Thoughts on Morimoto Asia

[Minnesota!]

I need like 45 days at WDW to try all these things that keep popping up. Or, I need to move to the area. Which would probably be cheaper..

 

[kiford]

I wasn't expecting much because of the reviews I'd read and I'm allergic to seafood of which there is a lot on the menu but DH really wanted to go. We loved it! I had the spare rib appetizer - amazing. I also had the duck ramen. Very nice with a great broth. Way too large for me to finish. A friend came with us that night and she liked it so much she brought her husband out a few weeks later (they're reasonably local). I'll definitely include it on our next trip.

 

[sls404]

Morimoto is Japanese just fyi and there is nothing authentic about orange chicken. It is about as an americanized dish as you can get from any eastern restaurants.

I consider it more of a fusion restaurant as there are Japanese and Chinese dishes on the menu- they actually describe themselves as Pan-Asian. Whether orange chicken is "americanized" or not, I expected more.

 

[JZCubed]

My friend from Miami was up in the Orlando area today and saw a billboard for Morimoto and quickly texted me to ask if it was at Disney. The only Morimoto in the Miami area now is within the Boca Raton Resort, which is guests & members only.

I'm guessing he's now pretty well set on wanting to go to it when we're there over Labor Day weekend. I tried to damper his excitement by saying the reviews are so-so. Am I correct in thinking that? If I'm wrong, then I definitely will want to work it into our plans. I was planning on spending our first night at Disney Springs anyways and was struggling to think of what to suggest for dinner.

A very lengthy opinion (with pictures):

http://www.easywdw.com/easy/blog/morimoto-asia-lunch-and-brunch-review-at-disney-springs/