Ichiban Japanese Cuisine - Cincinnati

The food is delicious it's a shame I won't be spending money there no more. When people pay for drinks and food, tip and thank you.... the return should not be a blank stare and no response.. if you didn't want my money just say so...... yea..i post reviews at the places i spend money

Middling soups, forgettable skewers, and below average noodles.But none of this matters, because when it comes to quality sushi on a budget, Ichiban is the best game in town. Good sushi requires not just good quality fish, but consistent and well seasoned rice with the proper amount of salt, sugar, and rice vinegar. Far too many sushi restaurants get the fish right, and serve the fish on sad little rice pillows, cold, bland and dry.Contrast with Ichiban's fish (fresh and flavorful with an unprecedented variety, 3 kinds of roe for crying out loud) served on consistently moist, flavorful sushi rice served at that just warmer than room temperature state that makes for the perfect chew. And I mean every time I've been here more times than I can count and the sushi is always high fare. This combined with their extremely fair (dare I say bargain) prices on their half price sushi menu, and you have a knock out combination.So yes, skip the entrees, go ham on the sushi. Leave happy and without having to double check your wallet.

Great sushi and good ambiance. Definitely going again!

We tried the pork gyoza and beef fried rice, which were both amazing and served in huge portions. We also ordered the JTB, Sunday Morning, and shrimp tempura rolls, which were all pretty good. Unfortunately, we didn't take any pictures as we opted for takeout, but the staff was nice. Although the rolls weren't my favorite, they were still good. We would definitely be interested in trying other rolls next time.

The service was excellent at this restaurant. The food was decent, but not exceptional - just typical Japanese cuisine. The atmosphere was relaxing. We ordered a ginger salad, fried calamari, chicken lettuce wrap (lacking in flavor), spicy scallop roll, and spicy shrimp roll.