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2014-02-27
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Just look at this glorious platter of sinfully fried goodness.Featured in this platter are prawn katsu (obviously) in the middle and working anti-clockwise we have pork loin to its right, oysters at the front, pork fillet and scallops on the far right corner. And then everything repeats once more on the other side.Starting with the pork, there are the two main different forms of tonkatsu that is traditionally served: loin and fillet. Which one is better boils down to personal preference entirely
Just look at this glorious platter of sinfully fried goodness.Featured in this platter are prawn katsu (obviously) in the middle and working anti-clockwise we have pork loin to its right, oysters at the front, pork fillet and scallops on the far right corner. And then everything repeats once more on the other side.
Starting with the pork, there are the two main different forms of tonkatsu that is traditionally served: loin and fillet. Which one is better boils down to personal preference entirely: I prefer the pork fillet (only slightly) because it's more tender and juicy but some prefer the loin because it has much more flavour and offers a bit more bite. The batter at Tonkichi is always perfectly golden and extremely light. In fact, when you bite into your tonkatsu, you'll find that it is not greasy at all (hence the perfect deception into further sinning).
Another thing I love about Tonkichi is that its seafood katsu is just as spectacular as the tonkatsu! Whilst it may be quite easy to find a good prawn katsu, I truly love the oyster and scallop katsu here. The scallops are always in the perfect limbo between raw and cooked, the process of frying not disturbing (but elevating) its natural sweetness. The oysters are also where Tonkichi sets itself apart from your regular-joe Japanese restaurant, as they are always very fresh and juicy and never over-fried.
Tonkichi also does not skimp on its sides of lettuce and rice that is unlimited with every katsu dish. Although it's 'all you can eat', both the lettuce and the rice are top notch: the lettuce always refreshingly sweet even without the two different salad dressings that you can choose from, and the rice always the fluffiest and chewiest Japanese pearl rice.
Beyond its katsu, Tonkichi also does great sashimi, but not much else. Of course, this means that it can focus on the very excellent katsu!
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