Ichiban Japanese Cuisine Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to Ichiban Japanese Cuisine, where culinary artistry meets authentic Japanese flavors! Located in Cincinnati, this lively spot offers a warm and inviting atmosphere perfect for casual dining or hearty gatherings.

Ichiban's menu is a delightful journey through Japanese cuisine, showcasing an array of dishes that cater to all palates. From vibrant sushi rolls and savory ramen to extensive vegan and vegetarian options, there's something for everyone. The restaurant’s commitment to quality ingredients ensures freshness in every bite.

Highlights include:

  • Happy Hour Specials featuring unique drink pairings
  • Wheelchair accessibility and kid-friendly dining options
  • Outdoor seating for a relaxed al fresco experience
  • A full bar with expertly crafted cocktails

Whether you dine in or opt for delivery, Ichiban promises an unforgettable culinary experience!

All Night Happy Hour

Japanese Tea

Green Jasmine, Oolong

$$5.00

Fountain Drinks

Coke, Diet Coke Sprite

$$2.50

Japanese Soda Bottle

$$3.50

Ginger Ale

$$3.00

Perrier

$$3.50

Ice Tea

$$3.00

Juice

Pineapple Orange, Cranberry

$$4.00

Milk Tea

Taro Strawberry Original, Match, Thai tea

$$6.00

Fruit Tea

Pineapple Strawberry, Lychee

$$6.00

Aves Del Sur Merlot

$$8.00

Monte Oton Grenache

$$8.00

Stump Jump Shiraz

$$8.00

Butterfield Station Chardonnay

$$8.00

Avanti Pinot Grigio

$$8.00

Zonin Moscato

$$8.00

Ozeki Hot

$$5.00

Ozeki Dry

$$5.00

Ozeki Nigori

$$5.00

Fuji Apple

$$5.00

Lychee Sake

$$5.00

Tozai Snow Maiden

$$8.00

Asahi

$$5.00

Miller Ultra

$$4.00

Bud Light

$$4.00

Miller Lite

$$4.00

Budweiser

$$4.00

Rhinegeist

$$5.00

Coors Light

$$4.00

Sam Adams

$$4.00

Corona

$$5.00

Sapporo Light

$$5.00

Great Lakes

$$6.00

Sapporo Can

$$8.00

High Noon

$$4.00

Blue Moon

$$5.00

White Claw

$$4.00

Seasonal Beer

$$5.00

Heineken

$$4.00

Stella Artois

$$5.00

Kirin

$$5.00

Tsingtao

$$5.00

Kirin Light

$$5.00

Yuengling

$$4.00

Modelo

$$5.00

Fat Tire

$$5.00

Madtree

$$5.00

Plantform IPA

$$5.00

Sapporo

$$5.00

Truth

$$6.00

Lychee Martini

$$6.00

Saketini

$$6.00

Cosmopolitan

$$6.00

Apple Martini

$$6.00

Bahama Mama

$$6.00

French Martini

$$6.00

Chocolate Martini

$$6.00

Mai Tai

$$6.00

Mussels Vegetable Soup

Fresh mussels with Asian greens in shitake mushroom broth.

$$5.00

House Salad

With tomato ginger dressing.

$$4.00

Miso Soup

Seaweed, scallions and diced silky tofu.

$$3.00

Seafood Soup

Mussels, shrimp, crab meat and seasonal vegetables.

$$5.00

Seaweed Salad

Four varieties of seaweed with sesame seeds.

$$4.00

Dragon Ball

Spicy tuna and crunch, rolled in avocado, masago crunch.

$$5.00

Kani Salad

Spicy or regular crab meat with cucumber and masago crunch.

$$5.00

Octopus Salad

$$7.00

Salmon Tartare

Marinated fresh salmon with avocado.

$$9.00

Squid Salad

$$7.00

Tuna Tataki

Seared tuna marinated in sweet and sour served with ponzu sauce.

$$11.00

Yellowtail Jalapeno

Yellowtail and jalapeno with ponzu sauce.

$$10.00

Age Tofu

Lightly fried bean curd with brown sauce.

