Sushitomi Restaurant, Mountain View

I ordered the Tomi Bento and it came with chicken teryaki, tempura, rice, cooked salmon, 3 California rolls. The salmon was the first thing had an overwhelming fishy smell which totally turned me off on the food. The tempura was good and the chicken definitely needed to have more teriyaki flavor. Overall, I think the service was good, food was a tad bit better than mall japanese food. Harsh I know but I like Mashi Sushi off San Antonio or Fuku Sushi so much more.

We had very high hopes based on other reviews. We found the sushi good, but not great, and much more expensive then our current favorite, Yakko, also on Dana St. We pretty much stuck to the basics (and mostly to the day's specials blue fin tuna, hamachi, sake, etc). The menu was pretty basic as well, though that could be because we don't read Japanese :) We probably will not return.

My sister loves this place, so it's with some regret that I give it a lukewarm thumbs up. The lunch specials are a great deal, but the miso is too salty and the salad dressing is inedible. Sushi is pretty fresh and definitely a good deal, but I'm just not nuts about the food here. Expect a healthy wait; this place is pretty popular.

Japanese restaurant that gets all of the basics right. Sushi is fresh and good size portions, but not exceptional. Seto in Sunnyvale is probably a higher quality experience overall.

We tried a few sushi places in the area but none were as good as this one. Fresh and delicious.

I was looking for a good quality sushi restaurant in south bay ever since I moved back home from LA. The sushi restaurants around San Jose are pretty disappointing except this local restaurant in Mountain View, Sushi tomi. Their sushi is fresh and the specials are very tasty. The hot food is not as impressive as the sushi but still decent. I highly recommended this place!

Before moving to Mountain view, my husband and I lived in Japan for two years, and after a few bad experiences on Castro street we were about to give up on so-called Japanese restaurants forever. Luckily we found Sushitomi and were happy to finally find some decent seafood at last! People complain about the prices- and I'd agree, it's not the cheapest- but try the dinner special, which is under or around $12- you get salad, miso soup, and pick two of your favorites to go with it - i like the sashimi and the salt grilled fish, mmmmm! You will hear the chefs and regulars cheerfully chatting in Japanese, and enjoy some great food. It's popular for a reason! Note: prices have gone up (again) and it's now just out of our budget. Lunch is a bit more managable price wise... but not by much. :(

Real Japanese behind and in front of the counter are an indication that this place is taking their sushi seriously. Some hard-to-find items plus a nice list of daily specials create some nice variety. Try the Ankimo, if they have it!

Now that I read other reviews, maybe I should go hunt down the online group that others mention and join it - apparently locals signing up for it get insider information. Their menu had plenty of variety, including a good set of choices for their combination dinner. The sushi was fresh, the rest of the food flavorful... it was a bit set-off from the rest of the restaurants on Castro but obviously well-known and frequented, as there was a line (not so long as to be discouraging) around 8pm on a Monday night.

I particularly enjoy the Saba, Hamachi and Shiro Maguro