So, you know how sometimes you have a good experience at a restaurant then go back and it's not? NOT HERE! Second visit the food was awesome! Even better than the first time. Generous portions, fresh, and yummy! Will the third time be a charm? Will update. read more

First time ordering from this place via DoorDash, and it didn't disappoint. We ordered tuna toro, salmon sashimi, and several rolls--everything was delicious. The fish, especially the toro, was incredibly fresh and melted in our mouths. We'll definitely be ordering again soon. read more

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Quality of food is amazing. Service was quick. Took an order to go. I enjoyed my lunch. Although the price was a bit expensive. It was still an amazing experience eating their food. read more

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Decent Japanese place with good portions for the sashimi and rolls. Happy to try a new place that didn't disappoint. The yellowtail collar was very good for $14.95 also. They have a good variety of options on their menu. The Alaska roll and hamachi sashimi were very good. The toro monster roll was also good. The Hama Hama roll was okay - not a fan of the spicy inside. Service was good especially given there is only one server. Clean space. read more

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Came here for lunch for the first time. It was quiet inside with friendly service. The food came out promptly and they have a simple menu. The chicken teriyaki was cooked well and tempura had a great crunch. Sushi was fresh. Would recommend trying this place. read more

Street parking and shared lot with CVS. Cute little place. Service seemed friendly. I got take out while I charged my car across the street. Easy to order online with their website. I got the Tori combo- delicious pieces of fish. The quality was great! Included salad and miso soup too :) read more

Tomsa Sushi - Toro Combo - Sushi Bars Near Me - Oakland, California

The sashimi was really good. It was cozy, and there weren't many people there. The service was good though.

Wow, I will be back! Had lowish expectations (partly based on the former sushi place at the same location, Nama, which was very so-so). But really enjoyed both the food and decor at Tomasa. Tempura and agedashi (fried tofu) are hard to do well (so it would seem) but were excellent here, very light and perfectly cooked. Our fatty tuna was fresh and udon yummy. Beautiful real ceramic serveware. They have a specialty of flame-seared sushi, which we'll have to try next time. OK, nowadays, sushi and a lot of restaurant dining in general are near-splurges. But here it seemed like money well spent. read more

Delicious and beautiful food! Fast and friendly service I highly recommend :) Thoughtful and super yummy! read more

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Good sushi and bentos nearby my place. The service is always great. I love the crispy rice with fresh tuna. Highly Recommended.

I got food poisoning. And was overly priced. Tbh there are better bargain sushi places but the soup was amazing

Disappointed... The OH MY GOD Roll was good. But the bento was an overpriced disappointment. The salmon teriyaki was sliced as thin as my patience was with the 5 second piano loop that would play on repeat. The portions were abysmal and could only feed a small anorexic child. With a 40$ price tag I have never felt more betrayal from a meal. read more

The food is delicious! Got DoorDash from here and was sooo good! The salmon teriyaki and chicken teriyaki were so yummy! Definitely recommend! Food arrived very quickly too, so service must be great! I am not sure about the ambiance since we got delivery. read more

Fantastic and unique rolls, creative ingredients and combinations - best sushi in Oakland!!!

Walked pass this place a handful of times so figured once I had the sushi craving this was the place to try. Walked in and it was pretty empty so we were seated right away. Inside there is plenty of seating and the interior is nice Very random - but am a big fan of the chop stick holder! Food - Mixed Tempura - was good and a couple options of vegetables, however pretty expensive for the portion - Bento Box - was very good but can get the same for much cheaper - "Rainbow" roll - love how the roll was presented. HOWEVER when it came to eating it the roll was slippery and kept falling off the chopsticks - Tomsa Roll - no real flavor. Very disappointed! The presentation as with their other rolls was very pretty - HOWEVER taking each piece into your chopsticks resulted in the roll just falling apart. Tomsa Sushi does an amazing job of presenting the food! However the rolls I got were difficult to eat and for the price I expected more flavor. Would not come back again based on the fact that the flavor was nothing to write home about and you can find cheaper and better flavors at other local areas. Parking - plenty of parking read more

