Morimoto

Name: Morimoto
Address: 723 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Telephone: +12154139070
Price range: $$$$
Rating: 4.9

17061 votes

#34 of 3790 seafood restaurants in Philadelphia

Open now 5PM - 11PM

Updated 8 days ago

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You can visit this restaurant if you happen to be near Philadelphia History Museum. Ignore other places, discover the Japanese menu at Morimoto. This place guarantees you tasty kobe beef, fried tuna and tuna sashimi. According to the guests' opinions, waiters offer good jelly dessert, orange cheesecakes and chocolate roll here. Most likely, you'll come back to this spot later to degust delicious orange beer, champagne or Sauvignon blanc. Get your meal started with great oolong, white hot chocolate or chocolate frappe.

At this restaurant, you can order a takeaway. The terrific staff shows a high level of quality at Morimoto. Enjoyable service is something that people highlight in their comments. Pay average prices for eating at this place. You will definitely like the homey atmosphere and cute decor. Google users awarded this spot 4.6.

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Lida Lopez a month ago on Google

One of the worst and most disappointing Japanese meals I have ever had. I arranged for a private driver to collect this order in Philadelphia and deliver it to King of Prussia. Between the food and the round-trip transportation, I spent approximately $400 on this absolute garbage. I literally felt robbed. Considering Morimoto’s reputation and premium prices, I expected exceptional quality and professional takeout packaging. What I received was appalling. The photos speak for themselves. The sushi looked carelessly assembled and poorly packed, with uneven cuts, loose rice, dull-looking fish, crushed rolls, and hand rolls that arrived open and falling apart. This is not acceptable presentation from a supposedly high-end restaurant. The miso soup was the worst I have ever tasted. It resembled warm salt water or hospital broth—bland, watery, and completely lacking the depth and flavor of proper miso soup. The sushi was terrible, the tempura was equally disappointing, and there was not a single item I enjoyed. The order also arrived without chopsticks, soy sauce, or wasabi. How does a famous Japanese restaurant send out sushi without the most basic accompaniments? Even placing the order was unnecessarily frustrating. The restaurant’s ordering website is confusing, poorly designed, and embarrassingly difficult to navigate. The menu descriptions were so unclear that ordering felt like guessing. For a restaurant charging premium prices, the online experience felt amateurish and completely inconsistent with the image it promotes. This was not simply underwhelming—it was unacceptable. I spent around $400 on a meal that was bland, carelessly presented, incomplete, and practically inedible. I genuinely felt robbed after paying that much for food of such shockingly poor quality. Morimoto’s famous name created expectations that the restaurant failed to meet at every stage: website, packaging, presentation, flavor, and basic order preparation. An absolute waste of money and effort. I would never order from Morimoto Philadelphia again. Food: 1 Service: 1 Price per person: $100+

Response from the owner a month ago

Dear Lida, we appreciate your time in providing feedback about Morimoto. We take guest input seriously and encourage you to share additional details with us at feedback@starr-restaurants.com.

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Mihir a month ago on Google

They need to remove the chicken poussin off the menu. It’s a very plain dish even though it’s soy glazed, just disappointing given how much they charged for the dish. Besides that one plate I loved all the food and drinks there. The South Pacific mocktail is absolutely amazing! My partner ordered the black garlic prawns and that dish was so rich in flavor that I was using its base to mix in with my chicken. Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Price per person: $50–60 Parking space: Difficult to find parking Parking options: Paid parking lot

Response from the owner a month ago

Thank you so much for the feedback, Mihir. We are always looking to improve and greatly appreciate the 4-stars. We hope we can earn that extra star on your next visit!

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John 3 years ago on Restaurant Guru

Beautiful restaurant with no soul behind the facade. The service was spotty—they seated several parties before us (we had a reservation) before they realized; no apology. Server didn’t show for 15 minutes, no other servers even took notice; no apology. Went for the omakase tasting menu for the full-on experience. Each course took WAY too long to come out; they finally apologized & offered a comp drink. The food was fine, but nothing exceptional like I was led to expect, and certainly not worth the cost. Might have been wiser to order from the menu. Overall very disappointing considering its reputation.

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