ICHIBAN JAPANESE CUISINE

I got take out from here on a Sunday night. I’m feeling pretty mixed about what I got. I got a salmon maki roll, the Spicy Spider roll, shrimp fried rice, crab rangoons, and a side order of steak (4 oz). The sushi rolls were both okay and I’d probably choose another place for sushi in the future. I could see myself trying different rolls if I were to go back. The shrimp fried rice was good with a good amount of shrimp, but I could have used a little more flavor with it. The crab rangoons and the steak were both so yummy! If I were to go back I’d probably get one or both of them. The crab rangoons were crunchy and creamy. The steak was good really well and so soft. Ordering food online was really easy as was the pick up process. They have a window right at the front when you walk in where you can pick up your order. Parking is also super easy with a good sized lot.

I give it 5 stars because all the food was hot, fresh, and delicious. The staff immediately agreed with what was expected of the restaurant. Everything was delicious. I recommend it.

Great food for a really decent price! The service was excellent and a very laid-back, relaxed atmosphere and dining experience. I’ll definitely be back.

Ordered take out from here and it was a large order. Everything was correct and made how we asked. They were super friendly and priced fairly well. The food was delicious and packaged securely for transport. Fantastic experience.

Very dirty inside and rundown looking. But I had heard good things. Sat down and placed our drink order and food order absolutely no service other than that I had to get up and walk to find an employee to get more napkins and more sauce and to get refills for my drink. I had ordered hibachi off the kids menu, and my boyfriend ordered a regular hibachi and they were the exact same portions. I would not recommend going here. It is on the cheaper side, but the quality is very low.

★★★★★ Ichiban Japanese Cuisine in Nashville nailed it! My takeout order of hibachi NY steak and scallops was perfectly cooked and full of flavor. The shrimp tempura was crispy and light—no sogginess here. And to top it off, they surprised me with a free ice cream. Great food, fast service, and a little extra kindness. Definitely ordering again.

We passed this restaurant many times but never had a chance to go there... we made it at last. Nice resturant! Great customer service. Due to weather, less people there. But they do have online ordering. I am not a fan of sushi, but I still enjoyed it. I ordered the cooked!

Employees were not very friendly, the place was empty & they seemed as if they were very busy. We ordered the special which comes with the choice of 2 rolls from their special. Sushi rolls weren't very good & the has a very dry texture. The Wasabi was also dry & the salad wasn't anything special. My friends rice & chicken dish was very plain & didn't have any vegetables. I wouldn't stop there again nor would I recommend it.

I got take out from here and I'm feeling pretty mixed about what I got. I got a salmon maki roll, the Spicy Spider roll, shrimp fried rice, crab rangoons, and a side order of steak (4 oz). The sushi rolls were both okay and I'd probably choose another place for sushi in the future. The shrimp fried rice was good with a good amount of shrimp, but I could have used a little more flavor with it. The crab rangoons and the steak were both so yummy! If I were to go back I'd probably get one or both of them. The crab rangoons were crunchy and creamy. The steak was good really well and so soft. Ordering food online was really easy as was the pick up process. They have a window right at the front when you walk in where you can pick up your order. Parking is also super easy with a good sized lot.

The combo chicken and steak was ordered. Most of the steak pieces were tough and chewy. The chicken was ok . The rice was on the dry side. Service was good Ambiance lacking

This is a good spot for a quick lunch. They have a great lunch special M-Sat. As long as you come in with realistic expectations, you'll be satisfied. This isn't a lux, Michelin star restaurant but it's good and gets the job done. I got the 2 roll lunch special ($12.50) and a hot tea.

Must try their HIBACHI! The sushi is beautiful, fresh and totally addicting but the hibachi is next level. I'm worried this place is going to be discovered and then we'll have to wait for a table, but it's fine because they deserve it. Happy to have them in our weekly rotation now.

