New Ichiban in Huntsville

A fun hibachi experience! We took a group that had never done hibachi before and they loved the experience and food.

Hibachi grill was excellent as was the service.

Highly recommend the hibachi steak and chicken!

Nasty!! Poor hygiene. Don t wash hands. No gloves. Wipe dirty dishes with a cloth and return to clean dishes . Don t wash them.

Food was very good and staff is very friendly

Hibachi man was nice! The waitress was friendly as well. Food was okay. Scallops weren t cooked to my liking. (Not enough)

Great customer service & relaxing environment.

I informed my server of my shellfish allergy, and they still cooked shellfish on the in front of me. It is truly disheartening. I was enjoying myself until that moment.

Always good!

Let me start by saying... Brandon is a scallop artist. Seriously, the staff was friendly and the food was delicious. I enjoyed everything and highly recommend the filet and scallops. Better hibachi than I would expect from Huntsville Alabama

I liked the food and sitting at the table while they cook always fun. Saki !!!!!!

Wonderful restaurant, kind staff , amazing food

Ichiban had been at this location for a while, but it is still clean and pleasant to visit. The food is always good and all the meats seem fresh. The chefs do a great job in both cooking and entertaining. We last visited on Fathers Day and the kiddos love coming here for their birthdays. The menu has many options for teppanyaki as well as sushi. Definitely recommend. Miso soup and ginger dressing are great as well as the fried rice.

Each time we come here the food is good & fresh, tonight the chef was great ! Very friendly & put on a good show . Waitresses could be more attentive as he had to keep telling them to come back for refills . Over all a good experience .

Very friendly, fun, and professional atmosphere. Delicious food and excellent service!

Always good food and service

I attempted to eat Hibachi-party of one. I was actually seated in between two tables, where both chefs backs were to me. I was seated at the six foot piece of marble connecting two different cooking stations. Of course, the chef had already forgotten about me as he was dishing out the fried rice. That s when I left. Did I not deserve an actual seat at an actual table? I tip, too!

NEVER SEEN THIS ONE BEFORE: My daughter and I ate lunch there today. We were seated at the Hibachi table with a group of schoolteachers. At the end of the meal, the ladies noticed that one of them had not eaten her meal. Without drawing attention to the situation, she simply responded that her meal had a hair in it. When the bill came, she pointed it out to the waiter and said that she didnt feel that she should have to pay. First, he told her to lift the napkin on her plate to verify that she had indeed not eaten the meal. Then, he got the manager to come take the plate. From my seat, I could see that the manager pulled the hair out of the food and began analyzing it. Next, she came in and held it next to the customers hair to show her that it was a curly hair rather than a straight one. I should point out here that the customer was a black lady. At this point, I became indignant and very vocal. None of us had ever seen anything so low class. How humiliating! I spoke with the manager before I left and convinced her to not charge the schoolteacher, but the damage had already been done. How shameful! Nine people will never eat here again which is too bad because it used to be our favorite.

The food is fresh and delicious, The staff is very friendly, making the overall dining experience extremely enjoyable. Highly recommended!

They put us in a separate room that was easily over 80° before the grill was turned on. It was so hot that our ice was completely melted before we even drank our whole drink (I m sure the nasty dust caked floor fan they turned on attributed to spreading the heat). Service was ABSOLUTELY AWFUL to the point that the chef hollered for help at one point and literally no one came to help him. We went over 15min without refills or even being checked in on. We were in a group of 8 with two small kids and gratuity was added (common I m aware); my issue is we had three visits from the wait staff: one to being menus and get drink orders, two to bring us our drinks and take our orders, and three to bring us our check which totaled over $45 in gratuities for services we lacked. We graciously tipped Brandon our chef who killed it despite having zero help when he needed it. I never do it, but after a miserably hot and empty glass meal, I asked to speak with a manager (looked to be 20 years old) that said there was nothing he would/could do about the gratuity because it was shared along all staff. I even offered to cash tip those in the back who prepped the food/cleaned the dishes separate if he would ve just taken the other gratuity off the check, which he refused. This is maybe my 4th review in almost 20 years of being on Google, but it needed to be shared so others can see what we went through and how it was handled. I will never be back.

