ironchefmorimoto has several restaurants around the states and i have always wanted to visit one. i finally got the chance to try morimoto napa for a light lunch when my mom and i drove through napa on our trip to san francisco. the morimoto napa location is large, spacious, and beautiful. i started off with a pot of green tea (you have to pay extra here for tea). i like it when i get a full pot at the table so i can fill it up myself. the green tea here wasn’t the typical stuff you normally get at japanese restaurants. it had a floral flavour to it and hints of lemongrass. it was a great green tea. my mom had the pork gyoza, which look unlike any other gyoza i have had. the gyoza are covered in a layer of bacon foam, which adds an interesting smokey element to the dish. under the foam, there were a bunch of gyoza and a tomato sauce. the gyoza themselves were good and the pork filling was tender and juicy. the tomato sauce was an interesting fusion element that worked surprisingly we