pleasant experience. The servers were friendly, helpful, and quick to take our order. We settled on some edamame and potstickers as an appetizer as well as a couple sushi rolls and a hand roll. Overall, the food was well cooked and had good flavor. Most of the items we would order again except the chicken, which is more a personal preference rather than it not being done well. They offer the cool sushi boat bar for lunch which looks worth a try. My only qualm was the restaurant itself. It was really run down and had a weird smell. The tables were short in comparison to the benches we sat on. read more

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My favorite lunch spot in Redding... Lover roll, snowball, and butterfly are amazing. The all you can eat sushi boat lunch is fun and delicious! Going there today actually. read more

Miss coming to this place but love the happy albacore roll. To go rolls are always great and the staff are friendly. The place was clean and quiet when I arrived. read more

Yama Sushi - Philadelphia roll on left, happy albacore roll on the right - Japanese Near Me - Redding, California

waited over 20 minutes for someone to take our order so we walked out, there were only two tables there including ours so it's not like they were packed. not sure how long the other table was waiting but noticed they didn't have any plates in front of them so they hadn't been served either. terrible service, won't go back. read more

This was by far the worst KBBQ experience I've ever had. The food quality was incredibly poor meat was tough, poorly marinated, and looked questionable. But what made it even worse was the owner's behavior. Despite clearly advertising an all-you-can-eat (AUCE). Completely unprofessional and felt like a scam. Avoid this place at all costs, there are far better KBBQ spots in California that actually respect their customers. read more

Yama Sushi - Side dishes were also bad, everything tastes salty. - Japanese Near Me - Redding, California

Yama Sushi seems more of a Korean BBQ place than a real sushi place. I mean there's still plenty of sushi or order. I was here with a friend and wanted sushi, not really into KBB, as I really don't wanna hafta cook my own food at the table. You get all smoky smelling after dinner too. We ordered some rolls cause my friend likes rolls more than the real nigiri raw fish experience. It seem to take a long tome for the rolls to get served, but maybe they were just busy. I don't expect a authentic Japanese sushi experience here in Redding, where there's few Japanese people around, but I was hoping for a competent skilled sushi experience. ... even if it is just rolls. The rolls seem a little over piled with other stuff than the actual fish. They tasted OK, sort of on the sweet side but would make the less experienced diner happy and that's what my friend is so it's all good. Not what I'd order, but we had a fine time. read more

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First of all, the sushi boats are now only for the buffet lunch, which is a major drag for those of us who prefer to choose our plates by sight at other hours of the day. Secondly the service was slow, the house Chardoney was terrible and the food was fresh from the Grocery Outlet frozen section. I kid you not the chicken yakatori was old, stringy and tough. The spring rolls were frozen pathetic attempts to pass for food. The gyoza was just okay but you could get the same thing at Costco for much less. The teriyaki shrimp was the real joke, it was a 20 to 30 shrimp cut to fit on a stick with breading 3 times its size, dry as the Mojave and flavorless. I had to ask for extra sauce just to swallow it down. Needless to say I will not be going back to Yama. I remember the days when the food was good, the service was good and the sushi boats were running, but those days are gone. Bye, bye Yama. read more

I came here with my granddaughter who is 6. She loves the boats and the sushi. I was disappointed because it was mostly the same 4-5 things over and over. For the price I paid I felt cheated. Never came back so I could order sodas for both of us and some of the pickled ginger. The sauces that came with the potstickers was almost nonexistent. I don't recommend trying this place. read more

Our server was kind and attentive, we were seated quickly, our drinks never sat empty. I've tried this place before and originally (during COVID) was unimpressed, since it was during the pandemic I figured we should give it another chance. Which was one of the best decisions we've ever made. The food was fresh the drinks are cold the service was fantastic. Let's go down the checklist: The restaurant was clean. The atmosphere was wonderful they even had the boats running again. (On certain days) The service was fantastic. The food was delicious and well prepared. And the food quality and quantity to price was very well balanced. That earns Yama Sushi a five-star rating from this Professional Critic. read more

Yama Sushi - Kani, Ca Handroll, Ca Longroll - Japanese Near Me - Redding, California

Very good sushi. Surprisingly busy for a Tuesday but we were well taken care of. The all you can eat lunch special is a fun parade of boats filled with fresh plates of food circling the center of the restaurant. Everything was very good. We will definitely be back for more sushi and we are excited to try the Korean BBQ too read more

Yama Sushi - Sushi boats - Japanese Near Me - Redding, California

Tried them a few times.... Wanted to like them but they suck. Last time I visited my family and I ended walking out.

