Overall impression: You get what you pay for Average price for a meal: $13-19 I'm not from this area, I'm from an area that actually has good and fresh sushi so yes, I'll try to give this place some slack because of that. I had the chirashi and my wife had one of the rolls. First off, the portions are giant for what you're paying for. And that should be the first clue. Real, good sushi should not be that cheap. When you actually get the food, it's obviously previously frozen blocks of jello-like substance mainly good for soaking up soy sauce. But that's okay because it's worth it for the price that you're paying. Ambience is fine, service is fine. Nothing good or bad to say about it. There's a happy hour and a $1/piece of sushi time before 4pm on sundays. It's a good place to spend time with a bunch of people and not spend way too much money. But if you're looking for actual good quality sushi, obviously don't come here (but that's not what they advertise anyway). Three stars because it's basically fine for what you pay for. read more

Pretty good overall. I didn't do the Hibachi experience so we just ate on the Resturant side. I went on a Sunday evening and it was not too busy. I ordered the combination plate (pick two meats) and stuffed crab puffs since they were part of the happy hour from 4-7 pm. Drinks are also on the happy hour list too FYI. The filet minon was an extra $5 but it was very moist and full of flavor. Not a perfect steak but not bad. The hibachi shrimp is my favorite especially with some lemon splashed on it. The portion was not bad but with the fake crab meat salad and the appetizer we had I didn't need much more. The side of veggies (squash) was delicious and the amount served was fair. For me, I didn't have any left overs and paid about $30 total for my plate and appetizer. This is the first time I went in the Resturant side. It was busy but was not a bad experience. I'd go back and try some other entrees. Not the best hibachi I ever had but not the worst! I'd go back for sure. Probably more during happy hour because of the cheap drinks and appetizers. I'm giving my review 4 stars because of the service was great and my fiancé's sushi was on point (her words not mine lol). -Rick read more

We had a reservation at 6:30, all of the party was present. They began to seat us, took forever to get drink order. Our waitress was taking care of 3 parties at the hibachi grill. She was working very hard and we felt bad for her. We didn't get our chef until almost 8pm. One of my party complained to the manager but nothing was done. We finally got our chef, very entertaining, which we love. The food was not as good as it normally is. We always have tons left over and this time it was very sparse. Our waitress apologized for the long wait, the manager never came over and said anything. Very disappointing evening, this was supposed to be a special birthday dinner. Will try again, hopefully it will be like it normally is. read more

We stopped in for lunch and were not disappointed! Our hibachi Chef was EXCELLENT! He was super funny but not too cheesy and everything tasted great. We also got this awesome sushi appetizer and will be back soon. read more

Ichibon - Japanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I have consistently enjoyed Ichibon and love the Happy Hour menu. The staff and service have always been great in both sections of the restaurant. read more

Their service was very unprofessional , they took our reservation over the phone and when we arrived told us that they don't reserve seats , when they never mentioned that on the phone. The manager proceeded to yell at us because we were unhappy with the small area they were offering , there were not enough seating area for our full party . I would never ever go to this place horrible service , bad management. read more

I come here quite a bit and enjoy the friendly staff and great sushi. Food comes out fast and is delicious. They have hibachi on one side, sushi bar in the middle and dining on the other side. Love it. Get in get out pretty quick and prices aren't to high. read more

Ichibon - Ichi bar! Good stuff - Japanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This place has two sides - a hibachi on one side and a regular sushi restaurant on the other. I have had the pleasure of trying both. SUSHI SIDE: Love this side! Prices are good, portions are Texas size and, if you ask nicely, they will allow you to order escolar sashimi (not on the menu). Almost every time we are on this side of town, we stop by for sushi. Nice thick portions of sashimi and the slices I have received taste fresh. HIBACHI SIDE: The tricks are great - they do a flaming volcano that perhaps the other hibachis in the City of Houston are not allowed to do due to fire codes (guessing here). The entertainment is spot on! The food at the Hibachi side lost some stars. The fried rice is made with teriyaki sauce so it is sweet - not a fan. Also, you don't get shrimp appetizers like at other hibachi chains and I don't think we received any soup either. The salad was nummy tho and the portions were big. The proteins all tasted sweet to me, but the skrimps were big! Based on taste alone, I would not return to the Hibachi Side. This review is based on my personal experience and all statements made herein reflect my personal opinion only. Your experience may be completely different. read more

