My local friends go here for quick sushi... I'll just leave my thoughts on the floating fish out of it. I was somewhat disappointed with the fact that they didn't have much going on as far as veggie rolls go. Seeing as there was not much to choose from, that made my choice pretty easy. I had the vegetable tempura appetizer (best part of my meal), fried avocado (good, but it came with a mayo based dipping sauce) and a cucumber roll. Luckily for me my friends were eating off the sushi boats, so I was able to decline the offer of cream cheese in my roll over the bar. Nevertheless, my roll was just ok, with no wasabi and no ginger. I'm not gonna lie though, I did snag some delicious pineapple off a boat the third time it floated by. read more

The experience is fun, no one else in town has the boat experience. But the sushi is just ok. There are others in town with higher quality sushi. read more

I may be the odd-ball out here, but I'm giving Yama Sushi only three stars. Don't get me wrong, it's a three-star A-OK. The floating sushi boats were fun and a very smart idea on the restaurant's part considering that it is very hard to limit yourself when delicious looking sushi are constantly floating by. Plates are priced at $2.50, $3.00, and $4.00, but pretty much all of the floating boats of sushi were $3.00-$4.00. The sushi was tasty but I didn't find it as anything special. Some of the plates tasted very similar, although there were a few that I can't name that were very delicious. However, I felt that the prices were steep since most of the plates were $4.00 and each plate had only 3 or at most 4 pieces of sushi. I did like how they had floating boats with other options. There were pot stickers, these delicious tempura-battered meatball-looking things, sashimi, salmon, sesame balls, deep-fried strawberries, cheesecake, some little pastry cakes, and more. I would recommend Yama Sushi for the floating boat experience, its relaxing atmosphere, and its variety. While the sushi is good, be sure not to arrive too hungry. The plates will quickly add up. read more

I liked it, just know that the sushi plates on the menu don't match the prices on the sign. If they fix that then I will give them a better review. I felt cheated because I picked the "cheapest" options and ended up with the most expensive. read more

Great atmosphere. The boats were cool. Good sushi. Great variety. A little bit on the expensive side. Ok service. Would definitely go again.

Awesome prices, good sushi! Plus the sushi boats make it fun. The Cinderella roll was great.

Fun atmosphere, tasty food and a live piano player. Don't get here often but it is worth it when we can!!

the service was really poor cutting in to the 1 1/2 just waiting for the meat. appetizers came after our meat. can only get 2 appetizers at a time for a party of 6 and very small portions. never asked if we wanted anything to drink. food was decent but it took a while to revive. read more

I'm not really a *huge sushi fan, but there service has gotten better and better. Everyone working is always very charming, witty and nice! I love the Ocean Roll, and Hamachi Nigiri...with lots of ginger! read more

Excellent sushi place. Price went up a little bit but still worth it. Sushi always freshly made ingredients. All the dishes are very delicious. Clean environment. Great service from staff. For sure one of the best places to go for some Japanese food. read more

I enjoy this place. The sushi boat is not that great, most of the items look like they were made a day before... not too appetizing. The menu has great items, my favorite is the sashimi salad! The service is good and the staff is very friendly. read more

Yama sushi is always fresh and tasty. The service is the Best always. My favorite sushi place in Northern California!!! A must if you are in the Redding area! read more

I went there last night and I LOVED it! My finance doesn't like fish of any kind and normally puts up a HUGE fuss when I want to go to sushi, but he was so entertained by the little boats! The sushi was yummy and the service was some of the best I have encountered in Redding. I can't wait to go back again. read more

Great quality for the price! The only 'Floating-Sushi-Boat' style sushi restaurant in Redding. You can sit down and be done in 15 minutes AND it's not another Mexican food restaurant in Redding. read more

Yama Sushi is a tricky place to go. The food is good, I'm mesmerized by the boats of sushi and things I cannot identify that float by. It's great to sit around and pick your own choices and watch your plates pile up. It's best for probably four people at most to have a conversation and even better if you can snag a corner so you can see each other, otherwise get a table so you can enjoy the food and conversation. Get there early for the freshest sushi, I sometimes wonder how often they let the food go round and round. If you can sit where the chefs' deposit their creations, even better. They are very accomodating if you want something fresh or fried. They do not offer liquor, so be satisfied with beer, wine or sake. I like this place and I go there often, but sometimes it is hit or miss with freshness. If it is late, I definitely sit at a table. If it's early, I go to the bar. If it's lunchtime, the bar is the place to be and it gets crowded quick. It's not the best sushi I have ever had, but it's definitely a solid choice in Redding. The service is good and they have an array of options that is sure to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. read more