We have given this restaurant several tries. The service is absolutely horrible. The food is meh, especially for the cost. Service takes forever, and they are rude.

I had a wonderful Fathers Day dinner

Love this place. Perfect for family or date night. Suits any occasion. Service is always fast and food is delicious. Wasnt too crazy about their version of a lemon drop margarita, but overall it is always a great experience.

Awful chef named Brandon, would stay clear of this place.

One of my favorite hibachi places in Huntsville but the service is always terrible.

Stopped for a quick and delicious lunch. Looks like a fabulous place for a relaxing meal. The California roll is one of the absolute best, and the salmon was perfect. We will return

Good

Great as always. Nice family owned restaurant. We arent fans of the grill seating. Only sit there when the family joins us. The little ones love the show. We sit in the back dinning room. Food

The atmosphere is very chill, the staff & service are awesome as well! Very kind and patient, THE FOOD. IS SO WELL PERPARED! you won t be disappointed.

The food was really good. Our chef was fun y and skilled and the steak came out a perfect med rare.

Hit or miss. Ive eaten here 5 times so far because the Hibachi fried rice is excellent. Every visit that menu item was great. On other visits, my usual meat choice, the filet mignon steak, has been hit or miss. Twice it was good and the quantity was good. The other times, the meat was super chewy (I always ask for medium rare or lower on filet mignon) or had a lot of fat in it. For the price, youre probably better off just getting the chicken or regular steak. Also, a few of my visits, the portion size, was definitely skimpy. The prices arent outrageous for the area but could definitely improve. If not, they should increase portion size. I only did the Hibachi experience once. The other visits I just got a table by myself and with my friends. If youve done the Hibachi open table experience before, its exactly like all the others. Good for kids and perhaps people who havent experienced it but otherwise, nothing particularly special. Very by the numbers experience (for comparison, think Benihana). Overall: - The food is good but not great. (The Hibachi fried rice is the best item, imo) - The restaurant itself is cozy and nice. The table Hibachi experience is par for the course. Nothing unique. - The prices definitely could improve due to the portion sizes Ive encountered. I do recommend New Ichiban but will be looking for other Hibachi spots.

The service is fine, but the quality of food is unfortunately poor. The atmosphere is okay. But I wouldnt come back because of the food quality. Prices are relatively low for a hibachi grill restaurant.

Went to dinner with friends. Had never been here before. Very pleasant surprise. Parking: Large parking lot. No issue finding a spot Wheelchair accessibility: Easy in, easy out. Parking is on a slope

Entertaining moment to share with family or friends. Good food.

Always good

Great opportunity for the Japanese hibachi experience Food was very good and substantial for a lunch sitting. Will definitely recommend and return

This is one of our favorite places. The food is excellent and the sushi is fresh. The service is always really good.

It s super cozy place and the food was great

They got my order wrong but was very good with a solution. The food was ok, but my zucchini was really over cooked.

Best Hibachi in Huntsville. Largest pieces of sushi in town.

Very good food.

The cook used entirely too much soy sauce so the food was too salty to eat. The entire table agreed it was too salty but some were able toneat their food. I asked for my plate to be taken off the bill bc I was not going to be able to eat it. They said they would take 10% off. I said I didnt want to pay for a plate I could not eat. They said that was their style and took 15% off. I love hibachi and this was not good hibachi. The other people at the table said they eat there all the time and its usually good, not like it was today. I probably would have given them another try had they taken my plate off however based on their customer service, I will never go back.

Great food. We always have an awesome time.

Excellent food! The Alabama Roll was absolutely delicious. Staff was sweet and efficient.

