Always recommended, always hits the spot. Fresh sushi and awesone service!! Been coming here for over 17 years!!! A+++ read more

Absolutely amazing experience! I went to Japan and Ichiban's sushi in my opinion was better. This is a great place for lunch & dinner. They also have a private dining room for parties, birthdays, graduations, etc. The sushi and sashimi were incredibly fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. You can really taste the quality in every bite. The teriyaki was perfectly cooked with a delicious glaze that had the perfect balance of sweet and savory. The edemame (plain and spicy garlic) is a must. The miso soup is always on point and flavorful. Everything we ordered was outstanding. The sushi chefs ‍ Paul, Jackie, and Sam were engaging, polite, funny, and fun. The service was a 10/10! Stephanie, Judy, love boat, Liz, and Grace are so attentive and sweet. We feel at home when we eat at Ichiban. It's like Cheers where everyone knows your name. The drinks were also fantastic--refreshing and the perfect addition to the meal. On top of the great food, the atmosphere was so fun and lively. It's the kind of place where you can relax, enjoy great company, make friends (Cindy & Jonathan) and have an all-around great time. If you're looking for delicious sushi, fresh sashimi, great drinks, and a fun vibe, this place is a must. Definitely a 5-star experience and I can't wait to come back! read more

Ichiban Sushi -- Downey, CA: A True Neighborhood Treasure I've been a regular at Ichiban Sushi in Downey for the last 18 years, and every visit reminds me why this place is so special. From the moment you walk in, you get the feeling of being welcomed by family. Chef Paul consistently turns out some of the best sushi I've had -- fresh, beautifully balanced, and made with obvious care and skill. Each roll and nigiri shows attention to detail and a respect for the ingredients that keeps me coming back. Servers Julie and Judy are every bit as important to the experience. They're friendly, attentive, and always make sure our table is taken care of. Whether it's a recommendation, a quick refill, or making sure a birthday surprise goes smoothly, they handle it with warmth and professionalism. Their customer service is a big reason many of us have been repeat customers for years. Over the last 18 years I've built a genuine relationship with the team at Ichiban. We've celebrated birthdays and shared many memorable moments together -- rare in today's restaurant scene. That personal touch, combined with consistently excellent sushi, makes Ichiban Sushi my go-to spot. If you're in Downey and love authentic, high-quality sushi served by people who truly care, don't miss this place. The ambiance for any big party or birthday party is great you're able to take up half of the restaurant. It's always a cozy Friday night vibe when you visit. I just miss the bob Marley music. read more

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I've been coming here for over 25 years, and it's sad to say that my last three visits have been very disappointing. The service has noticeably declined, especially with one particular waitress. Her attitude gave off a negative vibe, and she barely checked on us throughout the meal. After so many years of loyalty, it's frustrating to see the experience decline like this. read more

Found this place randomly when visiting the theater close by. My boyfriend lived in Japan for years and this is the one sushi place he loves here. He loves the cozy atmosphere. The food is amazing and the service is great. We def recommend coming here! read more

I love this place. nigiri sushi is so good and great service. I'm so happy I live close and can go all the time. My favorite place to go in Downey. read more

Great place to have sushi in Downey! Great ambience great servers delicious sushi Interior feels like if you're in Japan read more

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Cool place, the staff is very attentive and fast service. I noticed the waitress was friendly to certain people, I was not one of them. The sushi was delicious very fresh. The ambiance is calm and they keep it very clean. The restrooms are a little weird but very clean read more

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Came here for the second time a couple days ago and it was a great experience. They seat you really fast and give you water as soon as you sit down. Food came out at a reasonable amount of time considering there are some days that they get busy. read more

The food is great but some of the servers can be quite unprofessional/rude. After ordering from Porto's, my partner wanted to come here to get something for herself, and I brought my food to eat alongside her. No one informed us that that was against the rules, instead, they just gave us dirty looks the whole time. After we paid, they followed my partner from the restroom to finally and rudely make us aware of the rules. A simple explanation much earlier on would have saved everyone much trouble. read more

This is one of my favorite sushi spots order the Taco roll it's off the Menu but it's bomb . Thank me later read more

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Food was a 10/10 service let's not talking about that amazing Paul my guy great person 100 recommend

Best Sushi restaurant in Downey. My favorite place to eat. Great quality sushi and decent prices . Everyone who comes here gets greeted by the chefs and the staff very friendly love this place read more

It's a small place but very cozy and nice. I do not know much about sushi, however the items I have tried from the place have been great choices! The staff have been helpful and very nice too! We have been there when it's not too busy and we have had no problems. I have passed by and it seems to have a lot of people. I totally love coming! read more

I am local to the area and thought I found a new sushi spot close to home. I have ordered here 5 times and 2 of the times I've ordered to go here they forget a portion of my order. Today was the last straw, they have lost me as a customer. After calling and notifying them no one apologized they just said the server forgot another bag and I can pick it up. I already drove back home, she didn't offer a refund I had to ask for one. She asked for my number and name and said someone would call me back with more info. This is a ridiculous way to manage a business if you take my money and I get no service then you should be able to offer me a refund then and there. Do not order take out here if you only intend to get half your food for 100% of the price or want horrible service. Thumbs down on ichiban sushi try the many others down the street that welcome you with smiles instead. read more

Food was excellent and service was great. We went for lunch and it was not busy. They had a calm and relaxed atmosphere.