This place is so-so. I have a friend who has dragged me in a few times but I have to say she's never eaten good, fresh, high quality sushi before. At first you think it's cheap but it's really not. They have different prices plates but they only have 4 pieces on each one. The prices really add up quickly (more quickly than your stomach will) and I know I would have been better satisfied buying a few rolls at a more "expensive" place instead. Someone commented that they liked to see what the food looked like before eating. I on the other hand noticed how many times somethings went around in the floating boats and was quite alarmed. Some of the food was going around when I sat down and was still floating on the little boats after I left more than an hour later. The sushi over all wasn't terrible but wasn't good either. read more

Over-priced, very average Sushi. Sashimi cuts are very small. Service was just okay; language barrier did not help.

there is something wrong with the energy in this place. I can't quite figure it out. Maybe its something with the front desk staff? Some of the sushi on boats was ok and some rather stale. its not a good concept. I noticed too that the menu book had prices quite different from SOME of the colored plate code pricing. I get the idea that a table seating will cost more than a stool by the boat'/water. I decided the right way to do this is to come there, sit at the circling boats near a sushi chef inside the circle and just watch him place things, or even ask him for something. Maybe that will get me the meal I want. read more

This is a Tuesday and the B team is on. That's Ok. Every server acted like they were surviving the night (holocaust). I looked at the roll menu and ordered # 17. Crouching Tiger Roll (Soft shell crab, cucumber and avocado topped with eel, avocado and tobiko) I asked if it was really soft shell crab (as they sub fake Krab (Kani) and other crab all the time). My server said it's a mixture. I said "No" I want what it says. There was little tobiko and barely any sauce. (B team and they skimp a LOT). When the roll was delivered 30 minutes later I called for the mamasan. (Chiu, Liu...) "This doesn't look like the picture". "fine...." Fixed it. Great roll then.I watched mamasan chew out gals on the floor for an hour. She saw me looking at the menu. "What's wrong now!" Not "Hi can I help you?" "What you want now!." " I said I want you to talk to me, not at me. I want you to treat your employees with respect" I did repeat her words loudly "What you want Now!" She got the bouncers, and paid my tab after I tipped the piano player. The crew is good. The cooking is good. They live in fear and I really HATE that when dining. This has been brewing. I hate owners that disrespect their employees, especially in front of other customers.Thank's for picking up the tab Liu. Your employees saw somebody stand up to you. It wasn't busy and there was no need to chew on the staff. I can eat elsewhere. Someplace where they don't LIE about the crab! Go here if you love oppressive owners! read more

There sushi is prepared fresh in front of you and you get to pick out exactly what you want in smaller portions. The staff is friendly and service is fast for lunchtime. read more

This is the BEST Sushi restaurant in Redding. The sushi is fresh and taste great. My wife and I are regulars. We typically get the caterpillar roll, dragon roll, & salmon sashimi. The waiters and sushi chefs are always so nice. read more

Beware. Went in evening of 12/10. I'm not much of a seafood person. Only item I grabbed off the boat was a California Roll, was slightly room temperate like it had been sitting out for a while. Did not seemed chill enough. Bad mistake on my part, I ate it anyway. From the dinner menu I ordered beef teriyaki. Says on the menu it is a NY steak. What was served to me was a barely warm piece of medium rare garbage. I became severely ill later that evening, vomiting all night long with diarrhea all into the next day. Today is day 3 and I am still not well. Worst restaurant experience of my life. I almost had to go to the hospital. read more

I go to this place primarily because they have uni, otherwise i would recommend the other Japanese restaurants in town. Their quality and quanity is okay, but they are little pricey. read more

I love this place! It's only fun if you sit at the bar. Yama Sushi helped me learn which rolls I like best. Being able to see all the different rolls drift by on the sushi boats make for a fun experience. And the prices are great. read more

A co-worker told me about this place...It was really yummy and totally cheap. My boyfriend and I ate until we where full and he had a beer and it was only about $ 23.00, now that is the cheapest tab in Redding! We sat at the boat bar, great choice it was fast and you could see what you wanted to eat. I would recommend this place to everyone! read more

I like that I can usually just walk in at sit at the sushi boat bar right away and start eating. Very reasonably priced as well. I can fill up and have a small bottle of saki for under $20. The sushi chefs in the center bar are awesome and gave great recommendations. Anytime I order a made-to-order item it comes out very timely. Love their stuffed "jalapeño poppers." Also, I LOVE the live pianist. Such a nice touch! read more

