Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan｜Tonkatsu Bambou

I didn't knew tonkatsu can be THIS good. Simply at a loss of the words, and for a very affordable price.

It is a restaurant where there is a line during lunch hours, but if you go outside of lunch hours, you can get in without lining up depending on the timing. What kind of tonkatsu is made by the owner, who is a former French chef? This time, there were two of us, so we ordered the special fillet cutlet and thick-sliced ​​loin cutlet. Will the shopkeeper split it in half? She kindly asked me to do this, so I decided to split it in half. A Western-style flat plate with a heaping amount of cabbage, a specially selected fillet cutlet on the left, and a thickly-sliced ​​loin on the right. Both are slightly pink, but perfectly cooked. The special fillet cutlet is the best I've ever eaten. It's fluffy, juicy, and has a very rich flavor. Salt is best, but you can also enjoy it with mustard, sauce, black pepper, etc. The fat of the loin cutlet is very sweet, and the more you bite into it, the more juicy it becomes. The food was cooked and eaten in a way that only a French chef could do, and it was very delicious.

It's too delicious. I can no longer eat fillet cutlet anywhere else. I go every week. The owner is very busy and strict with his one-off operations, so I don't wait in line until 15 minutes before the store opens, and even if I decide what I want to order, I never say anything until the owner asks me if I want to order. As long as you don't move when the miso soup comes in front of you, and make sure to hand the bill just in time, you can manage. It's delicious so please try it.