Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
Waco, TX · Japanese restaurant
- Address
- Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar, 2501 S Jack Kultgen Expy, Waco, TX 76711
- Phone
- (254) 313-1063
- Website
- ichibanwaco.com
- Status
- Closed · Opens 12 PM
Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar is a restaurant located in Waco, TX. It is one of 451 restaurants listed in Waco. Its 4.1-star rating is slightly below the Waco city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.
About Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
New dining experience at Ichiban Japanese Restaurant. Let our master cooks prepare delicious entrees on a sizzling Teppanyaki grill. Menu including Sushi/Sashimi Platters and tempura entrees, as well as innovative mixed cocktails.
Hours
| Saturday | 12 PM–10 PM |
Customer Reviews
Matt was amazing! He was welcoming, attentive, and professional without ever making us feel rushed. He checked on us, gave recommendations and made sure everything came out how we wanted. The chef was incredible as well — very funny and the food was great. You can tell they both genuinely care about giving a great experience. We’ll definitely be asking for Matt again!
Such a fun experience! The food was delicious, fresh, and cooked perfectly right in front of us. The hibachi chefs really know how to put on a show—lots of laughs, great energy, and amazing flavors. The portions were generous (you definitely won’t leave hungry), and everything from the fried rice to the steak and shrimp was spot on. The staff was super friendly and made the whole experience even better. Perfect place for a family dinner, date night, or just a fun night out with friends. Can’t wait to go back!
We ate at a booth, not hibachi this time. Our server was delightful. The margarita and old fashioned were good. We ordered bento boxes, that’s a good portion for $18.
Went for a nice dinner. Surf and turf sushi was the best thing we had. Atmosphere was highly unprofessional. Kids hanging out at the bar, booths around us we're dirty the entire meal. Kids running around restaurant. Staff were not dressed nice. Some were in sweatpants. Staff was speaking very inappropriate the entire meal. Guest in and out the side door next to the bar the entire time. Potatoes in curry were crunchy. Drinks took forever to come out because bar tender was too busy talking to friends that were clearly not making any purchases or dining. Employees smoking out of the side door with cigarette smoke blowing directly into the building. Shrimp tempura were nothing but batter worst experience I have had.
This place was filthy. Our chef made strange race comments/ jokes, saying “an Asian told me this so you know it’s true,” and (in reference to being near the fire) “I started doing this as a white guy, come back another time and I’ll be Black,” (he was Hispanic). Also the waitress felt the need to proselytize on our receipt. Overall very uncomfortable experience.
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