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Tomsa Sushi opened where Nama was. infrastructure similar with visual upgrades of wall murals, "good luck cats", and a wall of plastic flowers. offerings: sushi rolls, starters, appetizers, sashimi. chef's aburi (flame seared) specials, nigiri, skewers, "main dish", bento box, noodle soup, beverages. eats: chirashi don (24.50) with soup, salad -miso soup was the usual sweet tasting. salad the usual crisp lettuce with ranch dressing. -chirashi was 12 pieces of saba, salmon, tamago, ebi, hamachi, squid?, tuna, shiro maguro. -slices were slightly better than normal, freshness quality better than average. sushi at room temperature, not refrigerator cold. sushi rice was nicely vinegared, not plain rice. 3.75 stars better than average quality at a reasonable price. temaki: -service efficient, courteous, many check ins. -menu format isn't the usual. chirashi don listed under "main dish", not sashimi. -"specialty" sashimi listed on standing board at entrance.....not on menu. -street parking iffy, large parking lot on the side... read more

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My husband & I have both dined in & take away from this mom & pop diamond district sushi spot. We found the sushi to be fantastic. The staff were friendly & the prices on point. It's near farmer joes & just around the corner from Michelin bib gourmet winner bombara. Looooove this neighborhood!!!! read more

I ordered via door dash and ordered three rolls, all of which could have been significantly better. I'll say that it's possible that these things are overpriced via door dash, so I've included the prices here, but for the price, this was not even remotely worth it or good enough. If the rolls were $12-15, I would give this place another try and maybe give it a third star. Things I ordered: *Lion Queen Roll ($19.95) - California roll topped with scallop and tobiko and special sauce. The amount of tobiko was laughable and the special sauce meant the scallop had no taste. *Peach Paradise Roll ($19.95) - asparagus tempura, hamachi and peach topped with crab meat, peach, special sauce and tobiko. This had a better amount of tobiko, but the overall roll just didn't work for me. And again, the sauce overpowered everything. *Saba Saba Roll ($20.95) - mackerel with seaweed, this was basically nigiri. Beyond overpriced for what it is. read more

Tomsa Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Oakland, California

Stopped by on a Friday evening around 7:00 p.m. and the place was pretty empty. My party of five ordered three specialty rolls, two California rolls, some nigiri, along with a few appetizers to share, including mixed tempura, karaage, and hamachi kama. The food came out quickly. I enjoyed the freshness of the rolls and this ended up being the perfect amount of food. The karaage was a bit dry and the hamachi kama was slightly overcooked but otherwise, everything else was not bad. My friends and I noticed our waiter did a bit too much upselling for our liking, but I can't fault him to much for his hussle. If you're looking for a casual sushi spot, Tomsa delivers. Last things to note: there's plenty of off street parking in the shopping center and 20% auto gratuity was applied to our party of five. read more

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We love Tomsa... We often do takeout and get our favorites. They are very efficient and the food is ready for pickup pretty fast. The two and three item bento boxes are a great value. We usually get saba, salmon teriyaki, and chicken katsu. We also like their sushi, especially the negihama rolls. read more

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Delicious!! So glad we came here. Love the crispy rice/spicy tuna appetizer. We will be back!!

Tried it for the first time half a year ago, fell in love with how great it is. Been coming to this restaurant at least once to three times a month read more

This is such a cute spot. Very cozy and festive inside, for sure. Service is great and quick. The portions are so, so small for the price that it just doesn't quite allow us to come back. We ordered 2 item bento boxes (lunchtime but they only have a dinner menu) and we left so hungry, unfortunately. Even the edamame was very expensive for a pretty tiny bowl of boiled edamame in the pods. The fish was fresh and the grilled items were very well cooked and flavorful. Unfortunately most of the chicken was fat and not appetizing. Kind of a large amount of rice to fish ratio in the rolls, but forgivable because the fish was so fresh. I really wish this spot was more accessible for lunch. Maybe a lunch special would help? read more