Its place has been my to go to place for over 20 year. The food, the service and environment has the best.

There are cockroaches roaming around the restaurant, even on tables. The waitresses were very friendly and the food was mediocre. I feel bad that they are having to work in these conditions they most likely CANNOT control. One of the waitresses who caught a cockroach that was on our table was so apologetic and was not their first time doing it. This is clearly a management issue of not maintaining the building, outdated tables and booths, etc., and NOT the waitresses who are there just trying to make a living and not getting paid sufficiently. read more

I love all the decorations, I always feel so welcome when I walk in. The employees will always be at their best behavior and so nice. The food tastes great too! Since I've always wanted to go to Japan, this is by far the closest I get. California roll anyone? read more

Me and my boyfriend went inside and we expected to be waiting there for a while to be seated but they sat us right away, as we looked through the menu our server was very nice and attentive they kept checking on us and if we needed anything also taking finished plates. The sushi we both tried was the "Baked sunset" roll which was 10/10 the other one we tried was the "Tiger" roll which was also a 10/10 . The place was pretty nice/chill vibe to it and the seating was decent, it didn't look dirty or anything like the other reviews described. it was very clean looking! Also when we paid the tip wasn't even a big deal like the other reviews made it seem to be. All the servers were very nice! I'm pretty sure we found a good spot to come back to I'll be looking forward to it ((: read more

I had not been to this place in over 20 years, until last night. The sushi bar was the place to be. A lot of locals and return customers which says a lot about the joint. Great welcoming atmosphere. I had Aji, Toro & Saba. All very good. Hiro, you are a comedian and should have your own reality show! I'll be back for sure. read more

This one has been resting on my drafts & honestly I was conflicted with my rating. It was either a 2 or 3 star review. The sushi was honestly not good. I'm not going to lie & say I liked it, because I did not. The rolls did not taste fresh, the fish & rice weren't fresh in my opinion. I've visited a few sushi spots in my day & I can tell this wasn't it. My MIL to be wanted to take the family to try her spot (she hasn't been to other spots) the majority of votes won (7 people) that we didn't really like the sushi. A few weeks later we treated them to A.Y.C.E in HB & boy did they love it. No offense Ichiban, but this might fly with those that haven't tried other sushi spots. I know the difference of those using fresh ingredients versus using up what you have left before it spoils. I will say this though this place makes a good udon soup. At least I did not leave completely disappointed, the udon soup was flavorful. The service was ok, could've been a little more attentive. Would I visit again? probably not, but if I'm in the area & happen to crave Udon soup I might hit this place. read more

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Terrible service. The restaurant was completely empty when we placed our order and as it filled we saw every other table get their order before my partner and I. After 40 minutes she brought out the wrong plate for only ONE of us, completely forgetting to put in the second order. When asked how long it would take she said "she didn't know anything and we could cancel it if we wanted. Unfortunately because of how rude she was we canceled our order after wasting an hour at this place. NEVER COMING BACK read more

Love this place been coming here for more than 20 years! The service is always great, food is fresh and yummy! It's a nice quiet place located in the heart of Downey and has been a staple for locals and all around. We love all the different options for rolls and sushi. Today I loved coming in with my daughter and having some great service and it's always nice to be greeted. Will be coming back here again and again. read more

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This is what happens when you order water at Ichiban. And the water taste like it came straight out of the tap. read more

Ichiban Sushi - This is what happens when you order water at Ichiban - Sushi Bars Near Me - Downey, California

I really like the sunset rolls, and beef udon, the service is okay and the lighting is very relaxing. Good place to go when ur hungry. read more

Ichiban Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Downey, California

First and last time at this run down wanna- be sushi joint! Fish not fresh, dirty as heck and customer service from the older Asian lady(maybe owner) extremely rude! Demanding a bigger tip. And when we didn't she said, " that's how THEY are". So very racist of her. They meaning=hispanics. DO NOT SUPPORT SUCH RACISM!!! I am appalled of being discriminated read more

First time here and loved it,would return.i got the chicken teriyaki and my date got a sushi plate and we both loved it

This place is still the best. Friendly, hospitable servers, super fresh sushi, clean restaurant, ambiance is slightly noisy but, that's pretty much the same with most sushi places. It's unfortunate that the 1 star reviews that are fake and a blatent attempt to destroy this business by nearby competition read more

