A worker in September putting finishing touches on the Morimoto Asia building. The window on the left will serve street food to walk-up diners.
When Morimoto Asia, the pan-Asian restaurant from celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto at Disney Springs, opened last year, part of the design featured a window off the first floor patio outside one of the kitchens. The plan was to make that a walk-up window where guests could order snacks and other Asian street foods without committing to a full dining experince.
On Sunday, May 15, the window will finally be rolled open.
“Street food holds memories of my childhood. It reminds me of the local festivals and events of my hometown,” Morimoto said in a statement. “I am excited that our new street food will transport guests to Asia and the marvelous cuisines that inspired my menu creations.”
Some of the items that will be available include:
- “Snacks” including takoyaki (octopus, nori, okonomiyaki sauce), Morimoto sticky ribs, curry rice croquette, taiyaki (snapper shaped sweet pancake filled with sweet adzuki red bean paste) and pork egg roll (pork, cabbage).
- “Bao Tacos” including kalbi (kimchi, scallions), chicken teriyaki (spicy mayo, cucumber, lettuce, teriyaki) and pork (spicy mayo, cucumber, lettuce)
- “Donburi” (rice bowls) in a variety of styles including Japanese beef curry, char-siu don (braised pork belly, scallions, pickled ginger) and chicken teriyaki don (braised chicken, carrots, broccoli).
- “Sushi (rito) and Onigiri” including California roll (guacamole), shrimp tempura roll (lettuce, cucumber), orange chicken roll (lettuce, sesame, orange glaze), vegetable roll (cucumber, lettuce, carrots, guacamole), sake onigiri (grilled flaked salmon, Morimoto premium white rice) and edamame & shiso onigiri (Morimoto premium white rice).