Ichibon - Japanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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It smelled gross, I couldn't even get nose blind. I could smell it the entire duration of our meal. No comments about the food because I can't remember anything but the horrible smell read more

I thought since this is the sister restaurant of JINYA ramen (owned by the same owner) it would be great. When we arrived the hostess was pretty rude and said there wasnt any tables available. Then another worker informed her that there was and instead took us to it shortly. The server was pretty intense and somewhat hospitable to us. Kind but too pressing. The size of the food that you order there seems pretty large for what you pay for especially the combo plates. The $1 sushi on Wednesday is LITERALLY 1 Sushi PIECE not a roll of sushi that you might think so had to try their $1 sushi night and it was pretty small for that amount . The yaki beef and steak was very tasty and they load up on veggies on your plates grilled. The fried rice was quite a large portion for a cup and tasty too! read more

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We had the hibachi steak and chicken combination. The texture of the steak was chalky. My grandson said the chicken wasn't good. The vegetables were mushy. Very disappointing. We also had the snow crab roll. The crab was fishy tasting, so we pulled the crab off. read more

Food is always good ! Services is ok . Love the theme and it's a good place to get lunch or dinner .

I was on my way to this place Called to place a to-go order 3 times. the first time I got placed on hold for 5 minutes and then passed off to someone else. Second time got passed off AGAIN and 3rd time placed on hold again. By this time I was arriving and just walked in to place my order. All 3 hostess two girls and one guy are just standing at the counter on there phone and hands crossed doing NOTHING. then the girl took my order and just walked off, didn't even tell me how long to wait or anything. Bad services !!! - I think your hostess screwing around on her cell phone is the issue (not giving a damn is the issue)not your business lol. read more

Hibachi grill is fun and there is a good cooking show that comes with the food. There can be some wait when the place gets busy. Sushi is pretty good. read more

This place just weirds me out. From the moment you sit down you can see how dirty the place is. All the servers are masked up which to each his/her own, but just seems weird at this point. When the chef/cook carts out the order, you just see raw beef, and chicken on the cart not covered and cross contamination happening all over the cart. I had the combo steak and shrimp which was ok but mostly dry and lacking any flavor. My wife had the teriyaki chicken which was super dry and could barely taste the teriyaki. The servers and cooks do their best to accommodate and entertain but they need a new act. The choo choo train and peeing fireman need some work. In my opinion this place is supposed to be an experience, but this experience has become stale. The restaurant needs some deep cleaning, especially since patrons are so close to the action. We will probably not be going back to this location as it's just not my jam. This place has been around for a long time so they must be doing something right. read more

I found the beef very tough considering I ordered it rare. Standard hibachi routine however the fried rice was excellent.

Good quality sushi. Due to the coronavirus, I had to order to go. To go was easy, but took awhile.

We came in 30 minutes before closing and they still accepted us and gave us full considerate service even when we were there after closing and we really appreciated that. It was my brother's family's first teppanyaki experience and they really enjoyed our chef's cooking performance! It meant a lot to me that our chef still put in a great effort as it was one of our last experiences in Texas. It was a beautiful ending to our fun filled day. It will be one of our good memories here in Texas. And the food was really delicious and the portions were decent! The meat was all cooked perfectly, the fried rice was flavorful and the vegetables were great as well! read more

My husband & I went here for date night. The food was excellent. An amazing potion for the hibachi, the sushi was DELICIOUS & our chef was fun & entertaining. Our waitress was nice & attentive as well. I will definitely come back! read more

Don't see how this place doesn't have 5 stars, great Asian food. I got the botan box (don't remember exactly what it was called) but the sushi was great, salmon steak was some of the best salmon I've ever had, sauces were perfect, fried vegetables were great, and the cheese puff oh my god. Super pricey but perfect for a date nights. Would eat this every day if I could afford it. Got back to the house afterwards and me and my girlfriend could not stop talking about it. Also, before I forget, the salad they bring out before the appetizer was so delicious I think about it to this day. They bring out a soup after that and that is delicious too. If you love seafood or Asian food definitely go here and get the botan box read more

