Katsu

Eh. This review is super overdue cause… now they are closed. But anyways…
It was just ok for me — My friend was raving about it when I told her I was going with my family. It was a birthday celebration for my cousin. We were all excited to try it.
I got the everything plate — with the all you can eat other stuff. Like I said, it was just ok. I have to say, the only thing I really enjoyed was the curry. I had curry and udon first. The noodles were cooked well but the curry wasn’t as spicy as I would have liked. The soup on the other hand could’ve been a lot more hot (temperature)
The katsu was good enough to eat but was a little over done. I had chicken and pork katsu, a fried rice onigiri katsu, and a couple other items. The onigiri was different and I actually enjoyed it.
Dessert — I passed on dessert because we had brought a cheesecake which we shared with a table next to ours.
Well, maybe there’s good reason that they are closed. and I guess I’m done.
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I always pass by but have never dined here. So why write a review?
Because FYI: They are CLOSED!

Well I can’t see how this has even 3 stars, come on people!!! the worst Katsu and Japanese food I’ve ever had!!! Grow some Cajones, these guys that own this must be in it to make money only, sure not for the quality of the food. If I could give ½ star I would!
The Katsu was like eating a panko’d Zori!!! and the sauce was like Ketchup mated with Oyster sauce… Really, but the worst part was the so-​called buffet??? Really! It was like a carb feed trough for pigs! and for you that think a lot is the definition of «GOOD» then you should go in the back and graze from the dumpster cause that would probably be warmer than our meal.
Let’s start with the «Barfett» Just carbs, mac and spaghetti salad, shiny probably from the salmonella no flavor not even salt. Bland! Bland! and oh my Lettuce only to me is not a salad or a bar! and the dressing in squirt bottles not on ice or any of the salads. Can we say «Trots» waiting to happen no thanks!
If I was the owner I would be ashamed to call this Katsu. The sauce everything was awful! sad too, cause the wait staff was nice and efficient. But really $ 45 dollars not including tip and I have to get my own tea and water and Salty Miso and dish water Udon. Really! Well we won’t be back anytime soon! But neither will they if they serve overpriced opala like this! Besides this spots been what? 3 – 5 different things in 2 years. So not betting this one will survive.
If it’s star Tonkatsu you want then only one place IMO «Tokyo Bairin» of course the Kurabota Pork Tonkatsu is King, and a bucket list thing! But the standard cut is good too! and what makes this work is the homemade Katsu Sauce with the ground Goma Mix… Wow what flavor Oishi for sure! Want to try Kimukatsu with the layered thing going on!!! T, B, yeah, yeah shitty parking and always crowded but «Wow!» Maybe because its freaking Good!!! Duh!!! don’t waste time at Katsu.
If your going all Pake then go to Shirokiya and visit Tokyo Bairin there. They have bento takeout, only bad thing can’t get the Kurabota Pork there! But get dollar beer at Happy Hour nearby!!! So Kimi no Unaji ni Kanpai! but not at Katsu!!!

I think the idea for this place is great. An all you can eat buffet included with the price of an entrée? Unlimited drinks, salads, pastas, curries, udon?
Salads/​pasta salads were interesting. They had a garlic cheese pasta that was actually pretty tasty, a pasta salad, green salad with different dressings, and maybe one more. The garlic cheese pasta was definitely more italian style than Japanese, but I still liked it. Their Japanese salad dressing is really tasty as well.
The curry is actually not bad, it has chicken and veggies in it, and there is a mild and spicy version and are both kept piping hot.
Udon was pretty good, the noodles weren’t fresh, but what do you expect from a buffet?
The most disappointing part were the entrees. The larger plates were HUGE portions, I got the tonkatsu and it was literally a foot and a half worth of katsu, and we also ordered the spicy chicken. The katsu was dry and very salty, and the spicy chicken was overly breaded, HUGE pieces, and the flavor was eh.
I think if they bumped up the taste/​quality of their entrees, I might be willing to go back, but for now, I don’t really miss the Italian style pasta.

