Ichiban

Reviews

• Rodney C.

  star star star star star_border 9 June 2026

  My friends and I are on our annual vacation in Williamsburg, VA.
  
  We made plans to eat here last minute. What a great experience we had! We were treated wonderfully. The staff was courteous and attentive. We were greeted by a very nice host! Our sever was good and she knew a lot about the menu.
  
  We ordered sushi, the California Roll, Honey Roll, and Phoenix Roll, as our appetizer. My favorite was the Honey Roll. The honey sauce was amazing; it was sweet and savory. Both the Phoenix and Honey Roll were deep fried!
  
  Our main entree was the best Japanese/Chinese food ever! I order the Teriyaki Chicken with friend rice. My friends ordered the Chicken & Broccoli with white rice and Sesame Chicken with fried rice! We had more than enough.
  
  I highly recommend Ichiban! The prices were great and the food was amazing.

• Marcus C.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 6 June 2026

  A good way to have customers never come back, insult them because a dish they ordered was nasty. The manager of this establishment is extremely rude and he is not friendly to the customers. My girlfriend and I ordered a dish that did not taste right. We did not eat it, when the bill came it was still there. We asked to speak to the manager and the waitress told us he was busy making sushi and couldn't talk to us. Finally he came out cause he saw us waiting. He rudely told us that he wasn't removing the dish from the bill and that he was calling the cops on us. He never tried to solve the issue nor did he care that we had spent a lot of money there in the past. He tried to tell us to not say anything to the cops about him being rude. First of all, im paying for good customer service as well as good food. The incident was recorded, I will be showing the poor customer service to others. I will never go back and I will make it my mission to show others how they treat their customers.
  
  ALSO I have recently found out that other people have experienced this kind of treatment as well.  If you can't treat your customers right then why are you in business?

• Clyde R.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 3 June 2026

  I went for lunch at 2 pm. Waited at the server stand until 2:25, was seated and did not see a waitress until 2:35. Asked for the lunch special and was told it ended at 2:30. Waitress said she asked the manager and was told she could not give us the lunch special.
  
  I think you have me confused with someone else. As I know my arrival time was at 2, and never said anything as leaving. If you would like to show me the security tape/ footage I would be more than happy to watch them with you. I will say I know you have good food, but service is always slow. Thank you and remember I only want to improve your service.

• Martha B.

  star star star star star_border 29 May 2026

  A new find for us in our new home town of Williamsburg. Adjacent to the New Town Regal movie theatre is Ichiban. A perfect after theatre dining option. A shout out for their Peking Duck! My husband loves Peking duck. We are from the DC area and had the best Peking duck at the Peking Gourmet Inn in Falls Church, VA. George Bush, Sr. enjoyed many meals of Peking duck at this restaurant which helped to make this restaurant's duck dish famous. We are so pleased to stumble upon this restaurant and their Peking duck that we want to share with others who may be looking for a good spot for such a meal. The skin was crispy. The meat was tasty and succulent. Plum sauce divine! Our server (Mr. Wang) carved the duck by our table. We discussed the complicated process of cooking the duck as he carved. He of course knew about the fame of the Peking Gourmet Inn. The Peking duck was so good we are returning for our anniversary dinner. Other mentions - shrimp tempura and sushi for two (the love boat).  The interior is nicely done with separate dining areas. They also have a sidewalk cafe area. We hope you enjoy your experience as much as we.

• Shree P.

  star star star star star_border 28 May 2026

  One thing makes me the happiest girl in the world - all you can eat sushi. From 11:30 to 2 pm, there's about 30 different styles of maki sushi to order, appetizers, main courses, and single nigiri as well. Moreover, there is no limit to how much you can order at once. However, the biggest drawback is that this buffet is very popular, so the waiting time is pretty long. Therefore, we just kept ordering a couple things at once - usually 2 maki rolls and 1 appetizer. I highly recommend telling your server in advance to pop by before 2 pm for the last order because, after 2, they will not take more orders to the kitchen.
  
  Onto the actual sushi, if you love shrimp, then I would definitely get the Honey roll. One drawback to the menu is that it just lists the name. Obviously, you know the most popular ones like California rolls, but you might want to ask your server about the other exotic ones. The meat for the nigiri is HUGE. Lastly, I don't know exactly what happens if you have some sushi left over. We had a competition to eat the most pieces of sushi (I was in dead last with 12 pieces and the winner had 32), so we did not have any leftovers. I would ask the server about their pricing for leftovers if there is an additional cost to the 13.50. All in all, I would definitely come again.