Don't be fooled by the exterior…read more This is a great Japanese restaurant. -Beautiful dining area. -Great ambiance. -Courteous/professional staff. -Delicious salad/dressing. -Chicken Hibachi lunch and drink was only $12.78.!!!!! 10/10

In a setting so improbable that it borders on the metaphysical, I discovered a restaurant that has,…read morewithout exaggeration, recalibrated my understanding of what dining can be. Sakura Japanese Steak House occupies a structure it shares with a Subway. I arrived, I confess, in a state of profound skepticism. How could anything approaching excellence exist in such a juxtaposition? I was wrong. Gravely, gloriously wrong. The moment one crosses the threshold, the air itself changes. An aroma of such quiet authority rises that one feels, not merely welcomed, but embraced--as though the spirit of Japan herself had stepped forward to receive you. The rising sun does not merely warm the room; it seems to take up residence in the chest. Then came the filet. With the first bite I was transported beyond the present hour. I felt, with a certainty I cannot rationally defend, the gaze of Japan's first emperor upon that grill, conferring his blessing upon the hands that prepared the meal. In that instant I understood I had encountered not a restaurant, but the platonic ideal of one--the finest establishment it has been my privilege to know. I have since relocated to the Tampa Bay area. I have sought this taste in rooms far more expensive, far more fashionable, and far more self-consciously "authentic." None have come close. The memory of Sakura remains the standard against which every subsequent meal is measured, and every subsequent meal is found wanting. If the owner of this house should happen to read these words: I implore you to consider a franchise in Clearwater, Florida. Were I tomorrow appointed chief executive of a company, I would resign the title without hesitation and accept a position at the grill of a Sakura Clearwater, should such a temple ever be raised. Whatever it takes. Until then, Sakura. Until then.

Excellent food and service. Sushi was fresh and delicious. Scallops were buttery soft. Everything…read morewas cooked too perfection. Very quiet little place. Clean and staff was very friendly and constantly asking if we were ok. Highly recommend

So all our food was good, the salmon was buttery and the tuna was delicious. We liked everything we…read moregot. It was presented well and tasted just as good. The standout for me was the salmon. The service was great, they were both so nice and we never went without anything. She even let me have some of those Guava candies they give at the end of the meals. Honestly we'll be back for sure, the service alone is good enough for me.

I'm shocked at the portions and the price!! This huge to-go container and a california roll only…read morefor $14!! Wow! Amazing! First time as this location so I was unsure what to expect and was very happy to receive both noodles and rice in a very large togo box. Everything was fresh and very delicious!! The packaging for my order was very neat and organized with my sauces and silverware in its own bag to prevent spillage. Lunch hibachi even came with both soup and salad!! Will be returning for this fantastic lunch deal. Inside host was also very nice greeting me when I walked and thanked me for stopping by. Overall an amazing spot i'd deff say it's worth trying out!

I love the hibachi food everything delicious, also have try there sushi rolls. I only like cooked…read moreones personally but my husband does eat the raw sushi rolls enjoys them. We also order Bento Boxes are amazing as well. I am extremely excited that we got one in Alliance Ohio since this will be lot closer. Staff at any of the locations are so helpful and explain everything. The side is dark but very calming and relaxing if you sit away from hibachi room. Wish it was little more affordable but every restaurant had increase prices over the years.

Visited Kasai's Uniontown location for a special occasion dinner! We had a party for 8 which they…read morewere easy to accommodation with our reservation. The inside was very modern with a decent sized dining area and sushi counter. Their menu is very large with a wide variety of appetizer, sushi, ramen, and hibachi choices. They were also doing a $22 Sunday Special which had a huge portion! The service to start was a bit scattered and we felt a bit pressured to ordered immediately. As time went on, things improved. Our group ended up ordering the Fried Calamari (a bit small of a portion) & Gyoza appetizers which were thoroughly liked by the group. For mains, we ordered a variety of sushi rolls, ramen, and noodle dishes. The Lo Mein style noodle dish had a very large portion and great flavor. The favorite sushi rolls were the Eel & Cucumber, Spicy Crab, and all Specialty rolls. All "spicy" sushi was rather mild. All presentation aspects exceeded my expectations! The staff was kind to bring out a complimentary dessert and sing happy birthday for our guest of honor. This was incredibly kind to make our experience that much better!

