The Ton-Syabu, which is a Japanese salad with thin slices of boiled pork, small tomatoes, some onions and sesame sauce is a must to try. The vegetables and pork slices are fresh and the serving is generous. This salad cost $12.50, which I feel it is worth it.

I have also tried their set meal, Buta Kakuni Don and Tori Karaage Don. Excellent culinary standards. The pork's fat for the Buta Kakuni Don almost melt into my mouth and the chicken nuggets are tender for Tori Karaage Don. Both meals comes with normal vegetable salad and potato salad, which cost you about $12.
Great atmosphere because if you are seated outdoor, I believe the night scenary will be fantastic.
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Tomo Izakaya at Esplanade Mall is a hidden gem. The location makes for quiet dining (sorta) with a slightly more sophisticated crowd and relaxing ambience. Do not let the lack of a crowd fool you into thinking that the food is bad. Check it out yourself.
 
Gyu Tataki ($13) is the beef version of sashimi. Lightly seared on the outside then marinated with lemon, vinegar and soy sauce after, it was served with pounded ginger and spring onions on top of the rare meat. Very big slices of beef which really worked our jaws. There is none of that bloodiness or heaviness of the red meat. Oishi.
 
Skewers were next. Who could say no to BBQ bacon wrapped anything? The smokiness of the fatty pork flavored the succulent and sweet hotate chunks ($10), giving each bite a burst of juices and flavors.
 
Shitake Mentai Cheese ($7) is a must order. The woody and juicy shitake goes perfectly with the crackling bacon and the mentaiko cream was simply the icing on the cake. 
 
The Tonkujyou Chirashi ($36) is really the highlight of the meal. The special chirashi is worth every bit of that 36 bucks even though it's a small bowl. Tomo is very generous with the fresh sashimi. The fatty toro was creamy with fats and extremely well marbled. There was so much uni and salmon roe to go around that we had to finish all the vinegar rice (which was delicious on its own too). One of the best chirashi bowls in town and reasonably priced. 
 
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A warm & cozy ambience great for chill out & family dinning! The food quality is good with reasonable pricing. A great place for beer lovers too as e restaurant constantly has beer promotions!