The food was great, but most of all the people here were really nice and honest! I left a prepaid card here by accident. The value is tied to the physical card, so I couldn't just order a replacement like a credit card. I was visiting from out of state and didn't realize that I had left my card there until after I was already back in California. I called them and they graciously mailed the card back to me. This was over a year ago but I forgot the name of the restaurant until my friend reminded me. Thank you! read more

service was great. food was amazing. decorations are really nice but not overpowering. It's a small location but doesn't feel overcrowded. Overall amazing experience. read more

Their sushi here were "ON- POINT". I ordered multiple sushi rolls. I've just recently moved here and I gotta say, this sushi place is delicious and they know what they're doing behind those bars :) I will definitely recommend this place to anyone who loves sushi. Their prices are a little high but definitely worth it! Their food is very well presented!! read more

The food is very good and presented beautifully and the atmosphere is great. The staff is very quiet so I can see how that might come off as rude to others, but they are nice ! Their sushi is excellent read more

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Found this place while visiting and it was FANTASTIC! Place was clean, and even though it was getting closer to closing, they took our party of 6. Nice people and the orders came out timely. Ordered everything from sushi to the various bowl options and Udon noodles. Tempura was very light and crispy.... exactly how it should be. I can't remember all the names of the dishes we ordered, but the pictures should speak for themselves :) DELICIOUS! We are definitely going back again. read more

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Stumbled across this place and were happily surprised. Food was fresh and delicious and service was great.

Great food...consistently good service and easy ambiance. Prices are quite reasonable.

Forest Grove is lucky to to have SaWa's! Sister restaurant to Syun Izakaya, this place has a much more casual feel with a smaller menu, though they have the sushi rolls in common. They specialize in sushi and donuburi bowls ranging from oyako Don, curry, katusdon, and gyu Don. We came in for lunch and got a little greedy. We ordered Kani cream korokke, kinoko butter salad, tuna poke bowl, and an unagi don. Everything was delicious and the unagi Don was huge! Also bring in a further out location, we noticed prices were a few dollars less than Syun, so that's a plus. Our server seemed like a student - she was kind and kept our waters full. We really liked the wooden tables - it reminded me of a Japanese style cabin. I'd definitely make a stop here again when in Forest Grove! read more

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I love the chirashi donburi here. The fish is so fresh, I can't leave a single bite left in the bowl. Definitely try the version with uni. Love the cucumber salad too. A perfect meal. read more

Great food and service. Chicken Terriaki Don is great. Also CA Roll and Philly Roll. Parking is tuff so go early. read more

Always our favorite choice for local quality sushi and Japanese dishes. We are never disappointed and enjoy exploring new menu items when we can tear ourselves away from our sushi favorites like Mango Tango, Hiway 26, or the Volcano roll. read more

Always great fresh food, quick service and an enjoyable experience! The sushi is always incredibly fresh with a lot of options for sushi lovers. The bowls are great options for those people, like my family, that like rice bowl type cuisine. read more

Excellent service and everything tasted wonderful. The atmosphere was very comfortable and relaxed.

The food, service and servings are great! We had a very friendly server , sadly didn't get her name so I could give her a shoutout :) She's awesome. Anyway, Waited for the food to arrive like 20min... which is fine because we ordered Chef's special and 3 other kinds. Also, I get really picky with restaurants restroom. If it's not clean , it says a lot about the staff and food quality :( .. this is based on my experience. But their restroom is super squeaky clean ... and smells pretty neat :) Thanks Donburi for the great food and service ! You're a gem read more

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We were visiting Pacific University and stumbled on this little gem! It was lunch time but the restaurant was not very busy. It had really neat wooden tables and lots of fun and beautiful artwork all over the walls. Our server was friendly and efficient. We ordered sunomono, gyoza, tempura udon, and two sushi rolls. The omakase roll was a chef created roll for the day and it had big pieces of tuna and salmon along with shrimp tempura and eel sauce. Absolutely delicious! We also enjoyed the crystal hamachi jalapeño roll which had generous portions of yellow tail, scallops, and tasty wasabi tobiko. We will definitely be back! read more

SaWa's Donburi - Omakase & Crystal Hamachi Jalapeño - Japanese Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

Having been here multiple times it is easy to report that the food, service and ambiance is top notch and it is a restaurant I could visit weekly and never grow tired! read more

We ordered 11 Steak Dons for take out dinner with friends. Instead of rice, we chose steamed vegetables with the filet mignon. They came in large, attractive plastic bowls with lids. Easy pick up & they were so accommodating and made it fun to even order with them. I went in person. Thanks SaWa's! Forest Grove needed you! read more

Food was fresh and tasty! Service was great. It was cozy. I wish I lived closer so I could go often. read more

SaWa's Donburi - Chirashi - Japanese Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

