I absolutely love Ichiban at their Robison location, by far the best hibachi experiences I've had from my different hibachi trips. Twice we've come in with large to very large parties and twice they were able to sit us within 10 minutes of our entire parties being present. The first time it was 10 and the second time we had 14 people.
It is true that the Chef can make or break the experience as far as entertainment is concerned, but at the same time the food is so darn good I just want to be served and be left to EAAAAAT.
This time around I shared Chicken & Steak and it was both cooked perfectly to a tender and juicy medium while the seasoning made the meats POP. The rice, noodles, and vegetables were all well made with the right amount of soy sauce, spices, and served piping hot.
The servers were super nice, a tad slow a times, but that's understandable if I'd been working all night long and then had a group of 14 people come in after 9pm I'd be a tad overwhelmed, haha.
I can't wait to go back!!