I was excited to try Ichiban since I always passed by this restaurant on Charlotte Pike, so I decided to get take out. I got the beef teriyaki dinner bento box, which included a lot of food because it had beef, rice, a roll of California roll, soup, salad, and 2 veggie spring rolls. The food looked great, but the taste was okay. Portion for the price was meh. The beef was kinda overcooked, the sauce was your typical teriyaki sauce so that was decent. The California roll did not taste the most fresh, it was something about it that was not a good sushi roll. Salad was like chunks of lettuce and the salad dressing was ok. The ginger and wasabi was dry as well. Spring rolls were decent. I was disappointed at the food.

Don't get the bento box especially if you're getting it delivered it's cold and soggy and mid

Overpriced and very bad. Rice tasted like plastic and the chicken tasted like rubber. Worst food I've had in a while.

First time here & we will be back! Started it off with cCrab Rangoon & they were great! Then we had the Nashville sushi roll & it was very tasty. Hibachi lunch plate w/ chicken/shrimp, delicious as well. Friendly staff

Best food ever! Absolutely my new favorite restaurant, this is a hidden gem! Definitely recommend the hibachi, the fried rice is addicting.

This was the mist overpriced order I had in the last 5 years. I would never order from this place ever again. 16$ for fried rice and a few pieces of dry and soggy beef.

I have been wishing for a casual hibachi place in Nashville and am really glad they are here. Existence five stars ***** yay welcome to West Nashville. Food four stars **** Atmosphere three stars *** clean and casual but not really cozy. Service five stars *****

My favorite hibachi place in all of Nashville. Service may not be the greatest of all time but the food is and good prices

Great for a quick night meal. Good portions and quality food. Yes it's a bit of a different building, but it doesn't disappoint.

4.5/5 Definitely one of my new favorite sushi spots! Been here a couple times for takeout and the food has always been really good from here. Both times I've gotten their sweet potato maki sushi, as well as a couple different rolls. Unfortunately they're only takeout since they're short staffed but once they get the short staff situation figured out, I'd love to dine in here sometime!

We were starving and driving down Charlotte and decided to pop in here on a whim. They were doing takeout only so we ordered hibachi chicken (comes with soup and salad), spicy garlic edamame, and a shrimp tempura roll + cream cheese. Tbh, everything was so good. Maybe it was cause we were starving or maybe this place is just really good. Boyfriend had never had edamame, loved these. Got everything pictures for $50, so I feel like it was a good value! We'll be going back

Great service, but the food was bland and over cooked. I was really looking forward to it but was very disappointed. Just go to Ninkis or something

This was disgusting. I can't believe I paid 70+ dollars for this. I thru everything out minus the house salad. Sashimi was not sushi grade fish. All my rolls tasted like they were prepared days ago. All the rice was hard. I've had way better grocery store sushi. HARD PASS on this dump. Also, made this order on Uber eats. Called restaurant to make additions on m order; not a single one was met!

Great food, quick service! It's not your full hibachi experience but tasted just as good! So much food and they gave us free soda :)

For Americanized Japanese food, Ichiban is top notch. We always have extremely friendly and prompt service and the food is fresh and delicious, no matter what you order. The only thing keeping this place from being 5-star worthy is the fact that the inside of the restaurant is a little rough. It definitely needs some redecorating and there is a permanent pile of plates and silverware and boxes just stacked up on the tables in the center of the dining room. It seems like they are primarily concerned with take out orders, which is a shame because it could also be a great dine in spot if they gave it a little TLC!

After hearing rave reviews, I was a little disappointed. The staff were all super nice, but I ended up waiting at least an extra 30 minutes for my to-go order (and they didn't seem busy at all). Mainly disappointed in the food. Tried a variety of dishes and everything was bland overall. The noodle dish I got was worst - bloated and overcooked. Maybe the sushi is where they shine? Prices are comparable to area Japanese restaurants, restaurant was clean. Wish I could say better things, but I'll stick to Ninki.

Just opened. Great miso and gyoza. Moving on to hibachi chicken. Come eat here so that we have another Japanese food option!!

The absolute worse sushi on earth. Nasty. Everything was bad. It's very hard to jack up fried rice. It wasn't something I would feed my dog. This is me being kind. No. Do not go!

Open only a few weeks... best Gyoza ever!!!! Also had hibachi chicken, which was great. Great service as well. Excited to have them in the neighborhood!

