Ichiu

Food was great, service was good and the atmosphere was calm and quiet. All customers at the counter were English speaking (no locals) and the chef spoke some English. Overall a good experience. Would have wished to learn more about the ingredients and dishes offered. Lovely ceramics.

Unique single table seating for up to 9 people total. Chef is like a rockstar, passionate to delivering a curated meal where each course is amazing and an exciting surprise. A great experience to be part of; you'll be cheering for the encore.

This was a once in a lifetime experience from chef Koichi. This was pure food art and something everyone should experience. Every small bit of food that makes it onto your tray is a delight. Couldn't recommend highly enough.

Visited Japan back in November 2024 and came here for that high end, Japanese omakase experience. Definitely the best meal I had in Japan and even considering how few sushi pieces they served here, also the best sushi I've ever had. Not sure what the price was then, but I just checked the restaurant's website and a seat is about 33,000 yen, which is about 200 USD. First thing about this place is the service. It's a small place with only three people working, which are the chef, the hostess/waitress, and his assistant chef. Everyone is kind, accommodating, polite and even occasionally funny. The space is small, yet roomy. It's clean, it's comfortable and you get full view of what the chef is doing, which is part of the fun. I normally don't like omakase because of the lack of privacy, but I strangely didn't mind it here. Part of the reason was how welcoming everyone was which helped make me comfortable. As for the food, everything was amazing. It's omakase, so you don't get to pick, but that's probably for the best as the chef knows better than I would. You start with a small drink, which I think was a yuzu sake they likely made themselves. I don't drink much, but the other patrons did and chef had no problem giving them as many cheap beers as they wanted, and they must've had like a dozen or so. So don't be embarrassed ordering whatever you want. All the dishes were complex and you could tell there was a lot of thought and technique put into each. And of course, they were delicious. Some stuff that stuck out was the inclusion of whale meat, which tasted good, but made me feel a little sick. I never had whale before, but it has a funk to it. It's kind of gamey, like lamb. I also like that sushi wasn't the focus of the meal. I think we were served five pieces and they were great, but I don't love sushi enough to binge it. There was just enough sushi to appreciate it. As for the other stuff, notable ingredients include eel, abalone, uni, snapping turtle, actual sharkfin, and the whale, so your getting more expensive, rarer ingredients, some of which I've never had. I was a little disappointed there was no fatty tuna as I feel like it's pretty standard for omakase in the US, but maybe that's why he doesn't serve it. It's too normal. The weakest dish was a traditional Japanese dish of octopus, lentils and pumpkin. I think the chef was trying to keep it traditional so he limited how much he was willing to change it. Overall, I loved this place and can whole heartedly recommend it. After our meal, the chef came outside the restaurant and bowed to each exiting patron. Just another bit of service you'd never get outside Japan.