The service was slow. When I got my food the vegetables were cold and the steak was warm. At least the tea and rice were hot. Felt like it had been sitting for awhile. The place came highly recommended from the front desk gal at the Fairfield. Pretty sure I won't be back. read more

My serious favorite sushi ever! I travel out of town for work and I still love Ichiban the best. The burrito roll and mango roll are my favorite. The servers are very nice and efficient. I order my three year old soba noodles with no vegetables and he loves them. It's rarely ever busy and I don't understand why. It's a must try for anyone who hasn't! read more

Food is fresh, great friendly, courtious, and professional service from the sushi chefs. Considering I am in a small town now and the big city , I was pleasently surprised by the sushi bar. I am a regurlar now when i get the craving for sushi. read more

It's really a good place,, it just depends on where you SIT and what you ORDER. Walk in and sit at the BAR. You will get served right away. Get the Jessica Roll and stay away from their Miso soup (Its the miso soup that you just add hot water to in the packet). Overall its pretty good and never really packed. read more

Food is perfect, sushi are pieces from heaven, service is excellent, ambient is nice, we went as a family and everyone was pleased.

So sorry to say that this place has gone way downhill! Today I went there for lunch. I ordered teriyaki chicken and California roll. Chicken was extremely dry and over cooked. Roll was gooey. I told The food server. Although they replaced the chicken it came back the same. The furniture is in very poor condition. I pulled out my chair and it came apart. I got another one and it was the same. I reported it to a server and she just placed them under the table next to me with no concern for safety. I say stay away. Go to Mindori or Kasagiri instead. Very disappointing! read more

Ichiban was surprisingly good! I personally cant stand any type of fish. But my friend really wanted some sushi so we went here. She got a salmon roll and she said was absolutely amazing. The rest was things we shared and had no fish. Appetizer of chicken pot-stickers which was so tasty and cooked perfectly. They have chicken, crab, and another type of fish pot sticker.. Tempura Veggies which was in the potstickers are a nice mix of squash, carrots, onions, and zucchini. Also got really good white rice that was cooked perfectly. They are fast and very tasty. Have a lot of sushi but i never had any of the sushi only their cooked Japanese foods which are definetly my favorite japanese food i have had. read more

Solid, solid 4 stars. The sushi is everything sushi should be but some of the sides leave something to be desired. Spicy tuna/salmon is the hands down best. Vinegar based instead of oozing mayo makes my day. I went here while visiting my Father in small town Tehachapi and as a native Angeleno, I must admit this is not your average small town sushi joint. They know what they are doing, from the greeting when you enter, right down to the copious refills of green tea. They get one star knocked off for average decor and trying to charge me for some nigiri sushi which I never received. The sushi was fresh, tasty and not laden down by unappetizing mayo based sauces. They have a roll called 911 which is fabulously overdone but delicious. And obviously due to the small town status, you can't beat the price. One would be hard pressed to find the equivalent in LA. read more

We love this place especially when our crew of 20 all want to get together after business hours and enjoy a meal together! Prices are fair, service is fast and sushi is great! And the owners actually mailed my wallet to me when I left it there but didn't remember where I lost it at. That's great small town customer service. read more

Favorite place to go in town. Good, fast service. Sushi is great and the kids love the chicken teriyaki. I recommend the jalapeño bombs they are amazing. I also recommend the red dragon! read more

Ichiban Sushi is always good. The fish is fresh, portions are good size. This is our go to Sushi restaurant in Tehachapi. So glad we found them. read more

Great sushi! Large sushi menu! BMW roll and salmon sushi were superb, miso soup was watery.

There sushi is good... not as fresh as I would hope. But I love there rice and sushi!! There servers are very sweet !!

Good food and service. Yes, I've had better sushi but for Tehachapi it's not bad, especially their prices. Child friendly too.

