Kimukatsu

Excellent chicken katsu! The already nice ambiance is enhanced by cool 60's jazzy/bossa nova soundtrack.

Golden crispy crunchy pork like you've never had before Technically, its "chicken-fried pork". But, thats not unlike calling foie-gras "liver". It is, but kinda begs the point. This is the most porky-pork you've ever had, all layered and tender, with an awesome crispy golden crust. Just...brilliant. Oh, the salad dressing is pretty rocksome too.

I LOVE JAPANESE PORK CUTLET and this place was great! I went to town on the pork, cabbage, soup, and rice. I would definitely come here again.

Tonkatsu! Excellent Tonkatsu. Delicious and NOT oily. Portions are generous. Pork and chicken was cooked perfectly tender. Normally I avoid fried foods due to upset stomach, but my stomach was fine.Each get a dish of sesame seeds and a wooden grinder to mash the seeds and a selection of salad dressings for your salad. Highly recommend. A little warm inside, the restaurant, but overall...delicious and pleased.

Funny thing is... I just tried kimukatsu in their Los Angeles, USA restaurant about 1 month ago. So let's see if the Japanese branch is better! The restaurant is located very close to Ebisu station. We actually went to sarutahiko coffee first, which is about 2 blocks away from kimukatsu. Anyway, we arrived at 1130am and there was already another table seated. There are plenty of seats and the restaurant is very clean. The first thing I notice at the japan branch is they have a lot of sauces at the table. 1 is for the salad dressing, there is a tonkatsu sauce, another sauce I think is ponzu. For their katsu set, you have to order base on the number of people on the table. For example, if there are 2 people at the table, you have to order at least 3 pieces. 3 people, 4 pieces. So the more people, the more kinds of katsu flavors you can try. We tried yuzu pepper, plain and garlic. Our favorite is yuzu pepper! The garlic was really good too and the plain one is the best to try with the sauces. I also ordered the tea rice to go with the katsu. Overall the japan's branch taste better, more choices, but more expensive. The usa branch has katsu curry which I don't think the japan's branch has it. The usa branch has free rice and miso soup which the japan branch doesnt.

I came here on a Saturday night for dinner and was seated right away. They have a number of katsu flavors/fillings to choose from. I went with the black pepper and my friend went with the cheese. It was fresh, juicy, and melt in your mouth good! It also came with a salad, miso soup, rice, pickle and cabbage, and the choice of a fried shrimp or oyster. I got the oyster and it was delicious too. The provided ponzu sauce was excellent and went well with the katsu. The rice was perfect and the miso tasty. The atmosphere was quite intimate and service was very good. Had I been in town longer, I would definitely have come back and would on future visits.

Came in tonight with some friends. They opened up at 5:30pm and we got seated shortly! We all ended up ordering different sets of katsu! I went with the cheese and it was amazing! They layer their pork to make the meat real tender. 25 layers of deliciousness! I did not want the meat to end I will definitely be back!

Kimukatu is one of my family's favorite Tonkatsu restaurant in Tokyo! Except the ordinary traditional Japanese Tonkatsu (which means deep-fried porklet in Japanese), Kimukatsu offers contemporary 25-layered millefeuille style Tonkatsu which is extremely juicy and yummy! And there are 7 kinds of filling you can choose, like cheese(my favorite!), garlic, green onion, plum and shiso leaf, etc. All set comes along with pickles, cabbages, rice and soup. And their dark miso soup is super yummy too! I also highly recommend their seasonal course menu, which you can enjoy not only Tonkatsu but also various kinds of vegetable dishes which go perfectly with liquor! Btw, 1300 yes all-you-can-drink menu available. The only thing is there's always a long line waiting. But the waits worth!

Solid option when other places are closed - they're open until 11:30 on Saturdays. They offer a special tonkatsu presentation where the meat is tender and juicy, but clearly not a solid piece of meat. Not sure how they do it, but pretty tasty. With the set plate, the sides are run of the mill - red or white miso soup, pickles, rice, and shredded cabbage. Less than 5 minutes from the Ebisu station, it certainly hits the stop when looking for late(r) night dining.

I wish I could give a negative review. I have never experienced such rude customer service in Japan. In fact, this would be rude service anywhere. Mind you...the entire interaction was in Japanese. My friends and I come on a Thursday evening and try to get a table for 9. Granted we have a large party, they weren't even open to splitting us up. They turned us away right as we told them we had 9. The server rolled her eyes at us and said no room and made the biggest hand gesture of crossing her arms. We then said we could split up. She proceeded to roll her eyes more and walked to the back room. She eventually came back and said we can do 4-4 now or 4-5 in 30 minutes. We didn't understand why it would take this long because the restaurant was empty. We asked if it was all reserved for the night, and she rolled her eyes at us and walked to the back room again...and never came back out. We waited for 5 minutes and she never came back out. She would peak at us from behind the curtain and just go back in.

Good tonkatsu is hard to make, and it's even more difficult to find a place in SF that'll do it justice. After coming across Kimukatsu in my readings before coming to Tokyo, I was pretty excited that we were going to enjoy this in a setting that specialized in it. We both ordered the Kurobuta pork, which came with a salad of shredded cabbage (a traditional salad that's typically eaten with tonkatsu), miso soup, and rice. That's it. And yes, that's all you need. The tonkatsu sauce and ponzu sauce that were provided at the table were infinitely better than what you'll find at the stores in the United States. Both of us were pleased with the selection of tonkatsu for dinner, and we left to go back that night with full bellies, sore feet, and completely exhausted. Service wise, they're a little on the slow side, and my only point of "criticism" about here is that the pork cuts are a lot thicker than what I think "traditional" tonkatsu is. That aside, it was a solid four star meal.

After falling in love with kimukatsu at their Honolulu restaurant I'm left sorely disappointed. The Katsu was overly greasy and there was a hair in the Katsu... I just hope they had an off day, but this is Indiana jones and the crystal skull level of disappointment. I cry.