Yamame - Rancho Santa Margarita

Authentic Japanese I believe with excellent presentation and important freshness and taste!!

Fast and attentive service with a smile. Good food. Fair prices.

This is my 5th time in Yamame. People are gracious and the food is excellent. It is one of my favorite restaurants not only in California, but in all my travels. Very recommended.

Best local alternative to Oshima Sushi in Orange! This is somewhat RSM 's best kept secrets a little gem tucked away in a corner by the RSM Lake. The sushi is fairly priced for the quality, Now that 's to say that the is fully Justified. If you 're looking for inexpensive sushi, this is not the place for you.. maybe find an AYCE sushi or grab the Tuesday night deals at Sushi by the lake in Mission Viejo. Plus, it 's in RSM . Anyway, Yamame sushi course or Chef 's nigiri is the way to go. The rest is fluff. Service is sufficient, good on weekdays and non holidays otherwise it gets too busy and the servers don 't have room for small talk with the customers. The head server/hostess is super nice. All smiles under pressure and remembers frequent goers. That said, Go before 6 or after 8 to avoid the rush, though you don 't want to risk them running out of fish of you go later 'cause it 's that gooooood. Overall, Best sushi in town. Convenient for RSM locals, after a big feast You can sweat the meat out with a walk around the lake. Great ambience under their canopy with paper lanterns and heat lamps. Great for splurge worthy date nights! We are hooked!

Went to Yama and had the Yamakase. It was more like Yummy Kase in my tummy.