Problem: Horrible. I was here with my kids a month and a half ago. Had extra baskets of chips, no charge. Meat was cooked to perfection when I ordered und fajitas. Kid's good was good. Tonight, not so much. Charged for everything extra without warning. Cheese, chips, salsa. Meat very over cooked. Hardly any meat whatsoever. So, meat should not be crunchy. Staff should've explained that they charge for everything. I tried calling them for over an hour to get hours and it was a constant busy signal. I mentioned it to them and they acted like it was no big deal. My wife wants to try it and I am going to tell her never again. She would not be impressed at all. My recommendation is to go to another Mexican restaurant that has much better food. Taco Bell for instance. Jalapeno Inferno would be ten times better. Maybe even Blanco. If you want to try this place, wait till they close and something else opens in its place.
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Problem: This place always smells horrible. The only reason I use to shop here is because it was close to my house. They have made lots of upgrades lately, but it's still kinda nasty. If you can avoid this place, do so. Only go here if you're in a rush or as a last resort. They are owned by Kroger, just like Food 4 Less, but apparently this Smith's doesn't have the same standards. Avoid.
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A: negative

Problem: Not too much in the way of vegetarian options, but , in all fairness, it's possible that they'd be willing to substitute meat options with tofu if asked... even if it didn't specify so on the menu. My friend and I opted to split a tofu and veggie dish. You can order the dish to be shared for an additional fee of $2 and we didn't want to get the fooditis sleepies by eating a whole portion on our own. I guess we were both expecting substantial sized dishes meant for sharing but instead we got a portion that wouldn't have been enough for myself alone. We ended up fighting over the small bowl of steamed rice to attempt to fill ourselves up... which also came at an additional cost. Maybe I'm a tad too accustomed to the generously shareable portions and complimentary steamed rice bowls that are common in Toronto, but in my hungry opinion paying $30 for one sparsley-filled dish and a side of rice, only to be left seriously jonesing for more food is a bit on the ridic side. Still searching for a Vietnamese spot in Montreal to make a fav. In short: Staff was nice enough, food was overpriced and forgettable, and the wait time was close to 30 mins even though the restaurant was practically empty.
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Problem: YAY!! The new location is open on the north side of 10 on Litchfield Road (the old Ichi-ban location) and the food was just as good as the south side of 10. OK so the building doesn't have quite the same "character" as their original location, but that's OK. The staff is just as friendly, the food as good and they kept 3 of the old Ichi-ban tapenyaki grill stations for fajitas grilling and tortilla cooking . We will certainly be back, but you do miss the old building a little, but this is now 1/2 way closer to our home!
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positive