Had a spicy role that was a delightful balance of spicy and flavourful, a baked role that was sweet and savory, as well as baked muscles that were well paired with the cheese used, and bubbling Moscato that was refefreshing.The service felt both comfortingly casual yet still on point and good quality.
I used to love this restaurant and would frequent it as I believe in supporting local businesses. However, their service has gone downhill in recent months. Prior to posting this review, I called the restaurant twice to speak to the manager and provide feedback on the service but the manager was not available each time and I never got a call back. That tells me they have no interest in hearing from a customer or improving their service. One major reason why restaurants fail is due to their lack of customer service.
After hearing how good Yama San is from a few different friends my wife and I decided to go give it a try last night. We were NOT disappointed. Having lived in Dos Vientos for so long and seeing restaurant after restaurant come and go, Im really hoping this one sticks around.Kelli had their Beef Bulgogi, which is a shredded and seasoned beef served with white rice. I had the Kalbi, which is thinly sliced ribs seasoned and served with white rice as well. Both dishes came with various side dishes, 10 of them in all. Some of them we liked a lot, a couple we did not, and a few we thought were good. The great thing is they are served in small sample size amounts, and they come all you can eat. If you especially enjoy a particular one you can get as much of it as you like. I was a fan of the potato salad and the shredded sweet radish.I havent tried it yet, but they also serve fresh sushi, which I have heard is excellent as well.Please support this great local place. I’d like to see them stick around.
They recently reopened and it’s SO good. We got the garlic edamame, albacore sushi, halo roll, pokimoto roll, and the miso cod. Everything was very fresh and the flavors were all there. The service was a little bit slow but not a big deal. I can’t wait to go back!
Staff was friendly. Food was delicious. With new owners, there are no more side dishes. Korean food just comes with miso soup and rice instead. There is no more stone bowl soup or bibimbap. The bulgogi was delicious, but it is hard to eat meat and rice without veggies.
The rolls were phenomenal and the baked mussels had a sauce I wish I could drink. They served some of the freshest fish Ive had in a while.
I kept seeing this hot stone bowl arriving at near by tables served with 8 small plates of sides.I ordered it. The bi bim bap was very tasty and interesting. The sides likewise.The sushi was artistic and creative. Our group like that.
Nice Ambiente and also the sushi was very good. Unfortunately we had to wait 20 minutes for our dessert (mochi). The taste of the dessert was like from the supermarket...
I tried the chicken bulgogi bento for lunch and my tastebuds were very happy. The bento lunch comes with rice, miso, salad, tempura and gyoza, and everything was excellent. The chicken was cooked well and seasoned just right. It was very tender. The tempura mix was also quite tasty and not soggy, which is problem Ive encountered in the past at other restaurants. The salad and rice were perfect compliments to the meal. I am very satisfied with the food and look forward to having another meal there.
I just got home from my first visit to Yama San. I was skeptical about the fusion of Korean and Japanese food, but they dont seem to have fusion dishes, just separate sections of the menu. I had dolsot bibimbap and was pleasantly surprised. It was very good. The banchan was pretty decent. We got kimchi, cucumber kimchi, pickled pearl onions, fish cakes, potato salad... And I think Im missing something. It was definitely priced higher than most Korean restaurants ($60+ tip for two people), but Id say thats the price of Korean food in Newbury Park, particularly in DV. Sorry, I wouldve taken a couple pics.
This is our new favorite restaurant, so glad we heard about it! So fresh and delicious, we have eaten there 6 days out of 10! Go and enjoy, youll love it!
This place has the best korean food. I know its a japanese resturant but they do sell korean food and its delicious! Such quality. The person who makes all the banchan has a great sense of taste. Its honestly a lot better than most korean resturants in Koreatown.
Really great sushi, very fresh and full of flavor. Good prices for the quality u get. Very excited to have this restaurant in our neighborhood.
We have been there 5 times since they have opened a few weeks ago the food is outstanding. Both hot food and sushi are delicious.Family owned and operated.
Tickled to have found this place! Ill have to return and try more of their menu items. Its tucked away, so its hard to see. Service was great, place is upscale and chic, and food was simple and authentic.
Ugh, to call this place overrated (based on the reviews here) is to give it the benefit of a lot of doubt. The food is expensive and not good. The hospitality is, uh, challenged. Lots of other fish in the sea besides this one.