We used to love taking the kids to Ichibon but this was our worst experience there ever. We haven't been there in about a year. The service was good as it usually has been, but the food was awful. My wife and 3 children all ordered Yaki Beef. It is thinly sliced, very tender and has always been my wife's favorite. However this time it had the texture of rubber bands. The sushi appetizer was not fresh like it usually is either. Dinner for 2 adults and 3 kids meals for $140 plus tip for that level of quality is a "no go" for us. We won't be back any time soon. read more

They don't deserve even one star..I've ordered ichibon several times through door dash in the past and the restaurant it's self is just going down hill..I typically don't complain about food but this is just disgusting..i ordered the garlic edamame and at first glance it looked okay but then I ate one and it tasted old and just expired..second I ordered a Philadelphia roll and I ask for fresh salmon instead of smoked..they added half of a avocado for just one roll and the entire roll itself looks like a 2 year old made it..so i called the ichibon and asked to speak to the manger and he was very rude and assumed I wanted a refund..I said multiple times that I DONT want a refund! I said "I'm just telling you so you can tell your staff so you don't get anyone sick!" He kept cutting me off and was just being very unprofessional! Won't be ordering from them anymore. read more

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I had the chicken dish. It had a teriyaki sauce on it, and tasted pretty good. The portion size was generous. I could not finish all my food. read more

Ichibon - a plate of food on a table - Japanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

We had a delicious meal here tonight, and our waitress was kind and lovely! I had the bento box with steak teriyaki, chicken teriyaki, and philly roll pieces--every single item in the box was wonderful! The salad that accompanied the meal was also amazing on account of the fabulous dressing that was on it. There was a MASSIVE amount of food though, as my husband and I both ate off of it and still had a full box of leftovers to take home. The prices were a little high to warrant visiting this restaurant more often than on special occasions, but it was totally worth it tonight! Highly recommend. read more

I understand why they replaced the carpet with tile; easier to clean. But it really took away from the upscale ambiance of the restaurant. Now it just feels like you're eating in a neighbor's kitchen. But the food has greatly improved; actually got a decent-sized lobster tail most recently. But I do miss the carpeted floors. read more

Reasonable prices, good food and service. We went during happy hour and split an appetizer of crab puffs which were delicious. We split four different sushi rolls and each had the Cajun hand roll, yummy! read more

I used to love coming here. But this was the worst experience I've ever had here! Me and my husband ordered steak he got the filet mignon! His meat was so squishy and disgusting it squished in your hand and turn into a pasty mush and had no flavor. We both ordered well done and both steaks came back rare possible even blue. I sent back my steak and it make back well done almost 10 mins later!! When brought it up to the manager he literally fought with us about whether the steaks were properly cooked. NEVER COMING BACK HERE EVER AGAIN!! The food in the pictures wasn't chewed. That's how nasty the meat was! read more

Ichibon - Disgusting excuse for Hibachi Filet Mignon - Japanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This is a legit sushi spot even though it is outside the loop. The food options are endless, plentiful parking, you walk in to immediately get greeted from a big awesome aquarium, and the food is always tasty. My last time in was disappointing though. Let me recount the ways: - Horrible service. Ignorasaurus! From the beginning the hostess was nowhere to be found and we just stood around trying to figure out if we should seat ourselves. - Waitress took forever to mosey on over and the restaurant was not even busy. Doing the intelligent thing we craned our necks to see what was up and we saw her socializing with other waitstaff over by the kitchen. This is a pattern that continued during the entire EXTENDED lunch session. Not because we wanted to be there forever, more like we forced to be there so long. - It was loud loud loud all due to one table of obnoxious dudes, the most obnoxious of which was obviously wearing a pink shirt. Just disappointing. But on balance, all other visits taken into consideration: Great food. Very tasty. Their bento box lunch special is cheap and will fill you up. I like the location in Kemah way better just because it is Kemah - but it is such a drive out there and then parking is a PITA once you get there. This is a good alternative since it is closer. read more

