During the rainy Easter Sunday, this joint was relatively calm, as opposed to its usual bustling days. The young man at the to-go counter seemed more preoccupied with chatting with his female coworker than tending to patrons or providing customer service. His demeanor was sloppy and lacked attention to detail, appeared unwilling to lift a finger, instead, relied on side glances and confusing body language; his fussy mind seemingly wishing not to be bothered. Despite multiple orders on the counter, which could easily be mistakenly grabbed, he remained oblivious.
Service: 3
Helen Lee
First time trying the restaurant and everything was delicious. Service was excellent. Will definitely come back to try other foods.
Silky smooth, authentic Japanese curry available in varying spice levels. Recommend the chicken with spicy curry. Slightly on the expensive side for what you get, but high quality curry.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chicken Katsu Curry, Salad
Yongbae Kim
The food is too sweet and the portions are smallMy child wanted to eat pork cutlet, so I had no choice but to go.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cheese Tonkatsu, Sushi
Aaron and Meghan Wilson
I did take out on a Wednesday night. I called ahead and was told it would be ready in 15 minutes. I arrived 20 minutes later. There were a few people waiting outside which was a good sign that this was a good place to eat. The dining room looked full. My food was ready along with several others in the rack. I can't really say much about the service here as I only did take out. The food however was great! The curry chicken tonkatsu was crispy and big. I liked the pickled radish. The price was good. The cheese tonkatsu was also very good. It tastes really good hot and fresh. Unfortunately since I did take out, it lost its warmth. I would recommend reheating it in an air fryer if you takeout for home. This place is great and I would definitely come back again.
My son came here last weekend too, but after hearing that there were a lot of reservations so we had to go somewhere else, out of curiosity and anticipation, the whole family came to eat pork cutlet on a weekday evening. Even though it was early in the evening, I had to wait a few minutes after making a reservation. I was really surprised by the taste and price. I could understand why so many people come here. It reminded me of the delicious pork cutlet I had 20 years ago in Samseong-dong, Seoul. The portions are generous and the price is satisfactory. Personally, I think the katsuobushi, cabbage, and sauce sprinkled on Takoyaki are the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Samantha Lee
Beware of peanuts ???Don't eat here!!! Cheese katsu is dry. Service is HORRIBLE.Employees are ignorant and lack training about allergens. Manager could care less.While ordering, I asked waitress #1 if they have peanut in their sauce, she went to ask and told me "yes peanuts in the katsu sauce".I order my meal and said to waitress #1 "no sauce please because we have SEVERE peanut allergy.Waitress #2 brings the food, and it comes WITH the peanut sauce. I told her we don't want the sauce because of peanuts. Waitress #2 insists that sauce has no peanut, contrary to what waitress #1 says. Then waitress goes to ask, and indeed there IS PEANUT in the sauce. She could have killed my family member!!!!While paying, we told manager that employee lacks knowledge of allergen. Manager irresponsibly shrugs and says that his food may contain 16 allergens and it's not possible to list them on the menu. That's not the point, we just wanted to make sure waitress will at least go find out when a dinner asks about allergy.Unprofessional, lack of training.Beware of peanuts.
Had the Hako Tonkatsu with curry and it was amazing. Nice crisp katsu, tender pork, amazing dipping sauce and amazing curry flavor. Would definitely come back!
Everything is great except waiting time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Curry Tonkatsu
During the rainy Easter Sunday, this joint was relatively calm, as opposed to its usual bustling days. The young man at the to-go counter seemed more preoccupied with chatting with his female coworker than tending to patrons or providing customer service. His demeanor was sloppy and lacked attention to detail, appeared unwilling to lift a finger, instead, relied on side glances and confusing body language; his fussy mind seemingly wishing not to be bothered. Despite multiple orders on the counter, which could easily be mistakenly grabbed, he remained oblivious.
Service: 3
First time trying the restaurant and everything was delicious. Service was excellent. Will definitely come back to try other foods.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Katsu Curry, Cheese Tonkatsu
Best tonkatsu in irvine?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Silky smooth, authentic Japanese curry available in varying spice levels. Recommend the chicken with spicy curry. Slightly on the expensive side for what you get, but high quality curry.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chicken Katsu Curry, Salad
The food is too sweet and the portions are smallMy child wanted to eat pork cutlet, so I had no choice but to go.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cheese Tonkatsu, Sushi
I did take out on a Wednesday night. I called ahead and was told it would be ready in 15 minutes. I arrived 20 minutes later. There were a few people waiting outside which was a good sign that this was a good place to eat. The dining room looked full. My food was ready along with several others in the rack. I can't really say much about the service here as I only did take out. The food however was great! The curry chicken tonkatsu was crispy and big. I liked the pickled radish. The price was good. The cheese tonkatsu was also very good. It tastes really good hot and fresh. Unfortunately since I did take out, it lost its warmth. I would recommend reheating it in an air fryer if you takeout for home. This place is great and I would definitely come back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Katsu Curry, Cheese Tonkatsu
Best pork cutlet in OC.Like the spicy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Agedashi Tofu, Hako Tonkatsu
My son came here last weekend too, but after hearing that there were a lot of reservations so we had to go somewhere else, out of curiosity and anticipation, the whole family came to eat pork cutlet on a weekday evening. Even though it was early in the evening, I had to wait a few minutes after making a reservation. I was really surprised by the taste and price. I could understand why so many people come here. It reminded me of the delicious pork cutlet I had 20 years ago in Samseong-dong, Seoul. The portions are generous and the price is satisfactory. Personally, I think the katsuobushi, cabbage, and sauce sprinkled on Takoyaki are the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beware of peanuts ???Don't eat here!!! Cheese katsu is dry. Service is HORRIBLE.Employees are ignorant and lack training about allergens. Manager could care less.While ordering, I asked waitress #1 if they have peanut in their sauce, she went to ask and told me "yes peanuts in the katsu sauce".I order my meal and said to waitress #1 "no sauce please because we have SEVERE peanut allergy.Waitress #2 brings the food, and it comes WITH the peanut sauce. I told her we don't want the sauce because of peanuts. Waitress #2 insists that sauce has no peanut, contrary to what waitress #1 says. Then waitress goes to ask, and indeed there IS PEANUT in the sauce. She could have killed my family member!!!!While paying, we told manager that employee lacks knowledge of allergen. Manager irresponsibly shrugs and says that his food may contain 16 allergens and it's not possible to list them on the menu. That's not the point, we just wanted to make sure waitress will at least go find out when a dinner asks about allergy.Unprofessional, lack of training.Beware of peanuts.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Good food, will definitely come back and try different items :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish Katsu, Cheese Tonkatsu, Miso Soup
Great Katsu, store is small but fast service. Can get busy during lunch/ dinner time. Portion is reasonable and good price! Will come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Curry tonkatsu was good! I ordered the spicy one, it has a lot of sauce and the rice was good too. A lot of parking space.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Udon Soup, Curry Tonkatsu, Salad
Had the Hako Tonkatsu with curry and it was amazing. Nice crisp katsu, tender pork, amazing dipping sauce and amazing curry flavor. Would definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tiger roll was good