Delicious

It is really amazing

The food is amazing and and you get extras like noodles and shrimp at the habachi grill I have been there twice.

If you are looking for a Hibachi place in Huntsville, this is the one. This place offers the best Hibachi in Huntsville.

Been here a few times for sushi/sashimi only so I cant speak for the rest of the restaurant but the sushi bar always delivers. Beautiful plates always fresh fresh fresh fish. Great experience

Saw the food preparer do his trick, accidentally drop his fork utensil on the ground and just pick it up and went on with his show. Absolutely gross. Also food portion is not enough for what you are paying for.

Good food but the place was not clean at all specially the restrooms.

We had our daughter s (15 y.o.) bday dinner here and allowed her to invite all of her besties. Some of the moms decided to stay and eat and the server sat us all together in one room. It was nice, and the chef was very entertaining. It ended up being a large party; the server took good care of all of us and took the time to ensure our orders were correct. The restaurant also allowed us to serve our guests birthday cake and even supplied extra plates and utensils. Thank you for helping us celebrate our baby girl s bday!

Wonderful staff and great dining

Great food!!

ALWAYS delicious and flavorful. Our favorite Hibachi restaurant!!!

New Ichiban has great service once you sit down you should definitely be eating soon.

Fun for family! Pricing was fair and the clear soup was delicious.

They are nice and helpful.. we ate in the back area. We werent in the mood for a show.. the food was fresh and good

We were seated at a time when the restaurant wasnt busy all at (3 parties for traditional dining). My mom had been fasting for a procedure shed just completed; we sat there for approximately 15 minutes. People passed us but no one even acknowledged our presence. We left.

I base my review primarily off the fried rice, which is the main reason I go to a Japanese steakhouse. This was the most bland hibachi fried rice Ive ever had. I initially thought they accidentally gave me plain brown rice, but all the fried rice in our to-go was the same ( I specifically ordered a box of extra hibachi fried rice). I suppose Im used to egg & some degree of vegetables in my rice. Very disappointing. The to-go service was quick and friendly. From taking my order to the pick up process, that went smoothly. I did give service 5 stars for that reason.

Good Food. We had a good time. Sons 14th birthday party. He wanted Ichiban. First time there.

We had an 8pm reservation for my son s 15th birthday dinner. It was myself and 3 kids ages 15, 13, and 4. My daughter, the 4 year old, was excited for her very first hibachi experience. As the cook arrived to start preparing the food, my daughter anxiously asked with excitement Are you here to cook the food for us? He replied in a very dry manner Yes. I could instantly tell that he was in no mood to be extra friendly with a kid. I told my daughter Stop asking questions baby, just watch him cook. So as he finishes the rice, she asks Are you gonna cook the steak now? The server BRANDON then replies Stop asking so many questions, sit back and enjoy the show. Do you ask this many questions during a movie??? His tone was very condescending and instantly hurt my daughter s feelings. She got quiet, and tears filled her eyes, and she looked at me and said Mommy, he hurt my feelings. I can t ask anymore questions. As a curious and bubbly 4 year old, she sees no harm in asking simple questions. She was excited, and her memory of her first hibachi experience was ruined simply bc this cook didn t have the patience to be kind to a 4yr old little girl. I was very angry and it took a lot of self control to keep myself from snapping back at this cook. I spoke to the manager, and he apologized and took 10% off of the ticket, all while informing me that Brandon is normally a crowd favorite. He s no favorite of ours. In spite of everything, the same 4yr old little girl who s feelings he hurt, complimented him on doing such a great job cooking and said her food was delicious. Brandon , a little kindness goes a long way. Remember that the next time you force a kid to shut up bc you re in no mood to answer questions. Signed, An Angry Mama Bear

We used to love coming here, but our last 2 visits have been pretty bad. The meat has been very undercooked, to include pink chicken. During this recent visit, no one came to refill our drinks until someone at the table asked. We waited about 20 minutes just for someone to collect our payment. Sadly, this place has really gone down hill lately.

