Eater Vegas - Everything You Need To Know About Morimoto in Las VegasThe Las Vegas Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52682/favicon-32x32.png2018-03-07T10:00:06-08:00http://vegas.eater.com/rss/stream/131411652018-03-07T10:00:06-08:002018-03-07T10:00:06-08:00Famous Japanese Restaurant on the Strip Earns C Grades from the Health Department [Updated]
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<p>The sushi bar and hotline both had problems</p> <p id="2JhQMp">The <a href="http://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/restaurants/index.php"><strong>Southern Nevada Health District</strong></a> issued two C grades to <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/morimoto"><strong>Morimoto</strong></a>, the sushi restaurant at the MGM Grand, after routine inspections on Friday, March 2. </p>
<p id="K4d7BT">The health department issued 29 demerits to the sushi bar for violations such as staff not properly washing their hands, food unprotected from potential contamination, an inadequate number of hand sinks, and more. </p>
<p id="uWJ2kc">The hotline also earned 29 demerits for spoiled food, staff not properly washing their hands, food unprotected from potential contamination, and more. </p>
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<p id="Rb1CZc">Previous inspections at both typically resulted in almost pristine A grades with few demerits. </p>
<p id="rCxCpj"><em>Iron Chef </em><strong>Masaharu Morimoto</strong>.<a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2016/10/21/13362338/morimoto-now-open-mgm-grand">opened</a> his first Las Vegas restaurant in October 2016. </p>
<p id="IMpkCA"><strong>Update:</strong> MGM Resorts reports that the health department re-inspected the restaurant and issued zero demerit A grades today. </p>
<p id="pqdH8P">The health district conducts unannounced inspections at least once a year. Inspections are posted online about five days after the inspection. The Southern Nevada Health District routinely shuts down restaurants that receive more than 40 demerits. Restaurants have the option of requesting a re-inspection before the next scheduled inspection.</p>
<p id="WnDokQ">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2016/10/23/13377124/everything-you-need-to-know-about-morimoto-in-las-vegas">Everything You Need To Know About Morimoto in Las Vegas</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2018/3/7/17091168/morimoto-health-department-c-gradesSusan Stapleton2017-11-10T09:00:04-08:002017-11-10T09:00:04-08:00Akira Back’s Dosa Earns a Michelin Star
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<p>Plus, a ramen restaurant from Morimoto?</p> <p id="qC708m"><em>SEOUL, KOREA</em> — <strong>Dosa</strong>, the Korean restaurant from <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/las-vegas">Las Vegas</a>-based chef <strong>Akira Back</strong>, earned its first Michelin star from the guide this month. The former professional snowboarder turned chef has been on a tear lately opening restaurants in Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta and Delhi. In Las Vegas, he has <strong>Yellowtail Japanese Restaurant & Lounge </strong>at the Bellagio with Japanese fare and <strong>Kumi Japanese Restaurant &+ Bar</strong> at Mandalay Bay with his Korean-American twist on traditional Japanese dishes. [EaterWire]</p>
<p id="yLWdHA"><em>LAS VEGAS</em> — <strong>Masaharu </strong><a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/morimoto"><strong>Morimoto</strong></a>, who has his eponymous restaurant at the MGM Grand that just turned one, teases that he’s considering a ramen restaurant in Las Vegas. He tells the <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/iron-chef-morimoto-hints-at-opening-las-vegas-ramen-spot/">Las Vegas Review-Journal</a> that he might open his New York Momosan Ramen & Sake in Las Vegas. “We’re negotiating,” he tells the newspaper. [LVRJ]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2017/11/10/16632460/akira-back-dosa-michelin-starSusan Stapleton2017-11-03T12:00:02-07:002017-11-03T12:00:02-07:00Morimoto Reflects on the First Year of His Las Vegas Restaurant
