Yama

Ate here last week. I got the tempura rice bowl and the California roll. Both were excellent. The California roll was much bigger than I expected and it was filling. The service was very fast and I got the food much faster than expected. Highly recommend this place. Will be going back this week.

Wanting to have some authentic Japanese food and the path took us to Yama's Japanese Restaurant. It's a barely noticeable hole in the wall in Downtown Morgantown. There's a paid parking lot across the street as well as metered parking on High Street. Their awning has seen better days but after walking up a small flight of stairs, you enter a cozy restaurant and greeted by its staff. There's about 8 tables for seating and the walls are neatly decorated with Japanese art.The front wall displays photos of their food offerings and made ordering easy. The friendly cashier answered some questions and we placed our order of shoyu ramen, curry rice with chicken katsu, shumai, gyoza, and takoyaki as well as soft drinks. There were several other customers having their meals and more gradually filled the tables as others left. The food was served soon after and looked delicious. They formed a kitty cat with the rice, complete with nori for cat eyes on the curry katsu plate. Nice touch. The curry was very flavorful and just the right consistency and a little spicy which went great with the katsu. Only wish there was more katsu. My buddy's ramen looked fantastic and was told the noodles were delicious in the broth. Found out the noodles aren't made in house but bought from a vendor. The gyoza and shumai were very tasty alone and with its sauce. The takoyaki took some time to cook but was nicely sauced and served. There were sizable chunks of tako inside and was very tasty. The prices are reasonable for a specialty restaurant and the service was great. There's another Japanese restaurant in Morgantown which was very good but Yama's was a little better and I'd return if ever I'm in Morgantown.

I was visiting family in Morgantown and they wanted to come here for lunch. Very authentic Japanese cuisine. The food is very good I had soup And shrimp tempura over white rice and it was very filling and very flavorful. However there was so much rice and not much shrimp and veggies so I really didn't love it I just had so much rice left. Don't get me wrong the rice was very good but just plain white rice is not very good. The soup was very filling and it was very big so that was good. I would say my biggest complaint and the biggest issue that I have left this restaurant is the seating is awful. There are probably 12 maybe 14 seats And it will take me probably about 30 to 40 minutes I would say to eat everything unless you're in a hurry and rushing so people who just want to sit down and enjoy their food can't really do that

Two of us came here for lunch on a very chilly windy January afternoon. Yama is a busy place! We had to wait for about 5 minutes just to order. You can enjoy a huge variety of manga while you wait.The young lady who took our order was lovely and charming. The Shoyu ramen was amazing-- fresh noodles, dried seaweed, and a fish cake all make a wonderful taste treat in this delicious bowl. My lunch companion had the Miso ramen and declared it toothsome. For about $15, the two of us had a tasty hot meal with fresh tea and a room full of happy lunch-ers.Thanks, Yama of Morgantown, West Virginia, we'll be back.

Their food is amazing. The Vegetarian special is worth a try! Only bad thing I can say about this place, they aren't open enough hours through the week/weekend.

If you enjoy good high quality authentic Japanese food then you need to stop here for lunch. The food is delicious. The staff is very helpful and nice. It is an excellent small local spot just off high street that is a must try. If you need a delicious lunch for an affordable price you need to stop by here. I recommend their shrimp tempura udon but their ramen is delicious as well. The broth has a great depth of flavor and everything always comes out nice and hot. I highly recommend going here.

Authentic Japanese in WV!The ramen is simple, pure, delicious.Believe the server and chef are from Japan. They have Japanese manga in the restaurant, very special.

Omg Finally an awesome place to eat at West Virginia. We should started here since we for here.The food and service is wonderful.Place is small but it doesn't matter the food is so authentic and so yummy.

This small cozy Japanese restaurant is a staple every time we visit family in WV. The staff is warm and welcoming. Some of the best Japanese food Morgantown has to offer! ...one more shout out to that spicy tuna roll!!

A small restaurant with odd hours and delicious authentic Japanese food. The service was good and my order came out relatively fast. The restaurant is small and seating is limited, but personally I had no trouble sitting down. They do offer take out but if you decide to stay and eat they'll bring the food to your table. The food itself was amazing and I recommend the curry rice. Would and will eat here again.