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    Sawa Sushi Bistro

    4.0 (43 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:30 pm

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    Sushi and Sashimi Lover Lunch
    Corie Y.

    Nice little spot for a good lunch special! This place is cute and bright inside, it's nice and modern. A friend and I stopped in for lunch before doing some shopping in the plaza. We both went for lunch specials and a kani salad. I went for a sushi and sashimi lover lunch special ($16) which came with miso soup and salad. She got the two roll combo ($12). These lunches were a steal and everything was pretty good. Service was good. A very average lunch for a great deal. I didn't find it to be anything over the top or special, but totally a good place to stop by for lunch while shopping in the plaza.

    Sammie S.

    I've ordered takeout several times, but dining in at the restaurant for the first time was a great experience. The place was spotless, and the atmosphere was so enjoyable. The food was fantastic! I highly recommend it.

    Sushi and Sashimi Lover

    The food was honestly better than we expected, not having done a ton of research going in. I was surprised by the tuna specifically as well as the sweet shrimp ($8 for a pair isn't bad). Overall, the prices are a little higher than I would prefer, but everyone was so kind and the service was wonderful. There are lots of pictures of the interior, but if feels like you're in a little neon ocean.

    Pineapple Fried Rice and Coconut Shrimp Special Roll
    Alyssa S.

    The food was ABSOLUTELY delicious!! The atmosphere was amazing with beautiful lights hanging from the ceiling and our food was served quickly :) overall an amazing experience

    Always happy with the food, and usually a Monday or Tuesday I stop in. Much quieter than most nights I stop Bout this time. Ordered a Sapporo And shortly after two hand rolls. Enjoyed m6y wait with my beer, and since si quiet, wondered where my two hand rolls were. About that time another group of three had bellied up ro the bar and nearly were known by thw operators, to thw point they now got a special appetizer ara there seats , and i still had not been attended to by the sushii chefs who had mad made NO rolls while i was waiting. I'll go back to Akira and the food is good and the shirty service is made up far. Cheers hope this customer's made it worth your age. . Zerostars.

    Sashimi Lunch Special (10 pc)
    Kent P.

    Sawa is really great! Great food. Great value. Great addition to Glenmont. Service needs a little polishing and improvement. The Lunch specials from 11-3 pm are really great value for price and good portion. Each part of the meal tasted great and left me wanting more. The iced tea is great, too. Unfortunately on 1 visit my soup came out cold, but I think it was an isolated occurrence, since I've been 3 times and have been happy overall. The unsweetened iced tea is so good, probably my favorite around.

    French Filet Mignon

    French Filet Mignon Undercooked Fatty Not a center cut!!!!! Not worth the price

    Crab Rangoon - light and delicious
    Nancy H.

    Yay! A winner in Glenmont! First - lovvvve the decor and atmosphere. Great lighting, colors, comfortable seating, beautiful bar. Friendly, efficient service. Then a great menu - something for everyone! From Thai, Chinese and Japanese dishes to awesome sushi - and a great cocktail menu. Everything we had was delicious and expertly prepared. Presentation on sushi was stunning. So many reasons to come back!!

    Nigiri: hotate, hirame, tamago, saba, unagi. Maki: unagi / cucumber,  hamachi / scallion.  2021 12 24. S22.
    Jeremy C.

    Finally, Friday lunch! I was happy to find I could once again sit at the sushi bar of a US sushi restaurant- it's been over a year since Masa in Columbus Circle. But it would be unfair to compare Sawa to any but local Capital region restaurants, especially after all the changes in the last 18 months. This brand new restaurant in a strip mall is off to a good start, with relatively muted sea-blue-green décor, with 2 giant flat-screen sports TVs facing the 15-seat bar (more full bar than sushi bar), and additional seating in another dozen or so booths. The 50-wine-bottle wall display, disappointingly, did not highlight any sake, although warm sake was available from a 10L box / dispenser/heater machine. The host/ server was polite and helpful, but most of my interaction was with the chefs. Unfortunately, toro is only available on weekends. So, I ordered a selection of maki and nigiri, to allow the chefs to demonstrate their abilities. After receiving the order, one chef prepared me a quick amuse-bouche of shredded surimi atop asparagus and covered with fired salmon. Not bad, but a little unwieldy for just a single bite, once the server brought me a cloth napkin, fork and disposable hashi. Surprisingly, neither the server nor the chef suggested sake with my relatively large order. I assume the paper napkins were reserved for the "Lunch Special Only" crowd. The miso soup and iceberg salad, standard fare for a lunch special, were unremarkable. For the main, the 10 nigiri and two maki were well presented, except the saba and unagi seemed a bit uneven (photo). The remainder were very good: the hotate and hirame, and tamago, the classic method to evaluate a chef. The two simple makis were part of a lunch special, but well prepared. I was eating at the sushi bar, but I was only able to have a few words with the three chefs, as they were quickly and efficiently plating their preparations, and easily outpacing the servers - at one point seven beautiful plates sat atop the sushi cooler, waiting to be served (photo). For a restaurant that was only 25% full, this surprised me, but they are only in their second month. Sawa is still in the process of ironing out a few small problems, and it appears that will be done very soon. I'll have to return soon. 2021 12 24. S22.

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    Tony R.

    Great food! My family loves coming here. The employees are friendly and attentive. Would definitely recommend this place if you like Sushi. The Thai Curry dishes are great to. Personal favorite is the Beef in either red or yellow curry.

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    Everything about this restaurant is fantastic! The food, the service, and ambiance!! They have lots of choices for the non sushi eaters too!

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    Great food, great service. Orders are always correct for take out. Love supporting local businesses.

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    Food is always great. Owners are wonderful. I love going to Sawa Sushi whenever I get a chance.

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    Best food ever! Very authentic flavors. The decorations are beautiful. The servers are so nice.

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    Great atmosphere, friendly staff, food was delicious. Highly recommend to someone looking for a bite to eat!

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    This was one of the strangest restaurant concepts I've experienced so far. Mom and me stopped in…read morefor lunch on Mother's Day. When we entered there was no host at the counter, we were just standing there for a minute or two before we started searching for someone. Finally, a lady came out the back kitchen and seated us. We just wanted a small lunch since we were planning on picking up food from Che Figata later that evening. Well, I guess there is no regular menu only the all you can eat buffet menu ($28 each)? The way it works is there is actually no buffet at all, you must place an order for items on the buffet menu then wait for the food to be delivered. If you're still hungry and want more you need to place another order. On one hand, your food would be fresh and not sitting out on a buffet; alternatively, most people will fill up before their second or third item arrives. Something to note is you can only order 2 pieces of sushi or sashimi per order, and one sushi roll per order. It wasn't too busy; however, customers that were already seated were just twiddling their thumbs waiting for more food to arrive and there was only one server and she didn't look like much of a go-getter. After about 5-minutes of waiting around for something to happen we decided it would be better if we got the hell out of there before we were stuck sitting around like everyone else. I guess this concept works as this restaurant does have good reviews, but I just didn't like the vibe and couldn't risk a potential bad experience on Mother's Day. Sorry Sushi Shine, we decided to go to Sawa Shushi Bistro instead and had a wonderful experience there.

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