At Tomo Seattle, a James Beard winner serves Japanese heritage
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At Tomo Seattle, a James Beard winner serves Japanese heritage

May 9, 2026
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Korea Herald correspondent SEATTLE — The storefront does not announce itself. No marquee, no neon. Just Tomo hand-painted above the door of what was, not long ago, an adults-only emporium called Your Choice Video. The neighborhood is White Center, locally known as Rat City. Inside, the room runs deep and narrow, lit low against tables and chairs in wood tone.

At Tomo Seattle, a James Beard winner serves Japanese heritage

A bar lines one side. The space looks small from the sidewalk, but within, it stretches. This is the home of chef Brady Ishiwata William

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