My husband and I came out from Huntsville for a lake day with our daughter and we decided to try this place. I will say it was pretty inexpensive, and conveniently located for us. They say it's best to order online but i couldn't locate a website so I had to ask the girl at the window for one and she produced a QR code for me to scan. The food was just ok, I got the teriyaki chicken with noodles and rice and he got the hibachi steak with green beans and rice. My chicken was dry, but the flavor was good. The noodles were ok, very sweet tasting which was a little odd. His steak and green beans he liked. The yum yum sauce was good, but very sweet! I liked it but my husband did not. We also got a spicy crab roll and shared and that was good. Exactly what I would expect for a 5$ sushi roll. Overall it was pretty good. It was very busy and I expected it to be a little better food wise, I would have given it 3 stars if it wasn't a drive through, the convenience was great. We may come back sometime. read more

The food was mediocre. I got sesame chicken and it was decent. The fried rice was okay but lacked flavor. I don't suggest getting the noodles. They tasted mushy and had zero flavor.. the staff was super friendly though read more

Ordered vegetable fried rice with noodles, menu says fried rice has vegetables but there were no vegetables at all. Paid for siracha sauce but not delivered. Teriyaki chicken is just bland chicken with no teriyaki sauce and just looks like just boiled chicken and not grilled properly. Only good one is chicken on the stick. We ordered two of those and it was good Cheese cake was also good Waste of money. read more

Be sure to check your order to see if it's actually what you waited so long for. Dry tasteless meat Soup is good, gyoza is ok....I think if you eat in you should go ahead and get your soup and drink. read more

amazing service, quick and simple lunch. Cheap good food. I give it a 5 star. Customer service great.. read more

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Would give zero stars if I could. Food was horrible. I couldn't even take more than 5 bites and it made me nauseous. The noodles were mushy, the steak, well I don't even know how to explain it but it was horrendous. Took the family there spent $65 and not one person could eat the food it was so bad. read more

This was one of the worst meals I've eaten! The food is such poor quality, the seasme chicken was mildly edible the other two types of chicken we got were equally tasteless and dry, rice was dry noodles were mush no veggies. Honestly, I feel like they had to try in order to make food this bad. It's a shame, not sure where the good reviews are coming from the entire meal was awful. Best thing I ate was a fortune cookie read more

This is Davey L. Rich, the Burger Guy from the Best Burgers in America Association. I love Japanese food as well. The food at Ichiban's is awesome. Fresh served and BIG portions make it a great place to fill up on the best Oriental food on Sand Mountain. read more

So service was good. No complaints. Clean place, what you would expect. Not fancy, not crap. Kinda like an old Popeyes . Now, this is where the 3 comes in. The fried rice is really bland. Needs some garlic and more egg. The chicken was DRY. Steak was on the edge of dry. Shrimp was good. But again fried rice was bland so it can only be as good as the rice is. Sushi was good enough: dragon roll, rainbow roll and spicy tuna. I'd order them again. Fix the rice and you have a winner!! read more

45 minute wait for my food. It was only one item and they acted like I should have known it would be a wait. Do Not go unless you like waiting a long time for mediocre food. read more

My whole family loves the food no matter the dish!! Food is always hot and consistent! If we could get delivery, we would be very happy!

Always good food. Love their egg drop soup!! Wished they delivered though or at least on door dash.

Delicious and fast! Food is always hot and delicious. Only gave 4/5 because service is occasionally slow and hard to call in order due to call volumes. read more

Ichiban Express - Deep fried sesame chicken, green beans, fried rice, hirumaki roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Albertville, Alabama

Got this every day when I was in Albertville for a week. Ichiban's sushi is pretty good, but I'm a bigger fan of the grilled/teppan dishes. All cooked to perfection with lots of flavor and authentic Japanese style. read more

Always great food at a very good price for a hibachi style meal and also fast service and great sushi!