Went here for lunch a few days ago. Food was good. My friends bento was a little sparse. Normally there's some veggies and a tempura shrimp and sweet potato. This was rice, meat, egg roll and some California roll and soup or salad. The hibachi was good it came with soup and a tiny salad (come on it's lettuce another leaf or two won't break the bankJ. Kinda of expensive compared to other lunch Japanese we have eaten at, tab was nearly $20 with tip. The biggest turn off for for me in any place is the appearance and cleanliness of restaurant. There were tables piled high with napkins, take out boxes and other restaurant gear. As you leave a corner had with ladders and painting equipment and tables with junk. They have been open long enough to figure out the storage situation and make the dining room look like a place you want to relax and enjoy yourself. Not sure I will want want to come for a nice evening meal with friends and spend big $$$ til they fix it up a little more. Has great potential.

This restaurant would not stick out to me. When I got there I almost did not go in but I am so happy I did. The food is super yummy and the staff is super nice. The only downside is that they would not let me order off the kids menu.

The customer service is deplorable. There was more concern for the place being nice in appearance than concern for customers. There was no greeter and you stand around waiting for nothing. There was 10 people in the entailment, but there are no available tables. Will ABSOLUTELY NEVER WASTE MY TIME AT THIS ESTABLISHMENT AND I EMPLOYEE YOU TO SEEK OTHER OPTIONS!

Don't judge this book by its cover. The food is delicious and the servers are very personable. Give it a chance.

This feels like a "secret spot" since business is always slow but the food has always been good and deserves more customers.

Hands down the BEST quality, and best tasting hibachi I've ever had. Fast service and super reasonable prices! We will be back!!

I live nearby so I thought I would give this place a chance. Unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed. I got gyoza and hibachi chicken. The gyoza was great. The hibachi chicken was disappointing. While the serving was large, it was all over cooked. The chicken was dry (even though I watched them take it off the grill). The rice was lukewarm. The veggies were a bit mushy. The soup was inedible and the salad was four pieces of lettuce. I only ended up eating the gyoza, half the chicken, and the rice mostly. I made a new salad with the dressing they gave me. While it is affordable and relatively quick, I would not recommend it.

Always take forever to make your takeout orders. And while you're waiting for your takeout better hope you don't have to use the restroom because we are considered "public" since we aren't dining in.

This place is so tasty! Great portion sizes and the woman who works up front is so polite. I ordered off of grub hub for pick up, and she told me that it is actually cheaper to order directly from Google (search them and use the online order button and click the "restaurant recommended" option). Thought this was kind and would save me money for the next time I order. I go back like once every other week and I'm never disappointed!

this place is the shit. they have dinner bento boxes!!! and they are bussing ! been searching for a low key hibachi joint & this is it. service was so lovey also

the lady who works at the front (everyone knows her) is one of the rudest people on this planet. today, I went in to pick my food up and 6 people were waiting in line and it was a mess. she was sitting there obnoxiously trying to verify people's phone numbers and order #s, to a degree that was ridiculous. then I told her she should tend to people in front of me (because I felt bad for them), and she freaked out at me, making me look like an idiot. I will 100% never order ichiban again. the food is good but that lady is a nightmare. have fun losing tons of business

Food and service was impeccable. Great sushi, hibachi, and fried crab Rangoon's! Inside is very clean and open feel. We will definitely be back.

If you want an accurate review on this restaurant just go to urban dictionary and search "mid." Not sure if it's because I'm from california and these people giving it 3+ stars have never tasted quality sushi before, but I wouldn't recommend this place to a single person. We ordered our food for pickup and the service was good and quick, but it doesn't make up for the flavorless food. Our GARLIC edamame had no flavor. One of two sides of fried rice wasn't made with soy sauce so it was just white rice with egg. And neither of the fried rices had any veggies. Probably would've been better off grabbing sushi to go from 711.

Best Japanese food we have found in the area! The food and service were all great. We'll definitely be back!

