Kawa Japanese Restaurant

Re Edit to one star after owners response Prepare your flashlights to eat here… The first impression you get when you enter here is whether they are open or not… or if they had an electrical issue… but then you realize it’s the way it is over there. My three stars are for the service. We were lucky and met a lovely waitress. Other than that… I think we might have missed out on the buffet video attached as it seems everyone was doing it. We decided to go with the menu and see how much of the Japanese was in this place. Not much I tell you. We tried the soft shell crab… tasteless and with a thick breaded coating. The shashimi was decent tho. Other than that, not sure if we will return to try that Mongolian bbq… this place has so much potential but right now it looks like it’s going through some transition time or something… weird atmosphere. Well… now I see what the real problem is here. Owner was fast in response but not in thinking. They obviously don’t care about customer service or customer loyalty. Interestingly enough for a small suburb low quality place that depends so much on the local customers. Good luck to the nice waitress… management obviously doesn’t know how to run their own “business”

I hadn't been here in about 4 years and was beyond saddened to see how much prices have increased and how it is not reflected accurately on their website. I know covid hit everyone hard, but this will no longer be my cheapest go to for good quality food. I wouldn't mind paying the extra price but the quality was poor this time around. I ordered the chow mein noodles with tofu which I had asked to include veggies and all it had was 3 small shiitake mushrooms and a bunch of green pepper which I cannot eat since it makes me sick. The tofu pieces were rubbery and not fresh. There were barely any noodles or a variety of veggies which was what I was looking for. The pieces of tofu and green pepper were so big it overcrowded the rest of the dish. The shrimp fried rice tasted like chemicals because of the way the shrimp was probably processed. The sushi was the only decent part of the entire meal but it was bagged in between two hot containers! Sushi is meant to be served cold and fresh unless it's a cooked one which mine were not. I was extremely disapointed to see poor handling of food that I paid a lot of money for. I wanted to give this location another try since I looked at the menu online and everything seemed to be the same but it has in fact changed a lot which is not reflected accurately. I will not be ordering from here again until conditions improve.

Highly recommended! My daughter and I love going to Kawa! We try to go about once a month after they opened back up for dine in. They used to have an all-you-can-eat sushi buffet, but sadly no more. However every roll I've tried here is fresh and delicious. Plus all the fried rice combos are amazing! I always start with the edamame and miso soup and like to try one new specalty roll per visit. Only downfall is there are limited rolls if you have a shellfish allergy or do not like spice. I haven't tried the Mongolian grill but I see many others go and enjoy it. We always leave stuffed and happy after eating here

It was my first time trying this spot out and omg I will definitely be going back. The sushi was amazing in flavor and presentation. We got the California roll, the volcano, the dragon roll, and the spider. The tonkotsu ramen was absolutely delicious as well and was my first time having an authentic Ramen. I was not disappointed and neither will you. The portion sizes are generous and you will not leave hungry, garunteed. We plan on visiting this restaurant again and will recommend to any looking for a new spot to try.

I ordered the chicken pad thai and although the flavor was good, I couldn’t understand why the noodles were just swimming in this much oil. I couldn’t eat more than a few bites because of the amount of oil. Paid $15 total bc I added a little tip. I hope they improve on this.

So sad to find out they're permanently closing. My husband and I loved getting sushi from here. We lived only a few min away so it was so convenient. We often ordered sushi for special occasions like birthdays and Christmas Eve. Will miss it here.

The soft shell crab tempura was not soft shell, and wasn't tempura. Just coated with panko and deep fried. The Mongolian BBQ was horrible. The seafood was stale and tasteless, the veggies were just some leftovers, and the beef was frozen stiff with ice. The sauces only 6 choices were all terribly bland. No wonder there was nobody there on a Friday evening. Never going back there.

This is by far one of the worst meals I've had in my life. I'm sorry, but it was inedible. I've had some of the best tonkotsu ramen and some of the worst tonkotsu ramen. This one is by far the worst. In a league of its own. The Tom Brady of horrific ramen, but I digress. The broth is essentially water with boiled bbq pork from what appears to be a Chinese buffet. I didn't taste anything resembling soy or miso or the lovely boiled ham hocks and chicken backs simmering for 18 hours. Just an oddly red hued flavorless water that looked as bad as it tasted. I wish the picture captured how truly disgustingly red this broth was. The noodles aren't actually ramen noodles, they are more like boxed angel hair pasta. There are about 5 small scallions, and that's it. No egg, no nori, no menma, no fish cake. And this was $16, which is some of the most expensive ramen I've had. Yikes. Seriously run away from this ramen as fast as possible.

The food was good, the restaurant was pretty quiet, and the wait staff was friendly.Dine in: YesOutdoor seating: NoTakeout: YesDelivery: Yes

The salad/food bar is great, some of the menu items are good. I ordered the sushi for delivery and honestly not my fav, in fact all went to trash. Stick to the salad food bar in house.