This review is intended for their Korean BBQ. If you are visiting Redding and craving for Korean Bbq avoid this place. This place might pass for the locasl but not for me. Terrible food, their side dish were 20 peanuts, 7 small brocolis, salty kimchi, shredded carrots, shredded raddish and some weird tofu. So terrible that it wasn't even worth taking a picture. The place has a weird smell and the award winning meat is the spicy pork belly which was an uncured bacon marinated with there nasty spicy sauce. The owner/server/cashier was annoying . She tried to over charge us by charging us some appetizers which was include at the AYCE menu, thinking we won't check the bill. To make thr long story short this must be a North Korean Bbq place! AVOID THIS PLACE. read more

Excellent food. Excellent service. This is a little out of the way but is a great place for sushi in Redding. We went for lunch on a Saturday. They were prompt and the rolls tasted great. The Cinderella roll has a nice crunch and the crazy roll is just a bit spicy. The mochi was chewy and delicious. Definitely will come back. read more

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Fresh sashimi, great food, and nice service. The quality of the sushi is great. I'd definitely recommend checking them out. I'll give the kbbq a try soon! read more

This review is for the Korean BBQ side only. The meats are deliciously marinated. Our favorites were the bulgogi and the marinated pork belly. The marinated chicken was good, the garlic chicken was just salty (no garlic). The gyoza was tasty. The California rolls were salty. I haven't been to a Korean BBQ with table top grills since the Palace in Santa Clara was still open. There was a lovely lady playing piano as well. Will definitely be back :) read more

Yama Sushi - Table top grill - Japanese Near Me - Redding, California

I've been here many, many times and keep coming back. The service is friendly and the place is simple but the food is great. I usually get the mani mixed with some sashimi and occasionally a soup or Udon noodle. If you're lucky come on a night (such as a Saturday) when the pianist is here as well! read more

Love this place! True all you can eat buffet on little boats. Wonderful experience. I'd say best sushi in Redding right now.

All you can eat sushi is a scam. All they serve is an assortment of California rolls. Don't get me started on the Korean bbq...

Decent food quality and service. On the weekends they have a pianist to make the sushi and Korean bbq site more pleasant. Not bad to try once. read more

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This is for the bbq side. Came here for a dinner date with my wife and while the staff was nice, the food isn't good. 1. Don't advertise ribeye if it isn't ribeye. We ordered both the ribeye steak and thinly sliced marinated ribeye. When it came out, it looked like top round. It dried out quick since there's barely any fat. 2. They only have one sauce for dip. The lead said it was "grill meat sauce." It tasted like a thickened teriyaki sauce. No sesame oil, no ssamjang/spicy bean paste, or even gochujang. 3. Asked if they had lettuce wraps, and the lead lady said yes...it's in your salad. When I clarified I was asking for lettuce leaves to wrap the meat, she asked why would I want that when I can just eat the salad. Again, patiently I kept asking if she had it, yes or no. She gave me a hurried yes and disappeared and came back with butter lettuce leaves. Different, but at least it was somewhat in line with what we wanted. Food overall was terrible. Every meat that came out looked slimy and unappetizing. Pork belly, honestly...if you've been to ANY Korean bbq with a huge Asian population, you know that cut is THICK! At Yama, it looked like uncured bacon bought in bulk at any supermarket. And I've never had any issue with ordering more meat at ANY Korean bbq restaurant. My wife and I had removed the meat from the grill because it was going to overcook and burn when another server came out and asked if we were ready for more food. I asked to clarify how many meats and appetizers we could get at a time, but she immediately said "you have to finish the meat on your plate first, otherwise I will have to charge you $4 for the meats." When has that ever been a thing? I thought it was if you don't finish any leftover meat at the end is when they do the additional charge. Madness. Staff was nice, but that was only towards one person. The person that greeted us was nice and attentive, she kindly asked us to wait. But the lead and her friend (I'm assuming) cut her off and told us just go in the other room. So shoutout to the tall server/hostess with glasses. I'm not sure how they're sushi is, because the ones I had on their appetizer menu isn't good. They seem to love covering everything in these thick, goopy saucea. Cali roll doesn't need teriyaki sauce. And tempura strawberry...what's the point of it?? read more

