I've been at this location several times and the managers are really friendly. I always enjoy coming to this location and eating their Udon. However, I decided to order something different and got really sick. I came in person to talk to them because I get along with the management so well and didn't want to write this review. I spoke with the waiter and kindly told them my experience and he looked at me I disbelief and said, "You sure it was us?" I told him I knew it was them as it was I hadn't eaten anything else. He didn't apologize or say anything to me. Unfortunately, I didn't see anyone on staff that I knew to talk to for today but I hope someone reads this review and considers that I did get sick. I don't think I can in good consciousness come back but I do thank the staff was nice to me. read more

This is Spencer's favorite restaurant so we made sure to visit here for his 24th birthday! Everything we ordered was excellent and we really enjoyed it. The service was very good. We had a booth with a window which we enjoyed. We will be back. read more

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Favorite place to eat in Pasadena. The sushi is great and the prices are amazing. They are also vegan friendly and have plenty of choices to satisfy everyone. read more

Took my brother and sister in law out for their birthday, it was their first time doing hibachi and they had an absolute blast. We went for lunch so the food was a lot less than dinner. We all got the chicken and steak combo we also had drinks and sushi which was really delicious. They sang happy birthday and got a fried ice cream. Also their first. They made their experience a memorable one until next time. read more

Ichibon's - Japanese Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

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My whole order was ready to go and the female waitress at 6 pm completely ignored me for over 8 minutes then put half my order in the bag checked all her tables put two more boxes that were sitting there the whole time in and handed me the bag I ordered sushi smh read more

They always close early. I walked in at 9:25 to order to go and they refused to take my order

Great Japanese food. Definitely recommend the bento box at lunch since you get miso and salad with the meal. The food comes out fairly quickly and hot. The lighting is perfect with the windows letting in some natural light and not harsh bright lights. My only issue has been with getting refills on my drinks as sometimes I get constant refills and other times I get none and have to suck on the ice left in my cup. read more

Still a great place to have dinner with the family. I personally hate the house salad (dressing is gross) that comes with almost everything and their tempura veggies (the choice of veggies they use + texture are gross) but everything is hella good! The service is always very good, the people/ staff are wonderful and really go the extra mile. For example, I order the Shrimp Katsu to change it up, it had been a while since i ordered from the menu & after i ordered i saw that what i wanted came with those nasty af tempura veggies and our server was able to quickly change it to grilled veggies. Soooooooooooo good. (What's up with the veggies, you ask?) i personally don't like fried bell peppers, tempura sweet potatoes & green bean are not my thing. read more

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Ok experience. I love that the food comes out in small portions because it's hot and little to no waste. I love going out and love a clean pretty environment but they fell a little short on this part. Don't know exactly what it is but they have to do better with their tables and chairs, uncomfortable to me. BUT food was very good read more

Ichibon's - Japanese Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

Very meh I got the hibachi platter had lettuce on the bottom as garnish I guess I thought was kinda weird, waitress said they only sometimes have yum yum sauce :-| wouldn't recommend I moved to Pasadena from Baytown Fuji had me spoiled was always a 10/10 read more

Me and my wife came to eat for the first time. ...The food was overcooked... Couldn't eat the food very hard and burnt meat terrible food asked for the manager the guy I spoke to said he was the owner and basically told me he didn't care that I had tried some of the food and for that reason he wasn't doing anything about it very rude... He did take off the ticket made me pay full price no discount absolutely nothing... his name is jay the so called owner... we will never dare to eat here again wish we could report him to anybody... read more

Got here at 5:40 they sat people before us many times then finally at 6:40 they sit us.... It's 7:07 and the chef just got here..... sad.

Went for my birthday and we had a great time. The show was very entertaining. My youngest loved it. Food was amazing and we will be back.

Delicious sushi and very reasonable prices. I haven't tried the hibachi but it looks pretty good.

Was near Pasadena and needed some time to kill so I decided to come here for food. Came during happy hour and their menu seemed decent and cheap (yay!). I guess you can say the sushi I received directly reflected the price. I love California Rolls so I ordered a couple of them. The rice was really dry. I don't think there was any vinegar in the sushi rice. It was difficult to get through the many rolls I ordered. The spicy-mayo sauce tasted kind of off as well. The waitress and hostess were very friendly though. read more

Ichibon's - happy hour. tbh sushi was bad. sushi rice had no vinegar, just dry rice - Japanese Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

I ordered the combination dinner steak and shrimp with fried rice...the only thing that was good was the vegetables and the fried rice. The shrimp was overcooked and the steak was bland. Thank you but never again. read more

