Aji no Tatehara — Local services in Kyoto

(March 2023) A store where you can buy croquettes and an old lady fries them on the spot. We hit it on the way from the station to Toji-ji. The names are in Japanese, but just scan with a translator. We knew katakana, so we recognized some of the names. We took a simple croquette with meat and potato (コロッケ) for 70 yen, and it tasted the same as the same one bought at the station for 300 yen. It's worth taking some with just meat, we later regretted not trying other croquettes. A little hint of what some of the names mean: ビーフ - beef たまねぎ - onion キムチ - kimchi 牛肉串カツ - beef kushikatsu skewers.

The place looks quite old and not very touristy, but it is popular among Japanese. It's worth supporting such a small business....

Drop by and have a classic croquette at this neighborhood butchery while on your way to/from To-ji Temple. Super cheap at ¥80 for a mince beef and potato croquette. Made fresh, super crunchy and surprisingly light as it's not as greasy as the Menchi-katsu you get from most tourist places. As it is a neighborhood place there is no English menu, but the shop lady is friendly. So be polite and patient and enjoy a delicious old...

このお店、改装される前に最後に訪れてからいつ以来か。ちょっとこっち方面に用事があって、たまたまですが寄らせて頂きました。店がすごく綺麗になってて驚きましたが、こちらのお母さんの応対は神がかってました！！是非とも足を運んで頂きたいと思います！！　肉屋さんのコロッケはどこも揚げたて美味しいですが、店舗によれば塩コショウきつい店もありますよね(例えるなら、出町柳商店街の外にある肉屋とか。苦笑)。　ここのは何を食べてもそういう事がない。穏やかな優しい味です。個人的にはキムチコロッケがお薦めですが、今回それを上回るチューリップという逸品に出会いました！一本100円はガチで安い！お母さんの人柄も含め、是非とも寄って頂きたいお店です！！毎月21日の東寺の弘法...