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<p>His sushi and teppanaki restaurant at the MGM Grand turns one this weekend</p> <p id="QINJxb"><em>Welcome to </em><a href="http://vegas.eater.com/one-year-in"><em>One Year In</em></a><em>, a feature in which Eater Vegas talks with the chefs and owners of restaurants celebrating their first anniversary.</em></p>
<p id="KQUUEq">Las Vegas waited (and waited) for <strong>Masaharu Morimoto</strong> to open his very first restaurant, and one year ago, he debuted at the MGM Grand with a menu of Japanese delights — sushi, teppanaki, and his famous dishes such as Duck, Duck, Goose. On Saturday, he heads to the lobby of the MGM Grand and signs copies of his latest cookbook, <em>Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking</em>, beginning at 3 p.m. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at MGM Grand’s lobby store, Grand & Company. Fans will have the opportunity to take pictures with chef Morimoto, and have a cookbook or personalized photo signed by the <em>Iron Chef</em> himself. Here the star of<strong> </strong><em>Iron Chef America</em><strong> </strong>looks back on the first year of <strong>Morimoto</strong>, a recent addition to the <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-las-vegas-38-map">Eater 38</a>. </p>
<p id="ErBoPM"><strong>How did Morimoto Las Vegas come together? </strong></p>
<p id="EsP5H2">Las Vegas is a restaurateur's dream. You can't just go there to open unless you're invited. I'm blessed to work with such a great partner in MGM and I'm very grateful for the opportunity that I have been given to be part of this fantastic city. I continue to give my best effort and try not to disappoint.</p>
<p id="0UwXWc"><strong>Why did you wait so long to open in Las Vegas?</strong></p>
<p id="j3xo9A">It's not that I was waiting. It just happened this way, by fate, I think. </p>
<p id="fSJ6JA"><strong>What have you learned in the first year of running the restaurant? </strong></p>
<p id="GaVqn3">For Las Vegas being THE entertainment in the world, I thought that the way guests enjoy food here would be somewhat different from other locations I have experienced. But I learned that actually there is not much difference. People come to the restaurant for the sheer joy of food, just like other cities I know.</p>
<p id="1chMEm"><strong>Is it different than running Morimoto restaurants across the globe? How?</strong></p>
<p id="93DqlO">Of course I make adjustments to the menu and the design so they match the specific needs of the location, but essentially where I stand is the same; customers come first. That is the basis of my concept. And in order to make the customers happy, I must first make sure my staff is happy so we can bring out the best performance in them.</p>
<p id="jEsJzd"><strong>What were you thinking about in terms of design of the restaurant? </strong></p>
<p id="F1cNhC">My style is often described as contemporary and that may be the general image of my cuisine and restaurants, but this time I wanted to try something different. I wanted to bring in more Japanese elements into the design of the restaurant. Lanterns, images of Kyoto and things of that nature.</p>
<p id="I6lJvQ"><strong>What made you decide to add teppanaki?</strong></p>
<p id="jqhtvi">I decided to add teppanyaki because the style allows us to cook and present our food right in front of the guests and knew it would be a hit. We were also able to secure a good source of high-quality meat. which is very important in this style of cooking.</p>
<p id="XdINjr"><strong>What was the menu testing process like? </strong> </p>
<p id="Zpqdwq">First I sent in my chefs, who have a profound understanding of my concept as culinary trainers. They worked closely together with the local chefs in producing a menu and presented it to me so I could taste and make necessary adjustments.</p>
<p id="20MOpz"><strong>Has Las Vegas embraced the restaurant? </strong></p>
<p id="zq5KF1">I think so, but we have only been open one year. All I can say is I'll keep trying. Knowing there are quite a few prominent chefs at MGM Grand, it gives me inspiration and motivation to keep moving forward.</p>
