Sawa Sushi in Sunnyvale

Ingredients are good but not worth it for $1600 for 4 people. You’d better go to the omakase restaurants in SF. When we asked sake list, the chef didn’t provide it but only asked us what’s our budget. That’s rude. I still don’t get it why people go this place with that service. With that budget, you would get much better service, pleasant experiences out there.

Really nice experience with Sawa today. Talked a lot about everything. Clean environment and really fresh and sweet food! Urchin is really really sweet with shrimp! Lovely chef I have ever seen! Remember to make a reservation before coming, just needs to send text to Sawa. He will response really quickly! Phone number is on sawa sushi website!

Having a meal with Sawa was special. The food was the best! Absolutely ideal quality and beautiful preparations.Yes, the prices are high, but the experience is priceless.No, Sawa is not rude. He was kind and thoughtful to my mother and myself.Yes it looks like a place you can walk in…that is certainly part of the it’s charm. But simply text the number and ask. I was able to get a same day reservation for a Wednesday.yes Of course you need a reservation. The preparation, and quality demand it.Thank you Sawa for an unforgettable dinner!

This is will not be a typical restaurant or experience for you. Go to the website and read it before making a reservation. We were the only ones in the restaurant, and Steve Sawa (Chef) was the only other person present. He served us extremely well, with top quality conversation and banter. Even the cheaper sake was outstanding, and the sushi portions were large and very high quality. My only exception and reason for 4 stars is that some dishes had too much sauce/toppings, so I couldnt taste the fish very well. Otherwise an awesome experience!

The whole experience is spectacular. The food is excellent from Hokkaido. Chef is knowledgeable and he surely knows what he is doing. Enjoyed this Omakase experience. Highly recommended.

Wonderful food, atmosphere, and service! Every plate we were served had a unique flavour, from the distinctly fresh sashimi to the handmade sauces paired with it. We also got to eat lots of sashimi and fish thats normally hard to come by elsewhere due to their required freshness to serve. Particularly tasty was the worlds best uni that we had, which lives up to the bold claim. The atmosphere was quiet, allowing for easy conversation with Steve, the chef. Hes the only one running the show, and the care he puts into every plate is apparent in how good they taste. Pricey, but the experience of good food and the great personality of the chef are worth it.

Really enjoyed the dinning experience here, the environment is quiet, the food is great, and I had quite a pleasant chat with the owner Steve.The quality of the food is top notch, especially the uni which is the best kind on the Japanese market. And Steves special sauces, fresh veggies and real wasabi really brought out an unique and surprising taste to the fish, which could be a bit bland just by itself. The caviar is great on its own, but together with uni, it really gives you that WOW factor. Also the wagyu is just amazing, it really just melts in your mouth!And the most important thing, you have to try the mochi there, the freshness and sweetness really help you wake right up after the protein feast earlier lol.The owner really knows his stuff, from food to Bay Area life, he knows it all after having the restaurant here for almost 30 years. If you want, you can have conversations with him the whole time, it never gets boring.Overall 10/10 place, would recommend to anyone wanting something new from just the usual soy sauce and fake wasabi Japanese restaurants.

Amazing Japanese beers and phenomenal sashimi in a casual environment. Steve will keep sending you unique dish after unique dish until you are stuffed. Expect to pay $200+ per person and reservations are highly recommended.

The food presentation was attractive, but the experience was just OK. One sashimi was not fully de-thawed and some of the courses felt too salty to us. The chef isn’t quite friendly but still added 18% tip by himself. Definitely not worth $460 for two persons.

Were to eat here as it was one of my favorite sashimi restaurants and found they still make great sushi but changed the restaurant to reservations only and its a 6 course dinner for 160.00 per person. I imagine its probably worth it if you remember to make the reservation. Sorry you couldnt serve me tonight.