Sapporo Ichiban

I really love sushi so of course I had a good experience.
This is almost a «hole in the wall» place, except the inside décor is decent. Anyway, that doesn’t matter, what really matters is how tasty the sushi is. We ordered shrimp shumai, a dragon roll, an explosion roll, a New York roll and a haluhai (sp?) roll. The haluhai roll is not on the menu, but listed as a special on the white board. Everything was really delicious and I couldn’t help but binge. I think my favorite was the haluhai roll — it had this shredded crab on top and was hot in the middle. It was just very different from anything I’ve had before.
The service is also quick. We were seated immediately and got our food soon after we ordered. The prices are pretty average — it’s not dirt cheap, but certainly not too expensive as far as sushi goes. The only thing I didn’t like is that the lighting made it very difficult for me to read the menu. It might just be something with my eyes, I don’t know, but it took me awhile to decide just because I had trouble seeing.
As I said, everything was delicious and the service was quick so it’s definitely worth a least a try. It might also be better to do take out here, but either way, it’s good.

I eat/​order here all the time and I can’t believe I am officially one of those people writing a review… but here goes:
Ordered 4 pieces of sea urchin to go (I like sea urchin & eat it a lot) and upon getting home and seeing that the uni looked very discolored and broken apart/​badly textured I did what a reasonable person would do and called to let them know and perhaps get another order because hey shit happens.
They were not very convinced that the uni was bad over the phone (totally understandable since it was over the phone) and kept trying to get me to eat it. I offered to come back by to show them and when I did they referred me to someone at sushi bar (don’t know if he was owner or sushi chef) but despite showing him the brown bits (literally a brown blood-​clot-​like-​thread), clumpiness, and discoloration his only solution was next time I come in he will give me curry.
Not sure why I could’nt get curry now (in place of what I paid for) but my response was mainly that I didn’t feel safe eating the uni and that I was not going to eat it and get sick just to prove that it is indeed safe/​not safe…
he basically told me to fuck off (after asking me if I was Japanese/​Chinese).
So I am out the money for the curry and the tip and I bet that damn future curry.
Two stars for the hungry tears rolling down my eyes that I can probably never eat here again without going on a tirade about the uni, the curry, and the fact that I am writing a stupid Unilocal review.
Woe is me.
See pics attached. If I am wrong I take back everything I just wrote.
But.
I guess we’ll never know will we?

I ordered Yakitori Chicken for appetizer, Chicken Teriyaki for entre and red bean mochi ice cream for dessert. The food came fast and was really great and tasty! The server was very nice. All in all it’s a really great place to come and eat. Prizes are very reasonable and service is great: D

I’m Japanese. I know what is yummy sushi lol
Love this place and fresh sushi and miso soup.
I wish they provided special fish daily at least if they put name on the board.

WOW this place has delicious sushi! I was little nervous to go here with friends since this restaurant didn’t have a website, but it ended up working out perfectly.
We were able to make reservations by calling in, so we got a table right away. The restaurant is pretty small and the tables are very close to each other.
There was a page in the menu where you could get 3 sushi rolls and a choice of soup or salad for $ 14.95. I ordered the combo that was crunchy tuna, spicy salmon, and spicy yellowfin tuna.
OMGGGGG the yellowfin tuna roll was probably one of the best sushi rolls I have ever had! The spicy salmon was delicious, and the crunchy tuna was good too. It was a lot of food and unfortunately I wasn’t able to eat it all.
I chose this place because others had mentioned the free sake. This is not something they publicize at the restaurant, and the menu actually lists pricing for the sake. I was really in the mood for it anyway, so I ordered hot sake. The other couple we were with wanted to order sake as well, so he told the waitress to put the next one on his tab. This is when she said she didn’t have to do that because sake was free. Such an awesome deal!
Even though this place was about an hour from our house, we will definitely be going back.

In spite of the fact that my friend and I meant to go to a different sushi restaurant in Greenpoint, this ended up being a surprisingly tasty and cozy night. Price-​wise it’s VERY reasonable, without being so cheap that you feel sketchy and worried about the fish quality. For $ 20 including tax and tip I had wine, a roll, soup and a salad. My friend went with some type of combo for $ 16 which ended up being enough sushi for 3 people. This was a catch-​up dinner of sorts, and we sat there for hours after finishing — though they were quick to bring the check they let us sit there without any issues. After we had paid, my friend asked for some green tea and offered to pay; they gave it to her on the house!
Not sure how often I’d be in the area (and I still love that other sushi spot, Sakura 6!) but I can definitely endorse Sapporo for those nights when you’re in a casual sushi mood.

The sushi is solid — nothing to write home about /​/​but it is worth writing ma and pa about the free hot sake.
Service was attentive, always making sure our table was clean and cups full.

I would give it 0 stars if I could.
I went to Sapporo for a pick-​up. I called at 11:30 and the girl at the phone said that it would be a 15 minute wait. I came there at 11:45am to pick up and sat there until 12:30 when my food finally arrived.
I wanted to wait for a manager but didn’t think that I would even give this restaurant a chance to explain why it took nearly an hour to pick up one dish. It is simply inexcusable, disgustingly unprofessional and I will no longer be returning.

