Another excellent lunch at Ichiban. A group of 8 of us went for lunch. Most of us ordered from the build your lunch menu that starts with soup or salad and also includes an appetizer, choice of rice, and three entree selections. It's also nicely presented on a plate with areas for each. Plus, there's always some remaining to bring home. All for about $17. Service is friendly and efficient. Consistently a great place to go! read more

Ichiban - Lunch - Japanese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

I would give 0 if I could. I am in a funk in terms of what I felt like eating earlier today. I happened to be in New Town area, killing time and saw this restaurant. I went in and looked at the menu. This is what I called a confused restaurant. Menu covered Japanese, Thai, Chinese, and Korean food. I should have known better to never eat at a confused restaurant. Still, too tired to search other restaurants, I went ahead and ordered Gal Bi, out of gazillion different dishes. My thought was how hard is it to screw up Gal Bi. It's such a very simple, easy to make K dish. Nope, I was wrong! No flavor, it's super oily, and because they are not specialized K restaurants, they didnt have bibimbap sauce to alleviate its bland flavors. I only had 2 little ribs and asked to box up the rest. I lost my appetite completely. Yup! That's the size for a $20 dish! Stupid me! I should have walked away once I read the menu. read more

Ichiban - Japanese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

We have been to Ichiban numerous timed and the food is always good. It has a nice mix of numerous Asian cuisine from the different East Asian cultures. The service is great and everyone is polite and attentive. The ambiance is pleasant with moderate noise levels, have never felt I could not enjoy the conversation at my table. read more

Ichiban - Chinese sweet and spicy shrimp - Japanese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

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Had been wanting to try this restaurant for awhile now and ended up deciding to do a to go order and I was definitely not disappointed. Probably the best sushi in town and I can't wait to order food again and try some different plates. read more

Still my go-to Chinese restaurant here in Williamsburg. Had their new lunch special where you choose soup or salad, appetizer, rice or noodles, and 3 main entree choices. I chose the following and all were delicious: Egg Drop Soup Pork Dumplings Lo mein Kung po chicken Moo goo gai pan chicken Sesame chicken Plenty of food for the price and I took home a good amount of leftovers. Husband enjoyed the two roll lunch combo. Service is friendly and food took average time to arrive. The decor inside is very nice and I enjoy the very padded chairs. Also took home a moo-shu chicken for another meal. Wish for the price they included a bigger plum sauce and 6 pancakes instead of 4. It's still very good! read more

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Best Chinese food that we have had in a long time! We had lunch and enjoyed everything we had. Build your own lunch includes soup, appetizer, rice or noodles and three dishes. Service was great and the place is nicely decorated as you would expect in an upscale Chinese restaurant. read more

Ichiban - Build your own lunch. Soup not shown. - Japanese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

food was great! derive was amazing and very attentive! This was my second time here I enjoyed it just as much as I did my first time ... I had the shrimp and scallops and hubby had cumin lamb... we shared a shrimp tempura roll and had green tea with chocolate cake after... read more

This is a great spot to go to for lunch. There isn't much of a wait and the restaurant is pretty quiet. The Hawaiian poke bowl is good, but the create your own lunch is even better. You get a little salad or soup, then choose an appetizer, type of rice and three main items. I think the different kinds of shrimp and the green beans have a balance of spicy and sweet. read more

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Located in a busy shopping village in Williamsburg, VA next to the movie theater (that has plenty of parking) decided to have dinner here during a visit to Williamsburg. This is a multi Asian concept Chinese and Japanese so it has a variety of items from both cuisines. My friend had been here before and said it's one of the better options for Asian food in the area. It was just ok. The decor is cute and from the people coming in they do a solid takeout business. Our server was very nice, but service was slow. Sushi was ok. I ordered the maki special and selected the spicy tuna, shrimp tempura roll and California rolls. We also ordered a wonton soup and pork shrimp dumplings. Verdict - when I go again? If I was in the area or had a craving for Asian food it's an ok place. read more

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We hadn't been here in a long while, but were in the neighborhood and thought we'd pop in. I'm so glad we did! After a couple of minutes' wait (like 3, maybe) we were seated. Our waiter brought water, and by the time he got back with our tea, our choices had leapt out of the menu and shouted "OOH! OOH! PICK MEEEE!!" My Bride got the Pineapple Fried Rice. It's literally a pineapple stuffed with shrimp fried rice. Delicious! I got the Walnut Shrimp, an excellent choice of if I do say so myself. Battered and fried shrimp and candied walnuts in a sweet creamy sauce- I had to restrain myself from licking the plate! Two entrées and two cups of green tea (with a refill) came to $43.07 including the tax. Certainly worth every penny! We won't wait so long to come back next time! read more