Excellent sushi with option of sushi boat! Full list of beers and sakes. Fast service from Musi very friendly and accommodating. Full Japanese atmosphere. Great place! See you here read more

Yama Sushi - Karatamba Sake - Japanese Near Me - Redding, California

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I called ahead because I was in a hurry to grab dinner and get to a work meeting. She told me that my order would be ready in 5 minutes. I also ordered something from another cafe and they said 15 minutes so I went to get my sushi first. When I got there 15 minutes after my phone call, the sushi was not ready and I waited another 10 minutes. It was 25 minutes from the time I ordered u til I got my food. I expressed that I was expecting it to be ready to the new young hostess and she was extremely rude. I even asked her if she could please not elevate her voice because she started getting very upset and saying that it was ready in 5 minutes. I told her no it was 25 minutes from the time I called and she kept saying it was 5 minutes from when you got here. It was like talking in circles. Then the owner came and said they can't make the food before you pay because some people don't show up. I felt gaslighted and people should not yell at their customers even if the customer yells which I did not. Anyway overall I've pretty much always felt like the customer service here is lacking. read more

The sushi is just ok. We do like the novelty of the boats but they only do the boat sushi during certain times and days. The price I would say reflects the food you get. There are definitely better sushi places in Redding but this place is not the worse. Sometimes have been better than other times. The last time we went though it was pretty bad and so we dont plan to go back for a good while. The sushi was not cut consistently in size. The rolls had little flavor or off flavors not complimenting each other. Staff is very friendly though and no long wait times. read more

We went for the sushi boats today and found that it's all one price now $18.95 per person. They're very concerned about food being wasted so keep that in mind if you go. It's all so delicious and we found it a great deal. read more

Yama Sushi - All our plates and the cheesecake dessert was sublime - Japanese Near Me - Redding, California

I ordered the lemon chicken on the lunch menu. It was a good portion of food; however, it did not come with rice. Oh, bummer! A bowl of rice is an extra charge. I wish they could do better with customer service. The dining experience here was okay, nothing special. read more

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This is a Sorry excuse for Korean BBQ!!!! The side dishes have about a Tablespoon of each so don't believe their BS photo! Had to ask for lettuce for wrap 4 times and the leafs were so small it was a waste of time! Wasn't surprised in the least when they didn't trade out the charcoaled grill top. Service Sucked and the place was close to empty DO NOT GO HERE FOR KOREAN BBQ ITS AN INSULT TO REAL KOREAN BBQ read more

Yama Sushi - Side dishes are not even half what's showed - Japanese Near Me - Redding, California

Have been craving Yama Sushi because I like the sushi boats and being able to choose small portions. I was surprised that it was a lunch all you can eat for $20, instead of price per plate like it used to be. Didn't make sense financially for me but I did it anyways. Had a good variety of items, and fresh. It would be nice if they had additional options. Overall satisfied but disappointed in the format of all you can eat. If i could eat a lot, it would be amazing. read more

Sushi Lunch Buffet is a good value. I have done it a few times and it's best to go when it starts vs when it ends.

Consistently delicious. Any time I have to drive down to Redding I make sure to eat here. The buffet is also a great value, you get your money's worth with just a few plates. The staff are super nice especially the younger gentleman who makes the sushi. Plus there's a lady that plays piano sometimes when I go into dine in. Definitely recommend read more

I moved here from Reno so I had high expectations for this sushi and man, this is some of THE BEST I ever had and they have sushi boats on a river! The restaurant is so nice. Unfortunately I missed the ayce lunch so I ordered to go. My total was 107 and some change. I got 4 rolls a meso soup and the spring rolls. It was great, but I don't think it should be that much if you're offering 18 dollars for ayce shhheeesh. The lion king was my favorite. I will be back for lunch and lunch only. read more

If you're reading this, don't go here and save your money. We went here for the all you can eat Korean BBQ. On the menu of items, it says you can only order two appetizers and three protein at a time. And all must be finished before you're allowed to order again. Additionally, you have a 1.5 hour time limit. We were a party of four and once we got in, we wet seated and it took 15 minutes for the waiter to bring us water. Then walked away. And the BBQ side of the resturant only had two tables of customers, us and one other table of two people. Not busy at all. After we got our waters, we waited another 15 minutes to make an order. I kid you not. We sat down, got water in 15 minutes and then ordered another 15 minutes later. I was keeping track of the time because of the time limit. I thought, it should be okay, we don't usually take that long to eat. When the meats came out, it was so little. Two plates of steak that's about the size of a hamburger patty. And beef marinated beef bigogi (which looks like u cooked chicken and not marinated) that was the size of a tennis ball. Serious man!!! We're a table of four people.We finished eating the food and waited another 15 minutes to order more. And I'm dead serious when I say this, they only came around every 15 minutes like clock work. And we were only able to order 5 times. With the last time where the waiter saying to use "you have 10 more minutes, what do you want to order". Seriously? The waiter started the 1.5 timer the moment we sat down, and the first half hour with no food at all counted as half hour in the 1.5 hours? Wtf! On the last order, we order steak again and the portion was even smaller than the first portion. Man... reducing a portion in half which was already small to begin with. And with four people dining!!! Why are we getting the same amout of appetizers and protein as the table across from us with two people, when we have four people! Customer service was the worse! Now the food. Don't waste your money. At $30.95, you could have beef is... -New York Steak -thinly cut New Your Steah (only three rolls!!) -ribeye steah -thickly cut ribeye steak (yup, only three rolls) -beef bigigoi THATS IS FOR THE BEEF! Options. And two of them are the same thing, just cut differently Then only four pork choices and four chicken choices. If you're reading this, I urge you not to go eat here. If you do happen to go here, I'm sure you agree with my review. Serious, one tall strong Asian waiter, takes his sweet time serving only two tables. And only coming around 15 minutes each time like clockwork. What is he even doing in between that time. He's certainly not cooking any of the food for us. We are cooking it ourselves. It takes him 15 minutes to cut a slick of steak! That's frozen to begin with! Also, three of the four people in our party got sick from the frozen spoiled food. Worse experience over ever had at any resturant. read more

If you're looking for something Asian, Yama sushi will give you a temporary fix. Sushi is ok, nothing special. Don't expect too much.

Had the Korean BBQ tonight for the first time. A little hesitant after reading reviews. Absolutely a great restaurant for Redding. They have over a dozen proteins now and 14 apps. An earlier review spoke of slow reorders. That is the culture. Dinner is more social than our norm and is meant to converse and share. Nice job Yama! read more

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I know before I gave 5 stars but if I could give more stars I would! They now offer l AYCE sushi from 11:30-2:30 on weekdays for only $18.95!!!! And the service is still insanely quick. If you haven't yet I highly recommend this place for sushi. It's Redding CA we are hours from the coast so please keep that in mind. But I'm still very impressed with this establishment read more

Deliciousness. This is my first time here and it did not disappoint. I'm here for training and could not make up my mind on my dinner. I am so glad I decided for Yama Sushi. I had gyosa, miso soup, and Cinderella roll... so much flavor! Come on in. They also have a $18.95 all you can eat sushi boats, but unfortunately there's no time for me to give it a try. read more

I am surprised how fresh all sashimi seafood knowing that this place is far from the Ocean Enjoyed the food especially the sashimi and Kama The staff makes you feel home read more

Stopped here because we thought they did sushi boats. That is only on the weekdays. So, we did the Korean BBQ....and that is worth it. Definitely do the all-you-can-eat, so you can try everything. For the appetizer (you pick two) we did a California roll and tempura banana. The sushi was good, the banana was different, but tasty. It would be more of a dessert. We started with the garlic chicken, the marinated pork belly and thin sliced ribeye. FYI...you cook the meat at your table. It's a fun experience, and it was so good! The garlic chicken, was flavorful, the pork belly was tasty (sliced like bacon). The ribeye, while good....go for the bulgogi. That really stole the show. The spicy marinated pork belly was even better than the regular, and it's not super spicy. Like not even jalapeño spicy, but the flavor was super. For the all you can eat, you pick two apps and three proteins. You can order more when the plates are empty. We will happily make the trek from Chico to do the Korean BBQ again. read more

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