<p id="MhXE4F"><strong>Six month in, what changed? </strong></p>
<p id="Gbui3j">Nothing has, nothing will. I stick to my style and to what I believe.</p>
<p id="PBJY31"><strong>What’s the most unexpected thing that happened in the first year? </strong></p>
<p id="5vNTKA">Las Vegas was much hotter than I thought. Burning hot!</p>
<p id="1bODxU"><strong>What's the must-order dish of the moment?</strong></p>
<p id="g72jBZ">We have a large selection of top-notch quality seafood of the season. When you visit, ask your chef for the best selection of sushi of the day.</p>
<p id="xw2G34"><strong>What’s on tap for the future? </strong></p>
<p id="kaQDoX">I'll just continue what I've been doing, give my very best and stay down to earth. Las Vegas is a great city and I like to discover more each visit.</p>
<p id="3PywbH">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/2017/10/24/16537302/morimoto-restaurant-anniversary-cookbook-autographed">Eat Morimoto’s Fancy Food or Get His New Cookbook Autographed</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2017/11/3/16601694/morimoto-first-year-las-vegas-restaurant-mgm-grandSusan Stapleton2017-10-24T14:00:03-07:002017-10-24T14:00:03-07:00Eat Morimoto’s Fancy Food or Get His New Cookbook Autographed
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<p>The Iron Chef celebrates his first anniversary in Vegas</p> <p id="8WHtCk"><em>Iron Chef</em> <strong>Masaharu Morimoto</strong> celebrates one year of <strong>Morimoto</strong> at the MGM Grand with a seven-course pairing dinner as well as a cookbook signing. </p>
<p id="XIbCgZ">The chef scheduled two $300 seven-course pairing feasts on Friday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 4, with space for 60 people to eat his food. The seven-course meal features fan favorites including the toro tartare and white truffle Wagyu beef carpaccio, along with wine pairings, capped off with a pour of Louis XIII to end the evening. Also on tap, never-been-served-before dishes from chef Morimoto’s latest cookbook, <em>Japanese Home Cooking</em>. Everyone goes home with a keepsake. Tickets, priced at $300, are available <a href="https://www.mgmgrand.com/en/booking/show-booking.html#/step1&showFilter=morimoto-anniversary-dinner&arrive=2017-11-03">here</a>. </p>
<p id="Vc5Agb">On Saturday, Nov. 4, Morimoto heads to the lobby of the MGM Grand and signs copies of his latest cookbook, <em>Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking</em>, beginning at 3 p.m. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at MGM Grand’s lobby store, Grand & Company. Fans will have the opportunity to take pictures with chef Morimoto, and have a cookbook or personalized photo signed by the <em>Iron Chef</em> himself. </p>
<p id="ja0O1n">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/venue/26197/morimoto">All Coverage of Morimoto</a> [ELV]</p>
<p id="7ria8W">• <a href="https://vegas.eater.com/maps/las-vegas-restaurants-special-dinners">Special Dinners in Las Vegas</a> [ELV]</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2017/10/24/16537302/morimoto-restaurant-anniversary-cookbook-autographedSusan Stapleton2016-11-02T11:00:03-07:002016-11-02T11:00:03-07:00Exploring The Morimoto Menu
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<p>Duck Duck Goose, braised black cod and Masaharu’s very first teppan grills make the menu</p> <p id="4CYKRx"><strong>Masaharu Morimoto</strong> unleashed his very first restaurant in Las Vegas, and now guests are getting their first tastes of the <em>Iron Chef America</em> star’s sushi and Japanese fare at his restaurant at the <strong>MGM Grand</strong>.</p>
<p id="2Jqbw5"><strong>Morimoto</strong>’s dishes blend Eastern and Western flavors, and guests can choose to dine at the sushi bar, main dining room or teppan tables. That means Morimoto debuted his only iron griddle menu in the world.</p>
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<p id="tumhpw">The teppan menu features A-5 Japanese Wagyu that is grilled on a bed of vegetables for sukiyaki served with a soft-poached jadori egg for dipping. The teppan tables also give guests a chance to order a la carte items.</p>
