Based on 150 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
117 Welch Ave, Ames, IA 50014
Phone: (515) 450-5004
Hours
| Sunday | 12–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–10 PM |
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Reviews
Ella X
A small but upscale little Japanese restaurant right next to ISU. Ordered ramen and Komodo sticks appetizer; Komodo appetizers are very creative, the fried crab stick and cream cheese make it very crunchy out but creamy in. The sauce also add some sweet and savory into. Highly recommend this one if u live fried food like me. Ramen was ok, I think the broth could add more sodium, pork chuashu could marinated longer, but the egg was very well half cooked, perfect condition in ramen. With the ramen priced at $11, I think this is still worth it. Server is very considerate and very friendly, he helped me with packing leftovers and even grabbed a plastic bag for easier to carry. There decors are cute and they have patio seats.
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Alexis Fliss
Whoever thought of the mozzarella crab Rangoon is an absolute genius!! I wanted to try a new restaurant for my birthday today and was not disappointed. The food was amazing! We got the spicy miso Ramen 10/10 would recommend and the lemon salmon bento box 10/10 would also recommend and to top off the night we got the specialty casino roll (sushi) that was absolutely delicious! Again 10/10 would recommend! I would eat here again in a heart beat and for everything we got it was priced very well our dinner cost $46 + tip. The staff was also super nice! Great environment in the restaurant as well! If you are looking for some where new to try definitely give this place a shot!
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Paco McClain
The boxes used in place of the bento tray made the meal not as great. Steak is much drier. Rice absorbed the flavor of everything and the presentation wasn’t nearly as pleasant. Was offered a refund and staff/owner are very friendly!
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Sadaf
Great staff and atmosphere also good sushi, but perhaps not the best sushi I ever had!
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Dennis Hogan
Cute little shop in a nice location. Lighting was very nice.
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David Wnek
With a commanding spot in the middle of Welch Ave, Ichiban offers a reasonable selection of Japanese eats, notably sushi and ramen, particularly this far inland. The atmosphere is classy yet unpretentious, welcoming to both date nights and casual dinners with friends.
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Minna Isengrim
This place use to be our favorite Japanese place in Ames, but it’s gone downhill hard. Originally it was a really clean, cute place with good food. The original manager was really cool as well and I liked chatting with him. The new server or maybe manager is really rude and has a bad attitude. The place seems to have been allowed to become run down and now decor is broken and the restaurant feels grungy.
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Christian Jackson
I know authentic ramen, and this place has it.
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Juhi Shah
We ordered Veggie Spicy Miso Ramen and Cucumber, Avocado & Cream Cheese Sushi Roll. Both the dishes were very tasty. The ambiance is also good. Also, located in a very convenient place.
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David Steenhoek
We got the spicy tonkatsu and it was very bland. I’m not sure if they left something out of the dish, but it had no flavor and wasn’t very spicy; the dish just was not good overall. The sushi roll we got was good. Overall, it was a disappointment.
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