Ichiban - Walnut Shrimp - Japanese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

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Ichiban is located in swanky New Town Center. As locals it's our go to, never fail sushi place. The service is always very good. The small touches make the restaurant very enjoyable. When you sit down the server brings you warm towels to wipe your hands. Even in summer this is extremely refreshing and in colder months it's a great way to start the meal. Tonight we had assorted rolls of tuna, salmon, honey, and Godzilla. Each roll has its own flavor and the fish is extremely fresh. The wine selection is really good. You can get a decent bottle of wine or reasonably priced glass to enjoy w the meal. On previous visits I've had their house margarita, and it was very good. The gyoza is also very good and go to favorite. You can enjoy a meal alone or with company and never feel rushed to leave, even if it's a busier time. Cheers! read more

Ichiban - Plum wine, Salmon Roll, Tuna Roll, Honey Roll, Godzilla Roll. - Japanese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

I ordered the Gyoza, Roast Pork fried rice and Combo Fried rice and an extra side of white rice. Everything was great, maybe a tad too salty for me, but I still ate 4 big spoonfuls of each just to test it. The Gyoza were great and had a dipping liquid with them. I ate 3 immediately. Portion size was amazing. I got maybe twice more than I expected. The downside was that with all this tasty, hot food, they didn't send any utensils. I asked for utensils and napkins on the order. That was disappointing. However, they sent lovely packets of condiments and a fortune cookie in a very meticulously folded package. I will order from them again, just maybe not as much food :-) read more

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Fresh food, friendly service moderately priced. Never disappointed. Love love love the hot wash cloths!

Nice sushi spot in Newtown, they have a great selection of sushi and other entrees. I go for lunch and get the sushi lunch special. Recommend if you're in the area. read more

Over the last two years, Ichibon has been our go to sushi restaurant in Williamsburg because of the amazing value of an all you can eat lunch special. And the sushi was always fresh. Our recent revisit we found that the menu was totally reformatted, and the all you can eat special was gone. Again, we found all of the sushi we ordered to be absolutely fresh and delicious - maybe better than before. I tried the Chicken Penang Curry and the sauce was absolutely perfect. But here's the rub: one would need a microscope to find the pieces of chicken. For another example, the vegetable tempura was delicious but again, a very small portion. On the whole, as I said, food was delicious, but the portions were very small and the prices have gone up. I recommend Ichiban but prepared to spend more than you thought for a simple lunch. read more

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Fantastic service great atmosphere and even better food. This is a restaurant you will going and they will treat you like family. It's the type of place you only need one drink with because they're that fast with their service. I had the house special duck and my girlfriend had the kung poa chicken . They were both delicious the duck was so tender I could cut it with my fork. The plum wine I got paired well with the duck as it was sweet and broke up the salty savory flavor of the duck and its sauce. Overall 5/5 would come here again and definitely recommend you do! read more

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FBEST CHINESE FOOD EVER! My first time eating here with my family and the food it absolutely fresh and amazing and unbelievable and the staff are friendly and kind caring and wonderful and the restaurant is so beautiful and amazing and looks amazing incredible and I am in heaven make sure tip the waitresses and waiters well they deserve it they all work so hard and they deserve it and make best freshly made food and big menu of awesome food it is spectacular and it is so clean and extremely clean and sanitary and it is absolutely remarkable and fun and relaxing place and fun and perfect for everyone and bring friends family or employees for lunch or dinner and it is amazing big and fabulous and peaceful quite and relaxing place and perfect for all ages and the sushi looks so beautiful gorgeous and definitely coming back again! Best place ever and Chinese and I am in heaven. Thank you so much for all ur hard work and devotion and I appreciate you keep up the good work. From lauren read more

We arrived at Ichiban at the last day of our Williamsburg trip. I was expecting a stripmall buffet type of experience but we happened upon the most walkable part of Williamsburg by this restaurant. There was a movie theater, a bunch of nice restaurants, and even an axe throwing venue. Ichiban wasn't serving their sushi buffet. Apparently that is only for weekday lunch. Instead it was ala carte dining at a pretty nice environment. We opted for the: spicy beef tendon pot - excellent taste and cool sorta unique presentation gal bi - good but not as great as its made at good Korean restaurants (or my house marinated courtesy of my wife and grilled by me). Not a bad price though. Thai drunken noodles with shrimp - we asked for extra spicy but it wasn't really spicy. It was a little bit saturated in sweet sauce (Americanized). Also the noodles weren't the wide rice noodles we were expecting. They were the pad thai type of noodles. A little disappointing but not bad. House special duck - battered and deep fried but totally delicious. Good portion size. Volcano roll - pretty good special sushi roll with fresh tasting fish and tightly made. The sake we had was amazing too. Fuji apple flavored Hana sake. I think $17 and my wife and I both had enough delicious drink to have. I'll definitely pick up a bottle next time I'm at Total Wine. The service was slow. Our waitress was running around all night. Food took a while to be served after ordering... maybe 40 minutes. Other than that it was a very good meal! read more

