Another wonderful addition to Rochester's sushi offerings! The quality of Ichi Tokyo's fish is on par with Sushi Nishiki, but it's prices are noticeably lower - especially for lunch. They offer 2 and 3 maki roll deals for under $10 and $14, and have a wide number of reasonably-priced specialty rolls. Some of Ichi Tokyo's basic maki are a little on the bland side (I'm looking at you, spicy tuna), but everything I tried was fresh and carefully made. Their specialty rolls are marginally more expensive than the basic maki, but well worth it. The mango dragon roll, although slightly ostentatious with its heaps of roe and decadent pile of spicy tuna, was well-balanced and utterly delicious. Ichi Tokyo's decor is simple, elegant, and refined. The lighting and window coverings accentuate the attractive interior and isolate you from the 20th st and Broadway traffic. The atmosphere at lunch was calm and quiet, without feeling empty or dead. The service was wonderful -the waitstaff were fast, attentive, and genuinely friendly. I think Ichi Tokyo might just be my new go-to place for sushi in Rochester. The great food,undeniably pleasant atmosphere/service, and reasonable prices have made Ichi one of my new faves. Protip: Their website occasionally has a coupon for 20% off weekday lunch. Czech it out! read more

Ichi Tokyo - $8.95 lunch special (miso soup, spicy tuna roll, salmon avocado roll) - Japanese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

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Congratulations on a well deserved Best Sushi award for 2014 in Rochester Magazine! (http://goo.gl/dfMiug) It has been almost a year and a half since Ichi Tokyo first opened its doors and the same quality and freshness still prevails. Seats are hard to come by on busy nights but if you go early at 4:30 pm you can usually find a spot and even get in on happy hour $3 specials with a variety to choose from for those less inclined to try the all-you-can-eat option. The fish is still fresh, and the presentation excellent. Our family has taken a liking to the various Udon noodle soups especially in the cold Rochester winter. The dashi and fresh vegetables clean the palate to compliment our favorite sushi rolls. As always we will frequently be back to Ichi Tokyo, our hands down favorite Rochester restaurant! read more

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First time at a sushi place in Rochester! Everything was decent but the beef teriyaki strips could've been better. The service there was great though. Everyone was kind and helped us with the menus (there are two menus) since it was our first time there! read more

Ichi Tokyo - Shrimp tempera, spicy crab roll, dragon roll, beef teriyaki. - Japanese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

Tried the "All you can eat sushi". Skimp on the protein but that's how "All you can't eat sushi" usually goes.

My favorite local sushi place! We find ourselves here almost weekly for their all you can eat sushi. My favorite roll is the dragon roll, although the caterpillar roll is a close second. I also really like their Eel, Salmon & Tuna Sashimi! They have the best crab ragoons I've ever had, hands down! And they serve them with real sweet n sour sauce. I haven't found anything here that I don't like. The all you can eat sushi dinner is a great deal for what you pay. $24.99 gets you unlimited hot appetizers and rolls (from a limited, yet pretty big menu). You also get 3 choices of either sushi or sashimi. Everything is made to order, with nice presentation, and good quality. They have a similar option for lunch - only cheaper (I think $15.99?), with a scaled back menu (I've never done their lunch all you can eat, I tend to order rolls that aren't included on the all you can eat dinner menu instead). If you don't like sushi, they do have other options, including a kids menu (my son was a fan of their hibachi kids shrimp plate). The service has been pretty good every time we've come. The staff is all attentive, really friendly, and have given me great tips on rolls to try when I'm looking for something other than my normals. It tends to take a bit for the sushi to come out when it gets busy. read more

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There are two Ichi Tokyo locations in tiny Rochester, which is surprising if not confusing. This particular location on south Broadway is definitely worth a visit if you're a sushi fan. Inside you'll find well organized and comfortable dining hall with extra long booths for large groups. My first sushi order to most new places is always sashimi because it gives you a sense of the quality of fish being used. The sashimi platter is 12 pieces of chef choice cuts with a side of rice. I fortunately got salmon, tuna, white tuna, and red snapper - some of my favorites. The salmon was definitely the best of the bunch, an excellent fatty cut full of rich flavor. The tuna cuts were quite lean but nevertheless still very good. Last place was the white tuna cuts, which we lean and not very flavorful. I don't think I can entirely blame them for this as white tuna is pretty mild to begin with. Service was excellent and pretty quick despite a busy Friday evening. Presentation was what I expected given the prices. Prices were definitely higher than I expected but I guess its hard to get fresh fish into Rochester. If there were partial stars I'd give this a 4.5. I'll definitely be back to let them earn my 5-stars! read more

Ichi Tokyo - Sashimi Platter - Japanese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

I love their sushi! The all you can eat is an amazing deal. I do it every time. My favorite is the New Crazy roll. I'm addicted. To be honest, I wish I could give them a 4 1/2 rating because a handful of times the servers weren't the best, but they weren't the worst either. read more

