Headed down to Columbus for my brother's birthday dinner and he looked up Ichiban and we were not disappointed at all! We were seated promptly. The waitress taking the orders for us asked the kitchen about the gluten free questions my mom and I had. She came back and told us they could make the food in the back or the chef could separate the best they could. That was great to have that option available. I'm more there for the show as much as I am the food so we had it done on the table in front of us. I'm not celiac so I'm okay with some cross contamination. Our chef came out and recited our orders and went over the allergy changes and the gluten free request. He covered all of them great. Everything was separated from each other so the sauces didn't cross. He was as enthusiastic and friendly as you want your Hibachi chef to be. The portions were PLENTIFUL. You will not leave wanting more at the table. I know I didn't! I had plenty of leftovers to bring back to the house. Such a fun experience we all had at Ichiban. The staff was all attentive and accommodating. The lighting were dim around spots not occupied by guests. The music was not overwhelming to where you didn't hear the folks at your table. Overall, an awesome atmosphere. The food: awesome. The show: awesome. The accommodation: awesome. I'll have to go again when I'm in Columbus. read more

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Very entertaining hibachi chef. Cracked a few good jokes. He also talked a lot about the infamous Japanese butter!!! We went on a Sunday mid afternoon thinking it wouldn't be too busy. Great to see the place was packed. We only had to wait 10 minutes. I had the shrimp and filet Mignon dinner. Came with salad, shrimp appetizer, veggies and soup. They were very accommodating due to our food allergies. Very much appreciated. We each had to get a take home container. We did start with edamame and crab Rangoon appetizers which probably contributed to the take home containers. Clean restaurant and restrooms. read more

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Very well cooked scallops with egg yolk. Their shrimp is very good. The service was great, and we got sat and ate food pretty quickly. Prices aren't too bad either. read more

I could potentially look past the extremely loud and disruptive birthday celebration, the song that played every single time the door opened, and the hammered woman at the bar watching TikTok on full blast, but then my husband found a long black hair UNDER his rice while eating. After we waited an obnoxiously long time for our food at a regular table when the restaurant was not busy, we brought the hair to the server's attention, were told "sorry," and brought our check as requested. No manager, no option to rectify the situation, didn't offer us boxes because I'm sure they knew neither of us would be taking the food home, no compensation or anything. Granted we could have pushed harder about it, but after spending an hour and a lot of money to be disappointed in the meal, we just wanted to leave. I usually don't complain about things like temperature (it was cold the entire time), the noise (I understand this is the nature of the restaurant), but all of these things combined compel me to say to avoid this place like the plague. We waited so so long for the food and the shrimp was cold anyway. The rice was good but definitely not interested in ingesting someone's hair. read more

Avoid this place. Food was awful. I have eaten here before and it was decent, but this visit was very unpleasant. There was pieces of rice in the bottom of my cup of water? The meat in my steak hibachi had clearly gone bad, it tasted rancid. I involuntarily gagged and spit it out when I bit into it. The rice was swimming in oil to the point all you could taste was cooking oil. We told the manager at this point (one thing could just be bad luck or whatever, but this was clearly quality control problems) , and despite the fact I offered to pay for our meal she acted like we were lying about the food quality and asked us to leave. The menus look to be about 10 years old, and many of the lights were burning out and flickering. Didn't give the impression of a well-maintained restaurant. Small positive, our waitress was pleasant. read more

Check my other reviews. I've never left a vindictive comment. And I imagine it's a more common occurrence than most of us realize, but we saw a juvenile cockroach jump from beneath the grill surface to the counter adjacent to us. My girlfriend warned the other couple as the roach nearly landed in the woman's blouse on its way to the floor where it was immediately stepped on. The waitress/host was notified and shown where the roach laid on the floor. There was no acknowledgment or apology given by anyone. We left about a third of our food, and declined boxes. I paid the bill and left. We had eaten here very early in our relationship, and I wanted us to celebrate Valentine's Day here today. But, there does not exist a world in which we will ever return. read more

Worst We arrived and the sushi chef was "out at the store buying some items" so we had to wait a bit. When we finally ordered, we started with miso soup. What we got was not miso soup it was more like a beef broth with random things floating in it. Then our sushi came out and it was gummy seaweed and the veggies had a weird flavor. Oh and they were also out of TEA! How does a sushi restaurant run out of tea?! Do not try this place it's not worth it. read more