Brian was our cook, very rude, using bad language with 2 children at the table and not friendly. Our waitress was rude too. Kid-friendliness: Dont use bad language when kids at the table

Cook was so awesome! Friendly and good food!!

Food was great and so was the cooking entertainment! Ate lunch there and was totally full but tasted so goodn

Went with family for Hibachi. 5 others sitting at table. We were treated like an after thought. We were the last served and given the least. I will not be back. The cook never made eye contact the whole time and totally ignored us. I wonder why we were treated that way. Would not go again.

The food was great like every time we go. Lets start of with the good things food is great bathrooms are super clean and people are nice but one. He has said multiple racist comments to the other people working and has said un appropriate stuff to my family that was a while back ago before I got into leaving reviews. Every time my family goes we hope we don t get this guy he is that bad.

The food was good, especially the fried rice and scallops. Also had soup.

Great food, awesome service, and fun environment.

The food is delicious and the service is great. Its pretty loud with multiple hibachi tables going at the same time.

Great food, the chef was very talented and entertaining. The service was wonderful.

I called for reservation and everything was fine. Once we got there we were treated so poorly. Me and my family of 5 received kids portion of food. I asked them to sing happy birthday to my daughter (which they never did) . An ant was in my friends water. They showed no sympathy at all about anything. The cook only had 1 egg for 7 of us (everybody got rice) . He didn t use any seasoning. I will never go back. 0/10 DO NOT recommend!

Service was terrible and to top it all off there was a worm in the food!!

Very nice good service and would come back again and again.

My experience tonight was terrible. I come to this restaurant frequently with my husband. We waited 30 minutes before someone acknowledged us and the traffic was slow so Im not sure why the server didn t greet us. We were overcharged for drinks! There wasn t a bartender present but a young man ( who looked underage) who is usually the hostess assist me. When he decided to come over he had headphones in his ear and that s probably why he didn t hear me correctly the first time. I asked a server what his name was and she said I don t know which is ODD when he s your coworker and every time I come here the same people are at work. Take care of the customer and don t blame others for your careless mistakes.

Food was great along with the service. The restaurant had a great atmosphere and was clean.

Very good service and food

Family dinner: the cook was amazing and the food was great. Highly recommend this restaurant! - Dentist at Dentistry Downtown

If I could have given half a star I would have. After ordering online and waiting 30 minutes, I brought the food home and my family and I sat down to eat and there was literally 4 pieces of lettuce in the salad container, not only that but when we ate the chicken and fried rice it was in small containers and the food was bad. The chicken was tough and dry and literally had no sauce on it and the rice tasted wired. I cant even describe how bad the rice was. Im so glad I paid $20 a plate for 4 pieces of lettuce, dried out chicken and welieid tasting rice. I called the restaurant and complained and the guy at the front desk just said ok we do better. He could honestly care less. This restaurant is unorganized, restaurant staff have no manners and the food is terrible. I will not be back.

Food was good

Love the sushi here.

The food was delicious, but some of the service was lackluster. We made a reservation for four and a baby over the phone, and when we got there, they didnt set up for the baby. We were asked about drinks before we had even sat down, without a drink menu. At the end, we were given a check and not even asked about dessert, and we were celebrating a birthday! It was also inconvenient that we were sat in a room with a large group also celebrating a birthday, and they got better service than us. Then they asked if we would be going because they needed to sit someone else, which wouldve been fine except we walked by two completely open tables. I know it was a busy Saturday, but after making a reservation and all, I expected a bit better, especially not to be rushed out.

Great sushi and sashimi the incredible roll is exactly as it sounds incredible!

The food was good, the cook was entertaining, but the server was very rude.

A good choice for sushi and other traditional Japanese dishes. Convenient location. Good staff.