Had a great time having the all you can eat sushi. Really nice place and everything was fantastic

Food was great. Had the all you can eat sushi and it was fresh and well made. Will visit again

Visited on Saturday night - the restaurant was moderately busy, and we were seated almost immediately. Our server was attentive and courteous, and we had our food fairly quickly. My daughter had sashimi, and a couple of specialty rolls, and I had specialty rolls too. The presentation is awesome - the food looked just as good as it tasted. We really enjoyed our entire meal experience This will be our "go to" sushi place for the foreseeable future!! read more

We were regular customers before the pandemic but this was our first time ordering out. Very disappointed as they gave us very little soy sauce no wasabi or Ginger. I'm sitting here staring at the food as my wife is running to the grocery store to get what they left out. Frustrated previously loyal customer. read more

Had Nebayaki Udon. Pretty fair. Was basically chicken soup with some mediocre noodles. The tempura looked line it was frozen bought from the grocery. read more

Best sushi in Rochester, MN. I always look forward to a meal here. I cannot wait until we can dine-in again! Fingers crossed it's soon. But even to go, this food holds up well! read more

Great options! Even some for the vegans and vegetarians. Great atmosphere competitive pricing. read more

Ichi Tokyo - Japanese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

Concerned about their food safety practices. I ordered sushi for pickup and due to an unforeseen flat tire, was delayed in picking up my order. I arrived to find my order on the end of the bar in the corner. After questioning if the raw fish had been out at room temperature for 45 mins and expressing my concerns about food poisoning, the front staff very rudely and reluctantly agreed to replace the raw parts. I suppose if they served ice cream, they would also leave it outside on the curb until you got there. read more

Delicious! I had the All You Can Eat Sushi - what a great deal! It was fresh and so good! The Rock and Roll and Rainbow Roll were both great - as were the gyoza and Crab Rangoon! Highly Recommend! read more

Larger than it appears from the outside. Very nice inside, friendly staff and excellent 'sushi'. A good recommend and the kids menu worked well for us. Enjoy! read more

Ichi Tokyo - Rainbow and Rock N' Roll rolls. Yum! - Japanese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

This was the worst sushi I've ever had. The spicy tuna roll was filled with something that resembled ground tuna.

I think this place made me fall in love with sushi ^_^ . I went to Ichi Tokyo twice this month because I couldn't get over Rochester sushi rolls. While taste is ultimately what matters but so the presentation. The food presentation here is always wow me !! I recently came back for mango dragon sushi, the presentation was on !! point!! . I can't wait to comeback to try different rolls. Food at a reasonable price for me ( the taste of food is worth of my money). However I disliked the fried rice, just looked plain. Hopefully the restaurant can improve fried rice (add colors by adding more vegetables) . Also I used their carry-out food service. Call them and order 15 mins before you come to pick ur food so you don't have to wait. Food will be ready when you are there. read more

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Decent lunch buffet , $15.99 for all you can eat, Waitress was very helpful, with selections.. Bill for two was $53.00 plus tip.. 3 beers, and buffet! It's pricy, quality is just ok, compared to Metro Sushi bars. read more

Why four whole stars? -seaweed salad: fresh, large portion in Rochester, MN. Need I say more? -dinner bento A: chicken teryaki, shrimp tempura, shumai, eel & avocado roll. So generous that it could not be finished. -green salad: sounds silly, but the salad served with the sushi dinner had a delicious dressing. I wish that I could make a knock-off! -sushi: spicy maki combo. It was average and tasted fresh. Attractive, tight rolls, unlike other places in Rochester that I've tried. Why only four stars? -staff: was not knowledgeable and couldn't explain the items on special. -we had to change our order twice due to ingredients that were out of stock . -shumai: was bland. read more

Shockingly good sushi, especially for Rochester, where I can count the number of good restaurants on one hand! I was really leery about the prospect of eating raw fish in Rochester--a city not exactly known for its culinary diversity--but I decided I couldn't ignore my annual birthday tradition of sushi feasting and decided to trust the good reviews for Ichi Tokyo on Yelp and give it shot. I'm so glad I did! My husband and I decided to order four of the House specialty rolls, since the All-You-Can-Eat (AYCE) lunch special doesn't include any of these (though they are included at dinner). We ordered the Spider Roll, Rochester Roll, Spice Twin Roll, and the Mango Dragon Roll. All of them were excellent, though the Spice Twin Roll might have been the unexpected favorite. I normally love a spider roll, and the one at Ichi Tokyo is decent, but the frying on the end pieces (not the legs as you would normally see in a spider roll) was a bit clumsy and heavy. All other pieces of sushi that involved deep-fried bits were excellent, however. We were suitably impressed and immediately decided we would have to come back at some point to enjoy the AYCE dinner special. The rolls definitely are pricy, but in line with what we have paid for comparable exotic sushi combination rolls in other cities and excellent quality. Four rolls was more than enough for us, and given that it was my birthday, we were given a 20% discount on our total bill (would have been 50% if I had simply ordered some rolls for myself). Not cheap by any means, but if you are experiencing a sushi craving in Rochester, it's hard to imagine a better choice. We'll definitely be back! (Also, I have to give a shout out to our excellent waiter. He was very personable and welcoming and made me feel very special on my birthday! Excellent service shouldn't be overlooked and is certainly another reason to give Ichi Tokyo some love.) read more

