Ichiban Fish House

If you are looking for the massive Sushi boat… this has a good one. Friendly service, good food, decent prices. Nothing to wow about, but nothing to complain about either.

It ain’t the west coast but it’ll do for dinner or lunch; I go here regularly, maybe too regularly.

This is one of those worst place to have sashimi and sushi. The fish was so thin. He service was good and that’s why I give 1 star. I will never come here again!

My husband and I came here for lunch. The servers were very friendly and the restaurant is very cute and clean.
We had the Chef’s Chirashi, bulgogi, and I usho soup. Everything was absolutely delicious!
We were also given green tea, edemame and tofu pieces on the house.
I will definitely be back and would recommend to anyone.

I used to like coming here but it disappoints the last few times we’ve been here. The prices are increasing yet quality is not and neither is quantity. More choices of rolls does not mean all the choices are delicious. Will be a while before we visit again.

This place is slowly going downhill. The portions are smaller, fish is not as fresh. This used to be my go to sushi restaurant but I no longer recommend it.

Food pretty good for a weekend lunch. Service took some time as it was quite busy that Sunday afternoon. Lunch bento were ok — the best being the salmon and beef teriyaki

Ordered the lobster sashimi special
, the unagi Don and sashimi salad, the sashimi salad was somewhat mediocre, lots of vegetables and not too much sashimi, the Unagi Don lunch special was tiny, and lobster sashimi was kind of too moist. overall an average lunch experience

Nice restaurant, friendly and quick service. Portions were a fair size. I had the Salmon Lover dinner, which was more than enough for one person. The salmon was very fresh and the tempura was light and crispy. Sapporo was half priced that evening (Saturday), which complimented my meal nicely.

We got the super chirashi and it was mainly salmon, some red snapper, 1 slice of seared tuna and 1 slice of red tuna. Makes me question what the regular chirash would be like. For dessert we got 1 slice of orange. Thats right. Generosity at its best.

This Ichiban is a great place for lunch or dinner. They have something I’ve never sen before at any mid-​level Japanese restaurant — scallop teriyaki bento box. That stuff is really good if you’re wondering. You should definitely try it. Grouper teriyaki bento box is also one of my favourites. If I find myself around Yonge/​Sheppard craving Japanese food, I know I can trust Ichiban to feed my belly :) You can also catch a hockey game, thanks to 3 big flat screen TVs broadcasting either sports or news.

First time here, impressed by the super sized chirashi box and bento box. Unagi roll was also good. Presentation and food quality is four stars. Great service too!

I was initially going to go to Sakura next door, but decided to try something new!
As soon as I was seated to my table, I kind of wanted to leave — I don’t know if anyone else has had an experience like that when going to a restaurant.
I came alone and was seated in what seemed like the smallest table ever, even though the restaurant was practically empty — and I just felt very awkward being there.
I ordered the chicken teriyaki lunch special for 9.95. It came with a miso soup, edamame, and the bento box (rice, salad, chicken, tofu, japchae). everything was average; the sauce on the chicken teriyaki was overpowering.
This restaurant is like someone going through the motions without any care — both the food and the service. The prices for lunch are much higher than any other Japanese restaurant in the area, without any justification.
I wish I had gone to Sakura instead, and can safely say I will never return.

It’s tough to pick a sushi place on this short stretch of road off Yonge where there’s likely more sushi joints per capita than on any other block on the planet.
I went to Ichiban on equal parts hunch and suggestion and was not disappointed.
The seating area is made to look larger than it is: a strategically placed mirror makes the place appear to be roughly twice as large as it should. A large sushi bar looks like it would fill up if people could pick this place out of the crowd.
A sign at the front door about proper sushi eating etiquette is indicative of the calming atmosphere of the dining room. Service is attentive and professional.
We each ordered a bento box and an order of sashimi (why go to a sushi place and not order any?). The sashimi was clearly defrosted, as required by law, but the freezing was not to the detriment of how delicate and fresh-​tasting the fish was. Bento boxes were nicely filled with chap chae and salads, largely dependent on the main ordered. Seaweed salad and deep-​fried tofu accompanied overcooked tuna teriyaki and boring California rolls come in dinner bentos. Grilled salmon was perfectly cooked, then unpredictably slathered in teriyaki sauce, and came with grilled and some less-​grilled veggies– raw onion definitely won’t impress a date.
Sashimi impressed, as did the service; washrooms were difficult to find and smell of moth balls, but clean. Excellent selection of sakes for the deeper-​pocketed. Great for a sushi craving. ⁴⁄₅

Upping this to a four-​star because after all these years, it is still my go to place for Salmon Chirashi. That must mean something right?!
There’s something to be said about consistency and walking into a restaurant and knowing exactly what you’re going to get. And for this reason, Ichiban Fish House, you have moved up a notch in my books! Huzzah!