Best Japanese restaurant in area. Service is excellent. Food is fresh and cooked perfectly.read more

Fantastic every time! We have eaten here many, many times and I've never had a dish I didn't like…read more What a welcome change for Mt. Vernon, Ohio! We recently moved from the area to Columbus and we've found ourselves making the trip back for Ichiban. The manager is a sweetheart! If something makes you unhappy, you tell him, he'll make it better. He's friendly and attentive and we've talked several times about markets in Columbus and authentic places to eat in MY area so I don't have to drive to see him. How sweet is that? He's even treated us to an appetizer or desert now and then and mine always comes with an orchid. LOVE that! The staff are very friendly, attentive and helpful with questions and assistance with food allergies or even their preference. I've heard the manager discretely say something to staff and they are right on it, making sure every customer's needs are met. The sushi is very, very good and we love to sit at the bar, nibble on salad or miso soup and watch Chef practice his art. Meats are held at the perfect temp, each piece is made with love and the plate is beautifully decorated with flowers or painted with a sauce to look like a dragon or heart. Don't miss the Ikura (salmon roe sushi.) Little bursts of salt water with each bite! We have gone with friends who are not sushi eaters and their food was very good. The noodles are great, the chicken and shrimp are always just right. We have never been seated at the hibachi because our tables always want something different. We'll be back many times over.

Probably one of the worst meals we have had in 6 months dining out. Ichiban Sushi & Hibachi was…read moresimply terrible. From start to finish...the clear soup (served in almost every Habachi Japanese restaurant tasted like "ham"...everyone at our table thought so too), the salad dressing (usually light and "ginger" forward tasted like ranch dressing with rose water...just odd). Then they gave us only one sauce with the entree (supposed to be like yum-yum sauce...weird sweet and not a Japanese flavor at all). Next was our "Habachi chef"...lousy engagement with the table, did nothing to "perform" and entertain the kids (or adults) at our table. We also could barely understand him - not sure if it was a language barrier or him mumbling - he clearly could care less about his job or engaging with the customers. His cooking skills were dismal at best...used little oil, used little butter, added WATER TO EVERYTHING he cooked...and it tasted like it. Shrimp cooked with water is just steamed shrimp that is rubbery. NO FLAVOR and should have saute/soy color on it...no color at all (see pic) - no lemon even on his cart. The fried rice was a joke...white rice (with more water added on the grill) had tiny bit of soy sauce and 2 eggs for 5 orders of fried rice - no lemon...THAT'S IT...NO GREEN ONION, NO MUSHROOM, NO SESAME SEEDS and again no hibachi grill color to it. We could have gotten a better Japanese meal at Wendy's (and should have). We had no soy sauce on the table - had to go and ask at the bar for some. When they cleared our plates (with 1/2 the food on them), I told them that dinner was not good, but even that didn't get any attention...everyone suddenly couldn't communicate. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY AT Ichiban Sushi & Hibachi in Mt. Vernon. Drive 40 minutes to Columbus to House of Japan or Benihana...where they at least care about the customer experience and know how to make Hibachi food!

Wow! What a hidden gem…read more Outstanding sushi and hibachi! The portions are so large, I was amazed at the amount of food for the prices.

I go here on Sunday nights, like its a tradition! The food is great, always hot when we get…read moretakeout, generous portions and fresh. The service is good as they always have the food ready when they say they will (we do carry out). I never have to wait for it and they check over the order with me to make sure the order is correct before I take off.

Great food, great service and one best places to eat at for good price. You definitely get your…read moremoneys worth especially if you get there bowl you can load as much food as you can fit in!

