"Weeks often passed without me leaving my neighborhood this winter, thanks to a combination of my ongoing work-from-home life and, well, the occasional blizzard. And so it felt particularly glorious that just as spring arrived in Brooklyn earlier this month, so did a new Japanese to-go spot at the end of my block in Clinton Hill. Owned by a husband-and-wife team local to the area, Chef Katsu's menu is full of the sort of high-quality-yet-low-key dishes I thought I'd have to go back to Japan for. So far, I've managed to sample two items since the soft opening: an umami-packed salmon teriyaki bowl with a soy-glazed soft boiled egg, blistered shishito peppers, and delicately sliced pickles; and an impossibly crispy chicken katsu burger topped with shiso-dressed shredded cabbage and slathered in curry sauce."