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Very nice place and wonderful food can't wait to go back!! Me Ang my boyfriend are going back next for Valentine's Day this year!! Looking forward to it read more

Found a traditional bento box finally, but what is with it that it seems most Japanese places in Columbus feature hibachi grills? Tastes that different here or does being entertained with your food just that important over more quiet dinning experience. Curious minds want to know??? For $14 got Miso soup along with salad to start. Hard to mess around with the soup, but instead of traditional ginger dressing had an onion creamy one. Talk about how to ruin a salad. Wasn't told until I complained as I was paying that they did have ginger. I asked when I ordered about ginger dressing and waitress acted like they didn't have it. White rice instead of sticky rice ball. Shrimp sashimi was the best I have had. Teriyaki shrimp was good and so was the California roll. Lunch portion still gave me a second meal, but EBS and other big eaters would have finished it all and had room for dessert. Still plan to come back again. Prices and service are fair, but had to ask for chop sticks. Will continue to search for a Japanese place that comes even close to Yotsuba - EBS is laughing at that idea right now, or Aki in Ypsilanti - which should be possible. read more

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Tonight, my hubby and I wanted sushi & hibachi, so we came here for date night, and the food and service were Great! We will return. Thank you so much! read more

What an amazing spur of the moment time! Our chef Carlos from Venezuela hooked us up! I wish he would cook for me every day with all the fun we had. I had just got my oil changed and my mom and I hadn't ate since the morning and I did not want to go far or wait long for food. I originally decided to get the fast food version directly across the street hibachi. I looked to my left and there was ichiban so I pulled up and was about to look at pricing, then I said you know what let's just go in WHATEVER! Now from previous experiences I already know what happens and how the courses go. I ordered a large hot sake which is my go to. We ordered off the lunch menu for better pricing. I got salmon and fried rice along with steak and fried rice for my mom. I think my sake was bottomless based on how many pours I got lol. Highly recommended. In addition to our main meal we got salad for an appetizer which did not look appetizing. I could only stomach to eat half based on the look and color. The texture and taste of the dressing made me think they put it in a blender with onions. It tasted ok but looked suspicious. Now to the fun part! Our chef was so entertaining and I loved how he got the crowd participating which again is typical but he did it in a more refreshing way. I usually don't eat all my rice due to the large amount but it was the best fried rice hands down I could not stop. I always try and save something for the next day but had non leftover. The salmon was so juicy and not overcooked and the vegetables were sautéed to perfection. All I can say is that I was put in a food coma and it wasn't even 3 o'clock when I got home. Thank you Carl! read more

This was the worst meal, service, menu, experience I've had with a restaurant in a long time. I ordered through Uber Eats. I will include pictures. I ordered the hibachi chicken, and the duck spring rolls. The picture shows traditional fried spring rolls. I received my chicken and it was dry and rubbery. It included shrimp which i am allergic to, and is not included in the description on the menu. I could not eat it. The spring rolls were, get this, made with tortilla shells. They weren't even heated or fried. I called to complain because surely they got these from another restaurant. Maybe a Mexican one? No. These are their Japanese spring rolls. Made with lettuce, some kind of meat, maybe italian dressing? and tortilla shells! Cut up in pieces! I called to complain. I got called LADY angrily after every sentence. They should be ashamed of themselves. Do NOT order from here. Go get some tortilla shells and make your own spring rolls. read more

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Never an empty stomach at Ichiban Good show by the chef and leftovers. Lunch is always the best time to go read more

Wow what an experience!!! Service was top notch! Tea glass always filled! The eel roll was delicious and plentiful very yummy! The swordfish perfect! Not one complaint! The food is generous portions and is very delicious! Good job! read more

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quality service, quality waitstaff, quality sushi, I've never had a bad meal at Ichiban. read more

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Tried for first time. Restaurant very clean. Staff was nice and very attentive. Food was very good and large portions. Definitely will be back! read more

Just ordered from food delivery service. My driver was advised to tell me to warm up my soup because soup is cold. Like let's just take this out of the fridge and let the customer warm it up. And for my hibachi steak and chicken meal...the steak smelled and tasted spoiled. I'm so mad at myself for even trying it even after I thought it smelled funny...and I already plated it for my son before I tried it. I hope he doesn't get ache tomorrow. read more

