Ichiban Japanese Restaurant

Spotted this Hidden Gem while leaving O’Rileys Auto parts on Broadway. Stopped in for dinner on a whim. Sooooo Goood! Bruh!!!!!!! Look what Sean and I did to the sushi boat for two. Sorry, not sorry!!!!! Yummmmmm! Thank you Peter and your lovely family!!!! Bestest food and service. Great value. Genuine hospitality.

We drove all the way from Monterey Bay to Santa Maria to celebrate our anniversary. We wanted to take a long drive, enjoy the evening, and have a special dinner based on glowing recommendations we had heard about this place from friends. We were genuinely looking forward to it. We ordered several items, including a Sushi Boat. The miso soup, edamame, and pork tonkatsu arrived fairly quickly. However, the Sushi Boat, the centerpiece of our meal, took over 30 minutes. We intentionally waited to eat everything together, but by the time we were still waiting, the pork tonkatsu had already gone cold. We asked our server about the delay and were told the Sushi Boat would be served “next.” Meanwhile, we watched as the sushi chef, who appeared to be the only one working, continued serving customer

This was such a great find. In Santa Maria for a personal leisure trip and needed food. The ambiance is quiet and nice, the staff are very attentive without rushing you, and the food was absolutely delish. I got the firetruck Roll and the shrimp udon. I cannot tell you which was better. The sushi roll was amazing and the soup was absolutely just as amazing. Definitely worth a visit.

WORST DINE IN EXPERIENCE EVER!! Food was mediocre overpriced for what it was asked for my dish with no onions couldn’t even follow simple instructions miso so was lacking flavor. Sushi roll had more rice than anything else and was cut unevenly. Took 25 minutes for them to take our order and 30 to get the food out. Not once asked if we needed anything or if everything was fine with our meal till a different waitress noticed my drink needed a refill even then still never asked had to tell them and all that for them not to remake it and just take off $3 off a $70 bill ridiculous and it was the owner who was our waitress. Also felt like my table got treated way differently compared to all the other tables around me they were reserving good customer service meanwhile we just got ignored the who

Fantastic food with fantastic service and very reasonable prices. I highly recommend the bento boxes. The restaurant itself is gorgeous with some seriously cool decor. A hidden gem!