Mori Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar

I come to Mori at least twice a month. I love this place. I feel at home. It’s not a really fancy place. Don’t expect much from the décor, but the food is amazing. Probably has the best yum yum sauce in Tallahassee. The portions are large. The atmosphere is laid back you don’t have to come dressed up to enjoy great food.

I was excited to try out this restaurant, and to my dismay, the food was very lackluster. Rice was bland. Shrimp had way too much butter. Steak was pretty decent. Gyoza’s were just alright. And when we ordered the Shrimp Tempura appetizer, we thought it came with loads of shrimp. but it was only 4 pieces of shrimp with about 15 other tempura fried vegetables. Chicken soup was delicious. But the overall lackluster-​ness deserved it to be a two.

Thought I’d try this place. Tried a table instead of the hibachi grill… Food is okay, fairly standard and slightly bland — overall, underwhelming. I’ll likely not come back.

I’ve tried many hibachi restaurants this one is my favorite. Fresh food great service by far my favorite restaurant in Tally. Price is fine soup and salad is always good would recommend it!

Our server Tony was awesome. The California rolls were delicious. The fried rice was fresh & fluffy. The meats were cooked perfectly. Come here!

As being a regular at Mori I can say their meals are always good and prepared well. You get your money’s worth. Normally I would rate this place a 4 star restaurant. This evening however, we had a server who was rushing us to sit at his table. We sat down and ordered a sushi roll as an app, and he repeated it back to us while writing it down. Half way through the meal and agitated, my boyfriend asked where are sushi roll was. The server stopped dead in his tracks and made a face and said «oops». My boyfriend said not to worry about it. Around time to pay for our bill, he signed the check quickly because he was agitated. I asked if he had charged us for the sushi roll and adding the bill back, the server still charged us for the roll! Not only did he not bring the roll, but still charged us for it, and ultimately did not tell his manager to try and attempt to fix the situation– fearing that he might be in trouble for poor service.

Never again, just because I ordered white rice I received my meal last It seemed to make him mad that he didn’t have to cook my rice but I don’t care cause the whole meal was NOT worth the price. I’ll go elsewhere! Osaka’s is much better!

Not a long wait time, friendly service, Chef was awesome and the food was great. I had hibachi steak, my wife had fillet mignon lobster and fried rice awls I can say is awesome.

Had so much fun with Tony as my Habafhi chef on my birthday. I had the steaak and scallop and loved the ahow. This place is awesome for large celebration groups. My entire group of 20 had a blast. I will be back and well done Mori! BRAVO!

My fiancé and I love Mori. It’s our favorite sushi in town. Good prices and portions and all sushi comes with soup + salad. Can’t speak for the hibachi.

We were traveling and looking for a good Japanese Hibachi Restaurant. If your looking for a fancy clean place this is NOT it. It was very outdated and old looking inside. The waitress watched us like a hawk from around the corner which was annoying. The cook was a very nice man and did a great job cooking. Overall the food was okay but I would not go back. Like I said it was just so old looking. We ate off of plastic plates and the table and chair seemed like they were from the 80’s. Next time I will make sure I go to a well known place like Kobes, Benihana’s, or Fuji’s! Sorry… Not sorry.

The laid back atmosphere is nice. It did take a little longer to get our sushi than normal. The chicken soup was full of flavor! The crispy roll was sweet and full of yummy goodness. The wait staff was friendly. One improvement would be the bathrooms. The toilet seats were all stained up and the walls aren’t finished in the eating area and the bathroom but it didn’t distract me from the good food

Love this place, especially the special c! The sushi is great and the hibachi is yummy as well. Been going here for years :-)

My absolute favorite Japanese steakhouse. Having tried them in both Tampa and Tallahassee Mori is my favorite! Good prices for a LOT of food and a show. We’ve never had a long wait and bonus if you are going for a celebration they will take 10% off the whole bill OR give you a gift card to come back for that amount. Always make sure to get extra yum yum sauce :) Drinks are decently priced too and I believe often have 2−4-1s and happy hour. Love Mori!

Short and sweet:
I’ve brought many people from various parts of the world to this restaurant, and they have all loved the experience and the food. Hibachi will always be a pricier meal, but I’ve found that Mori’s gives you the most food and quality for your money. One of my must-​go-​to restaurants of Tallahassee.

Always have a great time.
Like I always say…
Great Food
Great Service
Good Prices
What else can you ask for. :)

Went here for a friend’s birthday.
The sauces tasted a little off than what I expected.
The preparation of the food was not bad, I think it was just the quality of the food.
I don’t know if it is where they buy it from or was it just old but it differently just made it mediocre than what it could have been.
I personality wouldn’t recommend it but I wont stop you from going to it either, if that says anything.
but overall it wasn’t bad.

I came here last night with a group of friends/​co-​workers to celebrate a birthday. To my surprise, we were seated rather quickly. The waitress, although a tad confused at times, was extremely pleasant. She did provide us with the appropriate amount of attention.
The food… I usually just stick to their sushi, that is wonderful, but this time I decided to order one of their hibachi meals. I had shrimp & tuna. It included soup (which was delicious), salad (lettuce & dressing-​blah) veggies & fried rice. The tuna, while flavorful, was a bit over-​cooked. I would say that the food is ok, nothing really to rave about. Our chef, however, is a different story. He definitely entertained our group from the moment he fired up the hibachi! He was extremely funny and made it a point to make sure that everyone was «involved» in the dining experience. I would give him 5 stars!!!
Overall, while I wasn’t overwhelmed by Mori’s, I would go back again. It’s typical hibachi-​style dining.

Monkey brains.
Eat them. Love them. Order more.
We came at about 7:30 on a Friday and even though there were a lot of cars parked outside, it was surprisingly not crowded. We elected to sit on the sushi side of the restaurant and there was only one other table seated there. We had to wait a while for the waitress to take our order and refill our drinks, but overall I actually thought the service was good and everyone gave us plenty of attention, even the sushi chefs.
Onto the food, the sushi was good enough. It was served quickly and the presentation was nice. The rolls were decorated with what I thought were cherry tomatoes, but they were actually maraschino cherries and it was a nice surprise! Presentation was over the top and gorgeous. I didn’t see uni on the menu, but there were enough nigiri choices to satisfy me. And to repeat what I said earlier, the monkey brains (mushrooms, krab, and something else, wrapped and deep fried), were amazing.
Our meal (hibachi? I don’t know what to call it, it was ordered off the menu and brought to the table, no knife tricks involved) however, was disappointing. It was overcooked, not fresh, and way too salty. So, I’d give them 4 stars for the sushi and 0 for the hibachi. Comparing price to quality, everything was probably a little overpriced, but it was still extremely reasonable for a hibachi restaurant.

I definitely prefer Osaka’s for Hibachi.
And that’s all I have to say about that.