San Jose, CA — Tomo Sushi

Tomo Sushi 5487 Snell Ave San Jose, CA

408.226.0700 map

One of the things I love about the bay area is that there are sushi bars everywhere. This week in San Jose I decided to look on the web for a sushi bar. I ended up finding some online reviews for Tomo Sushi. It sounded like my kind of place, good quality and not overly pretentious or expensive.

I programmed the GPS and followed it to San Jose's Blossom Valley area and found Tomo Sushi. Tomo Sushi is located in a strip mall storefront hidden behind a Pizza Hut. The other reason I chose Tomo Sushi was that it was open until 10:00pm. As a former restaurant manager, I know that just before closing is the worst time to visit any restaurant. Employees are trying to finish up their work and head home. So, when I was greeted cheerfully by my waitress and the sushi chefs I was pleased.

Tomo Sushi is larger han it looks. It has a medium sized sushi bar and several tables and booths. The menu includes both sushi and cooked Japanese items. For sushi novices, the menu has pictures of most sushi items. I ordered a couple of nigiri, two rolls, MIso soup and gyoza. Unfortunately, they were out of the mirugai and aji. I changed and ordered yellowtail and tuna.

When my order arrived, the salad was very good. The dressing was not overpowering and the amount was just right. The yellowtail was absolutely perfect, firm  flavorful. The tuna was also very good.

The nigiri was good but the rolls made the meal. I ordered my usual, a Philadelphia Roll. It was perfect, the cream cheese, avocado and salmon were just the right mix so as not to overpower each other.

For my other roll I ordered a Lesley Roll. I ordered it because I saw its picture in the menu. The Lesley Roll included avocado, salmon, lemon and creamy scallops. I love scallops and avocado so I had to try it. The mixture of flavors and texture was sublime (first time I have used the word in a review). Everything went together perfectly. The scallops provided a hint of creaminess and though the texture is unfamiliar to most Americans I loved it.

I enjoyed everything about Tomo Sushi.

Tomo Sushi: 5 rice bowls