Ichiban - Bar area - Japanese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

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On the referral of a local resident this is the best Asian cuisine in the area we are about to see for ourselves greeted by a sweet server holding warm washcloths to wash our cold hands and we are off to a great start in etiquette and attentiveness! To kick it off on this chilly day we ordered Egg drop soup and hot and sour soup to warm our souls this chilly day and what a delicious delight both were silky full of flavor and most importantly hot! I ordered the firecracker beef as a entree and my wife ordered the Ribs and pineapple fried rice was excellent and the firecracker beef was delicious and tasty overall this place was a simple little walk from the movie theatre so it made our date night super convenient and Satisfied our taste buds for Asian cuisine great lil place with beautiful decor low lit ambience and good food topped off with excellent service! read more

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We got the gyoza and dumplings. I would get the gyoza again. I got sushi and it was good but I had better. My husband had beef and broccoli and he said it was pretty good. I would say service is 3/5 but overall I would go back. read more

Always fresh sushi & attentive service. I've enjoyed coming here since the grand opening read more

Excellent flavor. Old school (superior) fried rice. Dishes are expertly cooked. Sushi is great.

Ichiban has the best lunch special maybe in the entire country. It is $17 (including tax) for all you can eat sushi, apps and kitchen dishes. Yes. You read that correctly. It is unlimited. I just returned from Chicago where two sushi rolls ran me $20+. I just had four rolls today for lunch for $17. While the price is out of this world so is the quality. The sushi is fresh and they make it right in the back. For us, we sat at the sushi bar so they made it right in front of us. The flavors are great and portions are perfect. Dinner here is good too but man if you are looking for lunch in Williamsburg on a weekday, look no further than Ichiban. Come hungry! read more

Ichiban - Philadelphia Roll (Top left), Godzilla Roll (Bottom Left), Eel Roll (Top Right), California Roll (Bottom Right) - Japanese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

Generally speaking I think Ichiban is excellent. The personnel are pleasant and efficient. Among a number of very good dishes I had a Thai curry that was excellent. My only comment: I was once served what was supposed to be vegetable tempura that was so oily it was more like onion rings. read more

Terrible service! The place is 80% empty when 8 of us walked in , an old lady who is the glass a glass. She asked 2 co-workers to set up the table. 3 minutes later, we told them that we have two more friends coming. The old lady was very unhappy and told us that you have to wait for another 15 minutes for us to set up another table, You told me 8 people earlier! . They have 5 , 5 waiter and hanging around doing nothing. We left right away. Went cross street to Pisco 51, they said, please wait a second. Then set up a table for all us in 2 minutes. Then we found out that this IChiban is not authentic japanese food. Anyway, they should learn to provide better customer service. Too bad. owner lost at least $300+ revenue since we all drink. Server lost at least $60+ tips. read more

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The service is beyond disrespectful. The lady in front who usually wears the white shirt and glasses is the most rude individual I've ever come in contact with in the service industry. I was hesitant to even leave this review until I read other reviews that described her behavior. I too, had assumed she was having a bad day. But I guess her bad days outnumber her good days because she is totally rude. And this review comes after my 3rd interaction with her and her horrible service. She should not be hosting in anybody's public business. read more

The service was very good, welcomed and seated immediately. Ordered coconut shrimp as an appetizer, it was delicious. I had the General Tso chicken and my wife had chicken cachew. Both were plentiful and very good. I ordered the custard buns for dessert, not a favorite. If I lived in the area I would definitely go there again. The sushi bar looked very inviting. read more

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Unfortunately this place has gone downhill since the last time I was there. This review is for dinner. The only reason this is not one star is that our server was great. Other than that: - Prices have gone up quite a bit. I could live with that except: - No soup served with entrees any more - No wontons served before your meal arrives - 3 out of four people in our party got their meals in a decent amount of time. Unfortunately mine was no where to be found. By the time my orange chicken arrived everyone else was almost done. The server said she had to go to the kitchen and basically refuse to leave until they made my dish. She also said if she had not told them they would have burned it. No thanks. read more

Manager response to their mistake was deplorable. I called in an order for pickup and the order was incorrect with one item missing and $23 of vegetable dumplings and asparagus added to the order. I called back immediately and the young lady who had taken the order acknowledged the error and retook my credit card info to refund the difference. A short while later the manager called me back saying that I must drive back to Williamsburg, from Kiln Creek (24 miles each direction) to return the vegetables before he would issue my refund. A photo would not suffice. I explained the inconvenience to no avail. Although the order taker had acknowledged and apologized for their error, the manager disavowed it demanded that I return the food to Williamsburg to get my refund. read more

