Patrick G.
Yelp
This had been such a welcome addition to Williamsburg; part of me will miss it.
Ten Ichi had been my go-to place 2 to 3 times a week for an expanding menu of Japanese prepared foods as well as snacks, beer, and household items from Japan. Not always cheap, but fair. [To order ramen, you have to order and pay at the downstairs register, then head back upstairs to hand it in at the kitchen, and stand in the aisles and wait. (Inefficient but worth it)].
But I will not be going back.
Earlier this week I made a quick lunch break for the prepared teriyaki near the stairs (after picking up my daughter's prepared sushi to the left), and one of the over-stacked, unsealed round containers fell, and opened and plopped onto to the floor. I called over to the cashier so that no one would slip, and reflexively volunteered to clean up the teriyaki'ed floor. I was told store policy is to pay 50% of the "damaged" item. Huh? I wasn't going to argue or hold up the line, so I payed half price for the unsealed, negligently stacked salmon teriyaki that was swept off the floor. What an insane, short-sided policy penalizing formerly loyal customers.
Unlike the salmon with regard to their source , (鮭), I'll NOT be returning.