I'm not gonna sit here and tell you they have the absolute best food I've ever had. You and me both know that'd be bs, and I don't wanna do you like that. That said, I will tell you it's easily the best tasting affordable option for sushi and general Asian fusion cuisine. Out of anywhere in Erie you can get all you can eat sushi, and they are few and far between, this place takes the cake for both price and quality. The service is fantastic, never had a complaint to make, and the vibe of the restaurant is very comfortable and relaxed. If you get the chance, go for lunch. The dinner selection for the all you can eat is much larger, but the lunch is cheaper. Like, 35 bucks for two people give or take, and the food is still just as good. I do miss the eel from dinner though. I go here frequently for a reason. It's just good, all around, so it gets five stars. read more

The prices are from another century. I love it. We went for lunch and there were ample vegan options, service was fast, and the food was tasty. It's a huge place, too. read more

Ichiban - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

The service was very good But the tuna sushi and sashimi was not sushi grade tuna The rolls taste like they were pre made or that the rice was sitting and dried out . I had to put sauce on them to give some flavor read more

This is my go to spot when in Erie. Great value with an endless sit down sushi, hibachi, and app concept. The main dishes are very flavorful...sometimes a bit aggressive with the long cut scallion and zucchini but I can't complain about that. The sushi is fresh and has the basics. No specialty rolls on the menu for the all you can eat which I understand. Service is always quality and the food is consistent. Nice portion sizes to be able to order a little of everything read more

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We have been here many times and enjoyed it, but today was awful. There was hair in the crab rangoon rolls, urine all over the floor in the men's bathroom, and the service was dreadfully slow. We sent an order in and by the time the food came out (after the waitress had to ask what we ordered), we hardly remembered what we even wanted. It took minimum of an hour. We spent an hour and a half here total. It also took half of our meal and all empty water glasses to get a refill pitcher. When all of this was mentioned while checking out, the man at the counter laughed and gave no option to cancel the tip amount. He then proceeded to laugh and walk away while making a snide remark. Needless to say, they will never get our business again. Would give zero stars for this experience if I could. read more

Honestly such a great price. $15! And it was so yummy. Best deal in Erie for Chinese food read more

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Ichiban- Buffalo road. All you can eat; order off the menu; dinner buffet- 22 bucks and change. Asian fusion I think it's all good Chinese - orange chicken, egg rolls, ragoons, all perfect Americiamfied Chinese food - very tasty Thai- pretty ok green curry chicken. Japanese- both of my sushi were both flavorful and pretty. You can order as much food off the more limited menu and they keep bringing it- till you fell like tapping out. My wife had the better deal - tofu pad Thai for 11.00 Enough for dinner for her and lunch for us both the next day. Solid tofu- crispy and tasty. Noodles good. Service was very good at 8:00 pm on Friday. Food was hot, out quick, and tasty. Mixed drink - some kind of asian mule - was so strong I couldn't drink it. https://www.art-l-lucian.com/ read more

Loved the rock shrimp and the spider tempura roll. Delicious flavor. I wasn't fond of the drunken noodles because I was trying something different and didn't expect all the onions. read more

We first stumbled upon Ichiban in Spring of 2024. We were so pleasantly surprised that they had an all you can eat option that they serve (currently priced around $22 / person for dinner) vs a buffet style. Everything always comes out hot, fresh, tasty and timely! Staff is always friendly and attentive. The restaurant and bathrooms are always clean. Definitely worth eating here! Best bang for your buck I've experienced in a while. read more

Ichiban - Chicken Lo Mein, Chicken Pad Thai, Chicken Fried Rice, Seaweed Salad, - Chinese Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

Awful experience, let me start by saying we have been here in the past and it is usually decent but the lady at the front with the short hair was not only rude to us but rude to the server. We came at 2:40 and she said dinner prices even though the website says 3:30 which we have gotten in the past we said okay whatever but then we waited almost an hour and a half for our food and when we mentioned that it took extra long she said too bad then brought the bill with a 18% gratuity charge forced on us it was almost 70$ for 2 people even though the front says only for parties of 5 or more. We each had a roll of sushi and an appetizer.. will never be back learn how to treat customers! read more

Service was ok! The food look good and everything until I started eating and found hair on my shrimp.

