Ichiban Pan-asian Cuisine - Charleston

One of the BEST restaurants in Charleston and I have been to all of them multiple times. Best sushi in West Virginia. Friends from NY say it’s as good as the sushi there. Chef Evan is a master. Great staff and great venue!

I’ve heard a bunch of positive feedback about this restaurant and I wanted to try it out for myself.I walk up to the restaurant front and immediately had confusion because people were inside but the closed sign was in the window. I walked inside and mentioned it to the hostess, not a care in the world about my comment. Noticed several other people who saw the same sign as I and walked away instead of walking inside.The server was very pleasant. I ordered 3 sushi rolls which took around 30 mins to prepare and serve to the table. If there were more than 4 tables, 30 mins wouldn’t be a terrible wait but for the amount of patrons inside, very slow service overall.When the food arrived, the display looked great. Beyond that, it was some of the worst sushi I have had. The entire roll collapsed upon grabbing them with the chopsticks. The speed I needed from plate to mouth before they would fall apart made the meal rather unenjoyable.I personally wouldn’t recommend this restaurant for their sushi. I cannot speak to the other items on their menu but overall I was not impressed with the positive reviews I had heard before.

There is a very off putting stench as you enter, no clue what it was. Visited this business 5:15 on a Thursday night, one other customer came in during the 15 minutes we were there.Great service by the lady who took our order. Two other employees babbled with each other in the serving area as they goofed off on their phones, presumably because there were no customers to help.Had the wasabi shumai, flavorful.Ended up leaving all the same, couldn’t stand the off putting stench.

Excellent dining, the food was great and the staff were doing their very best despite everyone being short of staff.

Ordered takeout, 2 crab crunch rolls and a 101 roll. The restaurant itself is beautiful, nice atmosphere in the 5 minutes I was there to pickup. Bartender was super sweet! I'm not a big fan of raw sushi, so these rolls were amazing. Everything was delicious, down to the rice. Definitely recommend for some good eats. Only problem, I didn't order more!!