This is a small, home-style Japanese place. The dining experience here is unique. Food is very good.
Joshua Bodner
I recently decided to try pork katsu curry at as many restaurants as possible in the Boston area to try to find who has the best one. It’s this place. I previously ordered takeout here a few times during the pandemic, and it was consistently good back then and still is now. This is a small family owned business. Don’t expect the fastest service or modern decor. Just come for the incredible, simple yet delicious, home cooked style Japanese meals. You won’t be disappointed.
Khalil Behmen
keep these people in business forever
Mariana Jomiru
The best udon you’ll find in Boston
Mark Brito
Small hole in the wall restaurant. Limited seating. Okay food.
Liam
Great food, very kind kitchen and wait staff. Green tea was good too!
Isaac Na
Amazing food and iced tea
Bernard 1
Got the Oyako (chicken and egg) and it was fine, but don't think I'd get it again.
To describe it, imagine an omelet made with tea eggs with mid quality chicken and some onion on top of a bed of almost-sushi rice.
Jack Medlin
Great service and food in this tight space. I got chicken soba noodles, so so good. Definitely recommend!
A Z
This is one of my two favorite restaurants in all of Boston! I always eat here when I can make it in time. (which is sadly not often enough since they close the kitchen at 7:50 and I'm a night person) I've been coming here for 15+ years and I just can't get enough of the katsu curry udon! It's the best, and no other restaurants make curry udon like this with the egg, veggies and perfect katsu on top. I'm only half joking saying that I have a separate stomach just for this, and I'm pretty sure it has healing properties too. Other faves we get include the karaage (in spicy sauce, it's sooo good!), croquettes, shumai, and the various donburi. They also make onigiri to go, and they're very good! I'm always shocked when I come in and see the other restaurants full and seats open at Tampopo because I've eaten at them all and Tampopo is the obvious winner to me. They're the most delicious, and they've even kept their prices very low after all these years!
We tried this mom and pop stall for the first time after hearing good things about their food. Service was good. We ordered the steamed shumai, agedashi tofu, pork katsu curry, chicken teriyaki, and tofu curry and were served fairly quickly. The food was well cooked in general, especially the katsu, however, the flavor of the curries were not to our liking. It tasted more oniony and lacked the umami of any curry flavor. The portions were small, especially the steamed shumai. There were only four tiny shumais in the order and a few slices of tofu in the veggie curry. We really wanted to like the food more because of the cute older couple that run this stall but the food was just fine and pricey.
MindofJeremy
Went as a group of 3 and had the pork katsu curry, the sukiyaki beef, and the pork katsudon. All of them tasted great and were comparable to when I visited Japan in terms of quality. The staff were also very nice and smiled at us when we left.
william squilliam
This place is excellent. Everything about it is awesome. Food feels really home-style. The staff was very nice. Cute setting too. This is a must visit in Boston.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Cutlet Combo
Trent
The cutest restaurant in Porter Square! If my math is correct, Tampopo is celebrating 30 years at porter square, so they must be doing something right.
I ordered the tempura combo and was very impressed with what I got. The tempura was light and crispy and the rice was perfectly cooked (some very old comments mention mushy rice but I can say that my rice was cooked to perfection).
When dining in here, you must realize that it is only being run by 2 people, so you may wait a while to get your food as they fill takeout orders; but the food is well worth the wait!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tempura
Egg Taat
Good small place for a special cutlet taste. Two old couple working this place and the taste is honestly not bad for the price they charged. We order the curry with fried pork cutlet and shrimp tempura udon which both are good.
This is a small, home-style Japanese place. The dining experience here is unique. Food is very good.
I recently decided to try pork katsu curry at as many restaurants as possible in the Boston area to try to find who has the best one. It’s this place. I previously ordered takeout here a few times during the pandemic, and it was consistently good back then and still is now. This is a small family owned business. Don’t expect the fastest service or modern decor. Just come for the incredible, simple yet delicious, home cooked style Japanese meals. You won’t be disappointed.
keep these people in business forever
The best udon you’ll find in Boston
Small hole in the wall restaurant. Limited seating. Okay food.
Great food, very kind kitchen and wait staff. Green tea was good too!
Amazing food and iced tea
Got the Oyako (chicken and egg) and it was fine, but don't think I'd get it again.
To describe it, imagine an omelet made with tea eggs with mid quality chicken and some onion on top of a bed of almost-sushi rice.
Great service and food in this tight space. I got chicken soba noodles, so so good. Definitely recommend!
This is one of my two favorite restaurants in all of Boston! I always eat here when I can make it in time. (which is sadly not often enough since they close the kitchen at 7:50 and I'm a night person)
I've been coming here for 15+ years and I just can't get enough of the katsu curry udon! It's the best, and no other restaurants make curry udon like this with the egg, veggies and perfect katsu on top. I'm only half joking saying that I have a separate stomach just for this, and I'm pretty sure it has healing properties too.
Other faves we get include the karaage (in spicy sauce, it's sooo good!), croquettes, shumai, and the various donburi. They also make onigiri to go, and they're very good!
I'm always shocked when I come in and see the other restaurants full and seats open at Tampopo because I've eaten at them all and Tampopo is the obvious winner to me. They're the most delicious, and they've even kept their prices very low after all these years!
Restaurantji Recommends
We tried this mom and pop stall for the first time after hearing good things about their food. Service was good. We ordered the steamed shumai, agedashi tofu, pork katsu curry, chicken teriyaki, and tofu curry and were served fairly quickly. The food was well cooked in general, especially the katsu, however, the flavor of the curries were not to our liking. It tasted more oniony and lacked the umami of any curry flavor. The portions were small, especially the steamed shumai. There were only four tiny shumais in the order and a few slices of tofu in the veggie curry. We really wanted to like the food more because of the cute older couple that run this stall but the food was just fine and pricey.
Went as a group of 3 and had the pork katsu curry, the sukiyaki beef, and the pork katsudon. All of them tasted great and were comparable to when I visited Japan in terms of quality. The staff were also very nice and smiled at us when we left.
This place is excellent. Everything about it is awesome. Food feels really home-style. The staff was very nice. Cute setting too. This is a must visit in Boston.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Cutlet Combo
The cutest restaurant in Porter Square! If my math is correct, Tampopo is celebrating 30 years at porter square, so they must be doing something right.
I ordered the tempura combo and was very impressed with what I got. The tempura was light and crispy and the rice was perfectly cooked (some very old comments mention mushy rice but I can say that my rice was cooked to perfection).
When dining in here, you must realize that it is only being run by 2 people, so you may wait a while to get your food as they fill takeout orders; but the food is well worth the wait!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tempura
Good small place for a special cutlet taste.
Two old couple working this place and the taste is honestly not bad for the price they charged.
We order the curry with fried pork cutlet and shrimp tempura udon which both are good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tempura, Pork Cutlet Combo
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