First time EVER... everything was great!!

Wonderful

We were the last patrons of the night, got a hibachi table all to ourselves! Always an enjoyable experience with amazing food and service!

Weight too long..

Staff is always friendly best Japanese in Huntsville dont like sushi so I cant tell you about that but highly recommended.

Quick to get seated. Fast service for drinks and food. Good food.

Love this place. This is my third time here this week. The food is so fresh and delicious. Cant get enough of it.

First time and it was excellent!!

Food was delicious, restaurant was well-kept and clean, and the staff is wonderful. Very nice place to dine at.

So so good!

Our 1st visit but not our last! Service and food were great! Portions were quite large. Only negative was that our chef didnt interact and entertain as expected but our little one still got a show on his 1st ever hibachi visit when the chef on the adjacent table was cooking.

This place has the best food! Love it!

Our meal was good and the staff was great.

The show wasnt that great

So much better. Felt rushed through my meal but the food was great.

$100, no show. Took my family of four here for lunch. I was excited for myThe chef threw the spatula around for 20 seconds and then just cooked. No egg roll jokes, no flaming onion tower, nothing. The chef also barked at me when I couldn t understand that he was saying onion sauce .

Clean but food is only so so. The hibachi scallop was great but the filet is NOT filet mignon. To heavy on the sauce...

We love this place. The food is always so good. Its always better to come inside and get the food too. Tried the fried cheesecake and it was a surprising treat. One of our favorite places to eat. Sometimes the servers arent that friendly but they work hard to get everything out timely. So were never waiting long at all. We love the Hibachi host though. They always deliver. Place is very clean when we get there too.

The grill seats are the best seats in the house. It is very entertaining to watch. A great place for date night. The fuji apple sake is amazing!

Hibatchi for lunch...why not. It was delicious, quick service and fun.

Excellent service and food delicious. Hibachi was cooked right in front of us.

Beautiful place. Great food. Great service. I loved the Hibachi Scallops. With 14 of us from our Church friendship group, we had great food and drinks. I cant wait to come again. Parking: Plenty of parking in this shopping area.

No flavor and the fried rice was mushy.

Great place. Nice staff. Good food. Will go again.

Ive had a lot better hibachi. The food was just okay and there wasnt much interaction with the chef

Our chef was really rude and didn t ask us first if anyone was allergic to shrimp before issuing it out. When one of us mentioned no eggs, the chef gave a smirk attitude and gave an ugly action to another one of us for wanting hot sauce. We had seven people in our group and when we said we got bad service. The manager still charge us gratuity which should had completely taken off the gratuity. We definitely will not be going back.

Delicious food. Take out. Never ate there but watching the people sitting around the grill while waiting for the takeout was fun. Everyone happy and smiling.

What an interesting experience. My daughters decided they wanted to spend their birthday dinner with us and their boyfriends at Hibachi, thinking it would be a fun dinner and a show for a special occasion. We moved to the area about a year ago, and hadn t found a great hibachi place, so I went on Facebook s local pages to see which restaurant was most recommended. It was between New Ichiban and another that wasn t in the greatest part of town, so we chose this one. I went online and there was an option on Google to make a reservation. I reserved for 6 at 6:15 on a Saturday night. Google assistant said it would request it and I would receive a confirmation after they called the restaurant. About 5 minutes later, I received a confirmation that my reservation went through. I had it on email. We arrived at 6:15 and the restaurant had no record of my reservation. The man at the front said that they don t use google and next time to call directly. It is clear as day online that they use google and I received a confirmation that it went through. He said no, that they don t, and they d do their best to get us in. That we had to wait behind the other walk ins- which is super frustrating since I wasn t a walk in- we had made a reservation. He said it would be 15-20 mins which wouldn t be so bad. Unfortunately, it wound up being more like 45 minutes. We were sat, our drink orders were taken and then our orders. The chef came out and put a large fire on the grill and started cooking. There was no Hibachi show. No onion fire volcano, no shrimp catching, no silly jokes or eggs being caught in a hat. He cooked. And the food wound up being good, no complaints there, but we were disappointed that they don t do anything fun while they cook. They also didn t offer any sauces, no yum yum or ginger sauce, so we asked for it. It was almost as the chef was annoyed that we wanted sauce. Overall, the food was fine, but the over all experience kinda sucked. I don t know if there will be a next time that I call directly to make a reservation.