I've been to this restaurant twice. The first time was OK. About what you would expect a little on…read morethe pricey side for what you get. The second time I went was celebrating my son's birthday with our family. The waitress did a lot of talking and not a lot of listening. Two main things I would critique here number one is this restaurant has no idea what fried rice is if you're looking to order that you will absolutely not get what you're expecting. They have a 8 foot round radius Wok that's always on. there's no reason in the world not to have fantastic fried rice. They have all the ingredients basically when you order it you get brought out a yellow dyed rice that is steam cooked no vegetables no grease. No nothing. It is definitely nothing fried about it. The waitress said that's how they do it and all their stores. My suggestion was just that they name it something else. It's just not fried rice at all. I even offered to cook it myself and show them how to make it. The second thing was, we ordered their fried Korean chicken wings, which are pretty good by the way. They brought out the smallest looking wings you could find. Now I thought that's just how it was but right across the table. There was a waitress sitting down for lunch eating some wings that were 10 times the size of mine. I kid you not. I told the waitress hey that's what I thought I was buying. Why are my wings so small and yours look like KFC wings. She said oh that's what we make for employees not for customers. Truly, you can't make this up. So I felt like I didn't get a good value or get what I paid for it all. I will say in all fairness the food is OK. The wings are pretty good just super tiny and overpriced. I definitely will not be back.

Overall: It's so nice to have a quality ramen place in the canton area. The seating area is cute…read moreand not super over crowded. The ramen deal with an appetizer was well priced! I liked how much food you got and how you had a few options to choose from. Food: * pineapple passion mojito - 5/5 absolutely DELICIOUS. It was a perfect drink to have with dinner. It was light and refreshing with just enough sweetness. * chicken and pork bao - 4/5 super yummy! I actually liked the pork more than the chicken. It was almost like a buttery taste. It was soft and the meat just fell apart. The chicken was good too but was more on the tough side, probably because it was fried. * spicy beef ramen - 5/5 I will absolutely be back to get this again. Just the right level of spice. All the ingredients were fresh, well made, and delicious. It's the type of food that you can't help eating more of even though you're beyond full. * crispy chicken ramen - 3.5/5 This was still a good choice! I loved the chicken in it. I think this is a very safe choice for anyone who might be on the more picky side. The broth was good but not spicy. I will definitely be back and highly recommend this place! There are so many options and there is something for everyone to try.

In town for work and met up with my sisters, who drove an hour just to come have dinner with us, so…read morewe figured we'd try this place after seeing all the great reviews. The food took a little longer than expected to come out, and not everything hit the table at the same time, so a few of us were eating while others were still waiting. Not the end of the world, but it's always nicer when everyone gets to dig in together. Now for the good part...the food was definitely worth talking about. Everything came out hot, fresh, and full of flavor. I don't think anyone at the table had a bad meal, so major props to the kitchen. The only thing that really held this visit back was the service. Our server started off really pleasant, but as the night went on she became less attentive and seemed a little frustrated. We found ourselves waiting quite a while for things while she seemed much more engaged with her other tables. By the time we were ready to pay, she was crouched down on her phone and looked a little annoyed that she had to stop what she was doing to cash us out. We all have off days, so I'm hoping that's all it was. We actually rated the experience a 7.5/10 while we were sitting there, and for us that's a solid score because we're pretty tough critics. The food absolutely carried the night. Unfortunately, the service knocked it down a bit. We all work in the restaurant industry ourselves, so we're usually the first people to give grace because we know how chaotic a shift can get. I'd definitely come back for the food and hope we just caught our server on an off night

Go! That's all you need to know. This is a small, mom-and-pop-type place. It's not fussy, it's…read morefriendly, relaxed, and you'll be lucky to get a seat. You'll also have tremendous sushi! I live in Indy and have two regular joints. This one was better than ours for sure. The fish was the correct temperature (not super-cold) it was fresh and delicate. The spicy tuna was not over-spiced and nobody put a jalapeño in there. The peppered tuna was strong and tender. My son's salmon roll was soft, delicate, tender--the kind that melts in the mouth! There is beer and wine and one of the friendliest servers I've met in a long time. If I lived here, I would go at least once a week. The prices were very reasonable as well. As someone passing through and taking a flyer on a local joint, I couldn't be happier.

A great small Japanese place in a little strip mall right off the I-71 highway-- modern decor,…read morebrightly lit. You can sit at the sushi bar and watch the sushi chef work, or sit at the tables. Good sushi, of course, but also hibachi entrees, noodle dishes, and bibimbap, as well as a selection of boba tea.-