$$5.00

Baby Octopus

$$7.00

Beef Asparagus Roll

$$8.00

Beef Negimaki

Scallion cream cheese wrapped in sliced beef with teriyaki sauce.

$$8.00

Chicken TatsutaAge

Japanesestyle deepfried chicken.

$$6.00

Crab Puff

$$6.00

Edamame

$$6.00

Fried Calamari

Breaded, deepfried squid served with Asian vegetables and wasabi aioli.

$$9.00

Fried Octopus Dumplings

$$7.00

Green Bean Fries

$$8.00

Fried Oyster

$$7.00

Hotategai

Scallop in a ginger sauce.

$$9.00

GomaAe

Steamed mixed vegetables with sesame sauce.

$$6.00

HamachiKama

Grilled yellowtail collar with ponzu sauce.

$$12.00

Ikamara

Grilled squid with ginger sauce.

$$10.00

Lettuce Wraps

Sauteed chicken and vegetables wrapped with lettuce.

$$6.00

Pork Gyoza

Panfried pork dumplings.

$$6.00

Sake Mussels

Mussels with Spanish onions, mushroom and parsley in sake garlic butter.

$$10.00

Mix Tempura

Lightly fried shrimp and vegetables with tempura sauce.

$$8.00

Shumai

Shrimp vegetable steamed dumplings.

$$6.00

Vegetable Spring Roll

Fried, crispy rolls stuffed with cabbage, green bean, onions, mushrooms, carrots, tofu vermicelli.

$$5.00

Vegetable Tempura

Fried vegetables with tempura sauce.

$$7.00

Chirashi

Assorted fish over sushi rice.

$$23.00

Love Boat

12 pieces sushi, 15 pieces sashimi and 3 rolls.

$$75.00

Sashimi Dinner

12 pieces sashimi and 1 tuna roll.

$$27.00

Sashimi Sampler

12 pieces sashimi.

$$24.00

Sushi Dinner

6 pieces sushi 1 dragon roll.

$$23.00

Sushi Sampler

10 pieces sushi.

$$21.00

Sushi Sashimi Combo

3 pieces sushi, 9 pieces sashimi 1 California roll.

$$30.00

Yummy Boat

12 pieces sashimi, 9 pieces sushi and 2 rolls.

$$50.00

Cherry Blossom Roll

A flowershaped roll with a salmon avocado filled center a colorful outer layer of tuna, garnished with flying fish roe wrapped in pink soy paper.

$$15.00

Cincinnati Roll

Shrimp tempura cucumber, topped with spicy tuna crunch.

$$14.00

Crunch Munch

Crab stick avocado inside, topped with shrimp, crunch spicy mayo.

$$13.00

Godzilla Roll

Tuna, salmon, white fish avocado deep fried, topped with spicy mayo, eel sauce, smelt roe scallion.

$$13.00

Harvest Pumpkin

Cucumber avocado inside, then deepfried topped with tempura pumpkin spicy mayo.

$$12.00

Hurricane Roll

Tuna, cream cheese jalapeno, deepfried, topped with spicy crab, spicy mayo eel sauce.

$$14.00

Laughing Buddha Roll

Shrimp tempura, asparagus avocado topped with tuna, crab stick, spicy mayo, eel sauce, finished with tempura flakes, masago and scallions.

$$15.00

Tempura Lobster Roll

Tempura lobster, mixed greens, cucumber avocado wrapped in soy paper with mayo.

$$16.00

Lion King

Avocado, cucumber crab stick inside, topped with baked spicy salmon, masago eel sauce fish, glazed with honey mayo.

$$12.00

Million Dollar Roll

Tuna, salmon avocado inside, topped with spicy yellowtail crunch.

$$14.00

Phoenix Roll

Lobster, spicy crab stick asparagus inside, topped with avocado, spicy mayo, chili sauce eel sauce.

$$14.00

Pink Lady

Shrimp tempura, cream cheese, avocado spicy tuna rolled with pink soy paper.

$$15.00

Red Double

Shrimp tempura avocado inside, topped with crab stick, crunch, spicy mayo.