We had a blast! Of course, we had no expectations. We enjoyed sitting around the table having rice thrown at us and drinking ridiculous looking drinks. It was an absolute hoot. I tried the shrimp and my daughter had the chicken, and it was such a lovely fun experience. We sat with another family and just laughed because nobody at our table could catch rice in their mouth. Either that or our guy just couldn't throw it. The fried rice was delicious, we enjoyed the ichiban sushi tower beforehand and it was delicious though a little on the mayonnaisey side. Perhaps it is a little bit cliché, perhaps it wouldn't work for five nights every week, but for a one hit while traveling through town? This was a hit for us! read more

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They have happy hour everyday except for holidays! I believe their HH is from 3-7pm, but just call to confirm. For a party of two, we ordered the following: - 2 spicy scallop hand rolls & 2 spicy scallop sushi: The scallop was flavored well and has a tolerable kick to it! The marinade looks like unsweetened sweet chili sauce just to give you a visual (or you can look at my pics) - 1 spider roll and 1 rock & roll roll: Each came with 5 pieces. Decent size but it lacked flavors. Thank goodness for the free side of spicy mayo!!! - 1 Tuna roll: It came with 3 TINY pieces. You can probably shove all 3 pieces in your mouth at once. Very basic but the texture of the tuna is acceptable. - Sesame chicken: This was very good and crispy!!! It's similar to the popcorn chicken that you see in some of the boba places in Chinatown. The chicken itself is very bland so the teriyaki sauce comes in handy. The service was a bit slow even though our waiter was very nice. Average sushi but relatively cheaper than some surrounding sushi restaurants. If you don't like sushi, this restaurant offers hibachi options. i think we would rather go across the street to Jinya ramen if we're hungry next time though. read more

Ichibon - Assortment of sushi from happy hour - Japanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Food We had the hibachi grill, which was very entertaining. Our chef did many tricks with the food and was very experienced. I had the hibachi grill combo, which had Hibachi Steak and Yaki (Teriyaki) Beef, which came with fried rice and a salad. The hibachi steak lacked in flavor and was not marinated. The yaki beef was very flavorful and tasty because the chef applied lots of teriyaki sauce. The salad was very succulent and was topped with a crunchy topping with a very flavorful dressing. The fried rice was excellent: crispy, and tasty. I had the onion and mushroom soup once and it is very rich, what you would find at a Japanese restaurant. Service The service was very efficient and the wait staff was very quick to get refills. The waiter took our drink orders right away and gave us plenty of time to look at the menu. It took a little long for the chef to come out, but that was to give time for everyone to finish their salad first. The waiter was also very nice about giving the kids more goldfish and ice cream. Atmosphere The restaurant is very dark, but bright enough to read the menu. It was better when the wait staff opened the shades later on. Our chef was very experienced and ecstatic. He entertained us all, which gave us a memorable experience there. Our chef's name was Junior. Be sure to request him if you choose to do the hibachi grill. read more

I've been a customer and fan of Ichibon in Kemah for years, but hadn't ever visited this location until two nights ago. Verdict? The quality that has made me a fan of the Kemah location has carried over to this locale as well. On my recent visit I went to the $21.95 "All You Can Eat" sushi roll event that is held on the weekends. Basically for $22 you can have all the standard sushi rolls you can eat. A pretty good deal in my book. And the sushi rolls are pretty good. They're well constructed, tightly rolled, not too much rice, and have the right amount of filling. Most importantly, the rolls don't break apart when you're eating them! Nothing displeases me more than a sushi restaurant whose rolls fall apart when you pick them up or dip them in soy sauce. Anyhow the rolls were ample sized and tasted fresh. I had several pieces of fresh salmon and tuna sashimi as well, and the slices were thick and tasty. Aside from the "AYCE" special, prices are what you would expect from a sushi restaurant. My dining partner got something from the Habachi grill and it looked and smelled great. The presentation was excellent too. All-in-All I highly recommend Ichibon in Webster. They also have late hours on the weekend (10:30pm) which is good for "adults" wanting to eat without having kids around them. read more