Rice was undercooked, chicken was burt and the noodles were over cooked, the workers were polite the restaurant itself was clean but I would not recommend it. read more

Three of us ate there Friday and all got sick afterwards. Food was terrible. We barely at any of it. Fried rice is absolutely disgusting. Chicken was rubbery with no flavor. Sushi was ok but rice was not right. Egg drop soup was almost clear. The restaurant is an old Popeyes. They still had Popeyes pictures on the wall with a few Japanese pictures on top of them. Kitchen was not sanitary. They had children playing in the food prep area. After a very rough night, it is safe to say none of us will ever go back. read more

I have no issue with employees taking a break. However, while on their break "rude" is all I can say. Using FaceTime to talk to someone using constant profanity with the volume all the way up is not what a customer wants to hear while dining. The food was okay and it got to the table quickly. Overall not a great experience and will probably not visit again. If you enjoy the food, I suggest take out. read more

Ichiban is terrific food well prepared and a great price! I have been a customer since they opened and I have always had a good experience ordering food from the restaurant as well as having a quick lunch pre-Covid when you could sit inside for a bite to eat. Please continue to support our small area business and restaurants we sure do need them right now even if it's only takeout. Be patient and understanding to staff especially those who prepare and handle food. PEACE read more

Terrible customer service. Have us the wrong persons order after my husband told them it wasn't right... would not correct it. They could clearly care less. Lost my business for good! The owner could care less as well as the manager! Pathetic excuse for business management. read more

This is one of my favorite take out places. It is located next to the famous Catfish Cabin in Albertville. If you love steak or sushi done in the fresh Japanese style, this place is for you!!! I have never had a bad experience either dining in or carry out from Ichiban Express!!! read more

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Great food at a great price... best drive-through Asian cuisine. Quick service if you call ahead.

To start off the food is good not great but my problem is with the employees. We walk in and there is 6 people working behind the counter we order takeout and sit down to wait a 7th employee walks in with sacks of outside food puts it on the counter and tells one of the cooks to come get her food she comes out inspects it and heads back to the grill at this time 3 of the 7 employees are playing on their phones which is more important than giving a customer a to go box that was literally two feet from her then the cook decided to start eating her KFC right there were our food was being prepared which if I was the manager would have been a no but there was no telling who was actually in charge. I am a supervisor myself and the lack of caring was shocking plus the 91 health score which is not bad but if they cared it could be better. read more

For sure some of the best food in town! I love everything on the menu, especially my usual spicy Singapore chicken and those delicious garlicky green beans!!! The sushi is also really great quality, and everything is always made fresh. I've never had any issues until recently - a lot of the new girls working up front are not very friendly, and they seem to get frazzled and confused during a big rush, so that takes a toll on wait times. Other than that, it's one of my favorite restaurants. read more

My family love this place!! Food is awesome and quick! Would give five stars but some of the service is not up to what it should be!! Was eating there and the lady's behind the counter would not change the drink machine!! Asked several times and even more people asked and she just replied it Friday night and we're busy!! It will have to wait!! But she and some of the other lady's just stood there for about 30 min and talked and did nothing!?!? When there was no line just Togo orders that wasn't ready!! read more

I give up. They just can't be consistent. I've had spoiled yum yum sauce, foul smelling shrimp, some really bad chicken and beef jerky style steak. If they got anything right once , they will mess up something else. Sorry to say. It was a great idea read more

I always get the shrimp and noodles when I go here. The food is good for the price but has made quite a few people I know sick before. The employees have been rude to my friends, family and I on more than one occasion to the point that I now avoid going to the Ichibans located in Albertville, Al. read more

I love Ichiban Express. It's super convenient, and I've never been unhappy with it. I've probably tried the whole menu and my favorite is Sesame Chicken. They get my food out super fast. Highly recommend read more

I'm a city girl who's particular about good Asian food. I won't be back here. The chicken pieces are good, but the sauces and such are cheap and gross. The edamame is over steamed (in the microwave) and the sushi is just pre made and nasty. read more