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Mori Ichi Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar

12/22/2011

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Over 150 listings for Japanese!

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How to choose?  When I googled Japanese Restaurant Houston, I found 150 different listings...from "Aka" to Zushi"...and many listed had numerous locations!  So I got lazy and went back to a favorite spot on Hwy 6 in Sugar Land.  I should have counted, because there are at least 10 different international cafes in this one strip center! 

FYI- The restaurant sign and menu name do not match.  Just remember the Mori part!

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SORRY NO EXTRA POINTS FOR HEIDI!

Heidi and I have come here many times.  It is

 one of our favorites.  But no bonus points for
 
Heidi...she's been in the dining blog a number
 
of times.

Mom in the blog...and a close call with wasabi!

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Now if I want to cheat with the bonus points, I'll go back in time, when I joined my mother with a group of folks from her nursing home on an outing to Mori Ichi!  This was almost 2 years ago and what a fun time! Most of our dining friends had never had sushi.  Mom was the only one who could use chopsticks.  And there was only one dangerous moment...when one of our dear dining fellows  seemed to think the wasabi was a little pistachio sorbet!

3 bonus points for having Mom in the dining blog!

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PEOPLE ENCOUNTERS
As I mentioned, this was sort of a lazy attempt at adding to the dining blog. Sometimes you don't really want to chat up a storm.  But our server was very sweet and when I couldn't understand her Japanese name, she kindly told me to call her Fiona. Let's give 3 bonus points to Fiona. 

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BENTO BOXES! 
If I were a real connoisseur, I would never get this ridiculous assortment of goodies.  But I love these boxes!  They remind me of TV dinners way back when.  Remember how cool it was to have your food all separated!  This was pretty darn good, though.  Miso soup, salad, chicken katsu, California rolls and veggie tempura!  All for $7.95!

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HEIDI'S HEALTHIER PICK!

Heidi loves sushi!  When she compliments sushi, that says a lot! 

Let's just go ahead and give MORI ICHI 5 points for food!  We have never been disappointed!

Authenticity and Warmth!

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What can I say...it's just cozy and comfortable.  There are Christmas lights on the bamboo plants and there's a thatched roof over the sushi bar! I don't like TVs in restaurants and I don't really care for boxing, but I'm willing to give 2 bonus points for being able to watch a Japanese boxing match on the TV...for a little authenticity.

5 Bonus Points for Feeling Welcome!
 
Customers at Mori Ichi may be mostly Japanese, but all folks are greeted warmly.  Again I'm using a 2 year old memory to give bonus points.  (5 for the welcoming atmosphere)  I will never forget the day our group arrived with wheelchairs and walkers and took over a large table at the center of the room.  Our special group needed extra care since many were hard of hearing, had diet concerns or were just plain confused.  But the servers were patient and kind.  I won't even take points away for forgetting to remove the wasabi from some plates!

Mori Ichi gets 18 Points!

2 Comments
Chicago White Sox link
4/16/2016 04:10:11 am

So if the pictures haven't sold you yet to try out Dosi, take my word on it and experience it yourself. I feel this restaurant will be big within the next few months.

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Beth
4/17/2016 12:09:17 pm

Hmm? I'm not sure what you're saying about Dosi?

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