Love, love, love this place. We have been several times and it was great. I was sick when I heard it had burned. I can not wait until the are back in business. Great food and service.

We ate here with some friends last weekend. The place needs a bit of remodeling, but we had an enjoyable time.

We had a blast when we went. DISHES WERE CLEAN! Everyone gets to join in the fun at the table and my kids loved it! It's a nice place to go for something different and fun. Their food is delicious and we are definatly going back!!

At one time this was my favorite place to eat, but they have had a change of ownership and things went down hill. First the chefs are all Mexican and they do not interact with the customers anymore. They cook the food very well but there is no show to speak of. The wait staff are very unconcerned with the patrons. It is an act of congress to get another drink. The sushi (which use to be my favorite) now looks like something an amature made in the kitchen at home. Some of the last sushi I had there was actually dry, like it had been made hours in advance. I was afraid to eat it. When I complained to the new owner and told them that I had been eating there for years and was not pleased on this particular night the response I recieved was "I sure hate that". When I told them if there were not going to be improvements I would not be back they replied with "Ok, thank you. Have a nice night" They did not offer to take the enedible sushi off my check and offered no type of discount for that night or any other. My check that night was $120 and some change. That did not include tip. Needless to say my family will not go back there ever again.

Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse is the BEST in B'ham! My family and I have been going to Ichiban for years. The staff at Ichiban make us feel like family from the time we walk in the door to the time we leave. The food is GREAT!!!!!

RATING-Zero!! I went to Ichiban in Birmingham, AL after Christmas day 2007. All 8 plates were dirty on the table. It looked like stuck on rice. The staff acted indifferent and rude about this. All I wanted to do was leave since this took away my appetite and made me sick. How did I know what was in the soup bowl or salad bowl brought to the table? I had a few sips of soda and green tea only and was charged $6.54 for this before leaving. I called the manager to ask if this was normal for the restaurant. She said she was the one that took my money and all she could do was apologize. Needless to say, this place is a health hazard. However,one poor lady at the table actually wiped off her own plate in preparation to eat there. I hope she didn't get botulism. For me, there was nothing to do but get out of there. I didn't care if the food was the best tasting in the whole world. I don't want to eat on dirty dishes with rude and indifferent staff. $25 entrees should come with a clean plate!