Food was very typical Americanized Chinese. it tasted good. l had General Tso, the leader of Americanized Chinese food. My girlfriend had Sesame beef which was very good. My daughter went for teriyaki chicken which was good. we also had cheese rangoon and gyoza. both good. you can have a buffet at your table and keep ordering food for a set price. we opted to simply order off the menu. we didn't try sushi. it's a good place to eat. read more

We have eaten here before, but it has been a couple years. I believe they have redecorated since then. It is a nice restaurant with plenty of warm wooden decor. We were sat quickly, drink orders taken and delivered promptly. We decided we would do buffet, and everyone filled out the sheet. I didn't think of getting pics, but we selected 6 different dishes, with several qty 2 or 3 (for buffet you get a sheet and each person adds a line for each dish they would like, which is then delivered and served family style). Hot and sour soup may well have been the freshest I have every had. Salad was crisp and inviting. Our palates were getting warmed up! When our entrée's showed, all the food was delicious, and very fresh. As an example, the sweet and sour chicken was not rubbery like is common with a buffet, and the Rangoon was crisp and tasty. The Mongolian beef was tender, well presented and quite delicious testy. Each of us agreed that we will be back soon. Good job! read more

4 of us went and had plenty of food for the price. We all got the lunch buffet and it was definitely worth the price. We all left very satisfied and full. We try to go at least once or twice a month but would definitely go more if there was more hours in a day lol. Everyone is really nice there and they take care of whatever you need. The dressing on the salad is SO good I often take a container home with me at the end of my visit. (Around 6 $ and use it several times on salad at home ) It makes a good dipping sauce for French fries and other stuff too lol . read more

We were very confused when we walked in thinking this was a traditional buffet. Buy pleasantly surprised to have it explained to us that for $22.95 per plate you could order off of the buffet menu and the food was made fresh. My wife started with the Godzilla roll, I had 4 pieces of sashimi, chefs choice, white tuna, salmon, mackeral and ahi tuna. Then clear soup, shared 4 pieces of crab Rangoon, and chicken lettuce wraps. I then picked a spicy tuna roll that was very much delicious. The main course was chicken pad Thai for me and hibachi chicken with vege fried rice for my wife. Both hot and delicious. We each had a couple bottles of Sapporo to round out dinner. $67 before tip, excellent dinner. Ryan, our waiter, was very attentive. If you are looking for a sit down buffet with many different options then this is the place. read more

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Update: they just hooked me up with General Tso's so fresh I had to give it a solid 5. I might be sentimental. I'm moving to NJ at the end of the month. I'll miss you folks, but the memories we've had read more

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Lately we've ordered take out more than dining in so my most recent experiences being reviewed are take out. Overall I'd totally recommend ichiban, but would note this is not a fancy Chinese restaurant despite the prices. Sushi is delicious. Basic maki rolls are on the smaller side, but specialty rolls are definitely filling. Crab Rangoon is a favorite is as the gyoza. Unfortunately my last gyoza order was way overcooked. It's the first time I've ever had that experience so I'm not putting a ton of weight on it. Delicious fried rice. With or without a protein. Lo mein isn't super flavorful in my opinion, but it's not greasy or dried out like other places so I still like it more than certain buffets. read more

Great place, food, service and ambiance is good. I would definitely recommend it, the bar has beer and drinks too. read more

Ichiban - General Tso's Chicken and chicken lo mein - Chinese Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

Always love this place, the Erie Roll is my favorite. All you can eat sushi! Good service

ALL YOU CAN EAT SUSHI! Only $24 per person... Every. Single. Day! (Except Tuesday's when they're closed). This means you could literally try every sushi roll on their menu for only $24 or mix it up with a soup, specialty rolls, sides, and dessert. Out of all of the rolls featured, I highly recommend the Magic Roll. Not only is this roll cooked, so it's safe to eat for those afraid of raw fish, but the taste combination is perfect. I always like to drench my sushi in some spicy mayo for added flavor. Although Erie might not be the most popping city, it sure knows how to sell some good sushi. Spacious inside, fast kitchen and service, and indoor seating only is available. 15/10 read more

Ichiban - a platter of sushi and rolls - Chinese Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

The food is good but I thought the sauce was a little watery. It was tasty however. I love their sushi.

