Morimoto

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Cuisine: Japanese, Sushi Price: Very Expensive

  • Hours: Mon-Fri, noon-2:30pm and 5:30-midnight; Sat and Sun, 5:30pm-midnight.
  • Reservations: Required - Make an Online Reservation
  • Payment Options: MasterCard, Visa, American Express
  • Dress: Stylish Casual
  • Noise: Moderate to Loud
  • Seats: 200 including 24 at the sushi bar and 40 in the do
  • Key People: Executive Chef - Masaharu Morimoto; Chef de Cuisine - Dale Talde; Owners - Stephen Starr
  • Year Opened: 2006
  • Awards and Accolades: Wine Spectator Magazine Award of Excellence

Critic Reviews

The New York Times star 03/22/06

[Chef Morimoto] never stands still, and neither does his menu, which zooms across national and continental borders. - Frank Bruni

New York Magazine star star star Critic's Pick  

The main dining room gets two and a half stars, the sushi gets three, and the omakase gets four. So we'll give this gifted chef our Excellent rating, provided he doesn't abandon the joint for his other far-flung restaurants once the reviews come out. - Adam Platt

Time Out New York Critic's Pick  

A sense of theater pervades the entire experience at Morimoto, which launched, on a smaller scale, in Philadelphia four years ago (owner Stephen Starr's other...

The New Yorker 05/29/06

In January, just before making his Manhattan debut with these two supersized eateries, the Philadelphia restaurateur Stephen Starr boasted to the Times that Morimoto will be far more interesting than any restaurant New York has ever seen. - Andrea Thompson

Savory Member Reviews

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Martin C.
103 Reviews

Food Rating star star star
Service Rating star star star Posted on 03/26/08
This trendy Japanese is more style than quality. Dishes are OK, but not great and not worth the prices. Service is with an attitude.
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Kimberli M.
55 Reviews

Food Rating star star star star
Service Rating star star star star Posted on 03/30/08
We walked in in a Saturday evening at 7pm and scored a table. YUM. The basic theme for the night -- Yum. I loved EVERY DISH we got. Amazing quality in all of the ingredients too! I'm going back in January after the holidays... DOUBLE YUM!! The drinks were equally as well thought out.