I have over 15 years dining in Los Angeles at some of the best sushi joints around. No insult, but the rave reviews from Tehachapians is puzzling because the food here is nowhere up to par. I ordered an eight piece Yellowtail spicy roll and edadame. The damage was about $10.50. However, to my dismay, the 8 piece yellowtail roll fit in a white carton box about 4"x4" and each roll had the diameter of a quarter...yes, as in 0.25 cents. The sushi was tasteless as was the so-called spicy sauce. The yellowtail was fresh to its credit. The portions were completely unsatisfactory and not even close to restaurant standards. The edadame was crisp, wet and fresh but was salted way too much. Good edadame should have a hint of saltiness but not like eating a spoonful of kosher salt.; that's how salty this was. I should've spent the $10.50 to buy a sandwich next door. read more

Yummy yummy yummy!!!!! This food is effing amazing!! Come here about once a month. The green dragon roll is bomb! But only if you get it with soy wrap because seaweed is gross lol have never had anything bad here and tried a lot of different things. read more

One of our favorite places to eat, the staff is always super nice and they know us and our order and never care that I get everything in soy wrap and have them leave sauces on the side or leave stuff off the rolls (like smelt eggs, lol) the food is always great! read more

it's a small town, so I didn't have super high expectations, but bottom line, don't come here's, there are better Japanese restaurants here

Our food ordered was all old and dry. I have nothing positive to say about this place.

I am giving two stars in hope that this review helps the business in a few gray areas. I came here a few days ago and was invited to take a seat where I wanted. When I sat down, the restaurant smelled of sewage (and no, this was not a "fishy" smell). We ordered some teriyaki chicken and it came out cold, as if it had been sitting for awhile. Then, we ordered ramen with extra noodles and we were not told of the major price add on. ($4 for extra noodles?) I have never been to any restaurant that served ramen where the extra noodles were over $2. It was very unprofessional for them not to mention the add on price. The food was alright. It was our first date night in a long time and this was a bit of a mood ruiner. Hopefully it was just an off day, as I know the garlic edamame is excellent! read more

I have to say I have been eating Japanese food for over 40 years and Sushi for over 30 years. Ichiban is really good, the sushi is fresh and tastes great. Very flavorful. The food from the kitchen is great, love the combo plate of chicken and shrimp. You must go here! read more

The sushi here is incredibly fresh, the staff is wonderful, and best of all the prices are fantastic. Definitely the best sushi place in town. read more

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Best sushi Tehachapi has to offer! I have had sushi in LA that was not nearly as good as the sushi at Ichiban. Prices and service beat Kasagiri and Midori by far. My favorite is the Burrito Roll, it's a must try! Tiger Roll is delicious if you like it spicy. Green Dragon and Jessica Rolls are always delicious as well. The place is always clean, which is a huge plus! The only thing I have ever ordered that I did not enjoy was a side salad because the dressing was yellow and tasted strongly of lemon and nothing else. read more

Sushi is pretty good. It's as expensive as any sushi restaurant I've ever been to. The Asian waitress messed up our order 3 different times and there was only one other group in there, so not sure if I mumble or if she was just maybe having a bad day. She ended up getting frustrated when she forgot to bring out different things we'd ordered and finally she just kind of became rude and short. Again, no complaints about the food at all. read more

They have very good sushi and alot of cooked fish options for peeple that dont like the raw fish. Good Bento boxes. The staff are always friendly and considerate of us. Food is served fast and you can call in an order to pick ut up :D my favorite roll is the tempera cali roll. read more

5 STARS!!! Easily the better of the two sushi bars in Tehachapi. Its clean, friendly, open normal business hours, and economically priced. The other sushi place in town was overpriced. I am so happy that Ichiban made its way to Tehachapi. I have gone there at least once a week since its opening and will continue to visit. The fish is fresh, the rolls are nice, and the staff is super friendly. Did I mention it was actually fair priced? Thank you! read more

It's unusual for a town the size of Tehachapi to have THREE sushi restaurants. This is the best one. Much more attractive interior than Kasagiri and better food than Midori. It is also the best place in town to drink beer: draft Saporo (superb) for $3.00. Cant beat that! read more