I'm actually quite surprised by the bad reviews of this restaurant. You want Grey Goose Vodka and exceptional service? Go to the cities and pay about twice the price for the experience. In my opinion I'd prefer to eat at places that provide fantastic food for very reasonable prices. Come for the authentic Japanese sushi and not the over priced high end liquor drinks, go to a bar for that. Can we talk about how this is the first place in Rochester that actually provides GOOD sushi for a decent price? At lunch you can get 3 rolls for around $12! I've eaten lots of sushi and make it myself on occasion to save money but now I can come to Ichi Tokyo without breaking the bank for a few rolls of delicious sushi. Lets talk food. The futomaki and Spicy tuna rolls were both really good, these are my staple and I order them at every sushi place for comparison. My favorite was the Rock N Roll- shrimp tempura, avocado and topped with spicy crab meat and eel sauce, yum. Another great roll is the Mango Dragon Roll. The sweetness of mango on top of spicy tuna and shrimp tempura creates such a taste explosion, it is amazing! Now I'm craving Ichi again. So try this place out if you want delicious sushi for a good price and don't mind not being able to get ridiculous bar drinks. read more

This place was no good. I'm not new to sushi and was told this place was decent for being in Rochester. The caterpillar roll was all cucumber and squint to find the eel. We had some pink roll wrapped in soy paper that was pink and fell apart on us. We had to eat it a spoon. I asked for their best sake and they gave me a bottle of unfiltered that was too sweet to finish. So sweet we took the whole meal to try to finish it and then some. As we were still sipping our candy juice they asked if we could hurry up or move so they could seat a larger party coming in. Guess I'll just have to go to the cities to get my sushi fix. read more

All you can eat for $25! They limit you on a la carte sushi and sashimi to 3 orders, so I got my 9 pieces of sashimi right off the bat. Very good yellowtail, good salmon, mediocre white tuna. I also got a beer, came with a nice tall glass. :) Crab Rangoon, sweet potato tempura, fresh and tasty avocado cucumber roll, miso soup....then I was FULL. I was careful not to over-order because they charge you .50 per piece you don't finish. The server (cute white guy) assured me that he wouldn't charge me, though, so I got an order of spicy tuna and only ate 2 outta 6 pieces. Oopsee. It would be great if they had a dessert option! Oh well. Great service and great sushi! read more

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Nope. Worst breading on tempura shrimp and vegetables - ever. Tried to remove with fork but glued to vegetables. Really not good. Service, salad and soup were good. Not going for a repeat visit. read more

I have to say that, for a town that has slim pickings for restaurants, when walking into Ichi Tokyo I had low expectations. Walking up to the place in a side street strip mall, the outside makes you think you're about to walk into a Chinese takeout restaurant, but once you get inside you're greeted with a very nice hostess and some pretty great ambiance. I was very impressed. Menu was diverse enough to allow for many different options, but still professional and slim. They offer a $25 all you can eat option which is not of value to the light eaters (who can easily fill up on one entree roll), but might be better for some of you professional face stuffers out there). I tried their special, the King Philly roll with a side of vegetable fried rice which was superbly completed and served in a VERY visually appealing way. Tasted as fantastic as it looked. Wait staff was fantastic, very attentive, little wait. They earned their excellent tip! But best of all, the price was quite reasonable (the all-you-can-eat notwithstanding). For those looking for fantastic sushi in a very nice restaurant for a very reasonable price, Ichi Tokyo is a fantastic place to go. We'll be back. read more

"0.5 STAR" Ichi Tokyo @ Rochester - severe disappointment ensured. Ordered 3 different sushi-rolls and salmon & tuna sashimi as the main entree. All the other fish was decent but tuna was sort of tendony & mushy in texture and overall ain't really satisfied. Worst still, the mix-drinks we had was all ice!!! ...what a rip-off!!! Grand opening dicount coupon was used and saved a whole lot of 10% off! Dining experience was the most forgettable as well as the bad sushi at the restaurant. read more

