Tomoya Japanese Cuisine — Restaurant in Las Vegas

What a DELIGHTFUL restaurant.

If you imagine dropping in on some small neighborhood restaurant in Japan, and always getting great food — Tomoya is exactly that kind of place.

It has recently opened and this area is lucky to have this here.

I went to yoga nearby and then we were hungry. This place showed up so we dropped in at 4pm for neither dinner nor lunch… but we feasted!

I wanted to try their sashimi but decided to go with their chirashi, called Kaisen Don here ($19.95). It’s sashimi on top of sushi rice.

My husband wanted the Gyu Don ($15.95), which is a beef on rice dish, one of his favorites and if he sees it, he orders it.

Their mixed tempura ($12.95) photo looked perfect with that light but crispy texture — so we decided to try that. Also, I like trying agedashi tofu ($5.50) at new places, so we threw that in too.

(I told you — a feast.)

Every single dish we ordered was delicious. The key here is that they were all properly cooked as one would hope at a Japanese restaurant and served fresh. The seasoning was on point for every single item.

The tempura was, as I suspected, just delicious and so light. If you are used to typical tempura in Japanese restaurants in the US, their batter tends to be a bit dense and while any good shrimp in batted tastes good, it’s not real tempura. This here is legit tempura. Airy and light, but so savory too.

The agedashi tofu also is fried to the same lightness and IS AMAZING. There will never be a time I don’t order this one!

The gyu don was tender and flavorful, but to me, gyy don is gyu don. The husband liked it so that’s that.

My chirashi was solid. The combination of fish was nice, with ikura and the crab mix offering some saltiness. The sashimi is a bit thin, but compared to other chirashi, the cost is low, so I was okay with that. But the sushi rice underneath is so good. Really makes this dish irresistible and not only did I eat all the fish, I finished off every morsel of rice with the salad and soup that comes with my order.

Also delicious was their miso soup.

But you see what I mean? It’s that reliable neighborhood restaurant that just serves solid and authentic cooking.

Tomoya is definitely worth a visit. They have a bunch of other dishes like donkatsu, ramen, udon and even sushi/sashimi. Next time, I’ll be trying some ramen and donkatsu, but I don’t know how to not order that agedashi...

This might be the best Japanese restaurant in Summerlin. I first came across it on Yelp and Google with all the high reviews, so I had to see what it was about. From the outside and even when you step inside, it feels pretty unassuming. There isn’t even a visible sushi bar. But don’t let that fool you, the food here is outstanding, and the space has such a warm, homey vibe to it.

The menu is very extensive, with everything from sushi rolls, nigiri, and sashimi to noodles, grilled dishes, and small plates. We started with the agedashi tofu, which was light and delicious, followed by the madai carpaccio, absolutely fantastic. The saba maki was grilled to perfection, and the sushi itself was incredibly fresh. The highlights for me were the otoro and uni, and their Hawaiian roll with spicy tuna topped with more tuna was so good. They even use real snow crab for their California rolls!

We also tried the salmon ochazuke. It was very flavorful but the dashi broth was a little too salty, I would have preferred if they used matcha or hojicha, and for dessert, the yuzu sherbet and matcha panna cotta were the perfect way to end the meal.

Service was very accommodating and efficient. If you’re in Summerlin or a Vegas local, this spot is definitely worth...

Not for us. After realizing it was nested in a heavily white community without another Japanese restaurant in a 15-minute radius, we understood why it was so highly rated. O-toro was not O-toro it was closer to Akami than it was Chutoru, let alone O-toro. I asked how many scallops came with the scallops to order accordingly. They said 3 pieces, it came out as one scallop think sliced. Ika-Gesu was overcooked and didn't come with kewpie, had to ask for it. The main course had well done chewy steak for me. My wife had tempura and some fried mixed which turned out to be mussels and shrimp despite being told it was fried fish. All in all would never go back, it's not for us.

Edit: If what I said was incorrect, I'll remove my comment and apologize. Is it in a highly concentrated white community? Yes or No. Is your establish the only comparable Japanese restaraunt in a 15 minute radius? Yes or No.

If not, what I said was truthful and your food is catered to a certain group. Nothing wrong with that, hence I stated "Not for Us". We like authentic Japanese food, not some overpriced below quality food that can fool...