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I saw some reviews that this place had a soft opening so figured I'd give it a try as sometimes they have decent deals. I went on a Thursday afternoon so there weren't that many people inside but they were pretty quick with my order of the warriors roll. The roll was decent and had a nice sauce. But, the pricing was a bit higher than I expected for the size of the rolls as it cost more to pick up here than for DoorDash delivery from other sushi places. So, it's probably an ok spot if you're in the area but I wouldn't go out of my way for it. read more

Tomsa Sushi - Warriors Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Oakland, California

The fish quality here is good. Nothing that had me going crazy where I would crave coming here a lot but it does the job. Price point is okay, maybe a tad bit much but fish is not cheap in the states. Pretty cool vibe here, if you like the ambiance you can take your girlys here and enjoy a nice meal. The presentation of the the fish is excellent. Overall I would give this place a 3.5/5 on my list. I focus more on food quality and price point than anything. But the presentation and environment is superb. From the picture you can see it is beautiful but small portion size.I was alone and was only helped when I needed it. Sometimes it can be overwhelming when you are asked if you need anything else 10x in 5 minutes. Along with this I bought a large beer. Total was approximately $56. Perfect place for girls night or date night. read more

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I went here with a large group for a birthday. They use soybean oil in the fryer, so I could not have tempura or agedashi tofu. I got the real crab CA roll & seared scallop nigiri which was barely seared so I had to ask if it even was. I did try a friends spicy tuna. All was good, but again I did not try a lot of items, everyone seemed happy with their food, the chicken teriyaki dinner was a large portion. Our server was nice but seemed to get confused/overwhelmed with some things and though it was not crowded some items seemed to take a while to come out. I would go back but maybe not with a group. They kindly gave us a few mochi as a birthday present :) read more

There's a bald guy working there who's beyond rude. I was trying to ask him a question about my order, and he just walked away while I was mid-sentence! Then he kept mispronouncing my name in this snarky way even after I corrected him a few times. The sushi tasted good, but the portions were super small and way overpriced. Definitely not worth it, especially with the terrible customer service. Save your money and go somewhere that actually respects their customers. read more

Good variety of sushi and rolls. Fish was fresh. The soft shell crab however was overcooked.

I' usually order the bento box with two items for takeout. It comes with salad, miso soup, rice, ginger, and wasabi. The portions are generous and the food is nicely packed. Reasonably priced. read more

This is a lovely spot with excellent parking and great food. It's also really close to other diamond district convenience stores like cvs and farmer joes so you can shop after lunch or pick up whatever you need from cvs after dinner. This place used to be called Nama and I believe it is under new management now. I absolutely loved the dinner I had here. My boyfriend and I both ordered bento boxes with chicken teriyaki. The chicken was delicious and the rolls were good too! Not the biggest sushi connoisseur here, so please try the sashimi and let me know what you thought. I've recently also really gotten into sake after this tasting I did in Berkeley, so I can safely say I'm a fan of their sake menu as well. We went with a classic unfiltered Sho Chiku Bai but there were really awesome looking bottles on the menu. Since this place is kind of inside a parking lot, it couldn't be more convenient. It is super accessible and near la farine, peets coffee, and about a block from Safeway. Support this place! It is really great and deserves more business. read more

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*doordash review* Ordered delivery tonight and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. The sushi was fresh and delicious, with a nice amount of toppings and flavor. I've been getting the lion king roll everywhere I go lately, and this has to be my favorite place so far! The sauce was a bit spicy too, which I personally liked. The beef udon arrived hot and had good portions of beef and noodles. The broth was light and not too salty. We also tried the hamachi kama which was tender and flavorful. The packaging was neat and tidy with no leakage. You can tell they put a lot of thought behind their food! I would definitely order from here again. read more

