Brian Gitlin

Review of Morimoto Restaurant

While I enjoyed the drinks, the ambiance, and some...

While I enjoyed the drinks, the ambiance, and some of the food, we were ultimately left disappointing by our experience. The appetizers were great, starting with the pork belly and the Tuna Carpaccio. Then we ordered the Wagyu bibimbap which was good, but only had about 5 very thin slices of beef in it and was otherwise mostly rice for $45. We ordered sushi, which included 4 pieces of nigiri and a soft shell crab roll. The crab roll was the best thing we ordered. However, the nigiri was super disappointing. With each piece ranging from $6-$10 we had high expectations. The octopus was super tough, The eel was super fishy, and the tuna and mackerel were lacking in flavor. For 2 people we ended up spending $200 and while some of what we ate was very good, we felt the quality of the food did not warrant that price point.