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| - Look past the overgrown weeds, and faded 80's exterior, and take a trip back in time, to the days when Sushi was an exotic delicacy, and a wise cracking Hibachi chef makes comically poor attempts to land grilled shrimp into your mouth..
Upon entering Ichi-Ban, I was fairly sure this was going to be a 2 star experience. The place hit it's heyday in 1986, I'm guessing, and the concept and decor are so outdated, it actually ended up being almost like a fantastic retro-dining experience for me. The food, was actually really good too! My previous experiences with Hibachi style Japanese places were LONG AGO, and were not very positive. Aside from the rather surprisingly racist, and misogynist jokes the Hibachi chef made, I was shocked by how good everything tasted. I had the Calamari ($15.95) which was cooked very nicely right in front of me, and was absolutely delicious. The simple broth, and salad served at the beginning of the meal were also quite delicious... I could drink the salad dressing by the glass. Super tasty, and everything was very fresh. There was so much Sushi, that I'm even going to list all of what I tried, but everything was fresh, served beautifully, and at the perfect temperature. While it may look practically abandoned on the outside, there's some surprisingly good food being served on the inside.
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