Tonkatsu Katsuichi, a famous Tonkatsu restaurant in Meguro, Tokyo. Not only is it juicy, but the potato salad that comes with the lunch set is also delicious.

A line of shops in the restaurant area in the basement of the building

Katsuichi is just a few minutes walk from the west exit of Meguro station. Along with the nearby Tonkatsu Tonkatsu and Tonkatsu Taihou, they are also called the Tonkatsu Gosanke in Meguro.

The place is the first basement floor of the "Kume Building". It looks like an ordinary pork cutlet shop in the restaurant area of the building. However, at noon, people, people, and people can line up. Around the office workers and men who seemed to be walking down the stairs one after another, and there were also women here and there.

Then, when I lined up in a line, the shop staff took the order first, so I had lunch "loin and set meal" (1,100 yen).

Katsu is juicy with fat and gravy!

After a while, when I get to my seat, the food comes out without waiting. The loin is quite large, and it's a size that seems to stick out of the plate. The shredded cabbage piled high like a tower is also powerful. And next to it is a small potato salad. I'm a little worried about the taste of the potato salad at the Tonkatsu restaurant, but first of all, I will attack from Katsura.


If you take the cut pieces with chopsticks and lightly apply force, the fat and gravy will overflow. When chewed, the rich taste fills the mouth as expected. It's a very loin and a loin. Moreover, when the volume is full, I am worried that if I continue to eat without devising, my tongue will lose and I will not be able to fully enjoy the taste of loin.

With the feeling of correcting the collar, first sprinkle the sauce on it. Then the sweet and sour flavor enhances the taste of juicy meat. Indeed, the impression that this Katsura is completed as a dish only after being sprinkled with sauce.


Then chew the pickles. When I tried cucumber and radish respectively, I felt the flavor of radish quite firmly. It has a good salty taste, but it is even more delicious if you dare to add soy sauce to add aroma. Enjoy this with rice, and when you're calm, go back to Katsu.


Immediately, you will feel the rich taste of pork. It seems good to eat the cut ones one by one. This time, the cabbage that has been raised like a tower will be destroyed. It's crispy and delicious.

Cute potato salad

Finally, add chopsticks to the potato salad that I was interested in. It looked smaller than the previous one, but it seems to have a certain size when viewed alone.


The potatoes that are arranged in a round shape are soft and soft, and that alone seems to be a snack. Carrots and onions are also familiar. When tasted carefully, it has a slightly mustard-like spiciness.

This potato salad is also a so-called "chopsticks yasume" that helps keep your tongue from losing to the rich fat and gravy. However, it is quite good to put potato salad on the cutlet.

In addition, the miso soup has a gentle flavor with freshwater clams, so you can drink it refreshingly and feel very relieved. Garnish, soup, and everything else may have been devised to complement Katsura. I left the shop while being completely impressed.