Morimoto Restaurant- Waikiki

This was my first time to Morimoto Restaurant in Waikiki.  The restaurant is in the Waikiki Edition Hotel.  The restaurant's ambiance was relaxing and the service was excellent.  Here are a few dishes that I tried. 

Toro Tartare

The Toro was VERY good.  It just melt in your mouth.  The sauces are from left to right, wet nori, sour cream, fresh grated wasabi, chopped maui onion, avocado, and rice cracker balls.  The chef recommends that you try the toro just by itself before using any sauces.  To eat, you use the silver spatula type spoon and scoop off some toro and either eat plain or with the sauces.  This is one appetizer I would recommend trying.

Crispy Rock Shrimp Tempura

This hot appetizer is very tasty.  In the middle you have the rock shrimp with kochujan sauce.  On the right you have the rock shrimp with wasabi aioli sauce. And on the left you have a coconut ranch dipping sauce.  There was a lot of flavor in this dish.  Being that they use kochujan and wasabi, it was spiced just right, not too hot and not too mild. 

Crispy Whole Fish (Mediterranean Sea Bass)

I don't normally eat fried fish but I thought I'd try it out.  Let me just say that I wasn't disappointed.  They debone the whole fish so you can practically eat the whole fish. Topping the fish they have spicy mapo tofu sauce with a pickled papaya salad on top.  The fish was nice and crispy on the outside and moist and tender on the inside. 

Ishi Yaki Buri Bop

This is Chef Morimoto's take on the famous Korean "bi bim bap".  It is cooked in a hot stone bowl at your table.  It comes to the table with the 5 slices of hamachi raw.  The waiter then places the hamachi on the sides of the bowl to cook, then he cracks the egg yolk and mixes the egg and rice together with a little bit of shoyu.  After the fish is cooked slightly, he places the fish back on top of the rice.  The Ishi Yaki Buri Bop has lots of flavor and is filling.

Chocolate Peanut Bombe

Now it's dessert time.  This dessert impressed me a lot.  On the left is the milk chocolate cremeux (French for creamy).  It is like chocolate pudding but better.  On the right is their Salted Peanut Ice Cream.  I say that again....Peanut ice cream.  When I tasted this I was impressed.  I have tasted peanut butter ice cream but not peanut ice cream.  It was like eating salted peanuts.  VERY GOOD!





Chocolate Caramel Tarte

As you can see, it was our anniversary.  If you like chocolate and caramel, then this dessert is for you.  The outer chocolate cookie crust was not too hard to get to the creamy caramel.  Accompanying the tarte is a vanilla bean ice cream.  The caramel was not too sweet and the ice cream added to the whole enjoyment of this dessert.


All in all, great food and excellent service.  So if you are looking for a relaxing meal with excellent service, try Morimoto Restaurant in the Waikiki Edition Hotel. 

Please comment and let me know what you think.

I give Morimoto Restaurant 5 stars.