Ok sushi, you get what you pay for. Nothing special and you can find it anywhere else in Nashville. I rate the food a 3.5/5 and the take out service a 1/5. I should give a 2/5 overall but have never dined in as my experience has been take out...hence 3/5 overall. I have tried take out 3 times as I live in the area and 3/3 the pick up time has been 20 min later than promised time. I have used their online order app and they usually have started my order when I have presented myself at the establishment. I placed the orders for lunch and twice dinner during the weekend.

This is right by my house and it's so good! I was wary about coming here because there is not usually a lot of cars in the parking lot and only has about 15 reviews. But dang it was good, and fresh! I got the rainbow roll, yurishama I think and the California. Also got the dumplings which was perfect! The service was good, the place was clean. I highly recommend trying it out!

Great service and food. The staff was quick and kind. We will be eating here again. We got shirashi, spicy edamame, fried shumai, veggie fried rice and mochi

The food is soooo good and was ready super fast!!! Customer service is also very top notch:)

Great service and food. I have dined in multiple times and got sushi and also have ordered hibachi to go, both were excellent. The portions are large and the food is consistently good. Highly recommend giving them a try!

I came here to eat for my little sisters birthday, and this place tried to be slick and over charge me... idk why they thought that was ok. When i first walked in, the girl at the front wasn't so welcoming, but the server seemed cool at first. I got the sushi and my sister got chicken fried rice and my other sister got chicken lo mein. I asked for both of these with no vegetables. The sushi that I got was really bland (Dynamite & California Roll) I do not recommend although my siblings did enjoy their meals. Anyways, I ask for the check & everything on the check is a dollar or more overcharged. He already told me originally the price would be 12.95 for chicken fried rice. I looked at the bill and it said 13.95. I asked him why he changed this extra amount and he said because i ordered it without vegetables it's extra. HOW IS ORDERING LESS FOOD MAKING THE AMOUT MORE, this place jus weird. He literally overcharged me for my drinks and everything i ordered. The server was definitely the owner & honestly i have no respect for places that overcharge people without notice. I don't know if it was because I am of color, but it is jus sad that a small business like this would charge extra. I will never go here again

We really like hibachi and this is one of the best. All of it was good, from the soup to the sushi to the main course. Friendly service too!

This place is SO good! Ive only been in the area for about 7 months and this is by far the best Japanese place I have found! I ordered through door dash and realized I ordered the wrong thing. I called and the employee I spoke with corrected my order right away. Everything was delicious! I had the chicken hibachi and some sushi. I will definitely be going back!

The outside doesn't seem inviting, but I am so so glad that I did not let that deter me, eventually! Tonight I ordered the scallops (well-done) and shrimp hibachi and both were cooked perfectly!! I'd say probably the best cooked shrimp and scallops I've ever eaten in my life because they were done exactly how they should've been, not burnt still juicy but yet well done!!! The sauce (all of them) were amazing, the vegetables were the highest quality, as well as the seafood, and of course the fried rice was perfect!! I will most certainly order this again and again and again, however I will probably change up my meats. Also I'll most likely try everything on the menu because when you try something that' is that good you have to keep trying everything that they are doing because they're doing it right!!!!!

Super excited about this place, new small business restaurant. Since I moved to Nashville in 2014, so I have often lamented the lack of Japanese cuisine options. This place is a game changer. By far the best Japanese restaurant in Nashville and really good by any reasonable bar. I had the hibachi chicken and shrimp, which comes with a soup, salad, and fried rice for 15.99. prices are reasonable, if not cheap and everything is cooked fresh. I can't recommend this place enough for anyone looking for a decent japanese meal in Nashville. Its not a fancy place but the food is on point. A must try.

We've ordered pickup from here a few times, and the food has been great quality! So far we've had the steak and chicken hibachi, some sushi rolls and the garlic edamame and highly recommend everything. The quality of the proteins and vegetables are so much better than most hibachi places we've been to. To-go orders have been ready right on time, hot and fresh. So happy to have a good hibachi place close to the neighborhood!

Ichiban is great. We love the Burning Man and the Thai Pham Special rolls. The spicy edamame is a great appetizer too. Definitely worth checking out.