Ginza Bairin Tonkatsu

Tonkatsu restaurant · Waikiki

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"Open for: Lunch and dinner Price range: $$$$ Tonkatsu Ginza Bairin, the only U.S. location for the Japanese chain, makes eating fried pork feel like a light, elegant affair. The choices are streamlined — regular or premium kurobuta, thick or thin cut — and the cabbage salad is bottomless. If you’ve never thought of wanting seconds (or even firsts) of cabbage, you’ll rethink that here, where the heavy, crude vegetable is transformed into a fluff of gossamer shreds. Don’t miss the minimalist tonkatsu sandwich: Served on marshmallow-soft white bread and cut into crustless finger-sandwich lengths, it’s the chiffon cake of fried meat sandwiches. Know before you go: You can get refills of the cabbage salad and miso soup." - Martha Cheng

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