Reviews for Icho Izakaya in Temple City, CA
The service is warm, and the clerk patiently recommends a variety of fresh seafood. The seafood is really fresh and worth a... try. Read more
It's a place to impress your client kind of place. Looks good, pretty good service, and the food has excellent presentation.
Great service. The servers were very attentive and explained their sets very well. I had the sashimi wazen which has a huge... portion. The sashimi were very thick cuts, i love a little bit of everything and the sause pairing they did on the white fishwas pretty good. Tempura was amazing with the savory dipping sause. The chawanmushi has quite some clams and fish cakes thoughpersonally I'm not a big fan of that. Read more
Tried out this place due to a recommendation from some friends. And came out here to celebrate my grandmother's birthday. Be... aware if you bring a cake, it probably won't be in a fridge because our birthday cake was room temp by the time we were donewith our meal.. Our order: Sashimi boat, salmon fried rice and tempura plate The sashimi boat, which supposedly feeds 4people.. We had a party of 4 adults and 1 kid. For $200, it seems pricey, but there's A LOT of sashimi on there. All the fishand shellfish were fresh. On the boat, there were the generics of yellow tail, salmon, and tuna; but also they had a whole smalllobster sashimi, whole small snapper, marinated fish liver, a few slices of geoduck, and two sweet shrimp. A nice to have wouldbe that the boat is organized that you can pick from it from both sides.. The carcass of the lobster, snapper, and the shrimpgets made into a second dish. We did porridge for the lobster (a little too peppery for my taste), and the shrimp/snappercarcass was fried. The tempura was well made, batter was light and everything came out hot. Would've been nice if there was aspoon for the sauce.. The salmon fried rice was also a bit pepper for my taste but it was still good. I'll probably go backagain but this time only ordering the sashimi boat or a chirashi bowl for two people, then we wouldn't need to order anythingelse. Read more
Javier is the best server my family and I have ever had, and he is one of the biggest reasons we are looking forward to coming... back. He works so hard, speaks great Chinese, walks around quickly and has the best suggestions for which dishes are mostpopular in the combination section of the menu. He smiles with his eyes and is perfectly professional. Amazing items are thesalmon collar, lamb kebabs, sashimi, and bean curd! Again, thank you so much Javier! Read more
Nice and roomy! They have several rooms for private gatherings. Face masks are required before entering the restaurant. They... even have a hand sanitizer on the table!! Food is delicious and fresh!! Wazen Grill Fish combo is really yummy; love theirsteam egg as part of this dish too. Read more
This place got panned in some previous review for not being authentic. It's true, it's not a Japanese authentic restaurant, but... it is excellent in terms of its Taiwanese ownership. The slices of fish are thick, fresh and delicious... None of these thinslivers common in authentic Japanese Sashimi plates. We had shrimp sashimi, as fresh as can be. The decor is gorgeous, dramaticand striking. Service is excellent. All of us enjoyed ourselves immensely. Read more
Service: In general was excellent and attentive. Ambiance: Private rooms are good for large groups/family & friend... gatherings/showing hospitality. Price: $$$$ Menu: Lots to explore. Japanese & Taiwanese & Chinese food combinations. Salad:Nothing really special but pricey. ($17-$36) Fried seasonal Vegetables: A Chinese cuisine and not many restaurants have it onmenu so it?s kind of special. Shrimp Tempura (5 pieces) : Ordered this for kids. Deluxe Sushi boat plate (4-5person): Fresh butpricey. Lobster & porridge: Tasty Crab: Fresh Steak Plate : I didn?t try this dish. Grilled Squid: A bit cold when served. Willnot order this again. Grilled yellow Collar: good Salt and Pepper Chicken: Too many bones and the portion was small. Salt andpepper intestines: a bit dry and small portion. Fried rice: very light flavor. Free dessert (hot tapioca pudding): good and notso sweet My family enjoyed the dinner but one thing I have to point out is the lazy Susan turntable didn?t work in our room soit made everyone difficult to try around dishes on the table. I do hope it has been fixed though. Read more