Tomo

BEST sushi in Ottawa so far! We’ve tried so many places and most of them are so hit and miss with a lot of rolls tasting similar but not at Tomo! Even though some showed similar ingredients, they tasted so different and bloody delicious! Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t authentic Japanese sushi, but more a fusion blend of amazing flavours! Between three of us, we had 9 rolls, couldn’t get enough! Great drinks too and good service! Great vibe!!!! Love this place and will definitely go back and be ordering in from! Forgot to mention that the pork belly bao was terrible - wouldn’t recommend, stick to the sushi!

I took my friends from Toronto to Tomo hoping to impress them with some good quality food and nice ambience in byward market. I have to say, we were very disappointed. I remembered food here being tasty and refreshing last time I visited but this time is simply average. What upsetted us more was the bartender didn't wear mask the whole time, his mask was hanging under his chin through the night. We have been visiting restaurants time to time and we did notice sometime staffs would take their masks behind the bar to sip some water or have a break, given the 2m distance and staffs immediately put the mask back on we were never too concerned. But at Tomo, the bartender was wearing mask on the chin THE WHOLE TIME. His nose and mouth were never covered. We ordered a sake to share but after we saw him preparing other customers cocktails, pouring drinks, serving food without putting his mask on properly, we decided not to order anything from the bar. Moreover, he was sticking his head to those customers sitting at the bar when he couldn't hear them clearly, the distance between him and the customers would not be more than 2m and no one was wearing masks after the customers sat down at the bar. I would not go back to Tomo ever, food taste and quality aside, as a restaurant, health and safety should be the priority. Restaurant should create a safe environment for customers to dine in. If not, don't bother to accept dine in customers and stick to takeout. Even if everyone was fully vaccinated at the scene, a food handler should know better than wearing mask like a decoration with no sense of health and safety.