TOMO
Restaurant · White Center ·
Eclectic Japanese-American cuisine with serious wine in a former adult store
Eclectic Japanese-American cuisine with serious wine in a former adult store
"Kakigori sits on the menu at this fancy White Center restaurant like a tease: an “optional” add-on for $20—but it’s not really optional. Though the toppings change often, you’ll often poke around and find seasonal fruit such as rhubarb or apple chunks hiding within the kakigori’s slopes, which seems as if they should have little figurines skiing on them. Go ahead and share, if you must—but a skirmish may break out over one last bite. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - gabe guarente, kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo
"Tomo in White Center serves the kind of meal that makes us wish time travel were real. Not just to see a stegosaurus, but also to go back and replay our first dinner here. This upscale restaurant with a tasting menu and a la carte options coaxes intense flavor out of seemingly simple ingredients. A vegetarian barley porridge with eggplant and dill pollen could take on any meaty stew. A rich XO sauce underneath seared scallops is the best application of geoduck this city has ever seen (the bar was not high, but still). Hot arepas are immensely comforting and come stuffed with stracciatella and prosciutto as popcorn-scented steam floats around. To match these exciting bites is a space with brunette walls, dramatic lighting, and speakers that blast soothing whale noises in the bathroom. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"Owned by chef Brady Williams, who had previously won a James Beard Award in 2019 while still working at another prominent Seattle restaurant, underscoring the owner's recognized culinary pedigree." - Harry Cheadle
"These fabulous little guys taste like someone took the squishy bun and simplistic nostalgia of White Castle and combined it with the mustardy meat magic of In-N-Out. They’re ridiculously great, come stacked with just the right amount of gooey American cheese (a lot) and have candy-like caramelized onions that add sweetness, all smushed into a plush Hawaiian roll. Absolutely take advantage of the 6-for-$28 deal, because no one in their right mind is stopping at one. Get access to exclusive reservations at this spot with Chase Sapphire Reserve. New cardmembers get $300 in annual dining statement credits." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"A White Center restaurant opened by a former executive of the main restaurant after that chef won a James Beard Award, representing the chef’s move to start his own project outside the city where he previously worked." - Harry Cheadle