Sawa Japan

I received a menu for this place along with a 20% off coupon for the grand opening. It turns out that Atlantic Buffet is no more and these guys have taken their place. I was so excited to see a Japanese restaurant nearby that I decided to give it a try right away.
From their menu, the lunch deals seem to be great values (for Japanese food). Unfortunately, they only serve lunch M-​F 11 a.m.-3 p.m.and this particular day being Sunday, I ended up getting the salmon & scallop teriyaki bento box from the dinner menu (even though it was only 1 p.m.). We also got the steak hibachi bento box kids’ meal and the calamari appetizer. The calamari was pretty good — lightly fried with a nice spicy, sweet & sour sauce. The bento box came with the standard fixings: miso soup, iceberg lettuce salad with a ginger dressing, some shrimp & veggie tempura, seaweed salad, 2 shrimp dumplings, and a California roll. The shrimp dumplings were okay — I’ve had better. I liked how the tempura was lightly fried and not too oily. The teriyaki sauce was too salty for me, but my husband loved it (and I thought I was the one who liked salty foods!). The avocado in the California roll was a bit overpowering. I only tasted avocado. The soy sauce that they included was a sweet soy sauce that I found too weak.
The kid’s bento box came with lo mein, stir fry veggies, onion soup, and steamed rice. I found the lo mein & veggies to be greasy — they’re what you would find at a Chinese buffet place.
I like Japanese food and I’m glad this place is close to home, but the food itself was only okay. The price was good with the 20% off coupon, but I think the cost would have exceeded the quality of the food if I had paid regular price. I would suggest printing off a coupon from their website now (during the Grand Opening special) or giving them a try during the lunch hours.