ichiro asian bistro & wine bar — Restaurant in Georgetown

This owner used to run the Takara in Cedar Park. He built this place and expanded the awesomeness! I LOVE that it feels like normal upscale but not pretentious fine dining. 🌺💐

Wednesday & Saturday they have jazz starting at 6:30. LIVE MUSIC and the volume is perfectly orchestrated. 🎶🎉🤪🤛🏻

This menu is surprising in that 5 star excite and delight kind of way. They DO have a new general manager, so I invite u to overlook the lower star reviews. They responded. This is the same GM who helped make Takara a success, so mucho confidence points in their future success! There is a lot of seating, and the newer staff seems to be keeping up great w the demand!

Also the vibes are higher here than usual. The owner is thrilled to see his magical dreams come true so the staff is happy and effective. They ARE all vaccinated, which i only care about bc you can see them SMILE and u can hear them clearly speak! It feels like the kind of 'new normal' humanity wants and deeeply needs.

Prices feel worth it. I decided to treat myself and get out of the house, put on my fancy best and soak up that chelo! The talent is always on point and the staff seem busy but relaxed :)

OH and it's a wine bar! Wednesday from 3pm to close enjoy 30% off wine bottles before your jazz!!

I would definitely recommend bringing corporate clients here or treating your staff to a holiday or birthday dinner! The big fancy sushi platters will be remembered for years to come!

Oh and happy hour is M-F from 3-6pm w various discounts for all ur Sushi Samplin desires🔥🥰

For sure a perfect way to treat myself and keep sampling the beautifully inspiring rainbow colored menu! I always appreciate the little flower garnishes 🤗🌺🥰

My personal favs are the seaweed salad and sea bass.

Don't worry if you're a meat guy! Try the Galbi...

I am a sushi fanatic. Have been eating it for nearly 50 years, and have had it in several Asian countries, including numerous times in Japan. The sushi here is very good but also very expensive, about 50-100% higher than, say, Kyoto, not too far away. Of course, you are paying for the ambience, live jazz band, and significant wine offering. The miso soup is particularly good. The best dish was the Hana Lobster. It is unique and delicious, except the pieces are really too large to comfortably fit in your mouth. You can stuff a whole piece in but it detracts from the experience. You really must cut it in half which is not easy with a fork. Next time, we will ask for a sharp knife. The server, Peyton, was also excellent. If you want the complete, lovely dining experience, this is the place. If you just want sushi, Kyoto might be a better bet.

New review, second visit, EVEN BETTER:

We had the Yuzu Hamachi, Truffle Sake, and Somoku and they were ALL amazing. We do not like super hot so didnt take the serrano pepper on top, but the rest was not spicy at all, just incredibly delicious. The Somoku comes under a smoky dome and is served on 6 little ceramic spoons, elaborate and beautiful delivery and taste. Our server, Arturo, was delightful and even put up with my quirky desires to imbibe the juice the appetizers were sitting on. After that we had regular sushi which was above average (I have been eating sushi for 50+ years, in the U.S. and Asia, including Japan) salmon, yellow tail, tuna and fatty versions of each, plus I had a mackeral which was tasty and less fishy than most places, which I prefer. The sushi is a little pricey, I must say. My "black" house margarita was also tasty. GREAT experience! OH, really good...

A friend told me this is their 2nd favorite restaurant in town and put it above Uchi and Uchiko, so my expectations were off-the-charts high. And I was sorely disappointed. The food was decent, but much of it lacked flavor and it did not come close to living up to the price point, nor the atmosphere, which is lovely.

The truffle-garlic edamame was the best thing we had. We followed that with the sushi tower. It fell short on flavor. I've had better at a few different places that cost far less. We followed that with the VIP roll, which granted was a roll of the dice as it's a surf & turf style roll, and it just wasn't my cup of tea. My husband enjoyed it well enough.

Finally was our entrees. My husband enjoyed his spicy garlic bokum, though he said the shrimp was "fishy." My sea scallop risotto was good - the risotto itself was actually very good. The scallops needed salt. And the arugula salad on the side was dressed to excess, making it far to sweet to eat. A little salt might have helped that as well.

We had a reservation but were seated in the bar area with a bartender for our wait staff instead of in the main dining area. There were plenty of available tables. The bartenders were talking loudly and were a distraction. We had to ask to be moved. Why they'd seat people in that crowded space when there's plenty of room in the main dining area is beyond me. This meal cost over $200. I can't say I'd go again. It's a shame. I...