Co-workers of mine from work raved about Ishi so they wanted to take me there for lunch. I agreed -- hey, who am I to argue about food? We walked in and I noticed that there wasn't much ambiance to the restaurant at all. It's one big room, tables lined up one next to the other. Nothing special. It reminded me of a mom-and-pop restaurant "back in the day."
Their menu is pretty extensive with sushi and hibachi items. Not wanting to hold everyone up and read through each and every sushi item (and not really in the mood for sushi), I ordered a hibachi item like everyone else. I went with the Hibachi Chicken. It was good...but really no better than a frozen "Chinese" item you pick up from your local grocery store. The shrimp sauce dip was a nice touch and it gave the rest some flavor, but I tried not to imagine how many calories were in that creamy pink sauce that I dipped my entire lunch into.
All in all, I spent about $10 with the entree, drink, and tip (for which we only saw the server briefly during the order, food delivery, and bill drop-off). I wouldn't say I'd go out of my way to go back. There are better lunch choices in the area. But if my co-workers had a desire to go there again with me, I'd probably go and maybe give their sushi a try (although then I'd end up spending even more for a quick lunch than with the Hibachi entree).