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Good sushi. Terrible Chinese takeout. Dumplings, Lo- main, soups and general chicken is very low quality and quantity. Go to China Star in Norge. Better quality, better food and better taste. read more

This place is your average Asian restaurant. They don't specialize in a particular cuisine - there's some sushi, traditional Chinese dishes, and even pad thai. The best thing on their menu is definitely the pineapple fried rice. I highly recommend it! I also love their hot and sour soup. They have some meals where soup or another starter is included, so go for the hot and sour when you have the option. The atmosphere is nice, but prices are a little high. You definitely pay for the aesthetic as well as the food. However, the location is convenient and Newtown always has plenty of parking, even if it's not right outside the restaurant's door. I'm personally aware of two different kitchen fires they've had, as I was present for one (in the restaurant next door) and was told it was no big deal and had happened before. However, that was a while ago and I did return to Ichiban since hearing that, so do with that information what you will. read more

Ichiban - House Special Duck - Japanese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

The restaurant was nice but the customer service needs improvement. We walkers in and was told to have a seat. I asked to sit outside and was told no. The food was delicious and the restaurant was beautiful. I wasn't expecting white tablecloths. The restaurant was packed so service was very slow. The waiter did the best he could and delivered food accurately. I enjoyed the food but the service would deter me from returning. read more

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We were a larger party, of six, and we waited a good 30 minutes to be seated. So I'd recommend getting reservations for large parties. Then we waited another good 20 minutes to get food other than our appetizer. The sushi that my family ordered was good. But everything other than that was mediocre. I ordered the japchae with beef and it was terrible. The noodles stuck to each other and when I ate them I was scared I'd choke they were so chewy and long. And I've had japchae from actual Korean restaurants before but this one had no flavor and the beef was oily and had a weird texture as well. Overall, if you do decide to come, make a reservation beforehand and stick to the sushi. read more

Ichiban - Maki Combination - Japanese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

My family usually goes to Ichiban for dinner. With the fancier than average decor, we sometimes save it for when we feel like having a meal where we get to sit down and eat with both hands and enjoy it. My wife and I decided to take advantage of the lunch specials and grab a quick meal. I don't know if the lunchtime cook is simply new or if they are changing the recipes, but today's meal was not as refined as the dinners have been in the past. We've had trouble finding really good Asian food in Williamsburg, but Ichiban is usually a solid 4 out of five stars. Todays carry out meal was missing some ingredients and was very heavily breaded, lacking the delicate flavors that we normally find. My wife suggested two stars, but I'm averaging it up to three stars in the hope that our next visit is back to four stars. read more

The freshest sushi in Williamsburg! I have been coming here for a few years now and always love it, and today again it was the freshest tuna I might have ever had. Hands down this is the best sushi in the area!! I've chatted with the owner, who is really cool and has a great story! I've just always enjoyed my time here!! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have over the years read more

Always great!! Fantastic sushi! Excellent staff! Great atmosphere. Never lets us down. We'll be back.

We stopped by after the gym for lunch. We loved it. I ordered the lunch special and I was able to try five items, gyoza, sautéed string beans, general Toa's and the pepper steak. I loved every bit. My husband loved the sushi. He said it's the freshest he's had in town! Our waitress was attentive and our food arrived in a very timely manner. The decor is beautiful. It's very fancy inside the restaurant! read more

i've been to this place about 4 times, every other time having a great experience until today. we waited 40 minutes for a table (after being told 25) to find out they had 6 open tables and were not seating us. after finally getting the table we waited an additional 5 minutes to not see the first waiter, and during that time a couple people walked in and got seated at the same time as us (with no wait!), received drinks and ordered food. i think this place takes way too many takeout orders therefore the staff cannot have a full house and so many takeout orders. this whole experience was awful. 1 out of 4 isn't bad, but definitely won't be returning during a busy time again. read more

The duck was old leftovers, that they fried to try and freshen up. Very sad and shameful. The dish was over sauced just swimming in it. The rice was very good. Way too much money for a dish of rice since the duck and veggies were bad. read more

This place has become our go to for amazing sushi and Chinese food. The staff is fantastick and the food Is so good! Everything is fresh and flavorful, we frequently rely on the more than capable staff to recommend dishes we wouldn't normally try. Don't miss the "whole" fish dishes and hot pot selections. The owner will go out of her way to bring in requested menu items. Ask for Nina, Maggie, or Grace....great servers! read more

Ichiban - Peanut avocado roll, great start no matter what you choose for dinner! - Japanese Near Me - Williamsburg, Virginia

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