In the Mood for Japanese This Sunday

Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011

Time: 7 p.m.  (after setting the clocks ahead)

Place: YAMA (http://www.yamawellesley.com/)

           245 Washington Street
          Wellesley, MA 02481

          (781) 431-8886

Number of kids in the restaurant: many children and teenagers

This will be a quick review because it's a school night. We went to a Japanese restaurant that's in Wellesley, MA. It's on the second floor of an office building. The atmosphere is traditional, pleasant and family oriented.

Cholis started with salad with ginger carrot dressing and liked it ("It was so good, I could die"). Steamed edamame came next. Also a winner ("This is my favorite"). Then steamed broccoli with teriyaki sauce with boiled potato and sweet potato.

Marcel led things off with miso soup. He liked it without further comment. He then had a spider roll ("It was super good, especially the fried crab claws.") and slurped up egg noodles with teriyaki sauce ("good, really sweet")

Cholis' favorite dish: steamed edamame

Cholis' food rating (out of 5 stars): 5 stars

Cholis' atmosphere rating (out of 5 stars): 3 stars

Marcel's favorite dish: noodles with teriyaki sauce

Marcel's food rating (out of 5 stars): 5 stars

Marcel's atmosphere rating (out of 5 stars): 4 stars