This place is great for groups. The sushi is delicious and all the sides are as good as expected. Now what really stands out about this place is the all you can eat menu. It's more expensive for dinner but if you eat more than 2 rolls you might as well release the sushi kraken within you and make some delicious mistakes. The service is attentive and they have a decent selection of brews. There aren't many sushi options in Rochester but luckily Ichi Tokyo can give you your fix. read more

Wasn't expecting anything great... As expected, nothing great. Americanized menu and rolls. Run by non-Japanese. Not authentic at all. I don't know how I'm going to live in Rochester. read more

Ichi Tokyo - Ichi Tokyo Sushi (salmon, yellow tail, tuna and salmon/avocado roll) - Japanese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

My only regret is that we haven't been to this place before this weekend. We were there yesterday and I'm already planning on going back to pick up lunch tomorrow. As I can easily get overwhelmed with sushi, we got an order of shrimp fried rice to share and some clear soup. The soup tasted just like Benihana's - awesome. And the fried rice is easily some of the best i have ever had. The shrimp were whole shrimp, not the chopped up gross kind you sometimes end up with in fried rice. And it didn't taste greasy or heavy. It really was soooooo good. One order easily was enough for two people to share. As far as sushi, we got a good amount. I know we got a spicy tuna roll, which was wonderful. They mix in tempura pieces so there is a bit of crunch. So good. We also got a fashion roll which was also really good. Now, I'm not sure exactly what the proper names of the other...stuff...we got but it was sashimi for sure, and I'm fairly certain that my husband ordered it off of the a la carte section. One kind was white tuna and the other was a dark red fish. Either way both were good. He likes sashimi more than I do, but I was also happy with it all. Oh, we also got shrimp sashimi. Sorry if I'm not wording this correctly. All in all this place is awesome. Fresh sushi, delicious fried rice, and a very nice atmosphere. I was actually surprised by the interior. The outside is misleading for sure. It is in a tiny strip mall between a phone/cell store and a nail salon, but inside is a real nice, chic place. I definitely would recommend this place to others, and we will definitely be back. Price-wise, we weren't surprised to get a bill for just over $70 considering all the food we got plus my two beers. read more

Not very good, but not terrible. To be safe I only ordered vegetarian sushi -- which was fine, though not great. If you are serving asparagus, you need to be sure you cut the woody, fibrous ends off the bottom. They didn't. Attention to details like that is what makes for good sushi. Based on how they did with the "you can't screw this up" nature of a veggie roll with one ingredient, I'd be scared to order the elaborately sauced and constructed specials, which look like a kid's craft project. I also ordered the shrimp tempura, which is clearly prepared in a factory somewhere and frozen. Again, I had hoped that "the best sushi place in town" would have proper tempura. It wasn't terrible, but it also wasn't any better than what you'd get at TGIFridays. The clear soup I had was very good. Service was very nice, friendly and attentive. The interior is very kitschy but pleasantly lit. It has good atmosphere for a date. Be aware this is in a strip mall next to a Subway and a nail salon. read more

The food was gorgeous and delicious! Everything was flavorful and at times too beautiful to eat, but if you don't eat it all you are charged for it. It says on the menu it is to cut down on waste. There's something about cleaning your plate or pay more I don't like. Also you can only order one at a time for the all you can eat buffet and I didn't like waiting so long between bites. 25 dollars for about 3 big sushis- I wasn't impressed. read more

Ichi Tokyo - Japanese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

Killer sushi in Rochester, Mn? Yup, this is THE place. And....it was all you can eat for 24.99! NY would be proud!! read more

I really enjoy sushi and maki rolls, so I was pretty excited to see another restaurant opening! I ordered the Rock n Roll and Philadelphia roll. I don't recall the other rolls ordered, but the RnR was the table favorite. If I return to Ichi, that will be my go-to. Overall, we weren't impressed. My friends daughter had some teriyaki chicken with veggies. These were enjoyed, but the rice was ho-hum. We all thought the atmosphere and service were great. Attentive without being overwhelming. Only problem was that they accept one discount per table, not per check. So that was weird. Also, I was $.13 short of a $20 tab and they wouldn't accept my coupon. Again, weird and a bit frustrating. read more

they have all you can eat sushi for lunch or dinner and fantastic food! definitely check it out.

Best fried rice ever. I got the Hibachi steak. It was tough and I could not eat it. I should have gone to Red Lobster or Texas Road House sense I spent $28.00 in a meal I couldn't eat. read more

Ichi Tokyo - Japanese Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

Great sushi!! 2 people in our party got the all you can eat and they were really happy. Two others got the ramen soup and enjoyed them immensely. Fresh, fast and friendly. Reasonably priced. Recommended. read more

Great place! Not a lot of options for sushi in Rochester it seems so I'm glad to have found this place!

Wow. 25 dollar all you can eat sushi? You can't beat that! Quality of sushi is slightly above average, but what gives this place the extra star in my opinion is the excellent deal! Our waitress was very giddy and lovable. read more