Food blog: Tonki ~ the gold standard of Tonkatsu at Meguro/Tokyo (26Apr2023)
This is a repeated visit for me. I am so glad to learn that Tonki is still doing great after Covid19. The layout has not changed since my last visit years ago. This is an institution for Tonkatsu, the benchmark of excellence and great value for money. 2 minutes walk from Meguro train station (Yamanote line) It is a short walk from the Meguro train station, down the slope and a left turn later, you will find the restaurant. view of the restaurant when I walk in When I walked into the restaurant, I was looking forward to seeing a few of the "older" staff > who have probably worked for decades in the restaurant. I remembered an elderly chef who would picked up piping hot freshly fried Tonkatsu with his bare hands before cutting them into bite sizes. I thought that I recognize a few of them but I am not too sure as they were having their masks on. I have also found new staff, notably a young and elderly lady serving the table. A simple menu The restaurant works like clockwor...