We came here in hopes of some good ramen but we were sad to find it wasn't as good as we had wished. The service was good, our server checked up on us often and the manager came to our table to see what he could do to improve our experience. The ambiance was nice too, it had a modern trendy tapas bar twist to it. Yama Izakaya is also in an interesting location, a small plaza next to a health food store and family dollar. Very easy to miss.
That was all that I could say was good about Yama Izakaya. When we first arrived we were able to use the yelp checkin for a free edamame which was ok, the edmame was fresh and crisp but there was no seasonings to add anywhere in sight. I didn't even see a soy sauce bottle the entire time I was here..
I ordered the shoyu ramen while my bf ordered the chicken ramen. It didn't take long for our dishes to come out. We were pretty bummed about the size since we payed $13 per bowl...was not as big as it should have been. Both bowls of ramen were also terribly bland, seriously it didn't seem like they added any salt or seasonings at all. The ramen noodles themselves were very stale and overcooked, they tasted like instant ramen noodles that were just on the stove too long. It just wasn't appealing to us. I did however, appreciate the amount of vegetables in my ramen.
We weren't impressed enough to come back, hopefully they make some improvements soon.