Morimoto is a place with great ambience, and the decor is absolutely remarkable. Here is my problem: The sushi rice is not cooked appropriately, this would never be acceptable in Japan. I spoke to one of their sushi chefs in Japanese and he told me that he is a student at U Penn. Ok great, this guy never made sushi, and morimoto already allows him to serve customers? In japan a Sushi Shokunin, this is what we refer to as the Sushi chef, has to first work 10 years in the back kitchen before being allowed to serve a customer. This is shameful, especially coming from Morimoto who knows better than that!!!! But I have to say the dishes are very interesting, especially the tofu that hardens right infront of you from liquid form. As a date spot I would recommend it. But as a place to come and truly enjoy japanese food, I would not. This is more of a Japanese Fusion food place than true japanese food. Also, please Morimotosan train your staff for at least one month before letting them stand there and serve customers. My sushi fell apart, because the nigiri of the gohan was not hard enough. the Wasabi was not as fresh as I hoped too.
Pros: Location, Morimoto Marketing, Decor, Ambience
Cons: Chefs are not trained well
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