Hirakata, Osaka, Japan｜Katsukura

The meat is soft. The batter is crispy and the meat is juicy. Grind the sesame seeds and mix with your favorite sauce, so it becomes a rich sauce. You can also get refills of rice, miso soup, and cabbage! There was eggplant and nameko in the miso soup! It was delicious with lots of ingredients 😋 The customer service was also good.

I came here for the first time after hearing good reviews from a friend. Even though it was a weekday, I thought it would be busy during lunch time, so I arrived a little later, just after 2pm. There were a few customers in the store, but it was generally empty. I don't like the pattern that often happens at restaurants, where the waiter assigns you a seat even though it's empty, but this restaurant happily said, "Please take the seat you like," which made me happy. is. The inside of the store has a so-called retro-modern atmosphere, and the background music is calm free jazz rather than the noisy J-Pop that is common these days. I wasn't sure what to order, but since it was my first time eating pork, I ordered the Kinka pork fillet cutlet (200g). Immediately after ordering, a mortar and pestle containing sesame seeds was brought to me and I was asked, ``Would you like me to explain the sauce?'' I told them that it was my first visit, and they explained everything from the sauce and dressing to how to make the sauce. He taught me carefully. The items were delivered in less than 15 minutes after ordering. ``You can get any refills for rice, miso soup, and shredded cabbage, so please feel free to ask for refills,'' he says, absolutely perfect. Immediately, rip off the fillet cutlet. It's so hot and crunchy that you can tell it's freshly fried in one bite. And the unique softness of fins. It goes perfectly with the sesame flavored sauce and is so delicious. I was a little worried after ordering that 200g would be a lot, but it seems my fears were unfounded and I ate it all in an instant. The service was attentive, with the staff regularly patrolling the store and asking, ``Would you like me to pour you some tea?'' and ``Would you like me to bring you something to refill?'' By the way, I had a second helping of barley rice and miso soup. The price was 3020 yen as of October 2023, but I am very satisfied with the deliciousness and service commensurate with the price. I want to use it again.

It's a pretty delicious restaurant, from tea to food. You can get refills of rice and miso soup. We also have tonkatsu and fried shrimp!