Second positive experience with Yama, this time delivered via Grubhub. Our favorite dishes were to soba noodles with chicken and the shrimp tempura sushi roll. I special requested "no onions" and it was delivered as requested. read more

Good sushi, fast service. Place was pretty packed and food came out in a timely fashion. Fair prices as well. I recommend for a casual sushi. read more

Their specialty rolls are very good and the fish is very fresh. My only problem is the prices are astronomical. This is Ventnor not Manhattan. read more

Yama remains consistently top-notch. While service remains spotty, the staff is friendly and tries hard to please. My fellow diners enjoyed the rock shrimp, rainbow roll, and chicken teriyaki. Still love the passion roll, especially as I watched our waitress patiently await the flame burn out. Good fun. read more

Today was my second time here. I couldn't wait to come back. The first time we sat at a table and it was great. I sat at the sushi bar this time and man do I regret it. Fish cooler was a complete mess. The containers were all disheveled and mostly empty. It looked like they left everything as is after the previous evenings rush and didn't bother to clean up after or to prepare for opening. The guys behind the sushi bar were just kids that unfortunately lack the pride and work ethic associated with real Sushi chefs. I was so tempted to walk out but remained and tried to enjoy my lunch but it just wasn't possible staring at that cooler. The toaster oven they use looked as if it has never been cleaned. Thankfully I could not see anything else. This must be yet another Chinese run Japanese restaurant just like the rest around here sad to say. read more

Great sushi at manhattan prices with a hefty dose of aggro NY/NJ/Philadelphia attitude on the part of the clientele. The price tag for rolls ($13-$15) was a tad bit of turn off, but given the creativity of the rolls, it is well worth it. Go with the Godzilla roll! The spicy tuna anything is pretty good.They also carry Ramune soda (japanese soda sealed with a marble) that IS MY FAVORITE beverage of all time. It is also a BYOB place, and there are plenty of liqour stores around to pick up a bottle of saki or wine, and take to your table. There have been a couple of negative things said about the service. Actually seeing the how the clientele acts and how the service is very kind and accomodating, I have to speak up for the staff. I have never seen so many impatient and rude people try to pick fights with staff before. Perhaps they are not the best at arranging tables and accomodating large crowds in this small restaurant. Sometimes you have to repeat your order, but they try to clarify things. There might be a longer wait than usual. So you had to wait for a table for 10 minutes, that's no reason to yell at a host. A table of seated table of eight had to wait for twenty minutes for their food. Let's keep in mind they ordered tons of food that takes time to prepare, got their appetizers and were beligerently loud in their drunken conversation the whole time. Not only did they give the waitress an earful, who was very apologetic, they stiffed her. I watched an ordinarily polite girl who worked her butt off, slam down the check at the bar after clearing the table. Chill the heck out people, you're at the beach. This was my first time in Atlantic City, and you definitely have me believing that neighboring cities that I usually love ship their douchebags off to the shore in summer. I didn't think the "Jersey Shore" was that true to life. If I am in the area ever again, I know where to go for dinner, I'll just be sure to avoid aggro hour and go earlier. read more

Best sushi on the island. Pickup orders are ready quick and it is also very nice for dine in.

It's not the best sushi I've ever had - but for South Jersey it doesn't get much better than Yama! I highly suggest checking our their lunch menu and 'Hot Lover Roll'. **Beware if sharing with another dude, The Hot Lover Roll is pink and comes in the shape of a heart.** read more

Because this restaurant got decent reviews, we decided to swing by and try the lunch sushi deal. While the deal was great, the sushi was not. I got the sweet potato, veggie, and AAC roll. The AAC roll was not good. The avocado was mushy which made it look unappealing and taste less than fine. The sweet potato roll was small, but ok. The veggie roll was the worst I've had. My husband got the spicy yellow tail roll, Philadelphia roll, and a tuna roll. He was also unhappy with his meal. The yellow tail was the best, but still pretty poor. The lunch deal came with miso soup and salad. The soup looked odd, so I did not even taste it. While the salad had nice greens, it was overdressed and watery, which signified wet greens. One star for food, one added star for the good lunch special and service. read more

Best sushi for "lunch place" ever with specials before 3pm any day but Sunday. I go there at least once a week! read more

