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    Ichiban is a casual Japanese spot on Albany Road in Roath, and its menu runs past 170 items, which is how it keeps groups with opposing food opinions from splitting up. Sushi sits beside stir-fries, soups, and fried things, and the teishoku tray puts beef, sashimi, rolls, rice, and miso on one table. Kirin is the obvious drink. It's been around forever, and takeaway and delivery run like a well-oiled machine.

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    • Ichiban teishoku

      “the Ichiban teishoku is the move if you want a bit of everything—with yaki niku beef, sashimi, California rolls, rice, miso soup, and pickles all packed onto one tray”

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    • Rainbow maki

      “The generously sized rainbow maki covers the big three of salmon, tuna, and prawn”

      The Infatuation
    • Prawn tempura

      “the crisp prawn tempura and wok-fried yaki udon show off the kitchen’s frying and wok-cooking consistency”

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    • Yaki udon

      “the crisp prawn tempura and wok-fried yaki udon show off the kitchen’s frying and wok-cooking consistency”

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