We were looking for a new place for lunch the other day while walking through Forest Grove. Stumbled upon this place. We love Japanese food so we decided to stop. Lots of wood and natural finishings, good lighting, and very clean. We were told we could sit anywhere we liked, so we grabbed a table. We only got water (the drinks I thought were a little expensive $7 I think for a soda), which was fine we love water. I ordered the Philadelphia roll, my wife ordered the Kare Don (vegetable curry), and my son ordered the special which was a shrimp and rice noodle dish. None of us were disappointed in our orders. The Philadelphia roll was huge (8pcs) with a wonderful lightly smoked salmon, cream cheese and cucumber. My wife was nice enough to let me have a bite of her Kare Don, and I could say without a doubt, one of the BEST Japanese Curry's I've ever had. 10/10 would recommend. I will be back. read more

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This place was awesome!! I came with my parents and bf and food was amazing and came out quickly. We ordered the Niku Don which had tender beef over rice with some great shaved veggies, pickled veg and some roasted squash. It was so savory and had a lot of nuanced flavor. We also got 4 rolls to share, our favorite of which was the Zen roll. It was like no roll I've ever had before... it was just fresh and creamy and we will definitely order 2 of those next time. Our server was nice, the food came out quickly and the inside of the restaurant was clean and cute with cool Japanese art prints. read more

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We LOVE SaWa!!! We've eaten here a handful PLUS times. The nigiri, sushi rolls, salads, edamame, beer, Japanese Whiskey, etc-is SPOT ON! We've ordered off menu, asked for reduced sodium soy sauce, extra wasabi, they are accommodating. I'm shocked I didn't comment in 2019 (I feel like a jerk for not saying something sooner). In PDX, you have options and some need researching. Our options are limited for sushi this far west. The best thing is, you don't have that issue. SaWa is above expectation, it's Big City worthy, quality is uncompromising, and you get what you pay for. Come hungry, leave satisfied, and return for more! This is the real real. read more

My bf picked this place as a fun surprise place to go. The decor is really nice. A bit Hawaiian Japan vibes with quality food! read more

SaWa's Donburi - We got the Unagi Don (top) and Kare Don (bottom). Delicious! - Japanese Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

I love their salmon avocado sushi and the green tea both hot and cold is some of the best I've ever had for plain green tea. They have these delicious little sorbets with amazing flavor, and their hot food is great too. I go here super often. Good prices too, surprisingly affordable for the location, food quality and nice interior. The ambiance is great. Always been able to get a table quickly even on super busy nights. read more

I've been a long time customer of Syun (Downtown Hillsboro, same owners), which is one of my favorite sushi restaurants on the west coast. So when we heard (quite belatedly actually) that they had opened another restaurant in our own tiny neck of the woods, I had to try it! Friday evening 5:30 we arrived to an empty house, picking a table seat at the windows. For drinks, Wife N. ordered a Scotch Highball (Scotch and Soda) and I ordered an Asahi draft. We just caught the tail end of happy hour so I also ordered a HH Nasu Miso (eggplant in miso glaze). For dinner, Wife N ordered a Tempura and Sashimi combo, and I ordered a Super Deluxe Sushi (Nigiri) platter. Wife's meal came with a side salad (Ginger Miso dressing) and a bowl of Miso. The miso used here is Aka Miso (red miso) instead of Shiro (white) Miso, so the soup and dressing flavor is more hearty. I actually came away liking it better than Syun's. Tough to beat--way to go! Mains arrived and were everything I'd expect from a high end sushi restaurant. Wife's Sashimi and my Sushi were beautifully and artfully prepared. Fish quality and flavor were right up there with the best I've had. Her tempura was flawlessly crisp and left almost no grease on the hands. The sushi platter included 14 pieces of fantastic Nigiri (Salmon, Ahi, Scallop, Snapper and more). Everything was top notch. My only complaint (really, just a nitpick) was I thought the Saba (mackerel) had excellent texture, but it was under-marinated and didn't have a flavor as pronounced as I expected. It was still really good, just not the best ever. The menu is almost identical to their older sister in Hillsboro's--a vast selection of small plates--beef, chicken, tempura, fish, noodles, soups, etc. Sushi only makes up about 20% of their menu, so there are a LOT of cooked dishes here which are sure to satisfy a wide range of palettes and even the raw-fish-averse will find SOMETHING to love here. Everything was fantastic. It's so nice to have a true Japanese-owned sushi place in town and even nicer that it's only a few minutes up the street for me! I would recommend trying their Nasu Miso (miso-glazed eggplant), Seafood Okonomiyaki (a savory dinner pancake), Gyu Tataki (seared beef with Ponzu) and Asari Sakamushi (Clams in Saké broth). Nigiri prices are average for an up-scale sushi place, typically in the $4.50-6.00 range for 2 pieces. Small plates are very reasonable though ($5.00-$12.00) and great for a family sharing 5-6 of them (if you're going "family style" I would recommend 2 plates per person at the table, and everyone will be stuffed and very satisfied.) Cheap dinners and (quite a bit lower quality) sushi can be had at other places in town but SaWa is where the quality is, and you'll pay for it. This particular physical storefront location has been somewhat blighted for restaurants, with 3 different restaurants taking up residence here in the past decade and none lasting longer than a few years. I'm really hoping SaWa lasts. It's exactly what Forest Grove needs! read more

