Yamas Greek Restaurant

The place is super cute. Loved the mural artwork, great photo opportunities.

The waiter seemed generally annoyed to do his job which was off putting considering we dropped over a grand as a group and he was tipped well.

The food we ordered started out strong then went downhill. The mussels and keftitakia Greek meatballs were delicious. The braised short rib had good flavor, but 1 of the 2 pieces was overcooked and tough. The scallops were incredibly disappointing. They were tiny, overcooked and covered in toppings (to try and hide the poor execution?) then we ordered 2 desserts the baklava and the flourless chocolate cake. The cake looked like the chocolate sauce on top had broken. Someone mentioned the layer of oil around it could be a drizzle of good olive oil so I took a bite. It was pretty terrible. The baklava had a crazy amount of pistachio filler and not enough filo dough, the pastry that was there was not crispy, and could not be cut with a fork bc it was saturated with honey.

All in all, I don’t know if I would come back. Especially for the prices. If it hadn’t been my friends birthday I would’ve sent back the scallops and chocolate cake bc they were unacceptable but I didn’t want to make a fuss on her special occasion. The waiters disposition was the (broken) icing on the cake. Pun intended.

Octopus not pictured, but 10/10. Crispy Feta is also a must. Pictures are of the Moussaka,
Steak kabob, and dessert.

We started our meal with several appetizers at the recommendation of some friends. Dolmadakia, Graviera Saganaki, and Seabass Carpaccio. I want to say the dolmas were my favorite but that was more nostalgia because the Seabass was incredible. It was so clean with just the right amount of citrus. I could have had just that and been satisfied.

For our mains we ordered Filet minion Souvlaki and the Lamb chops. The lamb chops came with Greek fries which were extremely tasty and perfectly cooked. We got the rice with the filet mignon souvlaki and I dare say stole the show of that dish. We loved the mains as well but it is nice when the sides carry their weight.

We finished the meal with Baklava, of course. By this point in pain from the amount of food but happy.

Jade really took care of us. Her recommendations showed mastery of the menu. Her charisma was infectious. She really nailed that balance of attentive when needed and absent when not. It was after all date night. High marks. Thank you

My husband and I were looking forward to our visit, but unfortunately needed to cancel our reservation due to our toddler's babysitter canceling the day of our reservation. I called the morning of our reservation to explain our situation, and the Yamas employee told me they would have to charge me the $50 ($25 per person) 24-hour cancellation fee regardless of our reason. I said I understood the 24-hour cancellation policy when I booked, but obviously these circumstances were out of our control and I think there should be some forgiveness from the restaurant. The Yamas employee said if we wanted to avoid getting charged, to move the reservation instead. I felt backed into a corner, so I agreed to that and moved it out a week. A few days later, I called to cancel, this time well ahead of the 24-hour cancellation window. The Yamas employee I spoke to said I had already moved our reservation "several times" (untrue) and that she would need to check with the owner about not charging us. She said management would call me to let me know if we would be charged or not. No one ever called, and that was over a week ago. Today, my credit card was charged $50 by the restaurant. With no notice. No call. No communication as promised by the employee I spoke to.

We won't ever be dining at this establishment, which is a shame because we were really looking forward to going when we eventually could.