Ichiban Japanese Grill & Sushi - Freeport (IL)

3 /5 Sabrina E: My first time here and it was an okay experience. I got the teriyaki chicken with fried rice. To be honest, I was a little disappointed. Its not what its hyped up to be in the other reviews. Chicken is basic and rice was dry. I also got the Sweetie rolls which I really liked. The Ichiban rolls were good as well. The California rolls were pretty plain and werent my favorite. The best part of the meal was the Crab Ragoons. I really liked those. This place is fine for Freeport. Ive been spoiled by Marcs Fusion in Rockford which has phenomenal sushi and the best chicken fried rice Ive ever had. This place pales in comparison, but is still a decent place to get takeout in Freeport.

5 /5 Haley K: Always enjoy eating here over the last several years!! If you don’t know what to get, try the crab fried rice and Ryan Roll- 2 of my favorites!! Everything I’ve tried is so good. Definitely pay them a visit!

5 /5 Vanessa Torres: Ichiban is a must-visit for anyone craving Japanese food. Their teriyaki chicken and crab rangoons are always tasty and are my personal favorites. With great customer service and very affordable prices, its easily the best spot. You wont be disappointed!

2 /5 Kay B: The primary reason this rating is so low is because the atmosphere is completely wrong for a sushi place. There is no music, the decorations are japanese but thats literally it. They have salt and pepper on the table. You start with a fork. We had to ask for soy sauce saucers. The amount of wasabi and ginger was much less compared to all of the other sushi places we have been to. They gave us fortune cookies at the end. The atmosphere is closer to a takeout diner that suddenly serves japanese food. The menu wasnt bad. The fish selection wasnt large, and 90% of all the rolls have cream cheese. The rolls themselves were okay. The tiger and the baked salmon rolls were great. The Marry roll, Alaska, and spicy salmon with crunchy rolls had very little flavor. The house salad dressing wasnt bad at all; I just wish they had more variety in vegetables. The service was okay. Our waitress was very smiley, but was quiet and was not very engaging. She literally did her JOB. Theres nothing wrong with it, but having customer interaction really adds value to the customer experience. I doubt we would ever actively seek to go to this place again; if we were in the area and feeling very lazy, we would go here. The price isnt bad for what you get.

3 /5 cassidy mcEuen: Gas station quality. Sashimi was frozen in the middle, portions were small, rice on both sushi rolls and plates tasted either old or undercooked. Sauce tasted like plastic and the chicken was hard. Either way it was not done well. I gave 3 stars simply because its the only option in freeport and close to me. Far too over priced for the quality and content. Your better off DIYing your own.