text: Tomos has been open for a year It is near the corner of W McDowell and Dysart in a Lowes big box mall nnIt is Korean owned managed and the sushi chefs are all Korean toonThey spent quite a bit on decor and it reminds me a bit like a Scottsdale type establishment in decor but considerably cheaper food than your RAs or Sapporo in upscale Snotsdale nnIt is large with a Z shaped sushi bar with a high counter Jay is the main sushi chef Jason the second and although he is middle aged Korean he learned the trade in Cambridge MA from an older Japanese chef He has also plied his trade in Irvine La Canada and Santa Barbara CA before coming out to Goodyear This is the only Japanese restaurants in this neck of the valley nnThe bar area has large red paper lanterns and you can order sushi while guzzling your favorite adult beverage In the dining area the sushi bar is decorated with bamboo covered lanterns The surfaces are of solid heavy materials A copper moon platter designates each sushi bar seat nnAs is typical of a madeforAmericansKoreanowned Japanese sushi bar you order off the check list menu which is handed to the chef Jay served my nigiri selctions in rectangular platers of heavy ceramic The dishware was modern and esthetically attractive The sushi was OK for Goodyear but certainly not to major coastal city standards The prices were perhaps a tiny bit high perhaps to pay for the decornnThe dining area has plasma TVs showing sports and the center one running a commercial for Tomo itself with names and pictures of Chefs and colorful pix of some of their signature appetizers ie baked green mussels and sushi rolls the regulars plus othersnnIt is funny even though I could pass for a Mexican Terrorist they were initially suspicious of me like I was scoping the place out to open a competitive restaurant in the area Maybe because I only ordered nigiri They relaxed after I kept reassuring them nnYou are served miso shiro right away and a crispy salad after that included They charge for green tea though But then the couple to the left and right of me both drank large sodas with their sushi Maybe with Safeway sushi but dining out Well it is Goodyear AZ after all not known for its restaurants or epicurean elite nnService was excellent on this slower Monday with at least waitresses checking on me constantly Beerand cold sake bottles are served in wooden bowls filled with shaved ice nice touch nnFor Goodyear this is a good choice It is clean pleasant with nice decor and ok sushi They also offer other Japanese dishes