We ordered bbq beef, japche noodle,and ox tail soup.we thought we had a good meal however we had diarrhea and upset stomach for 3 days after the meal.
Rolls are good aka tiger roll. However i called for takeout one night last week and they said it would take 30 minutes for 1 roll.
Food is great! Love the combination of Japanese and Korean cuisine. Intimate but still spacious seating.
Hours are not accurate. Came here at 12:00 P.M. on Tuesday and the store was closed. Google says its open until 8:30 P.M. Update your hours, please.
Delicious sushi, great sake, and yummy Korean food. The yellowtail was killer. Scallops were on point and bibimbap was great.
Loved this place. The sushi without rice, especially the creamy salmon was amazing.
Nice atmosphere, good food. Everything was fresh and tasted great!
Always great service and great food....the whole family looks forward to dinners at Yama San! Dos Vientos family owned as well!
Friends took us here. I was used to Korean BBQ. This was a major step up everything was amazing
Very delicious sushi and rolls, great service
Amazing Korea and Japanese food. They have the best korean food in Ventura County.
Excellent food and service! Would highly recommend.
Great, we loved it. The food is delicious, service was the best.
Tasty food, nice vibe and Nate was a great waiter.
New place try out!Try bluefin tuna, shishito peppers and cold Dassai 39 sake!
AMAZING FOOD!Excellent SERVICE!Best Restaurant Ever!
Friendly, informative service. Delicious food. Walking distance from home!
Love this restaurant! Delicious sushi and Korean food!
Great food and perfect service.My wife and sons like this place !!😀
Yama San is my favorite spot while I’m in Orlando
Delicious food and great selection of sushi.
Love the decor and the food is great!
A new local spot for Dol Sot Bibimbap...
Always fresh and great sushi.
Food and service were excellent.
Fresh clean delicious good service
Food is fantastic for the price
Super safe always good!
Great elegant place to eat sushi
Food and service are excellent
Great food!
Perfect in every way.
Everything is delicious!
Amazing food!
Excellent sushi
The Food is THICC
Great food
Great food.
The food is clean and delicious. The atmosphere is good too
Total reviews rating 4.5
65 Reviews for Yama San 2024:
Review №1
2022-06-28 21:52:10Confused, was looking for korean restraunt and there was lots of pics and reviews of Korean food. They had two things on the menu, korean short ribs and bugolgie beef. Both great but no kimchi or bimbop. Find out new owners, new menu. Needs to be relisted. Good food just not much korean anymore.
Review №2
2022-01-27 06:03:55Tasty and fresh with great presentation👍🏻
Review №3
2021-10-16 22:12:46I visited here with my sister with high hopes. We heard great feedback on the internet about Yama San and couldn’t wait to try their food. The ambiance was lovely and the tea we ordered was good, but that’s where our compliments end. The calamari we got was disappointing. It looked amazing, but the flavors didn’t match the exterior. The breading drowned the calamari, the calamari when you finally got to it was tough. It was like eating rubber and was unlike any calamari I have ever eaten. The citron roll we got was dowsed in ponzu. It was the only thing you could taste on the roll. The second roll we got was the tiger roll. That roll was good. Just good, there was nothing spectacular about the roll to make it worth $15. Then the last roll we got was the baked scallop roll. Honestly that roll was a mess. It was just too much. You might as well have brought out a fork because it was just a mound of creaminess and scallops. You could barely taste anything besides the cream cheese it was a big let down. Sometimes this could all be redeemed by good service, but I could count the amount of times our server came over to check on us using only three of my fingers. The restaurant looked deserted, it’s not like she was jam packed helping other customers. Then at the end when we where paying she then let us know that their cash register wasn’t working and we would have to pay with card. What if we didn’t have our card? These are issues that should have been troubleshooted earlier. So we could have known how we were supposed to pay before we even sat down. This whole experience was utterly disappointing and a waste of time and stomach space.
Review №4
2021-10-22 00:38:14Very nice people! I had the kalbi BBQ ribs (Korean style), and it very good, although it would be nice if they had kimchi (and yes, its mostly a sushi restaurant). However, the meat was marinated in a classic sauce that had too much vinegar, so the taste was not quite what it should be. Thats an easy adjustment to make, and I look forward to be a regular customer.
