Tom's Teriyaki & Sushi House — Restaurant in Bremerton

I'm going to tell a story about how this restaurant changed my life. Before 2013 Toms was ran by an old korean man, incredibly gentile, generous and understanding. An amazing person. He couldn't have been under 60, and ran the place alone it seemed.

I discovered the spicy chicken teriyaki in 08. I absolutely love it. Grilled chicken in a slightly sweet, deep red sauce with peppers, onions and green onions. Always perfect, never over cooked. Consistant. With a wonderful side salad consisting of finely shredded cabbage with a sweet sesame dressing. I believe it was japanese goma dressing with some kewpie mayo in it.

Long story short, I....got some bad habits, quit eating there because I couldn't afford it with said habits...

in 2011, I got life in order. One day, broke, I was walking by...he recognized me as I'd probably eaten there over 200 times. Walked up to me and said "good to see you!" in broken english, asked where I had been and tried to lead me inside. I told him I couldn't afford it. He forced me in, and fed me for free.... Multiple, multiple times. He had no sense of personal space, and hugged me every time. I can truly say I love and miss this man

After it changed owners some kids ran it, and I was presented with teriyaki covered in franks red hot wing sauce.....I was crushed....I always held out hope and kept going.

Then, a woman took over and things looked up.the consistency dropped, but it bounced back somewhat. I could tell that they now pre cooked the chicken...Sadly, no more sesame cabbage salad, no more fresh tempura...seriously, the old man cooked everything to order...including grilling the chicken and dipping the veggies in tempura batter every order. Nothing was pre-prepped other than the gyoza.

Last year, a wonderful woman and her daughter took over. The quality jumped up. Not quite to where it was, and my beloved spicy chicken has no green onion and lacks the puddle of sauce in the bottom for my rice. But that's ok.

Somtimes I feel like they purposely use the drier cooked chicken thighs with more char in my beloved spicy because they figure I won't notice..but I do.

My mother's regular teriyaki is always perfect tho! That why I think I get the dry stuff in mine. And it seems the gyoza is ALOT better. Like holy wow is it good.

The young lady behind the counter is incredibly courteous and charming. Always seems up for conversation.

It's not quite up to par with my memories. But that's my problem. I continue to eat here every payday, and will continue to. I'm chasing the perfect styrofoam take out tray..It may never happen, but i will go nowhere else.

This place means something to me. I would reccoment it to anybody. I want them to be around forever.

....also...I CANNOT reproduce the spicy sauce! He showed me a bottle with a yellow lable. I was almost certain it was sambal oolek. I don't think I'll ever get it right without the marinade and the other...

(EDITED AS OF 05/24/20 from 4 Stars to 3: I'm pretty sure this is either under new ownership or a family member has taken it over. The food is still delicious and the customer service is great. However, the portion sizes have most definitely decreased. Also, the eggrolls are no longer the bigger and thicker more traditional eggroll like from other places.They are now the same size as a piece of lumpia--in fact, I'm pretty sure it is lumpia. The teriyaki sauce seems to be a little less saucy than it used to be, just a bit thinner is all. Some of the prices have gone up a little bit as well, which is a shame because now this place doesn't really separate itself from any of the other Teriyaki places in the area. It's a business and increasing margins is part of the game, so I totally understand. The almond chicken is also not the kind served with gravy, just in case that is what you are expecting. I do miss seeing the sweet older lady that always worked the front counter and the older gentlemen who did most of the cooking. I hope they are happily retired and living comfortably.)

This isn't high class eating (but ranks appropriately within any other Teriyaki place that isn't in Seattle), but the portion size is well worth it, especially when compared to Pho Thai right...

Tom’s Teriyaki & Sushi House might be one of those places that you just drive on by. Don’t! We stopped on a Monday afternoon around 4 pm. Parking is a little challenging and there’s not many spaces, but it’s worth finding a spot. It’s a small restaurant and there were plenty of empty tables, but we ordered our food to go.

We got Crab Wontons, Chicken Katsu, and the Chicken Teriyaki Premium Combo. There are six wontons with the order. The outside was crispy and there was a good amount of filling. The katsu came with white rice and a side salad. The salad was just cut-up iceberg lettuce, but the dressing was very good. The premium combo came with a three-piece gyoza, one egg roll, white rice, and a side salad. All the food was good, and we really enjoyed our meal. There are a lot of options out there to get Asian food and sometimes it all starts to taste the same. This place delivers good food at a reasonable price. I recommend that you try...