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| - First thing to note about Ichiban: AC was out of order when I went on Friday and it was insanely hot & stuffy inside. People at other tables around us were also complaining, and some chose to cut their meal short and leave - it was that bad. So if you decide to eat here, if you notice it's super warm once you step inside, you're probably better off coming back another day.
That being said, you're not missing much if you decide not to go here anyway. The food quality is typical AYCE fare, though following another popular AYCE joint in Markham, Ichiban serves some torch-style sushi too, which you can order via iPad. There are only a couple options of this type of sushi though, so not worth it if you're coming for seared sushi alone.
There's a tiny self-serve bar at the back (right next to the bathroom...) where you can pick up soup, salad, fruit, and a plastic shotglass of dessert, like "mango sago" which is basically mango juice with a few sago balls and a couple lychee-flavoured popping boba floating in there. I can see why they'd do the DIY, because there aren't many servers and it's not easy flagging them down.
I appreciated that sweet shrimp sashimi, scallop sashimi, and a seared duck sushi were available, but everything just tasted so bland, uninspired, and of so-so quality. Wouldn't particularly recommend this place to anyone.
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