Ichiban

The only one

by tsuzu at Citysearch

As a Japanese, I think this restaurant serves almost real Japanese food. I feel like I'm back in Japan when I eat there. If you want to try the authentic Japanese food, this is the place to go.

Didn't get to Eat!!!

by tbrandon at Citysearch

There was a spider in the light above my table so I didn't actually eat anything. I was grossed out. I will not be back.

• Cons: Not very clean.

THE sushi no-brainer in Nashville

by xizor at Citysearch

Ichiban offers an array of fresh sushi with plent of sake to go aound. Most couples can split a combination dinner, which halves the ticket, and still eat plenty of food. I enjoy the soup, the wife enjoys the salad. We then share the bento box with two different entrees. The tempura is spectactular by the way. And of course we split the order of crunchy shrimp and combination nigiri. What value! Aside from the food, expect to walk since the restaurant is downtown. I also suggest asking to sit upstairs for better ambience, but I have noticed the quality of service deteriorates with this move. Bottom line: no sushi fan should miss this place if in Nashville.

• Pros: delicious
• Cons: parking, upstairs dining service

critter in my soup

by tamiwithaheart at Citysearch

I work downtown and have eaten Itchiban a fair amount. Today there was a critter in my soup. I don't like my sushi with critters. Call me high maintenance...

(apparently some words are banned from this website, hence use of "critter")

• Pros: close to my office
• Cons: critters in food

My second sushi restaurant

by DareMeToLikeYourFood at Citysearch

Okay so on my first week of exploring the city of Nashville, I stumbled upon Ichiban. Figured place with

half of a beers name can't be bad in Nashville. For the first time in my sushi experience, corn was served in my ginger salad. It was shockingly a nice contribution. My sushi came withen a short period of time, which was nice to see considering it was lunch time. My order was a spicy tuna and spicy yellowtail. The rolls are small which is how I prefer, too much rice is a no no. For those of you who like spicy rolls, this place just squirts the sauce on top. The spicy tuna was good as for the yellow tail. I've had better.

Price: Could be lowered

Quality: Average

Service: The girls are great

Location: Perfect for foot traffic, your own your on if driving.

Enviorment: They have private rooms. Low seats

Over All: I think Ichiban is a nice casual place for ppl who are still new to sushi.

• Pros: Soup and Salad come with meal
• Cons: Sushi is a lil expensive for the value