Sawara

I love this restaurant!
They have the best sushi rolls in town. I have never seen so many variety of unique rolls. It is such a joy of coming here and try different rolls and they all taste soooo good. The price is reasonable and they make it so fast that you don’t have to wait too long.
The best thing about this restaurant is the staff. They really care about the customers and want you to enjoy your food and walk out of there being happy. I am telling all my friends to come and eat here.

Had the spicy salmon which was good and also the Hello Venus which was delicious.

Super good local place. See you tomorrow! I enjoy the customer service, the food, and proximity to DTC. I live around the corner, and this is a regular pickup for me each week.

Best sushi and roll here. Try here you won’t regret. Prices are affordable. You can enjoy sushi and roll with fine price.

Came to visit friends and found DTC closer than the other place. Same as last time, friendly staff, fresh food, entertaining kpop videos lol. I would still recommend to people visiting. They’re nice enough to customize the rolls for you if you don’t like certain ingredients so that’s cool.

Clean place with nice staff. The menu is confusing and the sushi is mediocre. It is not inexpensive either. After eating there three times, no more.

Very friendly! Helped me pick out a roll with salmon, the omega roll, really good! Also got a spicy salmons which was ok nothing special. Will be back for the special rolls and miso soup though!

Definitely good for what it is: fast food sushi. We lived very close to it in DTC when they opened, so it was something we could easily order ahead and pick up after work. The staff are super friendly and attentive when eating at the restaurant.

Love this place. I had previously gone to their Castle Rock location and wrote a review for that location. This is my first time visiting this location and the guy who was at the Castle Rock location recognized me and remembered in my Unilocal review I didn’t like the crunch things on top. He actually reminded me of what I like! It had slipped my mind to order it without the crunch on top.
I’m happy to report they will be extending their hours of operation in the next month. Awesome hard-​working group of employees. Give it a try. You won’t be disappointed.

A whole lotta meh. We met here as a group for lunch. I had read the reviews, and some of them seemed a bit harsh. I found the claims of some people that this was not any better than grocery store sushi to be a bit of a stretch. That said, I was not overly impressed. My #26 roll looked pretty good. The website description for «Chillin Shrimp» is, «Steamp Shrimp, Lemon, Cucumber w/​Avocado, Ebi on top & Served w/​Crunch, White & Sweet Sauc». (typos included) It tasted okay, but was very basic. The shumai were not to my liking. They were small, and rather flavorless. This was $ 4 poorly spent.
This meal lacked bang for the buck. My order of sushi, plus shumai, and a tip came to around $ 15. That is more than I care to spend on a lunch where I am leaving still somewhat hungry. By comparison, I can think of several good sushi restaurants where I could get considerably more (and much better) food for my money (if I came during happy hour).

So, the concept of Sawara from a business standpoint is a pretty good one: lots of different combinations of the same five types of seafood (thus reducing waste and simplifying the process of production): tuna, salmon, shrimp, yellowtail, and ‘crab’ (which is surimi, a faux crab made from whitefish/​pollock) and a few different sauces. Unfortunately, because of this a lot of the rolls end up tasting very much the same. (Maybe if they brought in a different fish occasionally as a special? None of the combinations were really that exciting to me.) This business model may have worked in Colorado Springs, but I have a feeling that the palates of DTC denizens are perhaps a bit more refined.
To me, these rolls are probably about the same quality as grocery store sushi, and actually — if you look at how much actual fish is in them (see photo), probably less value for money. Surimi is cheap — dirt cheap (averages about $ 2.75 per pound), and yet there was still far more avocado than ‘crab’ in my roll. The shrimp in the crunch roll was almost non-​existent.
The food seemed relatively ‘fresh’ (with the exception of the wasabi in the little plastic cup which had formed a dark, unpleasant skin from sitting too long). Still, I would rather pay $ 14 or so for a roll from a ‘real’ sushi place that actually has fish in it than pay $ 8 for a roll that is essentially some veggies, a ton of sushi rice, and a schmear of surimi, or a paper-​thin slice of yellowtail.
I wasn’t expecting this place to be Nobu or anything — I understand the fast food concept, and the delivery person was very pleasant, but I’d probably purchase sushi from King Soopers before I spent another $ 40 at Sawara, at least I’d actually be eating fish with my sushi rice and vegetables.

This place is fantastic! I’ve tried a different roll each time, I actually have gotten sawara roll twice this is a favorite for sure. I have eaten sushi all over the country and this ranks with the best
I eat here at least once a day I’m addicted!

Great place to grab quick sushi. Works for lunch or dinner. Prices are good, staff is great and there never seems to be a crowd. My go to is the piña Colorado.

Ehh. I ordered rolls with yellowtail and salmon and they didn’t have much flavor, and there wasn’t very much fish. Rolls were pretty small. You get what you pay for. If you want quick sushi you’re better off getting it from Whole Foods or Tokyo Joe’s.

Great fresh sushi and prices were OK. Handheld salmon roll had perfectly fresh seaweed, that is really hard to find outside of Japan. Was really fresh, terrific fish.
We need a good fast sushi place Jere in DTC and now we have one.

If you’re looking for fast food style sushi this is the place for you. All the food was served take out style. The fish smelled and tasted like it had been sitting out all day. I’m giving this two stars solely based on fast service. Oh and whatever you do STAY AWAY FROM THE DEADLY MISO PASTE (with some water)!
Threw my food out and went to Illegal Pete’s :(

They have the best roll in town! Love this place!
they’re always nice and friendly, too.
My favorite is their sugar daddy roll and go willy roll. Also their udon soup is really good.
I think this place has the best rolls at a very affordable price.
Highly recommended :)

Great place for lunch!
Have been here numerous times for lunch. I have tried their regular rolls, specialty rolls, and the Shumai. All were very good. They do soy paper instead of seaweed for the rolls at no extra charge! They also have some other options available in their menu if you are looking for something besides sushi.
Service is good, the staff is friendly and helpful. You walk in, order/​pay and they bring it out to you. Definitely one of our go-​to lunch places. It is pretty casual for sushi but it works. They also have a card for frequent visitors that offer free stuff/​discounts. Their regular rolls are a nice $ 4 and their specialty rolls are only $ 8… awesome!

Absolutely loved it!
Especially for the price, the food was surprisingly good. All the sushi is fresh and made to order (as it should be) and the people are incredibly friendly! I vote that it is worth the try for all, and is beyond glorious for take out. If you haven’t gone here yet, you need to fix that

Ok I am a nationwide sushi lover. This place was similar to their Castle Rock location. We ordered special as we are gluten free which was easily accommodated. The rolls were tasty and I thought well made, not mushy. Two items I would say about the food. The ginger added on the side was soaked in artificial sugar. Not cool or good tasting. We asked for gluten free soy sauce and they had it in stock!
Being a critic I thought the sushi knife could have been sharper. That way the fat in the meat is cut it smeared.