Big helpings of good food. Skip the adult drink though

Amazing! Food was better than expected.

Very good overall! My husband got the tuna hibachi. The tuna was overcooked. Would probably choose a different meat next time. I had the American dream roll. We will go back, enjoyed everything else about the meal.

We went there for my wifes birthday meal. It was okay, nothing to write home about. We had a party of 4, two adults and two children. The staff was quick to get our drink orders before we even had a chance to look at the drink menu, which made it kind of awkward. I will say that we didnt have to wait long at all for our food to start cooking which was nice. We ordered different combinations of shrimp, chicken and steak and we all got the fried rice. The fried rice was pretty good and everyone enjoyed it. The thing is, the rest of the food pretty much tasted the same. Everything was cooked in a semisweet sauce. It was missing a lot of flavor. I will say that if you have ever been to Benihana and are looking for something similar, you will not find it here. Well, except that they do the onion train thing.

Always excellent. Kid-friendliness: Hibachi show seems entertaining for kids. Food : 5/5 |

my first time was very good excellent

Part of the reason you come here is the experience. The food was standard. But the experience was a bit lacking.

Sweet staff who handled our 16-person party with skill.

Delicious food!

Great atmosphere. Lots of food for the price. Amazing quality sushi!

A+

Food is good and ample portions. Watching the hibachi chef good our meal was an added plus.

Good food and a good show. I dont know why I waited so long to go here. I love hibachi!

So I ordered the teriyaki chicken and friend rice had no clue it came with soup so I got some random soup I have no clue what it is also my chicken is dry and I would have liked a thicker sauce on my chicken that would actually stick to the chicken and not run off like water also I get to pick up and its 23 for one plate and spring rolls I cried after picking up my order cause I had no clue it was gonna be that much for one dang plate and its not even that great

Great food and great experience. Staff masked the whole time, chef included. Really appreciated the excellent service!

sons fav hibachi

Super nice people and great food.

Incredible fried rice and really good steak and shrimp. During lunch, rice portion is a little small, but not enough to knock a star. Highly recommend.

Delish! The staff was great with my togo order and we got it home and it was excellent! We had the chicken and shrimp box. They forgot a roll i had ordered but resolved it when I called back. We will most definitely be back.

I had the food a decent bit prior to COVID. It was not the best in town - but easy. Post-COVID they have weird habachi hours. Ive been denied habachi twice because it wasnt convenience. Whatevs, Il eat elsewhere

Very good experience! The servers were very good and quick. The hibachi chef was amazing and had some tricks Ive never seen before! For was very good and they even included noodles as well as rice.

We sat at the Hibachi Grill for dinner on a Friday night. My daughter and I had the Hibachi steak and chicken and my husband had sushi . The sushi presentation and taste was outstanding! The Hibachi experience was great.. no complaints at all. The chef was engaging, cooked everything very well and paid good attention to everyones wishes. The waited was very attentive on filling out drinks and making sure we had everything we needed. It was really good! If I could say one thing I wish I could change is how salty the food is... but thats a personal preference thing! Great job and Im sure we will be back!

My favorite Hibachi in town. Compared to the others it has the best atmosphere and location. Its also noticably cleaner than the others. You also have the option of fried rice and noodles with your meal which is small but welcome difference from the other hibachi restaurants.

Best hibachi in town

Shrimp was some of the best Ive had in a long time. Hibachi chicken and sushi was enjoyable too.