I had read reviews about Ichiban and Fugu having both authentic Chinese cuisines in Madison. I recently went to Fugu so I had to go to Ichiban.
The staff allowed us to peruse the menu for a while before taking our order. It's huge and many things sound yummy. We spent some time trying to get a look of other's meals without being too obvious and rude.
I decided to order 3 ingredient potstickers for all of us. I love hot and sour soup so I ordered their sour and spicy seafood soup for myself, or so I thought. They brought out a huge bowl of soup and three cups for everyone. Thankfully, the others were willing to eat it. I even ended up taking soup home. The soup had a wonderful flavor and perfect heat. The seafood was fake crab, canned shrimp and possibly octopus. I didn't eat the krab or shrimp but the octopus was good. The potstickers were great with a tasty soy sauce.
For entrees, one person got the mei fun which she loved and are it all up. I got the shrimp in black bean sauce. I wanted to go outside my comfort zone but I couldn't decide what I wanted so I went with a safe bet. The other person ordered poached chicken hot chili sauce. The waitress accidentally wrote sliced fish. It was still amazing. He'll try the chicken next time but it was still amazing.
Overall, the food was great and fast. I hate to say but I like Fugu a tiny bit more. Thus, the 4 star.