Tonkatsu Aoki — Restaurant in Tokyo

Japanese pork is my favorite because of the taste, the texture and the right amount of fat to lean ratio. Finding a good Tonkatsu joint in the Tokyo area is actually not very difficult especially in the Ginza, Shibuya and Kagurazaka area. Aoki is a chain in Tokyo, I think there are 12 different locations. I didn't expect to find it in Haneda.

It is not just another Tonkatsu joint, my rib eye roast pork cutlet was unbelievable. Because it's so thick, it is slow roasted first so it is not over cooked during the deep frying. These people got this process down. It is the most tender piece of pork that I have ever had in my life, some part of the pork was a little too fatty for me but overall it is crazy good. If your are laying over in Haneda and in the mood for a perfect piece of pork cutlet, there is no better choice. I also love the soup, pork with radish, it is not your run off the mill miso.

It is a small place, 12 seats and you purchase your meal ticket at the machine. Depending on the cut you choose, it could take a little time to prepare...

『羽田イノベーションシティ』という場所にあるレストランである関係上、平日の特に昼食時間帯は行列が出来る程の人気店ですが、一方で休日は列が出来る機会はほとんど無く、すぐに入店することが出来ると思います。 都内を中心に複数店舗展開されているトンカツ店の一つですが、建物の構造を活かした『オープンテラス席』がある唯一のレストランです。オープンテラス席はテーブル席ですが、店内の席はほぼカウンター席のみであるため、利用客も単身者が多いように見受けられます。そのため、昼食時間帯で行列が出来る程混雑しても、客の回転が悪い、というわけではありません。 出入り口に設置されている券売機であらかじめ食券を購入する必要があります。注文から給仕まで、空いている時間帯でもやや時間がかかったように感じましたが、勿論その分、メインディッシュとなるトンカツは丁寧に拵えられていると思います。噛み応え抜群、濃厚な肉汁を含んだトンカツであるように思いました。 その一方で、他の『とんかつ檍』でも見られるように、スライスの幅が不揃いで、時間の経過につれて冷めやすくなったり肉が固くなりやすい、というのがありました。キャベツやご飯・味噌汁については特筆すべき項目は無く、可もなく不可もない、という印象です。

Because the restaurant is located in "Haneda Innovation City", it's very popular on weekdays, especially during lunch hours, when there is a long line of people waiting to get in. On the other hand, on weekends and holidays, there are almost no lines and you can enter the restaurant quickly. It's one of several pork cutlet restaurants in Tokyo, but it is the only one with "open terrace seating" that takes advantage of the building's structure. The open terrace seating is at tables, but the restaurant's interior seating is almost exclusively at the counter, so it appears that many of the customers are single people. Therefore, even if the restaurant is crowded to the point that there is a line during lunch time, it does not mean that the customer turnover is bad. You need to purchase a meal ticket in advance from the ticket vending machine located at the entrance. It seemed to take a little time from ordering to serving, even when the restaurant was empty, but of course the pork cutlet, which is the main dish, was carefully prepared to compensate for this. I thought the pork cutlet was very chewy and rich in juices. On the other hand, as is the case at other "Tonkatsu Aoki" restaurants, the slices were uneven in width, and the meat tended to get cold and tough over time. As for the cabbage, rice, and miso soup, there were no items worth mentioning, and I have the impression that they were neither acceptable nor...

Definitely some of the best tonkatsu I've had, if not the best. I showed up at 12:30pm on a weekday and got lucky with no wait to order and sit down. The meal is cooked to order so I had to wait a while, maybe 20 to 25 minutes. The food was really delicious - I'm not a big fan of pork but this was great. I liked that there were lots of custom salts and...