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Oh noes! Bwog tipster Rachael McMillan just let us know, horrified, that Tomo is going to close — permanently — next Sunday. A quick call to the hostess on duty revealed that their lease is up, and so is rent. The rent increase is “like, a lot” and they will not be able to continue doing business.
After Swish closed a month ago, they recommended that sushi seekers go to Tomo to fulfill their rolled fish cravings.Just recently, they changed their sign to indicate that they would be reopening with an all-new Japanese menu. Perhaps they knew before the rest of us.
If Swish doesn’t reopen soon, Morningside will be struck with a sushi shortage. Destruction and famine is likely to follow; Bwog will keep you posted.
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@Vlad Saji’s has a nice vibe & decent lunch specials.
@sunchaner I’ve been to Tomo’s and Swish twice each; that’s like once every two years. I don’t know — I’m excited by the prospect of a new restaurant, if anything.
“Plus, it’s the only Vietnamese option nearby.”
Dunno, 90th and Amsterdam isn’t that far for Saigon Grill.
And yes, Saji’s is phenomenal.
But the best Japanese place around here is Sunchan, hands down. If you’re looking for flashy decor, go somewhere else. It’s more of a small cozy underground-feeling Izakaya. A bit pricey, though. 103rd and Broadway.
@SAAADDDNNESSSSS NNNOOOOOOOO I LOVED TOMO. really good sashimi.
@SUSHI At least from my experience…
(in no specific order)
1. M2M Sushi (not too bad, brown rice is good)
2. Saga Sushi (Amsterdam)
3. Suma Sushi
4. Saji’s (REALLY GOOD)
I’m still hurt by Swish; their ginger wok beef was AMAZING
@i can wok my beef inside your vaginger?
@EC Dweller I get the whole not going south of 110th St. thing, but is 123rd & Amsterdam really too far out of the way for all of you? Saga is hands down the best Asian fusion restaurant in the area, and has been for some time. I used to eat at Swish a lot for the huge, cheap Pad Thai, but the Bun Xao at Saga is a lot better. Plus, it’s the only Vietnamese option nearby.
@EC Dweller Oh, and for those of you who are missing out, Saga is Vietnamese-Japanese fusion. The sushi is decent, a notch better than Swish IMO but nothing extraordinary. The Vietnamese is quite good.
@and CHEAP
@actually thai market’s really good, their pad thai just isn’t the best.
@well... there’s always Nussbaum and Wu sushi… hahahahha
@Concerned 08 Alum Swish closed? That is a true shame. Their thai crispy beef lunch box was iconic.
@Thai Market Thai market sucks.
@woo remember this… coming to theatres next summer COLUMBIA: NEXUS NEMESIS
@dood i agree with the other commenters, saji’s is the bomb. i’m not worried about the loss of tomo
@Suma sushi Tomos was overpriced and the food was terribly (I had a cardiac arrest after eating that salty slop that passed for miso). Go to SUMA
@runswithscissors I’ll bet you that the replacement will have higher prices.
@and lime leaf?
@Hurray for Lime Leaf!
@umm wondee siam? thai market? both decent
@saji's lover best restaurant in morningside hands down
@Yeah There is Sumo, Saji’s, and I think a place called Saga somewhere. I think we’ll make it through. More importantly though–where I will I find delicious, delicious pad thai????
@truth hey all, so i was/am a swish regular and well one of the waitresses there gave me this scope well before swish closed.
they were closing tomo and consolidating their business at swish, where swish would in fact take on basically tomo’s menu and only be japanese.
that’s what is going on. so a new swish, if it is even called that, should open soon. Good news, perhaps, this means a new restaurant down in the old tomo location.
@Treacherous not to insert a Taco Bell.
@swish is it coming back?
@Anonymous As much as I think the people that run Tomo are really nice the food has always been so so. Sumo on Amsterdam between 107 and 108 is great. Really small but that shouldn’t be a deterrent. After all its all about the quality of the food not the size of the plate right?
@What? People who run Tomo nice?? I thought they were notorious for being racist, rude, and having generally bad service.
@xferstudent everytime i fart, i have to transfer schools, because im the reason we have snowstorms here
@paco the third law of entropy says that the amount of japanese food in the world can never increase, it can only decrease or remain the same. word.
@there's always saji’s.
@Is it true that Tomo and Swish are owned by the same company?
@hold on doesn’t columbia own this building? ASS HOLES
@wrong According to ACRIS and Columbia’s own property maps, the university doesn’t own Tomo.
@colors That’s sad. You would think rents would be decreasing now, albeit only a little bit.