$$15.00

Pink Panther

Spicy crab, cream cheese, avocado, shrimp wrapped in soy paper, deepfried and topped with spicy mayo and eel sauce.

$$15.00

Seared Scallop

Avocado crab stick, topped with seared scallop, masago, scallion eel sauce.

$$15.00

Sea Treasure

Shrimp tempura, crab stick, cucumber avocado inside, topped with tempura salmon, spicy mayo, masago scallions.

$$13.00

Spicy Girl

Spicy salmon, avocado crunch, topped with salmon, avocado spicy mayo.

$$14.00

Tuna Lover

Spicy tuna topped with tuna avocado.

$$15.00

Honey Bee

King crab crunch topped with salmon, tuna, shrimp, white fish, glazed with honey mayo.

$$14.00

Beef Filet Robatayaki

$$7.00

Chicken Breast Robatayaki

$$6.00

Duck Breast Robatayaki

$$7.00

Scallop Robatayaki

$$8.00

Shrimp Robatayaki

$$7.00

Kamo Udon

Roast duck, wheat noodles, mushrooms and Asian vegetables in vegetable broth.

$$15.00

Spicy Pad Thai

Chicken, Vegetable or Tofu Beef or Shrimp 1.00 Rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, scallions with peanuts.

$$15.00

Ramen

Roast pork, egg noodles, scallions, bean sprouts, green vegetables and egg in a pork broth or miso broth.

$$15.00

Sukiyaki

Thinly sliced beef, vermicelli noodles, silky tofu, scallions, shitake mushrooms and napa cabbage in a sweet soy broth.

$$15.00

Tempura Soba Or Udon

2 pcs shrimp and 3 pcs vegetable tempura in vegetable broth.

$$16.00

Yaki Soba Or Udon

Vegetable, Chicken or Tofu Beef or Shrimp 1.00 Japanese stirfried soba or udon noodles.

$$16.00

Beef Or Shrimp Fried Rice

$$15.00

Plain Fried Rice

$$9.00

Vegetable Or Chicken Fried Rice

$$13.00

Beef Teriyaki

Charbroiled strip loin steak with Ichiban teriyaki sauce.

$$19.00

Chicken Scallops

Charbroiled teriyaki chicken breast panfried ginger scallions.

$$20.00

Chicken Teriyaki

Charbroiled chicken with Ichiban teriyaki sauce.

$$16.00

Curry Katsu Don

Chicken or pork Deepfried breaded pork loin or chicken bread with Japanese curry sauce on a bed rice.

$$17.00

Katsu Don Chicken Or Pork

Deepfried breaded pork loin or chicken cooked with eggs and Spanish onion on a bed of rice.

$$16.00

Salmon Teriyaki

Charbroiled Atlantic salmon with Ichiban teriyaki sauce.

$$21.00

Sauteed Mixed Vegetables

Asian green vegetables with sesame sauce.

$$14.00

Seafood Tempura

Shrimp, fish, crab stick, scallop and vegetables.

$$16.00

Tempura Dinner

Tempura fried tiger shrimp and assorted vegetables, served with tempura sauce.

$$16.00

Unagi Don

BBQ eel over rice.

$$19.00

Main Menu

Sake

Mio Sparking Sake

Sparkling sake lively and delicately fruity.

$$16.00

Sho Chiku Bai Nigori

Unfiltered to preserve the fresh, crisp flavor of rice.

$$16.00

Sho Chiku Bai, Ginjo Sake

Delicate, silky smooth and dry with fruity aroma.

