Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar - Cave Mill Road

We have been eating here nearly 6 years now and have always had great service with excellent food at decent prices. It seems the portions are a little smaller now than in the past. Great place for Hibachi if you don't want to be seated grill side. Seated quickly even with a full parking lot.

Updated review: Servers were great. Food still okay. Carrots still way too sweet. Hand rolled eel thing was good! 1st review Wanted to try Ichiban for a while and finally stopped in. The place was clean, and the servers were attentive. Many of the nigri seafood options were not available, nor was the beer I selected. The sushi roll and the few nigri pieces I did decide on were soft and acceptable, but the portion of rice on nigri was too large. The vegetable entree with rice and sweet carrots was mostly on par with other budget Japanese steakhouses, although my carrots were too sweet if there is such a thing, and my vegetables had more cabbage filler than actual veggies. The rice and yum yum sauce was the best part of the entree. I think the sushi has the potential to be good if you get one of the large rolls. Overall, it was just okay for the price.

Tried Ichiban off of cave mill for the first time on evening. There were a few other patrons but it wasn’t packed, especially not for a Thursday evening. Service was really slow, might have been one waiting tables. Took a good while to get drinks, then our food ordered. After a half hour our food finally arrived and we enjoyed sushi and noodle dishes. The sushi was very good, had a great presentation and taste was excellent. The noodle dishes were sub par. Taste was mediocre and the meat was tough. After eating for a while I took a bite from the middle of the plate and found it to be so hot it nearly burned. Likely an indicator of microwaving. Overall not a big fan of the experience here. Plenty of options for similar style foods.

What a delicious meal. The portions were excellent so you felt full, but not stuffed. The prices were decent and the presentation was wonderful. The egg rolls looked home made and tasted delicious. The staff was helpful and very friendly. Best of all, dining was open! Cone on down, this place is great for a wonderful lunch.

There are two Ichiban locations in BG. I generally prefer the highway 31 location, but it's really a case of splitting hairs. They're both very good, and the entrees are reasonably priced. A great place for some yakisoba.

It was okay, but not impressive. This isn’t a true steakhouse. I was hoping for something closer to the Benihana experience. Instead, the sushi tasted supermarket-quality and the fried rice was mediocre. The biggest issue is the price: it’s far too expensive for what you get. If you’re in the area and absolutely craving sushi, it’ll do, but it’s not worth making a special trip.

We went for late lunch and the service was great, restaurant was clean. Sat at the bar with chef and enjoyed complimentary miso soup while we ordered hot green tea and sushi. Chef was engaging and friendly. We ordered the Vegas roll and Dragon roll, both were fresh and delicious. Note, server never brought plates or dish for dipping, nor chopsticks. Then brought us no-flavor green to so we asked for remake. Otherwise had a great experience.