Izziban Sushi

I am from Southern California and only a year and a half ago moved to Orlando. I am used to going to ethnic restaurants where I am the only "white guy" in the place and enjoy all types of Asian food. Izziban was one of my recent attempts and the best sushi that I've had in Orlando. First, the selection is outstanding. As a matter of fact, it's difficult at times to decide! There are so many rolls and specialty rolls to choose from. There is also a menu of traditional style Japanese dishes outside the realm of sushi - I can highly recommend the Nabeyaki Udon... it tastes wonderful and is a huge portion. Second, the quality is very good. Despite my love of sushi, I do not generally like seafood and shy away from anything with a "seafood" or "fishy" taste. One of the first characteristics of good sushi is the quality of the Nori. If the nori is rubbery and / or tastes fishy, than stay away from the sushi. Izziban's nori on each of my three visits was extremely fresh as was all of the fish. Third, service was great. I was always seated promptly, orders were taken promptly, and food was served within a reasonable amount of time. One sign of service in my opinion regards refills of drinks - i never saw the bottom of my glass, which is exceptional service! I should also mention that desert was very good. I ordered the green tea ice cream and was served three scoops drizzled liberally with chocolate and topped with some whipped cream. Actually, the green tea ice cream tasted wonderful, but I could have done without the chocolate (i think it overpowered the green tea). This is a permanent addition to my sushi restaurant list while in Orlando. Pros: Excellent quality, excellent service Cons: Certainly on the expensive side (but weighed out by the quality) more

I recently took a Monday off and had planned on meeting up with my boyfriend for lunch. We love sushi, and try to check out any local places. He suggested Izziban, and to be honest I've never noticed it. It was well worth the stop! They had such an aray of rolls, more than I had ever seen anywhere else. I'm more of a sashimi girl, but I couldn't help but try out some specialty rolls. We got a few, but the Strawberry and Mango roll was so unique and different. It was fabulous! I was so impressed with everything. We're already talking about going back very soon. I can't wait to try more from this restaurant. It could possibly be my new favorite sushi spot! more

I've lived in Los Angeles all my life so I am used to a very wide collection of sushi restaurants. And in my opinion (just an opinion) it is hard in America to find a location other than L.A., Las Vegas, and NYC that has the high demand of sushi chefs and the quality that those highly populated areas require, until I visited this place. My bf lives in Orlando and has taken me to other sushi restaurants in more popular locations like one on Orange Ave. (I won't name names you'll just have to figure it out), and this was without doubt a hundred times better! OK, well I go for the sake, sushi, and sashimi, so if you go for other things on the menu, I couldnt offer a suggestion, but my bf I had ordered the California, Happy, Alaska, Rainbow, and Super Dragon rolls and they were all terrific. For one, they almost never fall apart easily in your chopsticks which certainly means they were made well, as opposed to so many other sushi restaurants that boast about their sushi, only to have it end up splashing into pieces in your soy. Second, unlike so many other places, it was refreshing to try rolls that wouldnt start to taste like the rest, clearly the ingredients are fairly fresh and still have a distinct flavor. The only thing I might just nitpick about, just a little, would be the amount of cream cheese they put in their sushi. I am not really a big fan of cream cheese unless its on a bagel, and only a tiny bit, but when I would bite into the roll sometimes it tasted more like i was having a mouthful of fried cream cheese with a piece of salmon. But other than that the sushi is fantastic! Pros: Well made/ ample parking as opposed to downtown Cons: not recommended if you like dark candlelight atmosphere more

izziban sushi is outstanding in every way from the moment we walked in to our way out teh door. simple gestures such as opening the door for us on the way out is very thoughtful. Service was very friendly and very attentive at all times. our drinks were hardly ever was below half full, we also received very yummy appetizers for free, the interior decor is beautiful, food was mmmMmmm GOOD, we enjoyed our overall experience at izziban and we will be back for sure! Pros: everything is amazing here more

I've been to literally hundreds of different sushi restaurants all over the world from Japan to all over the states here in the US, and I was absolutely stunned tonight. I moved to Orlando a couple months ago and visited several sushi restaurants to find the best one...and conveniently Izziban Sushi just opened up recently right by my home near Florida Mall. It is definitely the best I've been to in Orlando. The interior decorating brings a perfect fusion atmosphere. I prefer traditional style sushi, so I ordered some tuna, flounder, and yellow tail sashimi. It's very exciting that I finally found a place that has very fresh sushi. I also tried the Izziban roll which is their most popular roll, I typically don't like anything cooked/fried when I have sushi, but to my surprise this roll was actually very good. I am very impressed. Pros: Everything Cons: need more locations in Orlando so everybody can find out about this place more

I usually come in to eat with my coworkers 2-3 times a week during our lunch break and we are definitely addicted. I just came in with my family and friends last Friday night for my son's birthday and it was absolutely amazing. The food and service was very excellent as usual. There are so many different choices on the menu that even my son's friends who didn't want to try eating sushi had many cooked dishes to choose from. There are also many rolls that are baked tempura style for sushi beginners who rather not taste anything raw. The management took our picture for their sushi bar slide show and my son received a free fried tempura ice cream for his birthday that was delicious... Props to the management and great service! Pros: Everything Cons: More people need to find out about this place! more

my wife and I came by earlier last week and was told about the weekly Sunday Sake and wine tasting after our meal. It sounded like our type of gig to check out. we came by on sunday with our friends and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves... maybe too much. lol we had to sober up a little bit after ordering 5 bottles of Kizakura Tokuri-ikkon which is one of the best nigori sake's I've ever had. I hope we weren't too loud while we were there. It was the most fun I've had in a while. I believe they have 70 different kinds of sake ranging from sweet and dry flavors. It was $45 a person for 5 shots sake and 4 glasses of wine with two very delicious rolls (I can't remember what they were called, i believe one of them was the izziban roll) to compliment the sake flavors and a bowl of edamame. if you like sushi or sake...izziban is the place to be! Pros: Sushi and large variety of SAKE Cons: None more