Ichiban Fish House has unfortunately gone downhill. It used to be a reliable place for me to get fresh sushi (Chirashi Sushi) at reasonable prices. Now they put weird stringy pieces of sushi in the Chirashi bowl along with some okay pieces. Not as fresh as it used to be. Not as good.
Other food is mixed.
Teriyaki is okay. Tempura is better. Unagi is solid.

An unsignificant Japanese restaurant in Toronto.
Not the worse, but far out competition for the top 50 Japanese restaurants in Toronto (would be around 250.). Closes early. Not very tasty. Not sure about freshness (i.e., not obviously that fresh). Too much corn starch in sauce for a Japanese restaurant.
Go elsewhere.

Admittedly I didnt come here for the food but for the company so I didn’t really know what I was eating. In fact, I didnt even notice that they forgot to bring me rice for my bulgogi bento box (14.95). Besides the lack of rice for our group’s bento boxes, the service was pretty good, and included a bell in case we needed anything.
Free: miso soup, tofu appetizer
Bento box: tempura (good), salad (meh), 6 california rolls (good), chap jae (ok), bulgogi (ok)
My friend told me their chirashi is good and that their fish is really fresh.

Ichiban Fish House is one of those restaurants that I always pass by. Nothing against it, but in my mind, it is one of those same-​old-​same-​old Japanese places that serve the usual fanfare of Bento Boxes A1-​Z1, California Hand Rolls, and Fried Tofu. This restaurant is exactly that, but whatever because, I think I have found my new fave late-​night (ish) hang out place that is in my area.
Intro. My boyfriend and I always lament the lack of late night places to hang out on the weekend. Since I live in the Bayview and Shep area, most restaurants or local eateries close by 10-​ish. Which is why we always go to the Yonge and Shep area, but we were decidedly not feeling the same old Moxie’s cuisine. And so, we decided to go for Japanese. Can I just say this restaurant was packed! As we walked in, we were greeted with hello’s from the men at the Sushi bar and were promptly seated.
Food. The menu is extensive and they actually have a lot of set menu’s (Bento sets, Sushi and/​or Sashimi set dinners, Curry dinners and Vegetarian Dinner sets). You know what… sometime’s I like not having to think of individual Sushi/​Sashimi pieces to order so these dinner sets really take the pressure of because they include all the yummy things. Because I was not hungry, I ordered the California and Spicy Tuna Hand Roll. Can I just say that the Spicy Tuna was so yummy! This restaurants adds crunchy, flaky bits (don’t know what they’re called), but it just creates the perfect bite. I would have ordered another one, but I was helping my boyfriend with his Sashimi Dinner Set which comes with pieces of Salmon, Tuna and White Fish along with California Roll, salad, mixed tempura and cold noodles with a hint of Sesame Oil. All that for around $ 14.00 which is a great deal!
Because I love my booze, I also ordered a 300ml Sake for 30 bucks. That was on the more expensive side, but they do have a lot of 300ml Sake options for less which is nice. Sometimes, Japanese restaurants only carry limited Sake’s and they are always so expensive…
Service. Our guy was so nice — he pulled the next table for us so we wouldn’t be cramped, offered us Edamame beans as appetizers and gave both of us Miso soups. It could be they just wanted to clear their inventory for the day, but regardless, he was very thoughtful.
All in all, we left this place around 10:30 and there will still a lot of guests eating dinner and drinking, which means my find for a late-​night spot in my area is now over. You can never go wrong with Japanese cuisine and they have lots of drinks, so even if you just wanted to pop in for Sake, this is a great place. The total bill came out to be $ 50 some dollars, but that is because of the Sake. So sans-​alcohol, this won’t break the bank. This is a definite yes and a come-​back in my books!

Came here for dinner with my Dad. Decent Japanese and comparable to most cheap sushi restaurants like the ones you’d find in the Annex or Queen St. Nothing really stands out, in a good or bad way.
Service was swift. Our server brought green tea without us having to ask, and right after we ordered, brought complimentary appetizers — cold tofu in a spicy vinegar-​y sauce and cold edamame (like Lesley C., I also prefer edamame served hot and salted. Oh well).
I had the vegetarian bento box. It’s a lot of food for $ 15. Miso soup, salad, 6 avocado cucumber rolls, tofu teriyaki, sauted veggies (mostly bean sprouts, with a few carrots and cucumbers), and vegetable tempura. Everything was pretty good, except the teriyaki sauce is really thick and gelatinous, and the flavour was overpowering. I was trying to scrape it off my tofu…
The place itself is spacious and airy. There were a number of solo diners who kept busy watching sports on the big TV screens.