Food was absolutely delicious! Service was great! Ambiance is cozy and ideal for all party sizes. My family and I tried the Ichiban House Roll, Firecracker roll w/ fried onions (must add-on this gem!), Gyoza and Peach sake that was not too sweet like Soju! Overall, we enjoyed this hidden gem! 10/10 would always come back! read more

I visited here just earlier today. This is a review primarily on a service rudeness. In particular there's a waitress that works there who after I had paid my check essentially came back to me and demanded a higher tip and demanded something else 18% or higher. This was not owed to her by any means. I will not be going there anymore. The money didn't matter immensely to me so I gave her something extra a little over 18%. The dinner was fine until that point. After that she weirdly patted me on my cheeks. What waitress does this? Aside from that, the food was fine. No complaints about anything else. read more

I used to love Ichiban sushi especially the DUI roll. But the last time we were there, the rice in the sushi was so mushy. It was so disappointing. Hope they bring back the quality of their sushi. read more

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Why is it the customers fault that the manger doesn't pay fair wages?? Tip is optional based on service and disrespect doesn't deserve a tip. Audacity is crazy. And at that they have roaches, who knows what food they get into when the restaurant is closed read more

We have been here before pre pandemic after a movie. And I remember it being pretty good. With a nice cold Sapporo. We ordered take out today as my wife wanted sushi. So I said let's order here as i remembered it was good. Lady on phone was very courteous. And took our order. Said 15-20 minutes. Got there and food was RED-2-GO. So far so good. We ordered 1. Seattle roll. It's a baked salmon roll. 3 stars. 2. Spicy Scallop roll. 3 stars. 3. Ca roll. This is the one w/avocado on top 4 stars 4. Shrimp tempura roll. 3 stars. 5. Crunchy deluxe roll. 2 stars. 6. Beef Udon Noodle soup. 2 stars. No flavor. It was not bad. Was just ok. AKA decent. But unlike my prior visits. This time I was left without a desire to return any time soon. Will we return? Might. Might not. The world may never know... read more

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So we have visited our fair share of sushi joints. This one was fine. The stuff we got was fresh enough. But the only way I can describe this is... bland. Every roll was extremely bland. It was like they used steamed rice with no rice vinegar in it. Just tasteless. With that being said, the prices here are less than other places in the area. So if you go there, be prepared to eat your rolls with ginger, wasabi, AND soy sauce. read more

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Ok let me start off food is pretty good but the only thing that made my appetite go away was the co kroaches 3 of them appeared on my table ruined my appetite service is very nice even though. read more

Horrible. Nasty. Dirty. Appalled. IchiBUTT is somewhere I will NEVER return. I'm grateful I didn't get e-coli and end up in the hospital. The sushi was not fresh at all. Service? Terrible. Not only my personal experience from the waitress bad, unfriendly and rude. But while trying to eat I heard one of the female waitresses tell another customer a disgusting racist comment. As the other table was leaving and the older waitress went to the table to pickup, she looked at the receipt and immediately yelled at the guests demanding a BIGGER TIP! she didn't stop there. She then proceeded to say "that's how THEY are" as she looked at the ethnic group leaving I am absolutely shocked and disappointed. Being a person of color myself to hear such a terrible thing proclaimed proudly i almost immediately got up and left. Will. Not. Be. Returning. read more

I'm usually not hard on food places but this has been added to my never go back list. The waitress was so rude and had an attitude the whole time. We ordered my daughter a teriyaki chicken and California roll combination place, the waitress brought a kids meal plate to the table and put it in front of my daughter and walked away. My daughter not knowing touched the chicken and when we realized that's not what we ordered we called her over and she got defensive and said we did, then checked her book and realized it was for smithed table picked it up and took it to the table that ordered it. She came back with my daughters chicken on a tiny plate, confused we told her we order the combination plate and she said ya that's what it is small size portions to try the food we make here so that's it. The rice in the rolls was hard! We asked for wasabi, sriracha and eel sauce and she asked how much of each we want because they charge for all those items since people waste them!!! Like wtf who charges for wasabi!!! We literally paid $80 for garbage and will never go back again. read more

Service was Outrageous. I laughed in the servers face as she was expecting a bigger tip. I asked if she does this to all her customers and she said no only you and instead of tipping her, I gave her service tip advice seems like she could use it. Made my spouse feel uncomfortable will definitely not be coming back here. If your looking for a sushi spot try the one on paramount blvd called "Tokyo Garden" read more

Ichiban Sushi - Be on the lookout for this server very rude and demanding a bigger tip - Sushi Bars Near Me - Downey, California

My go to sushi spot it's truly a hidden gem 10/10! Love this place per usual always super friendly