Sushi rolls were warm. Fish warm. Not a good taste. Went for all you can eat. 1 round was plenty. Tasted like garbage. Will not recommend. Just not cool with room temperature raw fish good way to get food poisoning. Come on people way can't you turn your coolers down or are they even working. read more

Always great food and quick service. Excellent selection of sushi, especially vegetarian rolls. read more

Ichiban - Sushi Platter - Chinese Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

Update 2024 Ok. Officially done with this place. Went there with a small group. Food has gotten to be VERY sweet. If you do the AYCE, the selections are not that impressive and not enjoyable due to sugar. But the defining thing was that the sushi was delivered WARM. Not room temperature..but warm to the mouth. Not just the rice, but the piece of fish on the rice, too. Never again. read more

I had given this place five stars some time ago, but once I came back for a visit recently, I had to come back here and chop off a couple stars due to some changes. I went here with friends for dinner the day after Christmas, and the place was hopping -- so much so there was a twenty-five minute wait for a table. We decided to wait and at least they were true to their word in that it was just about twenty-five minutes. That was not where the stars were deducted, though. I remember from a couple years back that the dishes you get from the all-you-can-eat buffet service were pretty small excepting the full sized specialty sushi rolls -- but the waitress indicated that the dishes were "pretty big," as if trying to downsell us (particularly me since I was the only one with the memory of this apparently, and so I ordered my money's worth). Granted, they could have changed things since I last was here -- maybe they did start serving larger portions -- but I bravely stuck to my guns (bravely, because, unlike before, they warned you they would charge you beyond the buffet price if you left too much uneaten food, a point that crept the score down). Lo and behold, they had the same tiny portions after all excepting the sushi, so I was the only one who ate their fill. You could theoretically order more, though they implicitly discourage this by taking your menu card away after the first round, and my hungry companions were too bashful to ask for more. It is worth noting as well that the food quality was worse than I remember it (excepting the sushi again, which was quite nice) -- the other dishes were mostly mediocre or, as in the case of the teriyaki chicken, pretty bad, what with their serving a dried out, sliver of chicken under a smathering of sauce, a clear downgrade from the succulent slice I remembered from a couple years back. What really gets my goat, though, is that they raised their prices from the original $16.99 to $20.99 per person. So not only do they discourage you from ordering much food, and that food is of worsened quality anyways, but they will also charge you even more for that honour. Too expensive for a buffet where you have to wait to be served, anyways, so I would not come back here except to take advantage of all you can eat sushi, as that is still a good deal. read more

The sushi I got was really good. I got the Las Vegas roll. The miso soup could have been warmer it was served to the table cold so that was a little disappointing. My friends lo mein looked delicious. read more

Went for a you can eat lunch, price is reasonable for adult but high for kids. Food is average, if you want good sushi, don't go there. Place is clean, service is good. Overall ok experience but I won't go there again. read more

$17 for dinner AYCE sushi is unbeatable. Plus you get to get sashimi which is another plus (though I only got 12 out of the 15 pieces ordered...). Despite that, most of the sushi rolls are very good. I do not recommend coming for lunch as much. It is cheaper but the sushi selection is much smaller. Highly recommend. Great bang for your buck. read more

This is my choice for Asian fusion. They have everything friendly, courteous, efficient, timely deliveries, pick ups and dine in upscale from some. This is my number one choice Erie area they've always gotten it right finger licking good! read more

Chopstix express was closed so i opted to go with this place since the reviews were so good. I ordered General Tsos for delivery and Doordash got the food to me very quickly but what i got wasnt very good. The chicken was pale, soggy, stringy, and very chewy with the sauce all pooled at the bottom. It honestly looked and tasted like it had been pre-packaged at an earlier point and then microwaved when i ordered it, if not then i don't know how they did so bad. read more

Ichiban - Pale, soggy, and very chewy Gen Tso. - Chinese Near Me - Erie, Pennsylvania

The sushi was delicious and service was good. Ignore the reviews that say he raw sushi was warm some sushi is cooked. Those people didn't read what they ordered read more