Lousy slow service. I felt ignored most of the evening. Hostess sat me and forgot to bring menu. Finally I had to remind her. Food was more like a casual Chinese priced high. Don't plan to come here again. read more

If I could give a 0 that is exactly what I would give. We had dinner at this restaurant and had a $100 gift card that was given to us at Christmas, we don't live in Columbus and this was the first time we had been to Ichiban to use the gift card. Well... imagine our surprise when they told us there was a 0 balance on the gift card and flat out called me a thief and liar, the manager was extremely rude (I even had the receipt showing the $100 on the gift card) she kept crossing her arms and shaking her head no telling me I was lying, I even spoke to the owner and he wasn't that much help but finally agreed to honor the $100. This was the worst customer service I have ever seen and I will never be back and will make sure to tell everyone I know not to go to this restaurant. By the way the cook and waiter were fine it all came from management and the owner that were rude!!! We won't be back! Don't buy gift cards from this restaurant!!! read more

The waiters were all very friendly. It's brand new just opened, very nice inside. 4 hibachi tables one within a more secluded area. The sushi was really good. I recommend the Mexican roll and the Superman (it was our favorite!) The lunch hibachi prices were really good. Ginger dressing wasn't my favorite but the food was good! Our group had chicken steak and shrimp and if was all delicious! Our chef was awesome, so entertaining as he cooked our food. You should try it!! We tried it again and today and were impressed again. I'm moving my 4 star rating up to a 5. Yet again the service was great and the food was wonderful. We went for just sushi this time. Got a salad and soup on the house. The dressing still isn't my favorite but it was better than last time, not quite as thin. The King roll was my favorite this time! The presentation was awesome! Great job to their sushi chef! read more

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Kind of hesitant to come here. Hubby chose to come here to celebrate his birthday. We sat a table by ourselves probably for a good 15-20 minutes before 3 other couples joined us. (I came here to eat, not wait for other folks to get here, ugh.) Anywho, the chef came to the table and took our orders. Even though we were the first ones there, we were the last ones to be served. (what?!?) There was plenty of food and it was fun to see them cook it all infront of us. We made small talk with the couple beside us as they had been there many times before and always end up taking leftovers home with them. Hubby had leftovers to bring home with him as I ate most of my food (I was hungry!). Will be back again! read more

AMAZING SUSHI! Ordered the Christmas roll and Eel Cucumber Roll. Tasted amazing and fresh! Fast service. Christmas roll melts in your mouth the fish is that good and surprisingly amazing ginger. Most places the ginger taste super sour. This was amazing only complaint was not enough rice on the rolls usually it's the other way around not enough fish and too much rice but I could see spots of seaweed in my roll. Came with soy and 50 cents extra for the eel sauce. In total came to $14.50. I will be ordering again but will ask for more rice on my rolls. read more

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Hibachi chicken was good. Satte Sauce Chicken was very bad Waitress forgot our waters & steamed rice. read more

So last night while eating dinner here our car was ransacked.... Now usually I wouldn't blame the place for this taking place... but a homeless man came in and told the workers someone was going through peoples cars. They did nothing and said nothing! Another customer over heard part of the convo but didn't realize the man was talking about RIGHT NOW. The thieves went through multiple vehicles, steeling all sorts of things! While the restaurant knew and did nothing. Food was great but be careful parking here. Lock your cars and leave nothing of value! They have no cameras and clearly dont care about anyone but them. One of the cars was parked right in front of the front doors! read more

Recently went here, it was ok. The chicken hibachi was SO SALTY! I would recommend asking for light sauce or less soy sauce or something. It was extremely salty. But the sushi was just perfect!! It was so delicious!!! All in all, I may return, but ask for it to be made less salty, or get steamed rice. We got 1 chicken hibachi meal to share, 1 Philadelphia roll, 1 soda; the bill, with tip, totaled $33.00. read more

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I went to eat at this place with an old friend from Florida because it was the closest Asian cuisine restaurant to us at the time. The chicken I ordered with my rice from this place was RAW. Such a disgrace! read more

Went to lunch with my daughters 20th birthday great food and reasonable prices I'll definitely be back again she had the feast for one and I had the hibachi shrimp we both had fried rice and egg yolk salad was good as well! read more

