Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan｜Torihiko

when you step into the restaurant it feels like you are going to your grandmother's house because you literally are. the restaurant is ran by a small granny and her son and the food tastes like the granny made with a TON of love. the granny works super hard, taking orders, going back into the kitchen to cook, at the cashier, she is all over the place. despite that, the food tastes immaculate. the chicken tastes SO juicy and sweet, and the veggies doesn't even taste like you're eating the vegetables at all. don't go to the modernized restaurants, support small local restaurants like hers where the food tastes fresher, more traditional and you get a real feel of how local people eat at kusatsu. some cons (that isnt the restaurant's fault) is that you might have to wait 15+ minutes for your food because theres only two people running the whole restaurant, she may also close VERY early, dinner services ended around 7:30pm when we went simply because the granny couldn't handle more than 7 tables. the menu has no english, but i recommend anything on the menu that has photos of the food (those are the granny's specialties). like I mentioned, support local restaurant businesses who has to offer so much more than the modernized restaurants.

The best grilled chicken with rice in Kusatsu onsen. ❤️

Best chicken yakitori don and chicken katsu don in Japan, and possibly, the world. Stumbled upon this shop after reading the other positive reviews. All Japanese menu - fortunately we just pointed to photos posted by other reviewers and ordered the chicken yakitori don and chicken katsu don. Best decision ever, we even forgot to take photos. Service is slow so be patient, one lady running the entire shop. No written or spoken English.