Yami Buffet’s dining room is closed, and its property is being marketed for sale and lease. The restaurant at 8870 Kingsridge Drive in Montgomery County’s Miami Township, Ohio, had opened in October 2025, giving the Dayton-area address less than a year under its new name before the reported interruption.
WDTN reported September 9 that the restaurant behind Dayton Mall had closed earlier in the summer, with signs describing the closure as temporary. The property was being offered for $1.2 million, with leasing also available.
The signs left open the possibility of a return. The sale and lease listings now put another possibility into view, though the operator has not announced a permanent closure or explained what happened.
A short Yami chapter at an established buffet address
The building previously housed Fuji Grill and, before that, Golden Corral. It has therefore hosted more than one version of the buffet meal, with Yami Grill Hibachi & Sushi Buffet becoming the latest name on the property in 2025.
Dayton937’s review of 2025 restaurant closures places Fuji Grill’s ownership change and shutdown in July. The new owners closed the restaurant for several months before reopening it as Yami that October.
That sequence explains the recent name change at the address. The present closure follows a comparatively brief run for the replacement concept, rather than the end of a long-established Yami operation.
The property is being offered for another use
A LoopNet lease listing dated September 1 describes a 9,974-square-foot restaurant building on 1.92 acres. It lists December 1 availability, with CURO BRKG’s Stephanie Golden handling the marketing.
That December date is a leasing term, not an established last day of restaurant service. WDTN’s account also found a diminished digital presence and unsuccessful phone contact, further documenting the difficulty of getting a clear answer about the business.
No successor restaurant has been announced. For an address that moved from Fuji Grill to Yami after a few months of renovations, the next chapter is less clear: the dining room is closed, the property is on the market, and the temporary-closure signs have not been followed by a public decision from the operator.
