Sakai, Osaka, Japan｜Tonkatsu restaurant Sakaihigashi

At the Aji no Ichiban Sakai Higashi branch, which has been open for a month, I had the Ichiban Special where you can choose two items of your choice: a miso cutlet and a cheese cutlet. 1400 yen with rice and miso soup! It's filling and worth the price. The cutlet was also crispy and delicious! The demi-glace sauce was the best! I felt like the staff were a little unfamiliar with the store as it had only recently opened, but I was very impressed with how hard they worked. The restaurant felt a little small, but it was clean and you order through a touch panel, so there weren't that many people coming and going, so I had a comfortable meal. Next time I will choose fried shrimp.

I visited on the first day the store opened, and my order totaled 1,120 yen. Loin cutlet 500 yen Single bite cutlet 120 yen Single item shrimp cream croquette 200 yen Large rice: 200 yen Miso soup 100 yen Yakiniku Like closed and I was wondering what would open next, but it turned out to be the best! The most important thing is that there are lines at every store, so I think the lines at this store will get too long and will definitely become a problem eventually (lol) At least the entrance to the barber shop next door is almost blocked by a line (lol) The layout of the restaurant is reminiscent of the days when it was a yakiniku-like restaurant, with an island with counter seating in front of you as you enter. Seats for 2 or more people in the back. Due to the long and narrow store layout, the aisles are inevitably quite narrow, making it difficult to pass people. Same as when Yakiniku-like. Perhaps because it was difficult for the staff to come and go, I unexpectedly ordered on a tablet! This is the same as the time of Yakiniku-like. I feel that the main menu is to show photos, and I feel that many people are confused when it comes to ordering. I think it definitely needs improvement. For comparison, I ate the special at Ichiban Honten the day before, but the taste is completely the same! If there is a difference, the amount of cabbage is slightly less (although it is still heaped), and is there a lot of miso soup ingredients? I felt that. Maybe I'm crazy (laughs) Also, unlike the main store and Mikunigaoka store, the kitchen is far away, so unlike other stores, even if it's busy, it doesn't feel bleak (laughs). Since it's near the entrance of the shopping district, there's definitely a line, and I feel like the turnover rate isn't very good, so I think there will be a long line in the future. I think Saturdays and Sundays are definitely the worst. However, the taste is definitely the best, so if you can wait, I recommend you try it at least once, even if you wait in line.

I got a little lost as it was located in the shopping district in front of Sakai Higashi Station. It's a new store so it was very clean. Order from the tablet on the table. I ate the loin cutlet set meal and it was just as delicious. There are stairs to the toilet on the second floor, so I don't think it would be suitable for people in wheelchairs.