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This place is one of the best Japanese Fusion Places in South Jersey. Their lunch specials prices are fantastic. The taste is always consistent, delicious, and food is really fresh. The service is getting better and better every time I go because of the new management. The owner is great, he works along side his employees on almost every night. In the summers they are really busy and have been for years. There's a Japanese Steak house across from but considering every factor from food, price, service, Yama is better so it is worth the wait. If this is your first time and you have no idea what to get, definitely try the Godzilla Roll (Perfect for first time sushi-ers, and for those who don't really like eating sashimi) Scattie Salmon ( $20 but is good if you are looking to share, the sauce is this miso mixture, comes with grilled asparagus ) If you come with 4 people and are looking to share something together try their beef/chicken/shrimp fried rice! can't go wrong with edamame for appetizers! and Miso soup and salad come with most meals! Don't go in there around closing time and expect to be floored, no restaurant has mind readers who know what you want and has fresh ingredients on command. read more

Definitely the best sushi in the South Jersey area. The prices are reasonable, and quality is not sacrificed. The spicy crab salad = yum. The fried ice cream = yum. It's a little out of the way for me, otherwise, I'd eat here more often. read more

I love this place! Fish is so fresh. My favorite sushi chef is Chao. He's passionate about what he makes, you can tell he cares. BYOB. read more

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On my way home I was hungry and wanted some sushi. Passed by this place and figured I would give it a shot. To say the least I surprised by the good quality sushi. I was not expecting such good quality sushi from our area. I only had sushi for dinner so that is only thing I can review. If you from LA or New York City, you might find the sushi to be decent to good. For the Atlantic City area this place is very good to excellent considering our area doesn't really have any decent sushi places. The service was very professional,courteous and attentive. The decor is casual and relaxing. The place was very clean. The sushi rolls had inventive combinations and there were unique sashimi offerings. They were many fusion type rolls being offered as well. Overall, this is probably your best bet in the Atlantic City area for sushi. read more

Do not go to this restaurant. They were OK before the pandemic, but long wait to get food last night and they gave us the wrong order. I went back today to tell them that they gave us the wrong salmon dish and I requested a three dollar refund. I was told that I should've taken a picture and the dishes at the same except for the sauce The salmon dish I was supposed to get was supposed to be grilled so no, it wasn't the s read more

This restaurant is a little all over the place, so I broke my review into categories: 5 Stars for Food - Godzilla roll was delicious -Try the Spicy Thai Edamame instead of the regular kind, they were amazing, though SUPER spicy -Highly recommend the tempura appetizer -All of the food is incredibly fresh, but priced very reasonably. - The bill for 6 people to each get several dishes was only $100 4 Stars for Service - The waitress was definitely overworked but was doing her best. - She accommodated our request for both wine and champagne glasses, as we were celebrating a friend's birthday (though we had to ask twice). - Towards the end of the evening, the head chef circulated to all of the tables, apologizing for the delays in the service and checking in to see if anyone needed anything further. 3 Stars for Ambiance -Yama's was MOBBED for the Friday night of MDW. Extra folding chairs and tables were brought in, which clashed with the existing decor and cluttered up the place. -They were definitely understaffed, because the floors and tables weren't getting cleaned, so the place looked a little dingy. Next time I'll check it out on a non-holiday weekend! read more

The sushi here is excellent. The lunch specials are a great deal. They are open for takeout during the pandemic and their food is every bit as good as it has always been in their dining room. This is our go to Japanese place on the island. The food is always fresh and delicious. read more

I never thought south Jersey would have a decent Japanese restaurant especially right outside of Atlantic City (sorry, last time I was here, I got lost and more hookers, drug dealers and heroine addicts in 1 hour than I have ever in my whole life). But surprisingly, this joint had one of the best and cheapest sushi ever and was I glad to have dinner here or what? You should come here instead of looking for a place to get some sushi in AC read more

The food was okay, not great. It was overpriced for what I received. I ordered the teriyaki steak and the steak was very dry and flavorless. It came with vegetables that were bland and hardly cooked through. The rice was good at-least. read more

Yama is still doing take out only. Our last meal from Yama ( last week) looked like it was thrown together and every thing fell apart before you got it to your mouth. Things were soggy or all dried out. Not as appealing as it was a couple months ago. read more

was in the AC a rea and went per the reviews on Yelp. had salmon teriyaki which was pretty good and portion was pretty large for the price. miso soup was pretty good as well as the salad dressing. as for the sushi....not sure exactly what it was but the sushi rice was a little weird..the texture was more like the non sticky chinese rice and it had a brownish tint to it.. i asked the waitress if they use brown rice for the sushi and she said it was the sushi rice sauce(the vinegar) i'm not a sushi expert but i haven't seen other restaurants with their sushi having any color to their sushi rice. maybe that's why they call it Yama "Fusion" Japanese restaurant... read more