The place was clean inside and food was well priced and delicious. The sushi was good too. I wish they offered some more kids menu items, but this time we just shared our "feast for 2" with our toddler. read more

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PROS: The wait staff was very friendly, and we enjoyed talking with the dinner host. Hubs really enjoyed his Teriyaki chicken combo, and it was so plentiful that he had almost a full portion to bring home. CONS: The soup tasted like greasy dishwater, the salad dressing was watery, and our fried shrimp had no peas, egg, carrots or green onion in it--just white rice colored beige with soy sauce. I really liked the vegetables in my shrimp Bento box and wish there would have been more. The rest of the contents of the box were just OK. I wish they would play Asian music instead of LOUD pop 'music' (i.e., Taylor Swift & Kelly Clarkson) because it would be more soothing and go so much better with their decor & Hibachi vibe. {You can hear that pop crap 24/7 at any gas station.} read more

Tried this place out with some friends for a birthday party. I mainly go to House of Japan but wanted to give something new a try. I thought the food and atmosphere was ok...but not enough to pull me away from HOJ. The wife and I got their feast for 2. It was pricey, but there was a ton of food. We def didnt go home hungry. The meat was cooked well and tasted great. The seafood appeared to be fresh and was tasty. The fried rice was a little on the ehh side. Just didnt do it for me. Over all it was ok, and would go again with friends, but wouldnt be a first choice. read more

I have visited a few times now over the last couple of months and have tried several different hibachi dishes. All of them have been very good. Their house salad dressing is excellent. Their service has always been timely both in house and with take out. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more

Our first time at this new location. Food had a great flavor, staff was friendly. It was enjoyable overall. read more

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The staff was very attentive. It was very nice to receive steamed hot towels to cleanse our hands with. The drink menu was nice. It was expected for the typical hibachi restaurant. I wanted to try something different and got a lamb chop entrée. I can say it was "ok". I wish they gave another lamb chop and left out the huge bowl of rice, vegetables, and interesting mashed potatoes. I would just stick to the typical sushi and hibachi. Ended up spending over $70 for dinner on a Saturday night including drinks. Definitely didn't feel I got my money's worth but again will only keep it to sushi at this restaurant. read more

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I been twice and am going back soon, The Hibachi style filet miñon and chicken Sunday lunch special paired with an Asahi beer is truly a great deal. read more

Ichiban - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Prices are great. Food quality is reflective of that. Filet looks and taste boiled. The shrimp and scallops.. were not fresh. Never struggled with ichiban like this before but yikes. read more

This Ichiban was great! The fried rice and noodles that come with the hibachi lunch were seasoned well. Their spring rolls were also very good. Will definitely be going back. read more

You guys need to be more professional!! If the place of BUSINESS states "open at 11am" then it should be OPEN at 11am. Been calling for 30min straight. That's ridiculous, do better. read more

My wife, a friend and I came here last weekend for lunch and loved it. We sat at the grill. She had chicken I had steak and they were both excellent. Flavor was really good and the rice and veggies were cooked perfectly. The chef was hilarious! We also got a couple rolls of sushi, the Superman roll was our favorite. I was pleased by their prices, we spent $50 and that was for 3 meals, 2 rolls and drinks. We came again tonight for sushi and sat in the bar. The rolls were excellent again and display was perfect. We will be back for more! read more

Wednesday night. Ordered online came straight to the restaurant (maybe 10 mins). Get here they say you have to call in. Ordered 4 sushi rolls and paid. Have been waiting 45 mins and still haven't received the food. read more

So despite some of the reviews I read, I decided to check out this restaurant for lunch. The staff was nice and attentive but our waitress did a couple of things during our visit that everyone at the table was uncomfortable with. The manager came out to our table apologized to every party at our table and finished waiting on us for the remainder of the time we were there. In customer service a manager never wants to deal with a situation like this but I feel that he did a great job and left everyone at the table satisfied that he cared about our experience there. With that being said this was not my favorite hibachi meal but it wasn't the worst one I've had either. I'm not complaining because every restaurant has their own twist on the hibachi experience. I'm also not saying that I didn't enjoy the food. I'm just saying I like some of the flavors at other places better. The restaurant was nice and clean and although our server upset our entire table, I do feel that the manager more than made up for her poor choices. Ultimately I left A happy customer at felt like I had gotten what I paid for. read more