<p id="kSSBQn">The sushi menu features rolls such as the soft shell crab roll, a deep fried soft shell crab rolled with asparagus, tobiko, avocado, scallion and drizzled with a spicy sauce; the Chef’s Combination, which became an internet sensation known as "Morimoto Stained Glass Rolls" and combines tamago, tuna, cucumber, rice and nori.</p>
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<p id="A0YalL">The apps section of the menu offers a tuna pizza with olives and anchovy aioli with spicy jalapeño. The Mizuhiki Caesar salad features seared salmon.</p>
<p id="nQHi4W">On the entrees side of the menu, guests find braised black cod with ginger-soy reduction and Duck Duck Goose with a duck meatball soup with duck confit fried rice and gooseberry compote.</p>
<p id="S0rDiT">For dessert, guests can find the Fiery Salty Caramel Chocolate Tart with a sphere of dark chocolate sorbet, marshmallow, salty caramel ganache and spiced rum that is set on fire table side.</p>
https://vegas.eater.com/2016/11/2/13494972/morimoto-menu-las-vegas-teppan-grill-sushiSusan Stapleton2016-10-21T14:00:03-07:002016-10-21T14:00:03-07:00Kanpai! Morimoto Debuts at the MGM Grand
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<p>Masaharu Morimoto opens his first restaurant in Las Vegas</p> <p id="XTF40p"><a href="https://www.mgmgrand.com/en/restaurants/morimoto.html"><strong>Morimoto</strong></a></p>
<p id="Kf09b5"><em>Address: </em>MGM Grand, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. S.</p>
<p id="XSctMI"><em>Phone: </em>702-891-3001</p>
<p id="mAyjKC"><em>Status:</em> Opens at 5 p.m.</p>
<p id="vTXuKK"><em>Hours: </em>Open daily from 5 to 10 p.m. and until 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday</p>
<p id="WLFmRJ">Come 5 p.m., Las Vegas can lay claim to its very first restaurant from <em>Iron Chef </em><strong>Masaharu Morimoto</strong>. The Japanese chef debuts his restaurant at the <strong>MGM Grand</strong> with a Kagami Biraki, a traditional sake ceremony, to christen the new space that takes over the former home of Shibuya at the resort.</p>
<p id="IuGmvg">The ceremony breaks open a new barrel of sake and then serves the rice wine to guests to "bless the new venue with harmony and good fortune."</p>
<p id="quVX2N">Inside the restaurant, find a sushi bar and teppanyaki tables, with photographs by Yasumichi Morita decorating the walls.</p>
<p id="VSq6im">Guests can order dishes such as seared snapper with Thai curry and mussels, braised black cod with a ginger-soy reduction, Angry Chicken with roast peppers and Morimoto’s famous Duck Duck Goose with duck meatball soup, duck confit fried rice and gooseberry compote. See the entire menu <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2016/10/18/13311958/morimoto-las-vegas-menu-mgm-grand">here</a> and take a look inside <a href="http://vegas.eater.com/2016/10/20/13344478/morimoto-las-vegas-eater-inside">here</a>.</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2016/10/21/13362338/morimoto-now-open-mgm-grandSusan Stapleton2016-10-20T11:00:03-07:002016-10-20T11:00:03-07:00Your First Look Inside Morimoto
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<p>The Iron Chef is ready to debut his first Las Vegas restaurant</p> <p>Here it is, <strong>Masaharu Morimoto</strong>’s very first restaurant at the <strong>MGM Grand</strong>, opening on Friday night inside the former Shibuya space.</p>
<p id="ziyEcI">The <em>Iron Chef</em> once planned to make his Las Vegas debut at the Mirage, but the move further south on the Strip has created a more complementary environment for the international star.</p>
<p id="lW281v">The 5,542-square-foot space has been designed by Yabu Pushelberg and also hosts "exotic photographs" by Yasumichi Morita.</p>
<p id="3nlUGd">Open for dinner only, daily opening hours will be Sunday to Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. and closing at 10.30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.</p>