My wife and I ate here last night and liked the atmosphere but by far the most disappointing sushi experience in years. My wife ordered the rainbow roll and I the California rolls and the teriyaki chicken dinner with vegetables and fried rice. My wife's sushi was not fresh and the old fishy smell and taste was so strong and bad. My Miso soup was the worst I have ever had. It was so watered down. It tasted like brown water. The teriyaki sauce on my chicken was also tasteless and watered down. The fried rice was watery and also tasteless. Not one thing we ordered was good. The only thing good was the Sapporo beer. They struck out on everything we ordered. We have never had a bad experience in any sushi restaurant we have dined at and were so disappointed last night at Ichiban Sushi. We loved the sushi bar but that's about it. We won't be back. Sad we were so happy to see Tehachapi getting another sushi restaurant only to be very very disappointed. We walked out with a $45.00 really bad dinner experience. read more

One of my favorite places to eat in Tehachapi. The service is excellent and you can get in and out pretty fast. The prices are great and you get a good bang for your buck. The fried rice is probably the best I've had. I'll definitely be back for sure. read more

Everything from the salmon to the spicy tuna was fantastic; good miso soup as well. Great service; very attentive and kind. The prices are very reasonable for what you get; all-around great place! read more

This place should not even be called Ichiban there is absolutely no resemblance to the ones in Bakersfield which are 100% better. The sushi is decent but they don't serve a proper teriyaki. The chicken teriyaki reminded me of cat food. The side salad I had, the dressing reminded me of Orange Julius. No one wants a Orange Julius poured on iceberg lettuce. read more

Service was quick and server was nice. Sushi was ok. It is the first time I ordered spicy ahi tuna roll and the tuna was ground tuna. The bathrooms were super dirty. But in the plus the service was great and we got our food fast. read more

Pretty darn good sushi and service for Tehachapi. My all time favorite is the BMW roll. The mango roll, burrito roll & Jessica roll are also very good. Try the appetizer (I don't remember the name)- jalapeño stuffed with cream cheese and (I think) tuna then fried. To die for! read more

Sushi requires high quality and careful attention. Order it only after a restaurant proves itself with the "easier" cooked items. Teriyaki and yakisoba were disappointing while the tempura udon was passable. An extra star knowing these immigrant workers chose to settle in the middle of nowhere. read more

Usually this is our favorite Sushi bar in our hometown of Tehachapi. This time however it was terrible. The staff look dirty. The chef? that was making our rolls was shabby looking and sounded like he had a cold. The place was practically empty, so he just sat on the floor until we ordered again. Hardly saw the waitress. And when I tipped appropriate to the service she started shouting to her other waitress in whatever language they speak. (Not trying to be a racist, it's just rude). I ordered sweet shrimp and it was fishy tasting and not at all sweet. I didn't eat the second piece. I did not taste the freshness of any of the fish, although the nori came with very decent size pieces, which were made by what appeared to be the head chef. That being said rolls from the dirty chef were small and what fish it was was unidentifiable. We were there on a Saturday night, and the place was like a morgue, which is where the fish should be. read more

I live right down the street from Ichiban and it is so, so, so good! Never disappointed. Great people and fresh food! Awesome

This place was great. The presentation was fantastic and so was the taste. Would recommend the Ninja and Lobster Roll!! They seem to add a few pieces to each roll I ordered. read more

The reason I rate this place so low is because of the communication problem there .... No one has a basic understanding of simple English so I couldn't even pick up my to go order because the lady working the desk had no idea what I was saying ,,, if you can't speak English then you shouldn't work with customers I will never go back again period read more

My son and I had dinner together there and it was excellent. Prices are reasonable, food is fresh, and they made a tempura sushi roll with salmon, cream cheese and avocado just for me!! read more

Always the best the employees take great pride in their job and are just down to earth eat there at least 3 times a week.