$$16.00

Peach Soju

$$14.00

Original Soju

$$14.00

Melon Soju

$$14.00

Soju

HalfPrice Menu

Tuna Maguro

$$2.00

Escolar Mutsu

$$2.00

Albacore Shiro Maguro

$$2.00

Salmon Sake

$$2.00

Yellowtail Hamachi

$$2.25

Striped Bass Suzuki

$$2.00

Kanpachi

$$2.00

Red Snapper

$$2.00

Smoked Salmon

$$2.00

Mackerel Saba

$$1.75

Eel Unagi

$$2.00

Squid Ika

$$1.75

Octopus Tako

$$2.00

Shrimp Ebi

$$2.00

Sweet Shrimp Amaebi

$$3.50

Scallop Hotategai

$$3.00

Alaskan King Crab Kani

$$4.00

Crab Stick KaniKama

$$1.75

Surf Clam

$$2.00

Egg Tamago

$$1.75

Smelt Roe Masago

Add Quail Egg 0.50

$$2.50

Salmon Roe Ikura

Add Quail Egg 0.50

$$3.00

Flying Fish Roe Tobiko

Add Quail Egg 0.50

$$2.50

Sea Urchin Roe Uni

Add Quail Egg 0.50

$$0.00

Avocado Roll

$$3.00

Asparagus Tempura

$$3.50

Asparagus Roll

$$3.00

Veggie Roll

Avocado, aspargus, cucumber, and kampyo

$$4.00

Inari Sushi

Sushi rice wrapped in sweetened tofu skin.

$$1.50

Kampyo Roll

Japanese sweet squash.

$$2.50

Cucumber Roll

$$2.50

Sweet Potato

$$4.00

Oshinko Roll

$$3.50

AAC Roll

Asparagus, avocado cucumber.

$$3.50

Yellowtail Scallion Roll

$$4.00

Spicy Yellowtail Roll

Yellowtail avocado inside, topped with spicy mayo

$$4.00

Tuna Roll

$$4.00

Salmon Roll

$$4.00

Eel Cucumber

Eel, cucumber, eel sauce

$$4.00

Spicy Tuna

ground tuna, crunch, spicy mayo

$$4.00

Spicy Shrimp

Shrimp, cucumber, spicy mayo

$$4.00

Spicy Scallop

Scallop, avocado, spicy mayo

$$5.00

Spicy Salmon

Salmon, avocado, spicy mayo

$$4.00

Shrimp Tempura Roll

$$4.00

California With King Crab

Snow crab, avocado, cucumber

$$6.50

California Roll

Crab stick, avocado, cucumber

$$4.00

Salmon Skin Roll

bake salmon skin, cucumber, eel sauce

$$4.00

Boston

Shrimp, crab stick, cucumber, mayo.

$$4.50

Crunch Roll

Avocado, eel, crunch on top.

$$4.50

Spider Roll

Avocado, soft shell crab.

$$8.00

Philadelphia

Smoked salmon, cream cheese.

$$4.00

Alaskan

Avocado, smoked salmon, king crab, smelt roe.

$$7.00

Baltimore Roll

Alaskan king crab, egg, cream cheese, old bay seasoning topped with scallion.

$$7.00

Bengals Roll

Spicy crab meat, spicy tuna and cucumber inside, top with eel sauce and spicy mayo.

$$7.00

Cajun Roll

Blackened, seared tuna avocado.

$$5.00

Dynamite Roll

Salmon topped with mayo shichimi pepper, baked.

$$4.50

Volcano

Eel, avocado, deep fried, topped with spicy crabmeat.

$$8.00

JTB

Crab meat, cream cheese, tempura fried, with a drizzle of spicy mayo.

$$7.00

Dragon

Shrimp tempura, topped with eel, avocado, eel sauce, smelt roe.

$$8.50

Caterpillar

Eel, crab meat, topped with avocado.

$$7.50

Sunday Morning Roll

Salmon cream cheese, deepfried with eel sauce.

$$7.00

Rainbow

Avocado, cucumber, crab stick, tuna, salmon, white fish.

$$7.50

Crazy California Roll

California roll top with spicy crab meat.

$$7.00

Tutto Mio Vino Rosso Dolce, Italy

Delicately sweet, slightly sparkling red wine.

$$9.00

Pinot Noir, Underwood Cellars, Oregon

Baked, sweet cherries and rhubarb characteristics.

$$9.00

Malbec, Urban Uco, Argentina

Easydrinking, fullflavored with blackberries and hints of cocoa.

$$9.00

Tempranillo, Sierra Cantabria, Rioja

Elegant dark cherry flavors and a pleasant streak of dusty tannins.

$$9.00

Cabernet, Aves Del Sur, Chile

Red black cherry, with vanilla and cedar.

$$9.00

CMS, Hedges, Washington

A silky blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Syrah.

