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| - After much deliberation, my girlfriend and I decided to dine in Morimoto, and what a great choice it was! Everything from the ambiance to service to food was amazing.
My girlfriend ordered a White Lily, which she raved about the entire night, and I had a Sopporo, which was plenty. For food, we started out with the beef carpaccio, hamachi tacos, rock shrimp tempura, and the gyoza. For never having beef carpaccio before and not having any expectation on how it should taste, I was truly amazed. I could not stop eating it. The rock shrimp tempura was just as amazing! It came in two different sauces with Morimoto ranch on the side. I personally liked the wasabi aioli better, but my girlfriend liked the spicy one better so it worked out. The hamachi tacos are a twist on the usual taco. It comes in a fried wonton shell with guacomole, hamachi yellowtail. It had a nice citrus crisp to it, that my girlfriend definitely enjoyed. Wish we ordered more, as it comes in 3s! The gyoza was pretty good. It came on a iron plate so it came sizzling, which was very cool, and the aroma of the sake and garlic filled the room.
For entrees, we had the ishi yaki buri bop and their 8 oz filet. They cooked our bop table side, and the presentation was very entertaining to watch. The 8oz filet also came on a skillet. I would never thought to order a steak at a japanese restaurant, but I was very impressed. Seasoned very well and cooked to perfection - medium rare.
Lastly for dessert, my girlfriend and I shared the coconut mango. I liked that they had more than just chocolates for the dessert. It was the perfect combination of sweet and tart and came with a green tea sorbet, if only I wasn't so full, I would've finished it!
Our waters were never empty and they constantly cleared your plate for a new plate, so your flavors didn't mix. I would definitely be back. The quality of service and food is well worth it!
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