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When did Morimoto Vegas Open?
Morimoto Las Vegas, with its beautiful contemporary Japanese design, opened in 2016.
Does Morimoto have a Michelin star?
Morimoto knows how to create a stunning restaurant and received a Michelin star for his restaurant in Tokyo, Morimoto XEX.
How many Morimoto restaurants are there?
There are a total of 14 Morimoto restaurants.
Iron Chef Morimoto
Chef Masaharu Morimoto started studying the delicate Japanese beauty of sushi after a shoulder injury ended his career as a baseball catcher in Japan. After quickly catching on to the art of sushi, he opened his first restaurant at age 24. At 29, he moved to the United States to open up his culinary repertoire.
Accomplishments and Awards
Starting with his first U.S.-based restaurant in 2001 in Philadelphia, Chef Morimoto has continued to open restaurants across the states and the world. He has launched product lines beyond the restaurant industry like beer, premium sake, grape-seed oil, and knives.
Morimoto Las Vegas
Though he now has restaurants across the globe, his restaurant Morimoto Las Vegas in the MGM Grand melds his love for the culinary traditions of Japan with the American palate.
Morimoto Las Vegas Menu
Like the decor, the Morimoto Las Vegas menu is anything but ordinary. It is quite a comprehensive menu with an extensive sushi section, cold and hot appetizers, salads, soups, noodles, rice cooked to perfection, entrees, steaks, and desserts.
Dress Code
The dress code at Morimoto Las Vegas is a bit elevated to match the environment. Business casual is required, which typically includes polished pants and a blazer for men and a chic dress, skirt, or slacks with a blouse for women.
Hours & Location
Morimoto Las Vegas is located in The District at the MGM Grand Resort. You can get to The District from the front desk by going through the Casino towards the KA Box Office. After you pass Wolfgang Puck, turn right, and you’ll see The District. Once you arrive at The District, the restaurant is on the right.
FAQs
Morimoto Las Vegas, with its beautiful contemporary Japanese design, opened in 2016.
Omakase
Morimoto Omakase* $150 per person “Chef’s Choice” a multi-course tasting menu designed to allow you to experience the essence of Morimoto’s cuisine. Omakase is available tues-thurs and sun until 9pm and fri-sat until 10pm
Cold Appetizers
Leafy Greens Salad $9 blue moon acres lettuce, crispy soba mai, kabosu dressing
Hot Appetizers
Carpaccio* thinly sliced with yuzu soy, hot oil, and mitsuba leaf whitefish $17 salmon $20 wagyu beef $28
Rice and Noodles
Inaniwa Udon $16 chilled wheat noodles with chopped scallion, wasabi and mushroom-shoyu tsuyu for dipping
Entrees
Koji Salmon* $36 marinated king salmon roasted on cedar with ikura and japanese mustard
What is Morimoto Las Vegas?
The contemporary Japanese design of Morimoto Las Vegas combines delicate Japanese beauty and elegance, with exotic photographs by Yasumichi Morita, to create a stunning restaurant with a signature Morimoto touch. From the moment guests arrive, they will begin to experience Las Vegas in a new way; The Morimoto way.
What is a teppanyaki?
Teppanyaki (also known as Hibachi) is a style of Japanese cuisine where you able to experience the excitement of having the chef create a tantalizing meal before your eyes on a hot iron plate. We are only the second Morimoto, in the world, to offer this style of dining. Additional.
