We ended up sitting at the bar, but honestly, the area didn’t feel very clean. The environment wasn’t quite up to par and felt a bit messy, which really affected the experience overall.
As for the food… the fried items were heavy and greasy, not exactly what I’d expect. As a pork cutlet lover myself, I was disappointed. It wasn’t the quality of tonkatsu I hoped for, sadly.
On a brighter note, the staff were nice—service was solid, and the atmosphere was okay - but the food has some serious room for improvement.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Youngmi Ham
katsu is very delicious. Store is old but clean. Service was pretty quick.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jeffrey Batista
Really good katsu
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tonkatsu
lemon lin
Amazing food, BROOKLYN set gozen is perfect, can have pork loin and soup, salald, rice,
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yoonhee Lee
Worst worst worst. Had diaria and severe gut pain at night. Please do not go. Waist od money. I went there it had good review
First of all, pork donkatsu was the worst I ever had. Too too greasy, oily and odor severe gamey pork. My two sons could not finish only pork katsu. Fried prawn and chicken also little greasy but were accetable. We had pork kastu many times in Korea, Japan and USA other places but never had this poor quality. Of course, we complained to waitor but he said because it is pork. I really regret to exchange it. At that time, we lost our appetite so, we left pork kastu 2/3. They serve only 4 pcs. It is my first bad review for food. Very dissapointed.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Noah Depp
Great place. Highly recommend. Get the Katsu curry with tonkatsu sauce and the set of cabbage and miso soup. Also get the oolong tea and the miso Katsu set. Top restaurant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zach Xue
A very popular spot smack dab in the middle of Midtown's financial district. Honestly quite reasonably priced for the amount of food you get. I got the Brooklyn set which came with a delectable pork katsu, two fried chicken karage pieces, potato salad, and a surprisingly hearty soup too. Would come back again, but maybe without the finance bros next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jennifer Cheng
the wait is always over 30-45 mins long …. super tight space . not a lot of seating but the food isn’t bad . wish the pork katsu was thicker
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
Michael Parks
I sat solo at the bar on a Tuesday early evening (right before 5pm). I was seated and eating the main entree within 15 minutes. There was an excellent mouthfeel, and the flavor was very enjoyable. The quality was definitely there compared to other restaurants I've tried in Kyoto, Japan with the same order. This Berkshire Pork Kastu Curry was $28 after tax, and the restaurant is close to Grand Central.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brian Siao Tick Chong
Great katsu, especially the fried chicken. Ate everything. Also good spot to eat solo; they have a bar countertop
Food is always great. Had an issue with the host who was busy counting her tips. She told me to wait for a table. 10 minutes go by and she said just a short while. Then she says they are closing in minutes. Keep in mind we are still waiting for a table. Someone from the back team...actual Japanese waitress takes over and we at least had a good meal. Good help is hard to find and owners need to be present or stuff like this happens.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Brian Kim
Ordered Berkshire pork loin katsu through door dash. Never got the sauce for the tonkatsu. When I called they said hold on and hung up. Didn't pick up after. That's why I'm leaving a 1 star review
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Aloysius Chan
Super crispy and tasty katsu and ebi
Food: 5
Mandy
We had a really good dinner at Katsu-Hama. My Big Berkshire katsu was so tender and crispy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Aaron Tom
Pretty busy spot and the melted cheese in the katsu was delicious
We ended up sitting at the bar, but honestly, the area didn’t feel very clean. The environment wasn’t quite up to par and felt a bit messy, which really affected the experience overall.
As for the food… the fried items were heavy and greasy, not exactly what I’d expect. As a pork cutlet lover myself, I was disappointed. It wasn’t the quality of tonkatsu I hoped for, sadly.
On a brighter note, the staff were nice—service was solid, and the atmosphere was okay - but the food has some serious room for improvement.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
katsu is very delicious. Store is old but clean. Service was pretty quick.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Really good katsu
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tonkatsu
Amazing food, BROOKLYN set gozen is perfect, can have pork loin and soup, salald, rice,
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Worst worst worst.
Had diaria and severe gut pain at night. Please do not go. Waist od money. I went there it had good review
First of all, pork donkatsu was the worst I ever had. Too too greasy, oily and odor severe gamey pork.
My two sons could not finish only pork katsu.
Fried prawn and chicken also little greasy but were accetable. We had pork kastu many times in Korea, Japan and USA other places but never had this poor quality. Of course, we complained to waitor but he said because it is pork.
I really regret to exchange it. At that time, we lost our appetite so, we left pork kastu 2/3. They serve only 4 pcs. It is my first bad review for food. Very dissapointed.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Great place. Highly recommend. Get the Katsu curry with tonkatsu sauce and the set of cabbage and miso soup. Also get the oolong tea and the miso Katsu set. Top restaurant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A very popular spot smack dab in the middle of Midtown's financial district. Honestly quite reasonably priced for the amount of food you get. I got the Brooklyn set which came with a delectable pork katsu, two fried chicken karage pieces, potato salad, and a surprisingly hearty soup too. Would come back again, but maybe without the finance bros next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
the wait is always over 30-45 mins long …. super tight space . not a lot of seating but the food isn’t bad . wish the pork katsu was thicker
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
I sat solo at the bar on a Tuesday early evening (right before 5pm). I was seated and eating the main entree within 15 minutes. There was an excellent mouthfeel, and the flavor was very enjoyable. The quality was definitely there compared to other restaurants I've tried in Kyoto, Japan with the same order. This Berkshire Pork Kastu Curry was $28 after tax, and the restaurant is close to Grand Central.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great katsu, especially the fried chicken. Ate everything. Also good spot to eat solo; they have a bar countertop
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Food is always great. Had an issue with the host who was busy counting her tips. She told me to wait for a table. 10 minutes go by and she said just a short while. Then she says they are closing in minutes. Keep in mind we are still waiting for a table. Someone from the back team...actual Japanese waitress takes over and we at least had a good meal. Good help is hard to find and owners need to be present or stuff like this happens.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Ordered Berkshire pork loin katsu through door dash. Never got the sauce for the tonkatsu. When I called they said hold on and hung up. Didn't pick up after. That's why I'm leaving a 1 star review
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Super crispy and tasty katsu and ebi
Food: 5
We had a really good dinner at Katsu-Hama. My Big Berkshire katsu was so tender and crispy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Pretty busy spot and the melted cheese in the katsu was delicious
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
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