Hands down the best sushi in Redding. Thank you Yama Sushi--I am so grateful for you! I just moved here from SoCal and most other sushi places are not good. Really not good. I thought I would have to reserve sushi for out-of-town trips. Then I found this jewel. Fresh fish, REAL spicy tuna, and nice ambience (sushi on boats, live soft piano music, and friendly staff). I am so happy this place exists. I won't be going anywhere else. read more

Good sushi. Not the best I've had, but very consistent in terms of you know what you're getting. Be sure to try the DRAGON BALLS!! They are bomb. Cool atmosphere as well. read more

It wasnt that good and pretty expensive. Not a very good selection. Service was poor. Definitely wont be backed

This is our favorite place for sushi! It is always fresh and is so much fun to sit at the sushi bar with the little boats of sushi floating by in an indoor mini river. Love this place! read more

Hmmmmm. It is a generous 2 stars. Sunday night, so can't say other, more busy nights, might be better, but sushi on the boats looked tired and worn out. Some with sliced scallion looked like it was on its 40th lap or so. The honey shrimp...I think it was honey shrimp... is a color not found naturally in nature. Best to wait for the boats to go around 5-6 times to select items that suddenly appear to be new on the water ride. New is best on the boats. Perhaps on a sushi curve in Redding this is a four star place, but it had lots of imitation mixes, tired veggies, strange sauces (that congealed in odd fashion), not so good "fresh" fish, and unidentifiable ingredients. Prices are ok and it is filling. Definitely not for sushi afficianados. read more

I use to love this place when it first opened but now I will never be going back found hair in my food and the sushi chef got so mad because we couldn't understand each other. Called and talked to the manager the next day and he told us he would look into it that was all read more

The food is great if the server pay more attention to the tables besides flirt with all the male workers on the side. I really enjoy dinning here but there something about this place where the servers seems to pay more attention on the workers than the customers. It happen a couple of times when my boyfriend and I came in with the same server. She got us water and hurry to the back where she stop and talk to one of the chefs and didn't get us our drinks than she when to the side and starting talk to another work and took 20 mins to get our coke. One of the guys even told the other guy that's she had been sleeping around on him, whatever it is they should not bring it to work. However the food was great! read more

I live in Redding, so there are only like 3 sushi places in town. I have had better, but for Redding it is decent. The waitstaff and sushi makers are very nice and make anything you want. I usually sit at the carousal and have lunch--so it's quick and easy--the prices are not bad. read more

Been a customer for years and they never disappoint. They have a new AYCE Korean BBQ that I tried today and it was great! They had quite a few choices of beef, chicken, and seafood (the bulgogi was amazing) to try and a long list of appetizers (I always recommend the dragon balls) that came with the meal and they were all delicious. Highly recommended! read more

For Redding this is #3 sushi place. It's great because if your not trying to spend much money you can get little portions from the boats. Yes of course you have to use your best judgement if your going to get something from boats, because there not always going to be fresh (your an idiot if you can't figure that out on your own ). But I love seeing the boats because it's an awesome part of Asian culture . Their bigger portions are obviously made fresh and I love the fact that I can get a little bit of everything and not pay an arm and a leg. There have been times where the waiters were a little more busy than I liked, but I went today and my water was always kept full. read more

Have been going to Yama Sushi for a few years now and it's our little date night hotspot when we have our three year old son with my husband and I. He loves the boats that float on the water to reliever the sushi. Very clean and quick and prompt staff! read more

We sat at the sushi bar, which was nice and roomy. Service is definitely lacking!! Sushi, and other items, come out on little floating boats, cute. It's difficult to guise what is star, as nothing is labeled. You have to do your best guess in what you're choosing. Not a huge variety of items floating by. There is a pianist, who played for the entire time, about 2 hours, we were there. She was awesome! read more

I love this place. I've been here a number of times and it is in my opinion some of the best sushi in Redding. I love the floating boats, the service was average (not sure if everyone that works there speaks English, however, that makes the experience that much more authentic). When I stopped in at lunch one day for take-out they were very helpful. They are reasonably priced and I'm so glad a place like this is in this small town of Redding. read more

The Red Hot Dragon Roll was AWESOME!! They were little deep-fried balls with a deep spicy flavor, sesame seeds, and rich sauces. This restaurant had actual little sushi boats sailing around in the water, which was pretty cool. The other sushi was OK. read more