lehdoit: Nom Nom: Tonkatsu Ginza Barin

I'm a believer that everything happens for a reason.

My friends and I had plans to eat at Arrancino, but we missed our reservation and were told there was an hour plus. We were starving and didn't want to wait, so we went hunting for another nearby restaurant. Funny enough, lala was telling me how she wanted to go to Tonkatsu Ginza and there I was, in front of it. When they told us their wait time was only 15 minutes; we were sold. Little did we know that we just stumbled upon tonkastu heaven. (thanks to lala's influence)

This was by far the best tonkatsu I have EVER had. The pork was flavorful and the panko was fried to perfection. I had ordered the kurobuta katsu and croquette which came with rice, miso soup, cabbage and a ponzu dipping sauce. I'm not usually a ponzu fan, but it was so delicious with my katsu that I didn't bother to use the katsu sauce (which they keep on the table). The restaurant is clean and chic, the atmosphere chill yet bustling (it's a small space and tables/bar is usually filled) and the service was great. I still dream about my kurobuta kastu and can't wait to go back to tonkatsu heaven.