Yakitori Yama — Restaurant in Travelers Rest

This dude was working hard for as long as I was listening to music next door. He then, very nicely, brought it to us in the bar next door. I recommend the chicken skin yakitori (if that idea spooks you think of like a really good roast chicken with the crispy skin and you can just have a kabob of just the crispy bits of that skin). It all came hot and fresh and getting the larger combination is a good deal if you have a large group to share with. One yakitori stick is about $4 bucks by itself and given its rarity locally I would say it is a fair deal if you just want to a la carte the whole thing. Otherwise if you are hungry or also want rice I got the 3 skewer and rice combo with the chicken skin, beef short rib, and pork belly. I got full and could did not finish the rice. If you have a lot of people and are comfortable sharing the 10 skewer combo gives a lot of flexibility and...

Fantastic atmosphere, fresh food, phenomenal service, and convenient access.

This was my first time going, and I was pleasantly surprised. All of the food is made to order, piping hot, flavorful, and well priced. The restaurant itself has a great outdoor eating area, conveniently located off of the Swamp Rabbit Trail. There are handicapped accessible restrooms and access ramps available.

The seasoning, preparation, sauce, and flavor are exceptional. The meat on my skewer was well rested, perfectly cooked, and delicious. I haven't had squid as good as this in the upstate. The shrimp was also light, flavorful, and cooked perfectly.

10/10 will be making this regular stop in my dining rotation.

Pictured: Combo 3, Beef Short Rib,...

The wrong thing was ordered and we had no way of checking to verify if that was even the case. There’s no phone number to even call to double check after we got home. We went all the way back down there to find out that we did in fact order wrong and they just stared at us and didn’t even give us an option to fix it. I have no problem reordering, but don’t just stare at me. Be better. Not to mention the meatball skewers taste like tofu dipped in dog water. Thanks Logan. Get someone up there who is at least competent in...