Ichiban Toms River Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse & Sushi Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "The service was top of the line, and the hibachi chefs were so friendly and creative."
• "Our chef, Mike, was amazing. My 3 children thought he was the greatest."
• "Very friendly greeting by hostess and waitress. Super attentive service and our entrées were fresh and delicious."
• "The service is over the top! Every single employee works together and constantly made sure we didn't need anything."
• "Service was outstanding. Waitress was very helpful."
• "Servers were friendly, and we liked that the manager stopped by to ask how we liked everything."
• "The staff are friendly and we keep going back."

Cons:

• "Communication with the wait staff was difficult."
• "Wait staff was quick and efficient but had a somewhat unwelcoming disposition about them."
• "The waitress named Ada was beyond rude."
• "Nothing is more uncomfortable when you are trying to enjoy a meal and you have four waitresses staring at you."
• "Making reservations and being on time here, is not honored. Very disappointed and annoyed that company from over 80 miles away ended up having to go elsewhere."
• "Terrible staff, treated very poorly, did not help with anything."
• "The waiters weren't helpful and the manager was not accommodating or welcoming."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was excellently prepared and very good."
• "The food fantastic! Worth every penny."
• "The food here is excellent."
• "Delicious hibachi food!! Noodles and fried rice were very light but so amazingly good!"
• "Everything was delicious."
• "The food was amazing."
• "The food was absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "The shrimp and broccoli was severely lackluster."
• "Used to enjoy their food but lately the quality lacks."
• "Food is over cooked, salty and they use way too much soy sauce and teriyaki sauce to cover up cheap fish, chicken, and beef."
• "The food was horrible. Super super salty."
• "The food had way too much butter."
• "The rice was undercooked, the steak had no seasoning."
• "The food was too salty and the hibachi chef basically threw the food on every family and no sauce was given."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere! The hibachi cook was on point!"
• "Had a pleasant experience here. The inside was really pretty and well kept."
• "Nice atmosphere! Very good service."
• "It's a great experience for a family get together."
• "The atmosphere was a little loud for a while but when the server got to our table I found out why and we had so much fun."
• "It's a nice atmosphere."
• "Was great! Hibachi guy was hilarious and very skilled, food was excellent and big servings."

Cons:

• "The bathrooms were filthy and there was a dirty underwear in the men’s bathroom and had poop on the walls."
• "The men’s bathroom had a dirty underwear in one of the stalls and there was poop on it too."
• "There was feces all over the bathroom and it remained that way for the duration of my stay."
• "But what really got me was how gross the bathrooms were."
• "The grill was actually dirty and had chunks of old food on it when we sat down."
• "Also, couldn't help but notice the table felt slimy when sat down."
• "Very disgraceful, would've gave 0 stars if could."

Value

Pros:

• "With a family of four, we spent about $115 plus tip, but my 11 and 14 year old kids enjoyed it."
• "Prices were good as well."
• "Make sure you go hungry because they give you generous portions."
• "You can taste the quality in their ingredients, no cut corners here!"
• "Food is always delicious and filling."
• "Great restaurant and great food no indoor dining takeout only right now but always busy and always a good price for the quality and quantity of food you get."
• "Food was great and the lunch special was an amazing value."

Cons:

• "It wasn't anything I'd return for."
• "Their portions got significantly smaller while their prices have shot up."
• "Too pricey for what it was!!!!"
• "Just the person who asked about the bill had us pay $32.53 over the amount of money we had already spent which was around 180.00!"
• "The hibachi sucked it’s high priced food was cold the cook mad a mess all over the table getting food all over my expensive cloths."
• "We we're charged for dinner hibachi on a Saturday at 1:00pm. It was lunch hibachi."
• "They charge for razz iced tea refills! Felt as if we were getting rushed out."