Icho Izakaya Sushi & Grill

This restaurant is the epitome of excellence. Delicious food, all fresh and not processed at all. We had the ramen, the duck skewers, and the sashimi plate and all were phenomenal!As far as ambiance goes, very cozy and relaxing in there, you feel like you are visiting family, like you are home. And the service was sooo good! Our waitress was one of the sweetest and most helpful people I've ever met. 10/10 in every possible way.

I was disappointed during the first visit. However, the second visit was definitely a much better experience. A group of us went for a birthday celebration. They do accept reservation. This restaurant is a small place with very limited seating at the sushi bar. You can easily miss the restaurant if you don't look up at the main signage on top from the parking lot as there was no signage on the front door or window. We ordered a bunch of items. Everything was fresh and delicious. The portion size was small for the high prices. The apps were definitely overpriced! The lack of ambiance doesn't fit with the high prices for sure.The service was superb. A must try was their Lychee ice cream dessert.

I have been wanting to try this place for months but just never got the chance to go. We decided to give it a try since we were already out and about in Mesa. Our uber had a difficult time finding this place. The restaurant does have a big sign above but the sign was not on and the plaza was a bit dark. I had to call the restaurant to find them and the person on the phone actually came outside to look for us. Thank you! They are located right across the street from International Market in the Whataburger plaza. Our order: Icho Sashimi platter (medium) $60Fire Yellowtail roll $19Soft Shell Crab Maki $16Uni Sushi $24Sake Bomber w/ Large Sapporo $8It was not what I expected walking in. Different from what I had imagined. Sushi was good but not the best I've had. Maybe because I feel like sushi/sashimi should come out cold. Usually why I prefer sushi during the cooler months than during summer. The sashimi platter was okay. The yellowtail and salmon seemed the most fresh. The other 4 (tuna, sea bream, amberjack & halibut) were okay. Some were a bit tough. One of them had a strong fish taste. My yellowtail roll was good. My uni was delicious and fresh! Very pricy though here. I don't eat soft shell crab so I didn't try that. I like that they automatically give fresh wasabi and not just regular. Total was about $160. Doesn't look like they charged my friend for her sake. My portion alone was $74! I would come back and try again when it's cooler

First, I'll say give them some grace. They are newer and are short staffed. The food may take a bit. I wanted to order more fresh fish as that is what I'd heard great things about but my family wanted rolls. I dod get the snapper nigiri, very good. I also had the miso chilean sea bass which was wonderful. The veggies with it were not cooked and it was not plated beautifully so they can improve upon that. We did have an issue during dining, one big and one small, but they fixed it. They have a nice saki menu. I will return. The Fish is good quality. I will advise to be careful if you have severe allergies.

Amazing! Come here for the fish quality. The fish is above any other restaurant level in Az. The chef flies in A quality fish at least twice per week from Japan. Everything else does not even compare and we have been to all of the sushi restaurants in AZ. While there are a few high-quality sushi restaurants, they have all disappointed us on some level. The quality here is amazing, and having been twice now, the consistency is excellent. You won't find this quality in AZ. Everything else is average. If you want to elevate your sushi experience and you don't want to drive to California or fly to Japan then come here! Not fancy but you don't need fancy when the fish melts in your mouth. Grateful for this restaurant.

Highest quality sushi in the valley. Fine dining quality food with a comfortable and relaxing ambiance. You can find me at Icho most days of the week as it has very quickly become my favorite restaurant in Arizona.

Half of our dishes I would say were pretty good, other half were too saucy or not flavored as preferred. Service was very slow on a Sunday evening and had to remind them a few times of our orders that were forgotten.Found the rainbow roll and some of the sashimi appetizers pretty good. Thick cuts of fish with light seasoning. The soft shell crab roll and ahi tuna tataki rolls were pretty good too.There were some other rolls that were just too saucy that took away from the dishes. You don't need any soy sauce to dip for many of the rolls. We also ordered a miso cod that tasted more like texmex or taco seasoning than miso which was a bit odd. Fish itself was tender and well cooked though.For the service and very casual ambiance, I felt like the price point could have been lower. They gave us some ice cream to make up for it which was nice. Yuzu ice cream was great.

Oh my goodness , I am so pleasantly surprised . I have been looking for sushi in MESA since I've moved here and I am so grateful I found this spot. I AM SO PICKY WHEN IT COMES TO MY NIGIRI. I absolutely was shocked how tasty this was . It was like nobu without the nobu prices. My server was so excellent , quick, fast and on top of it . Absolutely loved the low mein with beef as well. I hope they never change the quality because it was astounding . There are about 6 tables and a whole bar where you can sit and eat . Loved the decorations as well. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST !! Delicious oyster shooters too

Checked into this restaurant for dinner because we were craving sushi and ramen. My husband and I shared the ramen and sushi, also got to try the crispy rice tuna and takoyaki. Very filling. Our ramen came with scallops, shrimp and salmon-something different than what were used to but it turned out to be quit delicious. Both sushi dishes were suppose to be spicy but I didn't taste much of the spice. The takoyaki was good also-the batter was just right. Service was a bit slow due to short staff. Overall we enjoyed our dinner.

Just wanted to drop a quick note to say that I went back to the restaurant and, as always, it was amazing! Definitely giving them 5 stars again. Can't go wrong with their food and service.