Okawa Sushi & Ramen 25870 McBean Parkway, Santa Clarita, CA 91355

"UPDATE: Bad idea to order from this under-staffed restaurant on Valentine's Day. They grossly underestimated how long it would take to process our (small) order. Phoned at 5:20 and was told it would be half an hour. After waiting at the restaurant about an hour we finally got the order in hand at 6:45. Wow, that was fun. My boyfriend went in initially and they said the order was in progress. After a long time I went in to see what the hold up was. Other people have been waiting as well and ended up leaving cuz it was taking so long. The wait staff knew we were waiting but they were too busy and never checked in on us. I had to flag them down a couple of times to ask about our order. After an hour and a half after placing the order over the phone, finally, our order came out. They gave us two ice cream sandwiches for the inconvenience and apologized, but, sorry that just pretty much put a damper on the evening. And when we got home we saw they had forgotten to add the eel sauce to our unagi roll as well as the topping on our special roll. And the tempura was cold and soggy. It's such a bummer because we have had good experiences prior to this one. I don't feel like coming back here now after this bad one. Original review with photos: We've tried many of the local favorites (Kinza, Achita, etc.) but we wanted to try someplace new. Okawa showed up in the search and the reviews were quite positive. And for a good reason. The sushi was very well presented. Sushi rice tasted great and the fish was fresh. We tried the super white tuna and the hamachi sushi. Both were excellent especially the super white tuna. They had a very good selection of special rolls as well as traditional roles all quite reasonably priced. We had the dragon roll and the fancy hot roll. Both were delicious. We also had the vegetable tempura which was outstanding. Big portions and very light and crispy. Not greasy at all. Also, our server was very friendly and attentive. We're definitely returning to try their ramen!"

"Okawa, sushi and Ramen restaurant is very good. It has a very inviting atmosphere and the people are very friendly. The food is great and I really recommend that you come and enjoy. The prices mildly expensive but it’s probably the same as other restaurants of the same type in the area. I recommend ordering the Ramen spicy style if you like it although I also ordered the teriyaki chicken combo meal and that was very good as well. If you live in the area I definitely recommend you come by. Let the Falcon Fly!"

"The Sushi and Ramen were very good. The Fatty Tuna, Hamachi Belly and Salmon belly was tasty. The Tonkatsu Ramen was creamy and not so heavy. Mochi was delicious. Great service and good selections to choose from."

"Update: under new management and still slow service. This is not even a review on the food. I don’t blame the staff, but why am I waiting 30-45 minutes when every takeout order is getting out at the speed of light? Why is there one host, one server, and two food runners and there’s a line out the door? It’s not like the service is slow because they’re busy with customers, it’s literally poor management. It was like this when it first opened too. Go to Little Tokyo, it’s worth the drive. — Really delicious. Spicy tonkatsu ramen and the California tempura roll were perfect. Service was also great. Editing to add that takeout is also just as good. Packaging is on point."

"This place is my new go to Sushi Restaurants in Valencia. The service was great, and they had a cute little outdoor area set up on the sidewalk. We ordered some salmon, albacore, and live shrimp sushi, etc. Everything tasted delicious, and the fish was fresh! Moreover, their rice was amazing. It had this perfect hint of sweetness that only legit sushi spots have. We will definitely be back to try Ramens and sushi soon. It's such a great and affordable sushi spot!"