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Delicious food- beautiful decor- lots of bright light, windows and high ceilings with brick. I had a mixed drink that had fresh grapefruit juice, lemon and was dangerously delicious as well. My husband got the steak donburi and we all tried some- tender delicious meal. We ordered veggie and shrimp tempura for my son and I to share and three sushi rolls and our favorite was the premium California twist. The philly roll was also yummy. It was the perfect combination of texture and flavor and was gorgeous to look at as well! They have a very nice selection of vegetarian options as well. The meal was served with miso soup and a fresh delicious salad with ginger dressing. The meal was top- notch and it was calm, relaxed and inviting inside the restaurant. This is one of our top finds since moving here from Az! We will return because of the plethora of choices on the menu and the scrumptious food and friendly staff. My only regret is I didn't take more pictures- we ate everything like starving zombies which is also a credit to the establishment- it looked too good to pause for a picture- my husbands donburi bowl came last so we were somewhat less ravenous when it arrived. The cost was reasonable as well - we dined all 3 with drinks for $66 and left feeling full and energized from a healthy and delightful smorgasbord of culinary delights. read more

SaWa's Donburi - Steak Donburi - Japanese Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

Absolutely wonderful!! The restaurant is cute and so clean. I'm new to the area and super glad I found this great place. Next time...sushi!!! read more

We love this restaurant! We stop almost every run we pass through Forest Grove Food is right out of Japan as we have been many times! Comfortable and well lit The service has been great every time but once read more

Food is fresh and delicious and very consistent ,wait staff always professional and polite.

Perfect spot for a quite lunch (or date night dinner). The dining area is a little snug - so making reservations is highly recommended - but it completely worth it! The menu boasts of so many different options from yummy dons to a complete list of sushi. Depending on your seats you can watch everything being prepared fresh for you. Trust me you will NOT leave hungry!! read more

Awesome fast service, friendly staff, amazing food, calm atmosphere. I'm not really sure you scan ask for more and surprisingly found in the quaint small town of Forest Grove. A+ read more

SaWa's Donburi - Sake Don, edamame, green tea - Japanese Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

How have we never been here? The service, food, all around vibe was amazing! One of the best dining experiences we have had in our sweet little town of Forest Grove. We will be adding you in to our regular rotation! read more

I need to say the food is excellent ! We love this restaurant , however our server was so mean and dismissive we should have walked out ! We were reluctantly greeted then ignored , her friends came in and we watched how they got service INSTANTLY ! It was just so nasty, we had to ask for service twice , which was received from this "chickie" with a hiss and just more bitchiness . This dinner was supposed to be a celebration and being how it's hard to afford going out? Shay should get $30 tip for her abuse????? Guess I will hope for better times when and if I can afford it, thank you Shay, for making our one in a million times out for for dinner so icky! Cheers read more

Food and service was very good just like our first visit a few moments ago. My only gripe is they close too early on Friday/Saturday at 8pm. Recommend opening till at least 9pm. Most diners are just starting to dine around 8pm. read more

Really good sushi for reasonable price. Waiters were friendly and wait times were average. We ordered the rock & roll + volcano sushi rolls. Quality fresh fish & the presentation that makes you feel umami. Highly recommend. read more

SaWa's Donburi - Rock & roll and yellowtail nigiri - Japanese Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

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We've been to this restaurant twice. The first time was as a couple and we had a pleasant time with delicious meals of Danbury & Sushi. The second time we went was with our granddaughters before heading over for a Christmas play. Apparently we were too quick with our delicious food and the staff was just one step away from being rude as we tried to hurry and get our bill paid so we wouldn't be late. Our suggestion is that if you're in a hurry skip this restaurant. The food is very good but they take their time and expect you to do the same. read more

Small but mighty. Love the fresh quality seafood, and the tempura is really good. My daughter loves this place and only missing some clams.

A great restaurant right here in Forest Grove without having to drive into Portland. I've had both the steak -don and the salmon-don as well as several of their sushi rolls ... all were excellent!! Highly recommended!!! read more

excellent, tasty, and often spectacular sushi! Worth a trip to downtown Forest Grove.

A Few Plates from Sawa in Forest Grove and Amazing Service and The Manger Jsh is On His Game All the Time. read more

SaWa's Donburi - A Few Amazing Dishes From Sawa Forest Grove - Japanese Near Me - Forest Grove, Oregon

Delicious sushi! My friend also got udon which was also super good. This place is MUCH better than FG sushi, so if you are debating between local Japanese this is the one to go too. They also have a wide sake menu, cocktails, though I haven't tried any. The atmosphere is super cute too! read more

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