Having heard of Morimotos for years, I had to pay a visit to the famed restaurant (along with a few other places in Philly) on my recent visit to town. The ambiance was nice and comfy. The second floor bar seemed like a cool place to meet people. Once we were seated, the waitstaff had an attitude that they work in the finest restaurant anywhere and were not very helpful when asked for an explanation. It was interesting to see the bottom of their shirt scrape over my food when they lean over to put the plate on the table. The tempura looked nice, but tasted ok. There were no implements to hold the leftover bamboo sticks, neither did the waiters offer to clean up the sticks. The Kobe beef carpaccio had no marbling and was too salty. The noodle was also too salty, but an okay relief from the rest. The rock shrimp was the highlight of the night and highly recommended if you had to go there. My Sake steamed seabass was undercooked and not fresh. I did not taste anything special with the preparation. My friend ordered the BiBimBop variation, and it was terrible. Neither myself nor my other Foodie buddy thought the food was as expected. The price was on par with other places in town, but not worthy of the quality of the food we had. I considered the suggestion to order Sushi as others on this website, but anybody can cut a piece of sushi. Yes both of us had long bathroom breaks the next morning. In conclusion, it's a nice place to be seen, impress your friends...if they don't care about how food taste. With money not in the equation, we had better food at ""Vietnam"" and ""Continental.""
Pros: Cool bar, cool atmosphere, nice place to be seen
Cons: The freshness and taste of food, the attitude of the waitstaff.
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