Aji Ichiban

Great place for lunch. It is small and there is only one server, so expect to wait a little bit. I highly recommend the kani tempura (softshell crab), Okinawan soba, and miso salmon bento. The tempura came with a ton of veggies as well as the softshell crab and it was cooked perfectly. The Okinawan soba had a light, flavorful broth with plenty of meat. The bento came with salad and miso soup, as well as tempura and nishime. The salmon had a crispy skin on it and was delicious. Would definitely go back.

First off, I am limited to 5 stars, but this is a 6/5 stars. This is the BEST Japanese (and some Korean) food ever. The tempura shrimp was plentiful and perfectly breaded. Not too much and not too light. Cooked perfectly. It is shrimp, green beans, zucchini and other vegetables. The California Roll was rolled perfectly and presented beautifully. Bento Box A was my dinner. It had Teriyaki Beef (flawlessly tender), white rice, soup, sashimi (that included thin sliced octopus) and tempura. Amazing was all I can say. Wife had Pork Yakisoba that was her favorite so far of all of the places we have eaten yakisoba. It was abundant with pork. We got an order of shrimp fried rice & udon with pork to bring home too. This was a great decision as we tasted both before leaving. Phenomenal. Both. Just excellent. They carry a few authentic Japanese sodas & teas. Beware the bottled green teas are not sweetened. Lastly, this is a family owned restaurant. All of the decor came from the owners house. Our server was extremely friendly and knowledgeable of the menu. We will be returning for many times to come because there was so much that sounded awesome. Our dinner proved the fact that they will all be on that level.

The real winner here is the Sampler listed under appetizers. Dumplings, Lumia, chicken yakisobi and the best fattest egg rolls I've ever had. If I had to do it all over again, for the 2 of us, I would be ordered the sampler and a side of rice. I ordered the Bulgogi which came with huge portions of broccoli, white rice and potato chunks. Comparatively, there was very little actual meat in the dish, maybe 4 or 5 small bites. 4 stars for great quick service, our waitress was super friendly and attentive and the food was hot and freshly made.