<p id="YHQ9np">The space features a sushi bar and teppanyaki, or hibachi tables, where meals will be created "before your eyes on a hot iron plate." On the menu, some of the greatest hits from the current Morimoto empire and a unique to Las Vegas vodka and sake cocktail.</p>
<p id="PjGiyX">All week, chef Morimoto has been spotted encouraging guests to make money at their blackjack tables and spend it at his restaurant in a new promotional video. Go ahead and take a look around.</p>
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https://vegas.eater.com/2016/10/20/13344478/morimoto-las-vegas-eater-insideSusan Stapleton2016-10-18T12:00:03-07:002016-10-18T12:00:03-07:00Behold, the Morimoto Las Vegas Menu
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<p>The long wait is over. The Iron Chef has arrived.</p> <p id="t5bQna">It's been three years in the making, but all will be forgotten when <b>Morimoto Las Vegas</b> officially debuts on Oct. 21 inside the former <b>Shibuya</b> space at the <b>MGM Grand</b>.</p>
<p>Chef <b>Masaharu Morimoto</b> had once planned to make his Las Vegas debut at the Mirage, but the move further south on the Strip has created a more complementary environment for the international star.</p>
<p>The 5,542-square-foot space has been designed by Yabu Pushelberg and also hosts "exotic photographs" by Yasumichi Morita.</p>
<p>Open for dinner only, daily opening hours will be Sunday to Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. and closing at 10.30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.</p>
<p>Featuring a sushi bar and teppanyaki, or hibachi tables, meals will be created "before your eyes on a hot iron plate." On the menu, some of the greatest hits from the current Morimoto empire and a unique to Las Vegas vodka and sake cocktail.</p>
<p>Already spreading his infectious spirit around the resort, chef Morimoto can be seen encouraging guests to make money at their blackjack tables and spend it at his restaurant in a new promotional video.</p>
<p><b>DINNER</b></p>
<p><b>APPETIZERS</b></p>
<p><b>TORO TARTARE</b></p>
<p><i>Wasabi, Nori Paste, Sour Cream, Sturgeon Caviar</i></p>
<p><b>TUNA PIZZA</b></p>
<p><i>Anchovy Aioli, Olives, Jalapeño<br></i></p>
<p><b>YELLOWTAIL "PASTRAMI"</b></p>
<p><i>Togarashi, Gin Creme Fraiche, Candied Olive, Morimoto Grapeseed Oil</i></p>
<p><b>OYSTER FOIE GRAS</b></p>
<p><b>Market Oysters, Foie Gras, Uni, Teriyaki</b></p>
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<p><b>SOUPS AND SALADS</b></p>
<p><b>PORK CHASHU SALAD</b></p>
<p><i>Romaine, Cucumber, Daikon</i></p>
<p><b>MIZUHIKI CAESAR SALAD</b></p>
<p><i>Local Romaine, Morimoto Caesar Dressing, Seared Tuna, Morimoto Grapeseed Oil</i></p>
<p><b>LAKSA NOODLE SOUP</b></p>
<p><i>Tonkotsu Broth, Coconut Milk, Ground Pork Red Curry, Sesame Seeds, Egg Noodles</i></p>
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<p><b>ENTREES</b></p>
<p><b>SEARED SNAPPER</b></p>
<p><i>Thai Curry, Mussels, Banana, Sea Beans</i></p>
<p><b>BRAISED BLACK COD</b></p>
<p><i>Ginger-Soy Reduction</i></p>
<p><b>DUCK DUCK GOOSE</b></p>
<p><i>Duck Meatball Soup, Duck Confit Fried Rice, Gooseberry Compote</i></p>
<p><b>ANGRY CHICKEN</b></p>
<p><i>Marinated Organic Half Chicken, Roasted Peppers</i></p>
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<p><b>SIDE DISHES</b></p>
<p><b>BLISTERED SHISHITO PEPPERS</b></p>
<p><i>Yuzu Soy</i></p>
<p><b>SPICY GREEN BEANS</b></p>
<p><i>Chinese Barbecue Sauce</i></p>
<p><b>EDAMAME</b></p>
<p><i>Maldon Salt</i></p>
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<p><b>DESSERTS</b></p>
<p><b>FIERY SALTY CARAMEL CHOCOLATE TARTE</b></p>
<p><i>Dark Chocolate Sorbet, Marshmallow, Salty Caramel Ganache, Spiced Rum</i></p>
<p><b>COCONUT MANGO</b></p>
<p><i>Mango Parfait, Coconut Cake, Coconut Green Tea Sorbet </i></p>
<p><b>DOUGHNUT</b></p>
<p><i>Yuzu Sugar, Pastry Cream, Whipped Cream</i></p>
<p><b> </b></p>
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<p><b>COCKTAILS</b></p>
<p><b>WHITE LILY</b></p>
<p><i>Shocu, Yuzu, Calpico</i></p>
<p><b>LAS VEGAS MEETS JAPAN</b></p>
<p><i>Belvedere Vodka, Nigori Sake, Lavender Shrub</i></p>
<p><b>MOSHI MOSHI</b></p>
<p><i>Morimoto Junmail Sake, Midori, Lemon</i></p>
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