It was a Saturday night and I was absolutely dying for some sushi. Two other places that claimed they had delivery actually didn't and it was getting late. I saw that this place was open until 10:30 pm and offered delivery as well. I thought I would give it one last shot before I gave up. I'm glad I tried them out! Though the prices are pretty steep, they did deliver to my home at around 10 pm (I had a 45 min wait time). And honestly, I didn't mind because where else could I get late night sushi? Everything was delicious! Since it was my first time eating from here, I didn't know what I would like so I ordered several items. It all arrived in neat little plastic containers. Out of everything I selected, I think I enjoyed the gyu tataki and the Tokyo Night roll the best. The Philadelphia roll was pretty standard and nothing impressive, as was my spicy salmon hand roll. I was a little disappointed that the snapper and salmon nigiri were served plain. I'm spoiled from my time in Reno, NV where those items are served with ponzu/sriracha and lemon slices, respectively. However, they still tasted good. The yellowtail was slightly on the fishy side. I'm used to it being mild and buttery. After tax, tip, delivery and service fees, my total was roughly $120. Ouch. I did order a lot, though. Now that I have an idea of what is good, I can order less. However, almost everything is at least $10+. I enjoyed ordering from here, but it will be quite some time before I splurge like this again. read more

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The environment is very family friendly, the food was delicious, and the service was amazing!!

First time trying Ichibons since moving to the area. I first came in to meet a friend (didn't order anything) and it all looked amazing. We decided to try it for date night and beats the hibachi grill where we are from. Everything is well worth the price and the quality is amazing and fresh. The bento box literally came with everything and was well worth sharing! read more

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I must say this is my first time at this location and I will never come back. Their calamari was fried in dirty oil. The taste was just weird. Their food had absolutely no flavor although the food was hot when it came out customer service was good. I will not return and I don't recommend this place at all. I prefer to go to Benihana's. read more

We were told 50 mins for our table so we sat at the bar to wait. We had a sushi roll and a drink while waiting, both were okay but our server was great. After an hour had passed we asked about our table (there was an empty hibachi table). Another 10-15 mins they finally sat us at our table. After being seated another 10+ mins had passed and we haven't even seen a server. There were three separate parties at this table and all we're getting restless. One party had to go to the bar to order their drinks. I went and asked our previous server if he could help our table and he was eager to help. He got our drink orders & soon after our food orders. Our cook came out to make our food he put on a good show but the food just was not it. The salad is delicious. The fried rice was sweet, I have never had a sweet rice at hibachi. Neither my husband or I were a fan of it. The veggies were different compared to other hibachi restaurants, I wasn't expecting stringy vegetables. The mushrooms were very good. But then comes the meat... the shrimp way over cooked, the chicken was dry & the steak was ordered to be medium & it came out well done. I almost forgot; the server that was supposed to be helping our table came to our table when everyone was about done eating. We will not be returning to this restaurant. read more

I was craving a hibachi dinner and found Ichibon's. We were seating immediately at a table of 7 people total. I ordered a Shaggy Dog Roll and miso soup as an appetizer. For an entree, I had the hibachi steak and fried rice. The hibachi entrees come with a salad, vegetables, and rice. The salad is the size of a dinner salad and very filling. They put a lot of cheese on the salad as seen in the photos. The Shaggy Dog Roll is good, I like that it is not drenched in sauce and you can taste the crab. I didn't like the ginger sauce which is typically my favorite part of the meal. read more

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Food was good. Service too. Restroom dirty. Men's horrible, staff was informed about this situation and it was not taken care off. They were not busy, so there was no excuse. read more

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Ordered through Uber eats and the restaurant gave my order to the wrong driver. Manager refused to remake my food for the correct driver, I called and the Manager seems to be too busy to speak to a paying customer over the phone. A tip to the Manager learn to treat your customers right and learn how to handle these types of situations!!! Remember without customers you won't get paid! read more

While I did not do the hibachi and can't speak to that experience the table service was good. The original Ichibon I'm Kemah was a staple for me growing up and I was glad to experience the same taste at this location. I ordered the large chicken fried rice which came with their signature salad (soooo good) and a shaggy dog. It was slow, and the service was just good enough nothing spectacular or bad to report. read more

Food was tasty waitress was good but Chef Anestacio was a clown whom needs to be retrained to respect a table and their party. estupido. Just not funny and not professional. He was about to get cussed out that's how ridiculously stupid he was. read more

This is one of my favorite places Everything is always so delicious place is always cozy and fun read more

We came here after helping my mom with her home after it was affected by Harvey. It was a Sunday evening and the parking situation was as good as it gets, plenty of it. We came in and from the beginning, the service was exceptional. The staff was very attentive. We opted for the hibachi experience and we seated with another family. There was plenty of room at the grill. The Noodle Samurai came in with full entertainment. We had such a great time, he was throwing food at our mouths, making jokes, and chopping up several yummy courses. I had the steak and calamari with the rice and veggies with an added side of noodles. The food was great as well, cooked to perfection and there was plenty of food! I will definitely be revisiting! read more

My husband and I have come here once a week for maybe 6 years. And I have never complained. But lately they have gone downhill. There are two chefs who are phenomenal but we got a new one this time and my chicken was BLACK. (Picture shown) I'm not paying $40+ for BURNT food. If that were the case I'd go home and cook myself lol read more

Ichibon's - CHICKEN TERIYAKI - Japanese Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