Food is overpriced for its quality big time. Not fresh fish and barely has any in a roll. Most are just rice. If you want sushi, go else where. And what is most disturbing is that their service is terrible. Waiter or the owner does not like to answer questions but telling customers to not look at the menu and just order whatever. Flat out ignoring the customers telling us what to do like putting a credit card in the right spot amazed me. Not speaking English very well and being a rude person is two different thing and people working there are really rude altogether. read more

This place is a great AYCE asian restaurant. Its not buffet style where they have the food under heat lamps. Its where you order on the menu and they bring it out from the kitchen fresh each round. Their sushi and rolls to me is worth their dinner pricing. Some things I tried Sexy Girl Roll, Tuna sashimi, Red Dragon Roll. My favorite of the rolls they have are the Sexy Girl Roll. I can order that all night. The quality of sushi s very acceptable for the price you pay. I have eaten all grades of sushi from AYCE, to market price style sushi restaurants, and honestly I rather go to AYCE types of places to get my moneys worth. You can order stuff from the kitchen which I thought it was going to be small dishes, but they come out like almost full orders instead of little pupu style which I would prefer because it allows you to try a lot of different things and don't waste if you don't like it. It seems that they add a lot of fillers like veggies etc and not a lot of protein. If they cut down the fillers and used the same amount of protein, it would be fantastic. Some favorite dishes I tried was Rock Shrimp, and Teriyaki shrimp. The time I went dinner was $17.99, but I herd from a friend that went a couple weeks ago from writing this review, he said that the pricing actually went DOWN for dinner which is unheard of. I drive all the way from Hamburg, NY which Is about a little over an Hour drive and to me its worth it for what you get and what you pay. I will have to go and visit again and see if the price is lowered and see whats different from the last time I visited. read more

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I rarely dine here especially since i live West of Erie, however when I do come here to eat (once or twice a year) I've never had any serious issues. The staff's hospitality is lacking to a 3/10 on average and the food nowadays is inconsistent with some dishes tasting great and others, not so much and leaving you with a stomach ache. The staff's hospitality has significantly decreased since I last visited almost a year ago and the food hasn't improved. They don't greet you, speak formally with you, or even use manners when speaking. I understand that for foreigners working in America, its harder to properly communicate, however just setting things on tables and leaving the guests to situate their silverware, their plates, and a passive aggressive attitude towards the guests for the whole visit is unacceptable. They accused my friends of trying to steal our "All you can eat" meal when they separately ordered an entree for themselves and didn't share any of it. Hopefully next time i visit, quite a while from now lol, the staff will have switched out and the customer service and food will improve because some of the food here is genuinely enjoy! I'm not a middle aged Karen or anything of sorts haha, but just a guy trying to give an honest review. read more

This is the type of food, I want from an "all you can eat" place. The price is reasonable too ($9.99 for lunch). Although the server was a bit rude, but I didn't care much as I was busy enjoying the food. Only reason I'm not giving this place a 5 star, because I found all the entrees had way too much veggies than protein and some of them taste exactly same. Apart from this, I was really happy and left with full (read overloaded) stomach. Note: they'll circle the 'tip' option. (Really? I believe the waitresses are underpaid.) read more

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Worst Chinese food I ever ate , their chicken taste like soap , don't waste your money

Second time trying this place no good none of the food had any flavor spring roll sucked, chicken low main dry as bone. Had 3 other dinners with rice gave me 3packets of soy sauce plus it was $70 gave it 2 stars should be 1. Never go there again. I don't mind spending the money if the food is good. This was not. read more

Food is great but inconsistent at times. I love their gyoza and orange chicken! Their sushi is decent but not the best. The prices are fair.

Super clean, always get right in, and the all you can eat menu option is a fantastic value without being a buffet environment. Always have been pleased with their quality. read more

The place needs some cleaning. Dust and stickiness are everywhere... atmosphere isn't what you would expect from a restaurant of this type. It is the same atmosphere as if you would go to any Chinese buffet. Good on the other hand is not bad. Sushi options on all you can eat are very basic, not much raw fish options. Very basic menu, better then buffet, but if you want good sushi, go else where... read more