Don-Don

We tasted chicken yakisoba 4/10: noodle were sticky, undon soup shrink tempura 5/5 (recommended) and octopus balls 5/5. Real flavors and excellent service: fast and greeting

As a long-time Japanese curry lover, I'm quite disappointed at Don Don's food quality/value and unfriendly customer service. Although Cary H-Mart's "food court" appears to have a great variety of Asian concessions, most of them are actually overrated, and this is clearly one of the overrated ones. When I was about to order, I was the only customer in front and I saw employees noticed me but just ignored me until the lady cashier returned to the front of the concession to take my order. She didn't look welcoming. Ordered a Katsu Curry (Chicken instead of pork) with rice for $16+. My order was ready in less than 5 minutes, and when I went to pick it up, the guy employee in the front just looked at me without saying a word. Don Don uses those boxed instant curry sauce that you can buy from the same H-Mart this food spot is in. My girl used the same kind of product before, and Don Don even displays the small boxes of packaged curry in its concession. The amounts of carrots and potatoes are minimal (I found them after digging beneath the sauce) but amount of onion is just fine. The chicken katsu is crispy, the rice is well-portioned, the warm sauce is what you'd expect from a packaged curry sauce - savory and mildly spicy (though there are spicier alternatives). Although most casual customers will likely find the katsu curry's taste acceptable, warm, tasty, and spiced just right, the overall value here is lacking. For a $16+ price, we at least expect restaurant quality with more ingredients and maybe a small complimentary miso soup like what many curry places in Japan do. I don't mind the packaged curry sauce - just wish they can elevate it beyond what an average curry enjoyer can make with that at home. As I said in my Love Bao review, the H-Mart "food court" area can get crowded, especially on weekends, but most of the time, we were able to find seats. My food experience in Don Don reminded me of my first night in Japan (Shizuoka, to be precise), where we went to a small curry restaurant and tasted Japanese curry for the first time - it was a pleasant experience with complimentary green tea, warm customer service, and a satisfying curry meal that was worth it for an affordable price. Don Don is a misrepresentation of that and many great curry spots in Japan. Overall Score: 2.3/5

edit been back still delicious katsu curry been craving katsu curry for far too long and finally found it here. on our first visit this location on a weekend, this place was too busy that they had to stop taking orders for an hour next time I came back on a weekday with more luck had a delicious katsu pork curry and ate every last drop will definitely come back for those who don't know this is inside hmart on the right side next to the other food venues. update : tried to the takoyaki, was crunchy but had very little octopus... slightly bummed

It’s my favorite restaurant in the H Mart food court. They serve excellent comfort food: udon, katsu-don, tempura, curry, etc. My personal favorite is the curry katsu pork, which is not only yummy in its own right, but is the closest thing to a good schnitzel I’ve been able to find consistently in the region. My daughter, who is a picky eater, has learned to love plain udon with salt, and she’s discovered she likes tempura vegetables and shrimp too. It helped a lot to prepare for our vacation to Tokyo.

The food was prepared fairly quickly. The staff were friendly and were quick to communicate with diners. The curry Undon was lightly spicy and cooked well and presented at the right temperature. The orser I had was more than I could eat by myself.

I ordered pork cutlet, but they only gave me two small sauce packets on the side, which wasn’t enough. When I asked for more sauce, they charged me an extra $1.50. I’ve never seen a place, in Korea or the U.S., that charges extra for tonkatsu sauce. Either provide enough sauce from the beginning or don’t charge customers for simply asking for a reasonable amount!

This is an amazing piece of the Cary community, a bit pricey, however the taste and service is impeccable, every time I’ve ordered here I am not let down or disappointed. I was treated amazingly the times I have walked in and the food is always warm when I order to-go.

Delicious meal at Don-Don inside of H-mart. Got the Chicken Katsu Don and it was perfectly cooked and the egg was amazing. First time having Takoyoki and it was equally delicious and interesting.