$$38.00

Cabernet, Wellington, Sonoma, CA

Rich berry aromas with spicy, woody finish.

$$40.00

Riondo Split, Brut Prosecco NV, Italy

Terrific floral notes a clean, delicate finish.

$$10.00

Chandon Brut Classic, California

Dry, sweet, apple pear, smooth finish.

$$11.00

Riesling, Von Schleinitz, Germany

Clean, showing peach pear, mineraldriven finish.

$$9.00

Sauv. Blanc, Dom. Des Corbillieres, France

Tart lime peel, herbal zest and slick minerals.

$$9.00

Bordeaux Blanc, Charton La Fleur, France

Approachable easygoing, elegant with a dry finish.

$$9.00

Torrontes, Hermanos, Argentina

Ripe apple flavors on a clean fullbodied palate.

$$9.00

Choya Umeshu Plum Wine

Sweet fullbodied, garnished with a whole plum.

$$9.00

Wine

Cocktails

Tokyo Hotel

Ozeki sake, hendricks gin, lychee liqueur, sprite.

$$9.00

Heaven

Rum, coconut rum, guava juice, grenadine.

$$9.00

Diamond

St. Germain, champagne, Limoncello.

$$7.00

Cucumber Mint Rocks Cocktail

Hendricks, cucumber, sprite and fresh mint.

$$9.00

Cherry Cosmopolitan

Cherry vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice splash of OJ.

$$8.00

Cara A Cara

Tequila, Grand Marnier, raspberry liqueur, pineapple juice.

$$8.00

Sweet Berry

Fresh strawberries, St Germain, vodka, sugar Sprite.

$$9.00

Apple Twist

Vanilla vodka, amaretto, apple pucker, cranberry juice.

$$7.00

Blood Orange Manhattan

Bourbon, sweet vermouth, blood orange juice.

$$8.00

Skinny Pomegranate

Citrus vodka, Pama, Limoncello, pomegranate juice.

$$7.00

Green Tea Cheese Cake

New York Cheesecake

Chocolate Mousse

Japanese Tempura Fried Ice Cream

Tiramisu

Matcha Tiramisu

Mochi Ice Cream

Choice of coffee or green tea flavor.

Vanilla Ice Cream

Dessert

Lunch Special

Any 2 Rolls

Avocado Roll, Asparagus Tempura, Asparagus Roll, Sweet Potato, Oshinko Roll, AAC Roll , Veggie Roll, Yellowtail Scallion Roll, Tuna Roll, Salmon Roll, Eel, Cucumber, Spicy Tuna Roll, Spicy Shrimp, Spicy Scallop, Spicy Salmon, Spicy Yellowtail, California Roll, Salmon Skin, Boston Roll, Crunch Roll, Philadelphia Roll, Yum Yum Roll, Dynamite Roll, Cajun Roll, Shrimp Tempura Roll

$$8.95

Any 3 Rolls

Avocado Roll, Asparagus Tempura, Asparagus Roll, Sweet Potato, Oshinko Roll, AAC Roll , Veggie Roll, Yellowtail Scallion Roll, Tuna Roll, Salmon Roll, Eel, Cucumber, Spicy Tuna Roll, Spicy Shrimp, Spicy Scallop, Spicy Salmon, Spicy Yellowtail, California Roll, Salmon Skin, Boston Roll, Crunch Roll, Philadelphia Roll, Yum Yum Roll, Dynamite Roll, Cajun Roll, Shrimp Tempura Roll

$$11.95

Lunch Sushi Combo

6 pieces sushi, and salmon roll

$$13.95

Lunch Sashimi Combo

9 pieces of sashimi and a bowl of sushi rice

$$15.95

Luch Sushi Sashimi Combo

3 pieces of sushi, 6 pieces of sashimi and a California roll

$$17.95

Bento Box

Choice of Sauteed Mixed Vegetables, Chicken w. Mixed Vegetables, Beef w. Mixed Vegetables 1, or Shrimp w. Mixed Vegetables 1 Choice of Edamame or Crab Puff Choice of AAC Roll or California Roll

$$12.95