T & C Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse — Restaurant in Zanesville

Very dated free standing building, inside dining area, dated as well. Curtains, dingy, have been there since they opened many years back. I believe the building was an old burger place before the 80's-90's? Once you enter the main area, floors are dated and sticky. Seems like ventilation and exhaust units over hibachi grills need cleaned or changed out, the smell can be pungent. Building and dining area have been ignored since after their first year of service. Chinese owned. He is a very nice and pleasant guy (thats why I gave an extra star in my rating). I can't say the same about his female serving staff. Rude and catty behind customer's backs. Very unprofessional and unkind. I would give 0 stars but it's not an option they offer. The cooks were pleasant as they entertained their guests. Large menu offered. Food is Chinese-American influenced, not at all Japanese quality. Sashimi, sushi and hand rolls, the raw fish are previously frozen, so I'm not sure how old it is. It is far from "fresh". Previously frozen, thawed, is NOT fresh, no matter what a person says to try to convince me otherwise. Prices are high for the quality of their ingredients. One of items we ordered was the spicy salmon hand roll. It was a dull color, mushy, smelled offputting and questionable, like their other salmon filled rolls. We love dining at Columbus' Akai Hana, voted #1 Japanese restaurant in the city. Japanese owned, ran, menu, quality, service, atmosphere! Comparing Akai Hana to Ichibans hand rolls, it is a huge difference. Akai Hana is fresh, never frozen, high quality spicy salmon roll, you can see, smell and taste the huge difference (entire menu is authentic Japanese!!!). I've had seafood poisoning 4xs in the past, so with my experiences, I did not eat Ichibans hand rolls. They offer sake and other spirits. Hibachi seating (very close together, elbow to elbow seating) as well as a few booths in the back. Women's restroom need attention. The prices on the menu, I would expect better quality. Prices went up but quality went down. Food is not consistent in presentation, taste nor quality. We have dined here on and off for years, mainly for entertaining the children with a hibachi show. When they first opened, it was much better, the food presentation, his staff were awesome, me, my family and friends were happy! Sadly, not anymore, different presentations, lack of consistency, quality, prices and staff. Its hit or miss, mostly miss, when we go here for lunch or dinner. We like to support our locally owned restaurants. More disappointment, yet we've given it many chances. It is time to cease. We highly hesitate recommending this establishment to others. However, if you want hibachi entertainment for your children, and don't care about quality meals and don't mind spending $50+ per person, and be auto-tax 18% gratuity to your bill without alerting you of it prior to paying (if you dont pay attention, you can double tip!). Unfortunately, that's one main reason why the servers are unmotivated to do their job. Feel free to try this place, it may be a better experience for you? Load up your wallet! Bon appetite (???) and...

Solid asian cuisine at a fair price, especially for the amount of food you get. We stopped here after a day of hiking & were pretty famished, selecting this place ahead of time to stop at on our way home since it was right on our path & the reviews were great. The reviews were so good that despite there not being any other patrons (we figured this was due to day/time) we decided to take a chance & still eat here. Food arrived to the table fast, & the waitress was very nice/attentive. We got there an hour before close, which I felt bad about, but staff still made us feel welcome & served some good food. 4 stars for decent food & large quantities for the price, we would definitely go again if in town & wanting Japanese food. But -1 star because I have definitely had objectively tastier asian food elsewhere. Still very good though!...

When you go to a Japanese restaurant you expect some Japanese ambiance. The outside facade needs an overhaul. Needless to say they are playing Country music. Nothing against country music I like country music but not in a Japanese restaurant. The decor was also lacking. I found the food to be tough especially the meat I had chicken and shrimp. My daughter had lobster and it was very tough. My husband had steak and scallops the scallops were also tough. The chef was okay but forgot important things like the onions, only 2 eggs in the rice for 6 people, the extra vegetables in the rice, and way too much salty sauce. The Miso soup you could tell was made from tap water. The only Japanese people were the chefs, no female waitresses were Japanese. Just not...