Morimoto Asia Restaurant – Walt Disney World Resort
Written By: Gail Clifford | Published By: Weekend Notes | September 18, 2022
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You may be familiar with the name “Morimoto” from Iron Chef but recognizing the name and experiencing the food are two entirely different sensory experiences. Once you’ve been to Master Chef Masaharu Morimoto’s Disney Springs Morimoto Asia restaurant, though, you may find all your senses are instantly standing at attention. That’s now our experience when hearing the name and reliving our visit to his Disney Springs restaurant. His ability to interpret Japanese, Chinese, and Korean dishes is matched by the restaurant’s award-winning architecture. If you start your feast with your eyes, you’ll be enchanted the moment you walk in the door.
Welcomed quickly by fast-working, smooth-talking maître ds, we were promptly whisked back to our booth table by a lovely young woman wearing a kimono-style uniform. Drink orders taken, we had time to sit back and gaze around us.
Seated near the kitchen, the glass-lined area revealed a rack of Peking Ducks, ready to be delivered upon request. One duck serves two. Their roasted skins shone in the gentle spotlight, somehow away from the bright lights a busy kitchen requires to move smoothly.
Without a voice raised in the kitchen, the primary sounds you’ll hear are murmurs of contented diners enjoying their meals. See the other people that, like you, are gazing up to the ceiling, with its tiered strand chandeliers reaching a full story of the building. Upstairs, beneath a gently curving wave, spot the shogi-like doors, open in welcome.
Pictures of Asian faces alight the walls and add to the ambiance as do the Asian characters, painted in the most fortunate red against the dark wood beams.
Our smiling server, Emma, delivers water and asks what else we’d like to drink. She’s happy to assist with wine pairings and paring down meal decisions. With her guidance, the wine connoisseur of our group was able to choose between a light, crisp, refreshing white wine or a lively, vibrant, “fruit-forward” white wine. She also requested allergy information so she could assist with our choices and confirm we’d have no issue, which was incredibly helpful.
Gail Clifford
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