Review №5
2021-03-21 01:43:58New management. Very friendly, good food, but they no longer offer sides with the main dishes any more. This was my favorite Korean style restaurant. Now it’s more of a Japanese Sushi place. looking for another Korean BBQ to get my kimchi, pickled turnip, etc, fix. It was the sides that put this restaurant above the others. Hopefully they will consider bringing the sides back.
Review №6
2022-04-17 02:18:17This restaurant in just down from a family members place, so we thought we could give it a try. The first time we went it was pretty good. Enough so that we chose to try it again a few months later.Our last experience (in early April) was a bit of a fail all-around. Once we were finally greeted by our server, we ordered several items straight out of the gate. First the garlic edamame as an appetizer, along with miso soup. The miso soup showed up in about 5 minutes, along with a few sushi dishes we ordered about 10 minutes later.It was a bit of a chore for the staff to keep our water glasses full. Funny enough, I had asked for a carafe or an extra glass from the start but our server instead asked if I wanted a straw? I think she missed the point that I was trying to make her job easier, but I digress.As soon as our food came. these fruit flies came out of nowhere. I saw them in the restroom but didnt think much of it. Now those same bugs were buzzing around, landing on our food. When I said something to one of the young ladies, she simply replied yeah they came early this year, normally they dont show up until summer. It must be the weather. Like really? Your a restaurant in California, not Costa Rica. There are easy ways to avoid bugs taking over your inside eating establishments.About 30 minutes after sitting down we were wrapping things up. All of a sudden the gentleman that works the front dropped off our garlic edamame. Now by this time we wrote it off and figured the server simply forgot to order them. A few minutes later our actual server finally stops back by to check in on us. She asked if we were good. I gestured to the edamame and said we actually ordered these as an appetizer, not a dessert. She simply replied yeah, I think the kitchen was back up. Not do you till want them? or our bad, its on us. Anything besides passing the buck in true millennial fashion.Based on this experience it will be our last. Its really unfortunate a local restaurant in such a tight nit community would be so disconnected from decent customer service. If you dont love your job, do something else. For a $50 tab most expect better than this, we definitely do. Save your time, your money, and your patience. I am giving 2 stars because the food is actually good. But whats that worth if the ambiance and service is off, and youre sharing your meal with the uninvited guests of the flying type.
Review №7
2018-10-17 21:08:14Although this place isnt your traditional Japanese only sushi joint, but its absolutely fantastic. If you like a place that has a revolving set of specials, this is the place for you. If you want a place that has good deals on beer during the week, this place is for you. The staff is mostly very friendly, but they can get pretty stressed out if the place gets too busy. One time they missed something, they apologized profusely then comped another item on the menu.Again, not the most tradition sushi place around, but its my favorite place to go with the spouse.
Review №8
2021-02-07 19:01:39New ownership in place, they are working hard to get to more customers. The menu has changed so you are better off calling them till they update the website. The staff are very courteous and eager to help you. The sushi rolls are top notch with fresh fish & flavor packed options! An area for potential improvement - I ordered the Chicken Katsu curry, which I felt a bit underwhelming. I suspect they tweaked it assuming local tastes but I would recommend they stick to the currier version which is paler and less sweeter than the current one. The chicken itself was brilliant & with some Sriracha mixed into the Katsu curry they gave, tasted delightful! The miso soup is spot on & so is the side of rice. Additional recommendation to the kitchen: I would possibly lose the chopped green on the side, it was too raw as a veggie...may be a toss up with ponzu or rice vinegar + sugar, would have given a zing! Thanks Yama-san team. Wish you well!!
Review №9
2021-11-04 03:39:50Not sure what happened with this place… Two rolls ordered on Door Dash, and both of them tasted waaaayyyy too fishy. The Halo Roll and the Citron Roll — one is tuna and one is salmon — both VERY fishy, definitely not fresh. The other food was good… Tempura platter and Gyoza. Called to inquire, and the voice mail picked up to say they were closed on Christmas Day. Hmmm, it’s November 2nd. They haven’t updated their after hours greeting for 10 months — that might be a clue.
Review №10
2018-12-18 15:18:28Great little hidden gem of a place! Its tucked into a small business Park surrounded by neighborhoods. Wasnt very busy when we went on a Sunday evening, and the service and staff were very friendly and helpful. The portions are good size and the menu options were good.Will definitely try this place again.