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Yama

92 W. Houston St., New York, NY 10012
nr. LaGuardia Pl.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-674-0935 Send to Phone
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Photo by Shanna Ravindra

Hours

Tue-Thu, 5:30pm-11:30pm; Fri-Sat, 5:30pm-11:45pm; Sun, 5:30pm-11pm; Mon, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

1 at Houston St.

Prices

$19-$28

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Beer and Wine Only
  • Sake and Sojou

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

Broome St. to 11th St., Broadway to Sullivan St.

Profile

Don’t let the long lines of cool kids fool you: Yama’s sushi is nothing to wait around for. There are better, cheaper, funkier raw-fish joints mere blocks away from this chainlet’s four locations. This is not to say Yama doesn’t give it a shot—the appetizer list includes some adventurous specials, but once you’re past the starters, you’re in a dead zone of teriyaki meals and boring sushi and sashimi arrangements, whose tasteless, oversize portions and reliance on artificial crab stick mean that even potentially creative maki rolls will inevitably disappoint.

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for me the best

jacfoti from 11201 | Posted on 5/27/07

Overall Reader Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 9
Décor: 5
Value: 9

if you just wanna have very good big pieces of sushi go to yama.