Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan｜Takao Rengaya

One of the best tonkatsu I have ever had!! I ordered "special pork loin tonkatsu"（特上ロースとんかつ御膳）, which was really juicy and very tender even though it was incredibly thickly sliced. Combined with their home-made sauce, it brought me to the heaven. One note is that the special pork loin was very fatty at the edge of each slice. So if you don't like the fat part much, then you may want to choose other tankatsu options. For those who don't eat pork, they also have some other options. My wife had "Kyoto-style grilled cod fish" (鱈の西京漬焼き御膳) and she said it was very good. On top of the great taste, the inside atmosphere was so homey and an owner and employees were very friendly and lovely people. NOTES. - The owner told me that they close the restaurant when they run out of rice in the evening (due to their policy to offer freshly cooked rice). So if you're thinking of visiting there I'd suggest you give them a phone call. We did phone them and the owner kindly kept rice for us. - Though a bit pricy, we felt definitely worth it!!

Best family operated tonkatsu restaurant in Takao. Really a hole in the wall although it's close to the station and easy to find. The old lady who cooks is absolutely the cutest and sweetest. One of my all-time favorite restaurants.

Nice small family run restaurant. I got Tonkatsu 150g, which is delicious. One male person can speak well English. Good start for today hike(-: