Ichiban Holmdel Japanese

Once we were seated and had placed our orders, we waited over 40 minutes for the chef to come and start cooking. The food was generally decent and plentiful, but the chef didn’t put much effort into the show; he only banged his spatulas together for about 20 seconds. The service left a lot to be desired as well, with two uncoordinated waitresses attending to our table. When I requested a drink refill, I ended up with Coke instead of iced tea. I had to ask for salt at least six times before it finally arrived. I understand that holidays can make things busier for restaurants, but this was by far our worst experience at Ichiban.

I couldn't stop thinking about the sushi rolls after my first visit. They were so delicious that I had to return. I raved about them on my way out and can't wait to go back again soon. Food: 5/5

Nice atmosphere and good food! Other hibachi I've gone to so far asked us if we want rice or noodles. Here, we got both! Chef was really nice and funny. Definitely going to comeback again.Food: 5/5

I've been here twice so far. They have a large dining area on one side and hibachi seating on the other side of the restaurant. The portions here are huge! The first time we came we had the miso Chilean sea bass and chicken teriyaki. The miso Chilean sea bass was very good, and the only good dish. The chicken teriyaki had no flavor. The second time I tried the chicken and shrimp hibachi. The chicken was dry! The fried rice wasn't anything great, but the noodles were good. They barely put any sauce on the chicken and shrimp hibachi like other Japanese restaurants do. They didn't give you any dipping sauces that usually come with hibachi either. I had hibachi at Koi Sushi Hibachi last week which is only a few minutes away and far better! It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good at the same time besides the Chilean sea bass. I found the food here to be bland. I won’t be coming back.

Great place for hibachi. My 13 year old son said he was really hungry so he got the dinner trio which was a good amount of meat. And so much fried rice and noodles. I didn't even use the sauces as the meat was well seasoned but everyone said the yum yum sauce was delicious. The two of us had more than enough leftovers for another big meal. We were celebrating a birthday there and they come out and sing and bang a gong which was fun. The chef was quite good juggled flaming torches.