Niigata Katsudon Tarekatsu - Kichijoji Store — Restaurant in Tokyo

We have been trying all sorts of food in and around Japan for the last few months. It's hard to say whats the best here or what's the best there. It's extremely hard to say what's the best food we've had over all. So we've decided to do what's the best of a certain category. In first place in the rice bowl category, is this spot without a doubt.

This is by far the absolute best katsudon we've had without compare. I would say that the katsu is great, 8/10 but... But the shrimp... Holy goodness. That's a 10/10. Perfect, so perfect we ordered an extra 5.

The portion size was perfect, I just wanted more shrimp as it was addicting. I would say prepare for a wait if you're trying to get in before 7pm (1900 hours). We waited for about 15 minutes but it was absolutely worth it.

Please go here and support this spot. Be mindful it only has 12 seats total. Menu is in Japanese and English. Use Google translate if you want to...

One of the best hirekatsu don I have eaten. The katsu here are thinly sliced pork meat instead of the usual thick pork katsu. There are two kinds of katsu served here; the original fatty pork meat (tonkatsu) and sliced lean meat (hirekatsu). Both taste great, with the orginal being more juicy than the healtier alternative. Nevertheless, the lean meat katsu has more meat per mass.

Definitely recommends to dine here for a healthier and tasty...

Really thin schnitzel style katsudon - differenct from your usual katsudon. Really tender pork. Not a lot of sauce, but just enough. It would be nice if there was some extra sauce condiment on the tables to add yourself. Reasonably priced, no big queues and nice atmosphere. I would definitely head back here if I was in the area again Dont be afraid of the large size, it's...