Ichika - Milpitas

Love this omakase style Japanese restaurant, excellent service, beautiful presentation on every entree, great atmosphere, at last the taste is just scrumptious, especially the home made soy sauce, this restaurant is based on reservation only, so remember to make reservatiion ahead of time,

Incredible place and atmosphere! By far the best dining experience of my

Food9 course prix fixe meal for $148 Sunomono SaladJapanese Vinegar SaladAppetizerChef's Choice StartersSeasonal SashimiChef's Choice Seasonal Seafood SashimiCHAWANMUSHIBeef Tongue Stew Steamed Egg CustardNIGIRI IChef's Choice Seasonal Nigiri Part ISawara Saikyo-YakiSpanish Mackerel, Mixed grains rice, Mountain with Yam sauceNIGIRI IIChef's Choice Premium Nigiri Part |1 (O-toro, A5 Wagyu, Hokkaido UniSoupSnow Crab Claw Umami SoupDessertSeasonal DessertAll of three dishes were exceptional and the price point was worth it. I would definitely come back again.Customer ServiceVery attentive customer service throughout the dining experience. This was a reservation placed in advance and the restaurant capacity wasn't fully booked. Ambiance Dim lighting and perfect setting for a nice dinner to celebrate any occasion. There were some seating areas that had zen-like decor with bamboo and rocks.

Everything about this place is amazing! I came here to celebrate a 5 year anniversary and felt so taken care of the entire time. Reservations were super easy to make. You make a reservation online and put down a deposit to secure your booking. I made our reservation the next night and didn 't have to worry about it being fully booked. I liked this because we had to pay the deposit and we can be fickle so I wanted to be 100% committed. Once we arrived, there was plenty of parking. The outside just looked dark but once we walked in, we were in awe of how beautiful it was. Absolutely loved the decor. We were greeted and seated immediately. The hostess/waitress explained the menu and our experience started right away.It was a 8-course meal for $128 per person. The six piece appetizer was delicious, offered lots of variety, and was actually substantial. They make their own soy sauce which I thought was so cool. The Steamed Egg with Crab Meat was perfectly steamed, which I 've seen other restaurants mess up. One of our favorites was the Grilled Sea Bass Marinated in Miso! I wanted seconds of the sea bass and desperately want this recipe. One of the seasonal nigiri, the fatty toro, was ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL. I loved every bit of it. And to top everything off, the dessert that day was CHEF 'S KISS!!! It was some sort of hojicha pudding with black honey on the side so we could adjust the sweetness to our liking. When they brought out the dessert, they played Perfect by Ed Sheeran and dedicated the song to us for our anniversary which we thought was so sweet and personal. I 'm quite skeptical when it comes to going to expensive places like this, but it was well worth every dime. We had a great experience, the food was delicious and filling, and it was quite memorable.

*LOCATION*We visited the restaurant on a Friday ~7:45pm for a friend 's dinner. There was plenty of free parking in the plaza and we didn 't have any trouble looking for spots. The outside did NOT look like a restaurant at all. The door was closed and windows were all blacked out. The only indicator that it was a restaurant was the stand with the menu on it LOL*WAIT TIME*My group of 3 had a reservation so there was no wait time. The sushi bar was full and there was a medium-sized group at one of the other tables. We got to choose between either the big table up front or one of the booths in the back. We chose the latter so that we could be closer to the sushi bar chef.*FOOD*All 3 of us opted for the prix fixe at $128 per person. It came with multiple courses and there was the option to add on additional items separately if we wanted. I was excited when each course came out because the presentation of each dish was sooo beautiful. The appetizers were interesting some I liked more than others hahaha but the fish were all really fresh and tasty. My favorites were the steamed egg custard and uni nigiri. The warm clam soup at the end was also a nice way to tie everything together. I thought I was too full to eat the dessert until it came out! It was a unique take on panna cotta texture is more firm with matcha powder/mochi and honey ? drizzle. I literally scraped the bowl clean LOL*SERVICE*Waiters were all friendly, attentive and nice. I didn 't like the set-up of the booths because the inside seats are too far for the waiter to reach. It was an awkward transition between each course because I had to be the middle person to pass the plates back and forth. It would have been nice it they kept a copy of the prix fixe menu at the table so we could reference back to each course.*AMBIENCE*Although the outside looks sus, the interior is much *aesthetics*. There is nice mood lighting and definitely gives off classy modern Japanese vibes. This place would be a good choice for a nice expensive date night or a birthday celebration!