Sawa Steakhouse Hibachi, Seafood, and Sushi Bar — Restaurant in Ohio

I went with my husband and a group of friends, this was my first time at this hibachi restaurant. I was very impressed. The food was amazing in my opinion. I got the chicken and scallop combo dinner, that came with rice and veggies, clear soup, and a salad.

The clear soup was the best I've had. The broth was so flavorful, and the mushrooms were paper thin. The salad dressing tasted wonderful and the overall salad was very fresh, no stale pieces of lettuce. The dinner itself, was probably the best hibachi I've ever had. It was so full of flavor, and every bite was like a taste of heaven. The chicken was cooked perfectly, and was so tender and juicy. The scallops were amazing as well, they had a nice crispy crust, but would just melt in your mouth. The fried rice was the best I've had, and I can't stress enough about how much flavor there was. The veggies were very good too. There are usually a few that I don't like when I get hibachi, but I enjoyed all of them. The broccoli probably could have been cooked a little longer if I were to complain about anything, but it was still delicious. I had some left over that I ate for breakfast, and it was just as good heated up in the microwave.

The staff were wonderful. Our waiter was so sweet, and he took very good care of our party of 7, plus 2 people that were seated with us. It was not very busy at the time, but a large party came in just after we got our food, and he was the only waiter we saw on staff. One of my friends has an allergy to pineapple, and he made sure that everything she got did not have any in it. And he was just overall very attentive. Our chef was amazing, very fun to watch and interact with.

The overall atmosphere was nice. Everything looked clean and taken care of. The fan above the grill was very clean, and my husband could see a little into the kitchen, and he said it looked very clean and organized. The prices were very comparable to their hibachi/sushi places, maybe a little cheaper in some areas. Well worth it. This is probably going to be the new spot for family...

Went to Sawa Hibachi for my father-in-laws 70th birthday party with 13 family members. While we did have a pretty good time and enjoy the food, what we sat down to was completely gross. The staff did try to accommodate us by cleaning with the typical wipe down rag, but it obviously had little to no impact on the greasy marble countertops. Needless to say, everyone pretty much sat their with their hands in their laps to avoid the slimy surface. I'm pretty sure a little Dawn dish soap and water would easily rectify the problem, but it's like the staff really didn't care. Using a sterilizer with a dish rag does not clean the surface of grease or oil, it only smears it around. You have to CLEAN the surface with soap/degreaser BEFORE you use the sterilizer. No customer should have to explain this. Our overall experience was a fair/good one however, I don't see a return to Sawa...

Waited half hour for drink orders to be even taken. Water could be poured out of salad. Soup had no taste whatsoever. Didn't get my meal till after told I never received mind. Appetizer sushi came after done with dinner for entire table. Put my husband and I on 2 separate bills. Then after paid and was going to car came out and said Didn't pay. Went back in showed not only both paid slips, showed on cc paid. And then tried to back track said oh forgot to sign no look at other slip I didn't signeither. They couldn't find slip then. Same slip said Didn't pay. I never write bad reviews. This wasn't just my experience thou was everyone around us experience too. Looks to me like was trying to charge me not only for my meal Didn't even get. And 2 for when got second chef to cook mine with my husband's after waiting. Second chef was only good thing I can say...