Father's Day dinner and not impressed. Living here in South Jersey, there's a sushi Japanese restaurant in almost every strip center. I live 1 mile from Asian Chef (best around) and 5 minutes from Chulicious, so Yama was a big disappointment for me, both with service and food quality. I think the shore people who dine here have no idea what asian food is supposed to taste like. Next time, it's Mega Sushi across the street for me! read more

Another wonderful meal at Yama! We had the duck roll, angry dragon roll, hot lover roll ( my personal favorite) and the Caribbean roll. I always enjoy coming here because the food is consistently delicious! The service and presentation are always on point. Highly recommend it to anyone who loves Sushi! read more

Pineapple fried rice is huge and so yummy! I love the sushi! It is very fresh. Atmosphere is nice too!

Yama is a decent sushi restaurant. The raw fish is very fresh and tasty. I ordered one of their special rolls and it was fantastic, but you can't order much more than that because it's so expensive. Regular rolls maybe only $1 or $2 more than normal though. The service was god awful, but I think it is at most places at the shore. BYO so bring your Sake! read more

I came here with my company for a goodbye party of 16 people. The entire meal I felt as though we were being rushed out. Our store had an issue that evening, so 6 of our party members were running about fifteen minutes late; our meal was supposed to start at 8:30. At 8:40 our waitress "Mindy" told us that we could not wait any longer and HAD to start ordering. When we finally did order it was like we were being questioned by the police. Our waitress would ask us our order by saying "You will order now!". We really got some nasty attitude from this waitress. One of my favorite moments of the evening was when Mindy told us that the restaurant closed at 10 so we really needed to hurry up. Luckily for us, we were able to point out the sign plainly in front of her said "Open Tuesdays until 10:30PM". Eventually, one of my co-workers went inside and said that we needed a new waitress immediately. The food was decent, nothing special, especially for the fairly high price. I had steak teriyaki and a Philadelphia Roll I genuinely felt like my business was unappreciated here and especially would not suggest this venue for any larger gatherings or parties. read more

Overpriced and stale sushi. This is a Chinese run sushi restaurant, serving ok quality sushi. had sashimi, sushi, and udon (the worst Chinese-version udon ever!). Service was slow and not so great either. read more

Ventnor is not a large place. However, it is home to Yama Fusion Japanese, self proclaimed "best sushi in town". I can't verify that proclamation because I haven't tried the two other sushi places in Ventnor. What I will say is that they do serve good sushi at fairly reasonable "sushi prices" The wait staff was very helpful and attentive. Jenny treated us well throughout and treated us to complimentary fried banana ice cream after mentioning their presence on yelp. All in all, good meal with (mostly) good people. I would certainly recommend this place to anyone looking for good Japanese food in Ventnor. 但我也覺得不夠大隻喔 read more

Micro bits of fish in the rolls which are also tiny and overpriced. Decent atmosphere, nice service, but once was enough for us. Will not be going back. The clear soup had fishy flavor and the dried mushrooms in it were too hard. The wonton soup is tasty with a good broth and lots of bits and bobs of seaweed, mushrooms etc. The sushi was small and not exactly fresh, kinda dried out looking. The salad dressing is not fresh, tasted commercial just like the eel sauce. I assume the fish is fresher during the season, I would have to say that the sushi for 2 was a disappointment in terms of variety, value, and freshness. They were allowing a young boy to train at serving maybe 12 years old, and while cute, he yells at the customers. I think silent shadow service until he gets his sea legs would be best because people can have yelling kids at home and go out for a slightly different experience. After all, this is not a food stall or truck, but a sit-down dinner. Rather than constantly apologizing for him, train him silently to take orders as you do too. Shadow, shadow, shadow. Tableside presence should ALWAYS be your best candidate. read more

Bottom Line: The sushi is very good, the servers are oblivious They used to play lovely classical music years ago - now they only play muzak. Greeted today with "you 3 people - you come" Pet Peeve: Our young daughter did not order any sushi, but instead she ordered shumai, edamame beans & miso soup. The miso came out with our appetizers, but the edamame & shumai came out together before my husband and I received our sushi. So - she ate by herself and was finished by the time our sushi arrived. Then we ate while she watched us eat... Decor could be freshened up. The stuffing is coming out of the black couch as you walk in the door - it's the first thing you see... We'll go back - they are accommodating when you ask for something, but the wait-staff is just not very well-trained. read more