After reading all the wonderful reviews on this site, I finally decided to give this restaurant a try and boy was I disappointed. I went there during lunch service, everything was wrong from the very beginning. My table was a little dirty and very sticky. I found some masago eggs on the table. They could've taken a minute to wipe down the table after the last group left., but they didn't. The grilled chicken was way overcooked and from the looks of it, the chef tried to hide their mistake by covering it with a LOT of sauce. It not only looked bad, I can't even see or taste the chicken anymore. The sushi was not only oily but it doesn't even taste good. I ordered their specialty roll, the izziban roll, and all I could taste was cheese. And from the looks of the menu, cheese is pretty much in all their rolls. I don't see how people could eat this food and not get grossed out after the first roll. I ate four pieces and couldn't finish the rest. Sushi is supposed to be a blend of ingredients meant to complement each other, not have one ingredient overpower everything else. If they can't get this right, they shouldn't even be in business. Pros: free appetizers, good host, decent server Cons: everything else more

I love Izziban. Its close to where I live and work so I can always drop in and pick up a lunch order. Also the dinner service is amazing. I love all of the different types of rolls. The service is great and the staff are always friendly. I can't get over how amazing it is every time I go. Pros: Great service, Large Variety, Amazing meal more

great atmosphere, great service, great staff, wonderful food. very personable people a must for lunch or dinner anyday. Pros: everything Cons: none more

honestly, one of the best sushi resraunts in town!!! the chefs and the staff is great! i would defint. recommend the halloween roll! delicious and quite creative. ONE OF THE BEST ROLLS I HAD! CHEF JOHNNY WAS GREAT! HIS PLATING IS AMAZING. A TRULY EYE FOR ART!! and the resraunt is absoultly beautiful! definantly coming back again. BEST OF LUCK IZZIBAN! more

We throughtly enjoyed eating at Izziban. The Sashimi was fantastic, as was the Mango and Strawberry Rolls. Customer service was wonderful. Very friendly and attentive staff. There are many items to choose from and the atmoshere was delightful. We will defintely be returning to Izziban. Pros: Fantastic Customer Service more

The place is incredible and atmosphere is very pleasant . Great service, with super friendly and helpful staff. They serve a diverse selections of high quality and fresh sushi and different types of Japanese dishes prepared with just the right touch. In addition to the awesome food, they also offer different varieties of sake (60+ I might mention.) All in all, I highly recommend this restaurant: Inviting environment with prompt service and excellent food. more

This place talks about a large variety but all in all, there isn't much variety between their rolls. Wayyyy too much cheese and mayo: everything tastes the same in the end, but the tuna itself is pretty good. Service was okay. Im not sure if he was floor manager or what but the guy was a little bit overwhelming, way too eager to please. I've been there twice already, and if you only want traditional rolls, this isn't the place for you. Pros: fresh fish Cons: too many mayo and cheese covered rolls more

Izziban serves up good sushi with excellent service. During my visit, our friendly waitress offered up a free appetizer--a very nice gesture--kudos to the management. Although my fried tofu appetizer was not the best I've encountered, their sushi combo was above average and just perfect with a cold bottle of Kirin. The restaurant is modernly furnished and posseses an inviting zen-like vibe which is a good anecdote to a bad day at the office. Pros: Free appetizer on our visit, very friendly staff more

The service and attention to patrons ,without having to sit at the bar directly, is something that in itself makes this a very good sushi restaurant. Tasty renditions with common sushi rolls make their menu refreshingly creative. The idea of cheese rolls and chicken rolls are definite in going outside the box in this area of food preparation. Pros: Great taste for sushi and very good service, Jiah was very good. Cons: Creativity has a price, but what you pay is worth the experience. more

Awesome Sushi !! Staff was really friendly and nice, very helpful. Food was Excellent!!! Izziban/pizza roll and happy roll were so good that we are going back tonight to get more! Highly recommend trying this place out. more

AMAZINGG!!! loved it!! they just opened 2 weeks ago and their service and quality is sensational!! Try the pizza roll..its out of this world!! sushi was A+ in quality and they had a variety of unique rolls..GO GO GO! :) Service was amazinggg!! Pros: quality, service, unique rolls more

I visited Oct.6 around 7pm.We were greeted and seated right away and was actually asked if we wanted a booth or a tabel.There menu is full of pictures so it helps to make the right choice.I would recommend the OBT Roll,it was the best out of the 3 that I ordered.If you like a lot of toppings on your sushi try the Dynamite Roll,all thought it was not that spicy as I thought it would be(but I like spicy). They have a very nice selection of sushi which range form 4.99 and up. They have 2 big flat screen tv's which is in perfect view from any seat. They're on the Corner of Sandlake and OBT in the Ross/Friday's Plaza. DON'T FORGET TO GRAB A TO GO MENU : ) more