"This bustling homage to breaded and fried meats is first-come-first-serve (except for large parties) so there’s frequently a line spilling out onto the sidewalk. Come during lunch to avoid a wait. This is a choose-your-own-fried-meat-adventure situation, where you can pick from an array of fried pork, chicken, and prawn preparations crisped to golden panko perfection and paired with rice, miso soup, excellent housemade pickles, and shredded cabbage. The ume-shisho katsu, a thin chicken breast cutlet wrapped in pickled plum paste and shiso leaf, is juicy, salty, tart and refreshing all at once." - Sophie Grossman