Ichiban Japanese Steak House

01/24/11

Mostly disapointed

by thegappster at Citysearch

My initial impression when I walked in was good, but it then it went down hill after that. There were 10 in my party and there was a table that was just the right size...so that was good. After this point it went down hill. The waitress never smile once. She was of little help and lack all interest in who she was serving. The 18% tip was built into the tab, so she had no motivation what so ever to please her customer. No personality either, just blaaaaa. Disappointing.

The cook was fine and did a good job, so I give credit there. The price of the food and the portions where very small, and the scallops lacked flavor. Basically I thought is was overpriced.

There are much better values and food with a smile out there. I won't go back.

01/16/11

bad news sushi

by shawg25 at Citysearch

My name is gina and i was a customer at the sushi bar last night. It was my first time coming because my friend recomended me here because the sushi was great. When I got there the host was really nice explaining to me about the sushi bar and the service from the servers was exceptional. i was told by the host that I had an hour limit which i thought was plenty of time to eat. When I sat down there was barely any sushi on the moving boats and when there was it was all the same thing and there was no selection at all. This was going on for about half of the time i was there. I was told by the server that I could ask the sushi chef to make me something i preffered. So i asked the older gentlemen to make me something with salmon and he was very rude to me telling me to wait until he has time with a strong tone. I understand it was a little busy but if your so busy making sushi for the boats then how come there was nothing there and when there was it was all the same sushi?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! That was my first time there and most likely my last. Well at least the sushi bar.

01/14/11

Bad Chef

by msizemore at Citysearch

I have been to ichiban multiple times and had great experiences, but tonight was the worst experience I have ever had. I think the chef's name was yamo he was the older guy with the glasses. His show was very slow the food tasted ok but not what i expected . the vegetarian noodles i ordered were over cooked and almost black. my husbands lobster was almost like a rubber band it was so chewy and his steak was medium even tho he asked for it medium rare. he also dropped his utensils many times and spilled rice all over the table. i really do love the atmosphere and the wait staff but i would never ever suggest this chef to cook for any of my friends or anyone at that.

08/24/10

worst chef i ever had!!

by jsmith475857 at Citysearch

i been in so many teppanyaki restaurant. tonight me and my girlfriend eat in thier teppanyaki table. i think we got the worst chef they got. the chef name is yamamoto. the food is not good, is sucks, then he drop alot. specially his spatchula,etc.

im not gonna recommend this place to others. in our experience tonight. there is no way that we coming back.

worst chef ever. no fun, he drop alot and the food sucks..

05/20/10

Sushi bar was GREAT!

by jdog5805 at Citysearch

My wife and I were in the sushi bar for the All-You-Can-Eat Special, again, last night and the chefs made up a whole plate of made to order sushi and rolls. They seem to be experimenting with some new sauces that were delicious and we were happy to be able to experiment. Teng and Tony were both very friendly and seemed extremely knowledgable about sushi. The head chef Lam Ha came out from the kitchen and he explained to us that the secret to really good sushi is the rice. He said that all Minnesota sushi has to be frozen by order of the health department so the fish shouldn't very much. We love watching the little boats go round and the sushi has always been fantastic. Lots of variety.

• Pros: Sushi made to order!