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Ichiban

Ichiban

4905 Courthouse St, 23188, Williamsburg, United States

Tea • Asian • Sushi • Chinese


"Ichiban wants to be a Japanese restaurant, I think, but they do too good a job on Chinese food—and the entire Peninsula has been suffering for good Chinese food since Steve Hsieh died and the Ming Gate in Hampton shut down a-many years ago now. So I have I think always ordered Chinese food at Ichiban—and usually Peking Duck, although today the price is through the roof at $49.00, AND apparently now you have to make an ADVANCE RESERVATION if you want to order it. Which I found out Monday night, January 10, 2022, when Sheila and I arrived hungry and cold and grateful to find a good restaurant open on a Monday night. Also on the menu BUT NOT REQUIRING AN ADVANCE RESERVATION is Ichiban’s House Special Crispy Duck with Chinese Vegetables, with sides of fried rice and wonton soup. So I ordered that, and Sheila ordered Moo Shu Chicken, which was accompanied only by the traditional pancakes. All the food was very good, and it was comforting on a cold night to be dining once more at Ichiban, which has always proved dependable, and occasionally inspired. I sense they are painfully understaffed during the plague, but the waiter raced around most energetically, refilling our cups of very good green tea twice during the course of the evening. I only noticed my deep-fried Crispy Duck chunks were warm rather than hot when served, but Sheila’s Moo Shu Chicken was quite hot, so that was all right! Both dishes were quite generous in size, but I was very hungry and ate everything on my plate. Sheila was satisfied to take half of her food home for later. Mention was made by another reviewer of the “old-fashioned” interior, so I did take one photograph to give you an idea of the present dining area layout. Ichiban is scrupulously clean and all the staff wear their masks as if they were well aware of the value of keeping themselves and their customers healthy. A nice place to visit!"

Kumo Japanese

Kumo Japanese

777 White Plains Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583, Eastchester, United States

Fish • Meat • Lunch • Sushi


"Two. Here (we live about 1/2 hour away, wish we were closer, we would eat here all the time. beautiful decor, excellent and super efficient, attentive, and friendly service (Friday Lunchtime, and they were busy, even a free bowl of hot edamame (and an extra bottle of will and even desert! but I think they only did this for us. everything was really delicious and tasteful, and some seafoods do not often see you like live scallop and Sayori, which not only a beautiful presentation of the whole fish, but the meat is beautifully moved and the skeleton deep-fried, and was totally edible (and very tasty!). only we were less than happy with was the appetizers, one of fried rice cubes with one side of chopped salmon and a dab of lime avacado, the other was chopped tuna on the top of chopped avocado. While both decent tastings were, they were both very simple, without extra toppings or ingredients, very uninspired... would not order this again (and the too high price for such simple dishes. we are not vice versa to pay top-dollar for good food, but these simple appetizers are not justified the price. just wish that they say something extra, something crispy, or maybe tobiko, or thin sliced jalapeno, or extra sauces, etc. Please note and make adjustments, we would like to try other appetizers! (I would give a 4.5 rating, if I could, I would just knock 1/2 a star for the simple appetizers. But would definitely come back for the great sushi and experience."

Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse

Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse

302 Old Rd, 13088, Liverpool, United States

Salad • Sushi • Asian • Casual


"The end of an era for my family and friends. For about 20 years, my family and closest friends have gone to Ichiban for New Year's Eve. We look forward to it every year. I make sure to reserve our full table every November when they open reservations for NYE. There's usually between 9 and 12 of us at dinner. Whatever the table will hold. This year, we showed up to find, our reservation was not in their book. Fortunately, I had record of my call on my phone. Regardless, they accommodated us, and within 30 min, we were seated. Our experience was anything but ordinary this time. Our chef threw rice balls at each one of us to catch with an open mouth. It was odd and extremely messy. Most of us did not catch the rice so it ended up in our hair or on our shirts and all over the floor. Next dinner. Most of the us ordered chicken teriyaki or steak, that was upgraded to filet mignon. Some ordered sirloin. The chef cut up the steak, then proceeded to mix the meats up. Which, for those who upgraded their steak choice didn't seem fair. When he was called out on that, he denied doing so. Yet, several people noticed the same thing. One of our guests, ordered her filet mignon well done. The chef seemed to badger her about her choice. After it was called out about the switch of meat, by said person, it seemed she received the rarest of the meat. None of the chicken teriyaki's were made with teriyaki sauce. Although the meal itself was tasty, it wasn't a pleasant experience. The manager was called to our table. Our bills were mixed up. Everything was off. It did not seem to be the same restaurant we've come to love in the past. Besides our dinner, the sink water in the ladies room was ice cold. I ran it awhile and it never warmed. The toilet didn't flush. There were no paper towels. It makes me sad that a place we all have looked forward to coming to year after year, has declined as much as it has. Looks like we'll be starting a new family tradition."