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| - The restaurant is located at the beginning of Restaurant Alley in the MGM, next to Colicchio's craftsteak. There's bar, sushi bar, and teppanyaki seating in addition to the regular dining tables. No outdoor seating.
Our order 10/23/2016
Toro Tartare: ($31) Wasabi, Nori Paste, Sour Cream, Sturgeon Caviar
Oyster Foie Gras: ($23) Market Oysters, Foie Gras, Uni, Teriyaki
Kakuni: ($18) 10 Hour Pork Belly, Rice Congee, Soy-scallion Jus
10 Piece Chef's Combination Sushi ($45)
10 Piece Chef's Combination Sashimi ($50)
O-toro: $16/piece
Duck Duck Goose: Duck Meatball Soup, Duck Confit Fried Rice, Gooseberry Compote
Side of Duck Confit Fried Rice: ($12) topped w/ Fried Duck Egg
Fiery Salty Caramel Chocolate Tart: ($20) Dark Chocolate Sorbet, Marshmallow, Salty Caramel Ganache, Spiced Rum
Green Tea ($6)
Double Espresso ($6.50)
Las Vegas meets Japan: ($16) Belvedere Vodka, Nigori Sake, Lavender Shrub
Wagyu Manhattan: ($17) Wagyu infuse Iwai Japanese Whiskey, Walnut Bitters
I first had the Kakuni and Toro Tartare at Morimoto Philadelphia. The kakuni isn't sweet nor is it too oily. There's a good amount of meat that is extremely soft. The Toro Tartare is very fun to eat w/ the unique dips. Both are favorites of mine and a must order!
The Oyster Foie Gras was interesting but I felt that the teriyaki was a bit overpowering. I also would've rather had the oyster raw. Wouldn't order again for next time even though I love uni, oyster, and foie gras (a bit disappointing).
Absolutely loved the sashimi! Extremely fresh and highly recommend. Our waiter said about 90% of the fish is imported straight from Japan, so saves you a trip, right?
The Duck Confit Fried Rice was very flavorful with the egg cooked perfectly on top. Our friend who ordered the Duck Duck Goose loved the soup & the fried rice on his dish but didn't care for the slices of duck. He said he would just order the Duck Meatball Soup and the Duck Fried Rice next time. I tried some of the duck and was surprised how it didn't taste overwhelmingly like duck (which I'm not too much a fan of to begin with). The pieces were quite tender as they were cooked to a medium rare, so I enjoyed it.
I first tried the Fiery Salty Caramel Chocolate Tart at Morimoto Napa and always love how they pour the "liquid fire" over the chocolate dome. EXTREMELY chocolatey & sweet, that even among 3 people, we weren't able to finish everything. When I booked our reservation, it was to celebrate a friend's birthday, but he couldn't attend the dinner in time, so our waiter was nice enough to still bring us a sorbet that would've been for the birthday boy. The apricot sorbet was served w/ mixed fruit that was very refreshing. None of us are real fans of apricot so we were all surprised at how much we enjoyed the sorbet.
BF ordered the Wagyu Manhattan (per the suggestion of our waiter) and thought it was quite interesting, but unsure if he would ordered again. The Las Vegas Meets Japan is VERY floral, so none of the boys liked it. I love lavender so I liked the drink (Note: It is a bit of a creeper as the drink is very smooth, so be careful!)
If you get to the restaurant right when they open, you don't need to worry about reservations (yet). I had reservations at 5:15PM as I was told that was the earliest they had left. We got there at 4:50PM and immediately checked-in. Those who had the 5PM reservations were quickly seated once the restaurant was opened, however, while we were waiting, we noticed there were several walk-ins who were seated before us (we were the last ones to be seated). Not sure why we didn't get seated earlier if there was availability before the walk-ins. =/ Around 6:30PM, the restaurant did get full, so if you do want to eat around that time, then I highly recommend reservations.
Service was good though our waiter forgot to come back to get our entree order after we placed our appetizer order (and even left before one person in our party got to order their entree and had to flag him down later). It looked like there were several floor managers over-looking everything to make sure everything was going smoothly. Drinks were constantly re-filled (and occasionally tea even poured), and napkins folded when a customer left their seats.
Definitely try if you've never been to a Morimoto's!
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