Terrible, terrible service. Delays, wrong orders, sad delivery, MAJOR attitude, and not even an apology. We are all about supporting local restaurants right now, but from now on we will go across the street to Megu. Don't waste your time with ungrateful and mean people here. read more

Best sushi in the area!! Atmosphere and service was excellent. Ask for Jessica, she was awesome. Japanese oysters and baby yellowtail were incredible :) read more

Yama - Oysters and baby yellowtail :) - Japanese Near Me - Ventnor City, New Jersey

The second I took the first spoonful of tom yam soup I thought "wow, this place deserves 5 stars." The soup was hot, seasoned to perfection, though the number of shrimp was not so great(only 2). When I took my first bite of sushi I confirmed that thought. Sushi were fresh and tasted very good. However, what got me concerned was an extremely upset stomach that I experienced about 20 minutes after finishing the meal! I had major stomach pains. Nobody else who had sushi experienced anything similar. So I am just assuming that either the upset stomach was due to Tom Yum that I finished all on my own or due to stress. Mind you, I usually don't have stomach problems unless the food is spoiled. I don't want to arrive to any assumptions because I really enjoyed everything that we ordered and everybody else who joined us during that meal haven't experienced any problems. I give this place the benefit of the doubt, and thus I didn't give it anything less than 4. I couldn't bring myself to giving it 5 stars because my stomach was upset right after the meal, and because I felt like the prices were kinda steep. For example, $7.50 for Tom Yum was steep - despite the fact that the broth was amazing, 2 small shrimps didn't seem enough to justify the price. read more

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I've eaten here for years. Food is fresh and delicious. Biggest con: one which irritates me continually; their staff is the most unfriendly and out of touch with proper etiquette for customer service. Sometimes they're almost rude. The food quality is what keeps me coming back despite their ingratitude for my longtime patronage. read more

I went to Yama for my birthday this past Sunday night and it was a terrible experience. There were two very rowdy tables that took up half of the restaurant and were very inappropriate. Not only were they screaming during our entire meal but on multiple occasions they stood up on chairs and took their shirts and pants (yes pants) off. When our table asked to get the meal quickly so we could leave it took another 30+ minutes. There were only two of us and we each only had one roll. These should have taken 5 minutes to make considering the circumstances. The other tables at the restaurant were also very upset with the rowdiness and noise from the two big parties. Multiple people talked to their waitress and I saw someone talking with the manager. When I asked to speak to the manager as well I was told he had already left. This was outrageous considering he knew what was happening in the restaurant...why would he leave during the peak hour of the night with so much commotion going on? I asked the waitress if we would get a discount for my birthday meal being ruined and she insisted that she couldn't do anything because she wasn't a manager but that she would bring us dessert. We told her multiple times that we didn't want dessert but we would rather have a discount and instead of listening to us, she brought us desert with no discount. This is extremely disappointing since I live practically across the street from this place and had such a bad experience that I will never be going back. I would assume that anyone else there on Sunday night (that wasn't in one of those two parties) feels exactly the same. read more

Fantastic sushi!! We had tuna tartar and jalapenõs yellowtale for appetizers and 5 of the special rolls as entrees. Everything was so delicious and the service was fantastic. A little expensive, But not too bad for sushi. The special rolls are huuuuuge, there is so much good fish and almost no Rice. Its really reccomendable and for sure a 5 star place. read more

Yama - Japanese Near Me - Ventnor City, New Jersey

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It was a Saturday night late in September. The place was packed. The waiters were few, only two. And eight of us sighed, boo-who. Boo-who? Boo the management, for not having the staff to handle the crowd. Still, the Chilean Sea Bass was sublime. read more

I've practically grown up eating Yama, and try to come once a week because I can't stay away from the hot lover roll. Three stooges roll and sweet potato roll are also to die for. Love the pineapple fried rice as well! Outdoor seating in the summertime offers an amazing ocean breeze and service is always great! read more

Yama always is my first choice! Best food and friendly service!love! Love! Love!!! This time I order hot lover roll ,it was amazing!

Not what it was! Definitely not fresh sushi. Actually paid check and walked. Left meal