Tomsa Sushi - Beef udon - Sushi Bars Near Me - Oakland, California

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I was a weekly customer for many years at this sushi spot when it was under previous ownership as Nama. It was little pricey but the quality of the food was exceptional, the ambiance very nice, and the service attentive and friendly. Now as Tomsa - I'm very disappointed in the quality & quantity. We ordered 3 rolls for take out, shown in the photo: Left side photo = Warriors Roll for $17.95. The only roll that matched the description on the menu. Center in photo = Tomsa Roll for $17.95 Described as "Bluefin tuna, cucumber and avocado inside, topped with bluefin tuna, special sauce". But you can see it is NOTHING MORE THAN SAUCE & RICE INSIDE. Right in photo = Saba Saba Roll for $16.95 Described as "Mackeral with Seaweed". There was NOTHING BUT RICE INSIDE. The last two were not rolls - they were simply overpriced nigiri. Such a shame - I had high hopes for my neighborhood sushi spot. read more

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Excellent sushi dinner from here a few weeks ago. Just a slight hiccup with their online ordering system, but they smoothed it out quickly. We ordered so many rolls, they arranged them in a beautiful pattern on a platter that traveled well back home. Made for a fun centerpiece to our birthday dinner! read more

Everything was very tasty. The fatty seared tuna is very expensive but that's because of its quality; such a special treat. read more

Tomsa Sushi - Chicken Teriyaki Mixed Tempura Sake Nigiri Garlic Edamame - Sushi Bars Near Me - Oakland, California

I understand being understaffed and busy. However the male (the only server) was letting everyone in the restaurant filled with door dasher and a few dine-ins that he didn't want to be here on a Friday night and that he wanted to quit. The man was running everywhere and it was clear he was stressed however the behavior he willing displaying is never okay. It was a shit show! I feel bad for all the customers and dasher tonight. We should have walked out! read more

We LOVE our neighborhood sushi house! We've lived here 23 yrs and have supported all the businesses that have occupied this space and Tomsa has turned out to be the BEST. Great service, great selection, fresh ingredients, in short-everything you want in a restaraunt! Glad to see they were packed (possibly for Oakland Restaraunt Week?) last night. Hope they can thrive here in Fruitvale FOREVER read more

We just had an amazing sit down experience at Tomsa. In no particular order: First, parking is a cinch. CVS is closed so there is plenty. Second, the staff was AMAZING. The waiter was so fun and witty and warm it was wonderful. Third, the food was outstanding. Handrolls to die for and all the sushi comes with a brown rice option. Delicious. Tendon appetizer was great too. We got a sashimi combination platter and they threw in a more expensive cut of fish because another was out of stock for the same price. Atmopshere was inviting and casual. It was a Friday night and there was steady to-go orders but the restaurant was half empty. I might be doing my family a disservice by letting people know from this review that this place is great. Selfishly I'd like to come back here and not worry about lines or waiting to be seated! But seriously, stop by and enjoy a solid sushi place without pretense. read more

It's almost $20 a roll and the portions were very small. I think we were all surprised at the portions when we opened our packages. We got 2 lion kings which were just ok. 1 crispy rice roll which I think was 4 or 5 pieces and it didn't taste like much . There's spicy mayo tuna on top but it's overpowered by the crunchy rice. I think they should drizzle at least some truffle oil on it. 1 tomsa roll which was very plain/bland. The two rolls together just felt like rice on rice. We also got a sake don. I didn't try the salmon but the sushi rice was good. The sushi is very aesthetic! Instead of rolls it's shaped as a rectangle. read more

Small portions, mediocre quality food. Weekday lunch time was pretty empty, service was good. Would not return.

Went a few weeks back on a whim. I usually go to TGI or Shimizu but I didn't feel like driving too far. Got seated immediately and not too many people in the restaurant. Server was not too attentive but nice when they finally arrived. Ordered hamachi, maguro, saba nigiri and a couple rolls. Food took a while. The 'chef's' were not busy but took their time to assemble. When it finally arrived, the fish was underwhelming and bland. I'm not sure what the process is for preparing sushi grade fish. But, something seemed off... Not bad but the texture and overall flavor were not good. I'll keep going to my usual places, not here. read more