The sushi here is very fresh can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. Will be coming back here again soon.

Surprisingly good sushi and a nice low fi comfy vibe make this a bit of a hidden gem on gritty Manhattan Ave.
Some of the sushi was particularly good.
Impressed. And solid value too. Will be back.

Our favorite spot for sushi and the free sake with dinner is a bonus
Also, the Tuesday tempura guy is always on point I highly recommend the explosion roll!

We enjoyed a very pleasant post-​work dinner here last night. The environment is both ambient and modern, playing popular songs and remixes that we SoundHounded for future reference. The service here was very professional and considerate.
They let us use the WiFi password for work laptop purposes mid-​way through the dinner and they refilled our sake vase with no problem at all.
We ordered the sushi love boat for 2, which came with salad and miso soup. A couple pieces of the sushi were a little soggy and fell apart upon picking them up with chopsticks (before they had the chance to be dunked in the soy sauce), but they still tasted wonderful. Perhaps it was the humidity, but it was rather cool inside with air condition.
Overall, we will definitely come here again to dine, especially since it is so close to the Nassau subway stop on the G line!

Excellent food! Never had anything bad in here. Great value for your money. You won’t leave hungry.
The Bento Boxes for dinner are easy shareable. I highly recommend this place!!!

For me it is a ok suhsi place. Not expensive Lots of food
Fish is fresh and what I like the most was the seaweed salad was not cut with some iceberg.
The hijiki was amazing! The restaurant itself (the atmosphere) was nothing crazy. It looked more like a place where you got the food delivered! but it is a address to keep in mind!

Everytime i come here, I am never disppointed. The food is great and the specials they have is out of this world. J come all the way from long island to eat sushi because i am always satisfied when i leave here. its good to come when you are craving sushi. I will always be coming here because its my favorite spot.

#I like this place the best out of all the #free sake joints out there. Their sushi looks bigger and better than the others. #Sushi Boat for 2 is big. It’s about twice the size as the #Sushi Boat for 2 at Sakura 6, but costs more though… so might even out, but I think the pieces look better/​bigger here.
#It’s a good place to get a buzz on #free sake before your night really begins.

Came here on a weekday night because I was craving sushi and it was close to the G train! It was fairly empty and got seated right away.
My friend and I shared a sashimi pizza. It was very tasty! It came with 4 pieces of a heaping pile of sashimi on a thin delicate cracker-​like thing. The flavor was great, and could have eaten a whole myself as my dinner.
We then split a combo roll platter. It was such a great deal for $ 15! It basically came with 3 rolls (8 pieces each). It was a lot of sushi and between the 2 of us, we were unable to finish it all.
All in all, prices were good, service was good, and the ambiance of the restaurant was good! Would recommend this place, and do get the sashimi pizza!

Sapporo Ichiban is a nice spot for a low key dinner. My friend and I came in here on a Monday night and were seated immediately. We shared the sashimi pizza and one of the combo sets. First of all, 4 words… what a great deal!
The sashimi pizza was very tasty and the flavors went together very well. The amount of fish on top is very generous and they had these crispy noodle looking things on top that made it crunchy. It was a nice texture in my mouth.
The other set was ginormous as well! For $ 15 we got like 24 pieces, which is… a lot!
I remember coming here like 8 years ago. It’s nice to see its still here. There’s seating outside in the garden area and they keep the light kind of dim and romantic. The only thing I could wish for was better presentation, but nonetheless great neighborhood spot!

This is my favorite Japanese restaurant!
Very clean and the service is always amazing! They are reasonably prices and you get a good quality of food – Everything is fresh! They offer Free Hot Sake during the dinner time! I have been going here for over 3 years!
Pros:
— All the food is fresh
— The staff is very pleasant
— AMAZING SPICY CALIFORNIA ROLLS (Must say one of the best California rolls I have had)
— Outdoor Seating area
— Not overpriced
— Large quality Bento box for Lunch
— Fast Delivery service
Cons: NONE
MUST GO!

Free hot sake! They’ll refill it enough to really make it worth it.
Solid place to bring a group. It doesn’t seem to get crazy busy, which is nice. There are so many sushi spots where you can expect to wait an hour or more. Not here! That alone is awesome.
Add in the sake, and you’ve got yourself a place I’ll go back to.
The only confusion is the name. Sapporo Haru is on the sign outside. but it’s Sapporo Ichiban everywhere else.

Eigentlich ist Sushi meine Leibspeise, aber hier ist es mir doch zu teuer. Ich habe es testweise mal bestellt und es war auch gut, aber eben nicht für meinen Geldbeutel.
Zum Glück werden hier auch viele andere japanische Gerichte angeboten. Ich mag ja Teriyaki ganz gerne. Dazu gibt es Reis, eine Suppe oder Salat. Mein Favorite: Der Lachshaut-​Salat!
Es gibt Non-​Stop Sake umsonst. Danach muss man aber fragen, weil man nicht drauf hingewiesen wird. Im allgemeinen ist der Service nicht der beste oder freundlichste. Auch der Laden ist nicht sehr stylish und es läuft Chart-​Musik aus dem Radio.
Fazit: Nicht besonders aufregend, aber auch nicht schlecht. Mit Freunden kann man hier ruhig vorbei schauen.