Ichibon - Sushi Rolls at the All You Can Eat sushi roll special on Sundays - Japanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Came here for my mom's birthday on a Thursday night. There wasn't much people when we arrived by 8:30 and before 9:30 they started packing the place up which became really distracting as we were still trying to enjoy our food. Anyway, our hibachi chef was really entertaining. Very funny and creative. He could get 5 stars, to be honest! Everything about his service was great! Our server on the other hand..... Maybe he was having a bad day? Not a single smile on his face though he kept is "you're welcomes, thank you's etc". The hibachi fried rice is a must to have; very flavourful. The yakisoba noodles were just a tad bit salty. The sushi is good. I had the little dragon (I think?) with the soft shell crab on the top. That was my first time to a hibachi restaurant and perhaps it's different with the others, but bring cash for your hibachi chef. The tip you give with your card goes straight to your server (as one of the employees said) and I just hate to have given a hefty tip to a server who didn't seem to pleased to be on the job that day. read more

Ichibon - Japanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Had lunch here today with a party of 7. We had an assortment of foods. My sushi and sashimi were a little sloppy in presentation and I chalk that up to the fact we got a lunch special. The men's bathroom smelled kinda bad and the floor was a bit on the slimy side. I'm pretty sure blocking off the fire alarm with paper towels is against code. Won't be coming back for a bit. read more

I can't believe I've lived in CL for as long as I have and I only just tried this place for the first time! Have only been for sushi so I can't say anything about the hibachi in this review. Since Wednesday is $1 sushi night, there was a 20-25 min wait when we arrived around 5:45. However, we opted to sit at the bar where there was plenty of empty space and skipped that wait. Sushi quality is pretty good. I'd say the quality is about the same as Masa. The nigiri is well portioned and the slices of fish are pretty good. I'm a huge sushi fan, so on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best sushi I've ever had, this would probably get a 7. I'd rate Whole Foods sushi as about a 3, if that gives you perspective. When I heard "$1 sushi night" I immediately thought "ok so it's going to be razor thin fish then" but I was pleasantly surprised! The fish tasted fresh and you just can't beat the price on $1 Wednesday nights and/or happy hour :) One thing Masa has on Ichibon though - their pieces are slightly bigger. I highly recommend the fresh salmon, super white tuna, and spicy scallop. Sooooo good. I'll definitely be back many more times! read more

Ichibon - $1 sushi! 2 super white tuna, 4 salmon, 1 mackerel. - Japanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Sadly the one in Kemah closed down, this one is ok but maybe the Pandemic is the excuse for smaller quantities of food while we still pay the same or more as we did. Presentation is always nice, Food is decent. read more

Place is not what it used to be. The quality and cleanliness of the restaurant has just deteriorated. No more will I come to this once Clear Lake/ Bay Area favorite. The food is not properly prepared or sushi grade for that matter. Not a great place for high quality Japanese cuisine. read more

Went here on a Friday during COVID, they tried to seat us too close to the next group. We asked for more spacing and they said no with no empathy. The menus were dirty and sticky, all very disappointing. read more

I ordered a Las Vegas roll and got something different I normally go to the one on Fairmont and the Las Vegas roll is usually fried the one that the one in NASA was not fried was not what I ordered and the role came in 5 pieces in reference to its normal pieces which is around 8 I called the restaurant and the guy was giving me attitude telling me that when he came over he discovered the Las Vegas roll I told him it's not what I ordered he says he knows the ingredients he knows the roll and that the other places are doing the wrong and he is right he was very rude and never let me speak I do not recommend you go to the one on NASA at all I went there to pick up the food and the hostess was rude and the people just give you your bag take your money and don't even tell you thank you read more

Ichibon - This is the role you get when you order and small pieces make sure you check your order before you leave - Japanese Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place is packed. Not following the covid rules at all. 30 min time limit to eat? Greedy. Sad. Will never go here or another one again. You should be ashamed of yourself and are the reasons why things are getting so bad. Stop being greedy and follow the rules or close. read more