We both decided we wanted some fried rice so we came here. This was my second time at this location. It was on a Friday night and we were seated immediately at a regular table not around the hibachi grill. I ordered the egg rolls. They were OK but nothing special. Also, their sweet-n-sour sauce was so red, it looked like blood! It didn't look very appetizing. We shared the large combination fried rice. It was a very large portion. We had a lot leftover. The combination fried rice has shrimp, chicken and beef in it. It's probably enough to feed 3-4 people. Our server was very friendly. We were in and out in probably about 30 minutes or so. It was a quick dinner. We'll be back when we're in the mood for some fried rice. read more

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This is a review going after just once. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal. Service was good (except for the hostess that greeted me, wouldn't get off the phone to seat me but in her defense I could tell she was talking to a customer). The fried calamari.....so delicious. The breading was just right: not too overwhelming, not too salty and didn't fall off the calamari. OMG, I want some just typing this! Lol. I ordered a few rolls: the snow crab roll, their "rock and roll" roll (I think that's what it's called) and a regular Cali roll. I absolutely am obsessed with crab meat so the snow crab roll was my fav. Overall it was a pleasant experience. I will be back. Food was good and the wait wasn't long at all. Update: after going a few times, I think the food is okay but service is.....eek! Not consistently good. read more

We went to celebrate ours sons birthday. We also took a friend whose birthday was a few days before his. I don't know how they knew that's why we were there but at the end they brought both of them a free dessert. The food was delicious the chef was on point we had a great time. It was so cold but once the fire started up it warned up. We can't wait to go back. read more

Had our employee lunch here, delicious food and great service. Definitely coming back.

The hostess was extremely rude and so not welcoming. Bad service since the get go! Ichibon is not what it used to be!

The food is great and the service is hit or miss depending on the server, but this review is focused on something else: take-out. My wife and I went there recently for dinner and forgot our take-out box on the table. She went back in like a minute later and the table was already cleaned off and the box was thrown away. WTH? A busboy must have jumped on that table before we were even out the door and he couldn't give us a shout? Ugh. Here's another option: they can set aside leftover boxes for about 5 to 10 minutes in case someone does come back in for it. To have it already be tossed that quickly is ridiculous. So future customers take caution; if you eat at this location DON'T forget your takeout box cos it'll be trash in moments. Ichibon, you seriosuly need to develop a system specifically for this situation. It's an innocent mistake to forget a takeout box; don't make it a waste. read more

What is so impressive about banging your utensils on the grill? The "chef's" go-to was making as many obnoxious loud noises as possible to distract from his lack of showmanship. The fried rice was crunchy and bland. The teriyaki chicken (which he cut into small, dry cubes) was also bland. Honestly, you would get more flavor at a Panda Express. I left with a headache, disappointed, and out $40 when I could have saved $20 and had a better experience at a fast food joint. Some people next to me ordered chicken nuggets and fries. I'm kind of jealous, to be honest. It probably tasted better. To each their own, I suppose. read more

Came here for the second time to celebrate my moms birthday. We ordered hibachi and, having never had our food cooked in front of us before, we were all very amused. The kids didn't touch their devices the whole dinner! And they actually ate their dinner. The streak was excellent quality and seasoned perfectly, shrimp was great and the few pieces of sashimi I tried were very fresh. If you haven't taken the kiddos here- do it! They'll love it! read more

My hubby and I had a munchie for Asian food, but really didn't want to go out in the world; instead we chose to order take-away from Ichibon. I wouldn't call this regret, but it didn't really hit the spot and the take-away service was not good. We've been to this Ichibon before and enjoyed it. If you've never eaten there and watched the hibachi chefs do their show I recommend it. The show is fun, the service is good, the food is cooked before you, and it's definitely worth the money. The take-away service is really just meh. My husband said it himself, "They're just not meant for take-away" because it's left solely to the lone person working the front to put the orders in and then prepare the food (at least that's how it seems)....plus whatever else they do at the front, too. We tried to call in our order, but we were on hold for about 10 minutes. At that point I suggested he just drive there, order, and wait. He ended up putting the order in on the way there. But still, a 10 minute wait is a long wait to order food. We ordered Age Shumai (Japanese dumplings), Fried Spring Rolls, Gyoza (dumplings), and a Shaggy Dog Roll. I do not recommend the Age Shumai unless you've had them and loved them. They were a very weird texture and unenjoyable. It's one of those foods I wish I could take back. The Fried Spring Rolls and Gyoza were good, but the Shaggy Dog was the best. It's just a good roll. Honestly, the next time we eat here it will NOT be take-away, it will dinner at the hibachi with the chef cooking our food while we watch. I can vouch for that food and service; otherwise, what's the point? I can get ho-hum food and meh service for a cheaper price somewhere else. read more

Ichibon's - Japanese Near Me - Pasadena, Texas

My mai-tai cocktail was the only good thing I ordered. Ordered 3 rolls and all 3 rolls weren't good. Jalapeño roll was fried in old oil which gave the roll a bad after taste. Ordered another roll that had fried soft shell crab on top , it was garbage. The oil the food is fried in is old and made the crab taste dry and burnt. I won't be coming back. read more

Slow service. Around 10 minutes to get drinks on a Tuesday. Food was OK not great. Go to any other hibachi.