Appearance is important in Japanese cuisine. True to custom, our sushi arrived beautifully arranged on a cutting board. Most impressive were the salmon roe rolls, which looked like small ice cream cones. In addition to interesting appetizers on its menu, Ichiban offers a number of appetizer specials. On the other, we tried wasabi dumplings, which had green, spicy skins and rich pork filling.
Dinners come with miso soup or an iceberg salad with tomato, cucumber and a broccoli floret.
I preferred the salad because it was covered with a wonderfully spicy ginger dressing. Ichiban doesn't have dessert, but at the end of our meals our servers delivered a navel orange, cut in chunks and artistically arranged on its peel. Service at both meals was erratic. Ichiban may be a newcomer to Wisconsin, but the restaurant already has shown some loyalty to the state. Send a Postcard Service Desk Contact Us Copyright 1999, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.