3.5 stars, actually.
Good deal.
Look for a $ 10 coupon in the Friday night Dining Out section of the Star-​Advertiser…
You must order a mega-​plate, which consists of a huge platter of different types of deep fried food (including fried musubi 0_​o) to get this deal. For $ 19.99 (after coupon deduction), you have access to an all-​you-​can-​eat table full of hot udon, curry, miso soup, salad and drinks. If you’re anything like me, udon + curry = heaven.
I ate so much of the udon that I had to take home nearly EVERYTHING (minus the fried musubi that I shamelessly devoured almost immediately). The waiter was understanding about my leftovers and made readily available a bunch of take-​out containers for us. …Brownie point! I love places who aren’t chang about take out containers.
As I had said earlier, good deal. For $ 19.99+tip, I had dinner, lunch and lunch again. Perfect for this Chinese girl on a mission to save $!

our first time here.
there is a $ 10 off megaplate coupon online.
the buffet areas were:
salad — lettuce, edamame, corn, fried onions, ranch and thousand island dressing and 2 types of pasta.
udon — noodles, soup, seaweed, tempura flakes
miso soup, rice, and jello
megaplate is a deep fried overload. it had chicken, fish, shrimp, and ton katsu, regular and sweet fried chicken, and a fried zucchini.
the fried chicken w/​mayo was not anything special.
the assorted tempura looks good. and will be my order with unlimited udon when I go back.

Went there last night for dinner. Ordered chicken katsu and assorted tempura. Food came out and I was not impressed. Katsu was okay, tempura was pretty bad. You could go tons of other places and get better katsu and tempura for cheaper!

The food was really good!!! Just a average kind of curry/​katsu spot!!! The price is reasonable also! I would go again with a bunch of friends. :)

So, this place is All You Can Eat. Basically, you choose your one Katsu Entrée item then everything else is all you can eat. The «buffet line» consists of rice, miso soup, curry, udon, salad, pasta and mango jello (?). I thought the katsu was good and their portions are HUGE! Anything fried is good, right??? The curry and udon was okay.
The food isn’t worth going back for, but the staff was really welcoming and friendly. Although, when my friend tried to call to make reservations the guy told her to call back about half an hour before we get there so he could hold a table for us, When we call back to let them know we’d be there in half an hour a different guy tells us they don’t hold tables or take reservations. Hmmm…
Parking is located on either side of the building.

Fried. Fried. Fried. With a salad on the side. That pretty much sums up Katsu. This place has a interesting concept in that you choose your meat and you get all the curry + rice + salad + weird spaghetti + miso soup + udon you can stomach.
Since its close to work, my boss loves it and hence i’ve been here 3 times in the past two weeks. I on the other hand have a varying opinion on the place. I haven’t been to the restaurants the preceded it but i’m guessing the interior hasn’t changed much since they have a sushi bar that they converted into their buffet line. But anyways I’ve tried everything they have to offer, some good, most not so good.
Good:
(+) Fast Service — 2 out of the 3 times i’ve been there the food has come out quickly and simultaneously. Meaning we all got to eat our meats hot. And our party of 8+ finished in under and hour
(+) Lunch Prices — Okay, there really is NO reason you should come here for dinner. You get essentially the same things for a $ 5 cheaper at lunch. So what if you don’t get a soda or 2 extra pieces of fried junk.
(+) Mini size — DO NOT ORDER THE LARGER SIZE, the mini is more than enough and you get basically the same amount. You can’t tell the difference.
(+) Chicken Katsu — it’s the best thing here. trust me if you eat here get the cock.
Mediocre:
(/​) Tonkatsu — it is decent, but always comes out dry so I always find myself smothering it in their not so exciting sauce.
Bad:
(-) The All You Can Eat Sides — sounds great in theory but when you realize its filled with costco bagged salad, instant miso soup, instant curry, flavorless jello and hard mango pudding you’ll change your mind. Unless they change it up it’ll be a fast dying concept.
(-) You cannot share. Not even an option, everyone must have their own meat, unless your a toddle.
(-) Mega plate = mega disaster. Doesn’t look like the picture, and for the price you are better off getting a mini chicken katsu and a mini tonkatsu
(-) Tempura — HORRIBLE
(-) Karaage — Junk that is unless you like hard, overcooked, flavorless, dry pieces of chicken.
(-) parking — atrocious.
So I guess you can say that i’m not a fan of the place although i did enjoy their chicken katsu. I think their concept is cool but will get old fast when people who actually have a good experience the first time realize its the same old $h!t time after time. The meats besides the chicken katsu need some help and until then, when i’m forced to eat here i’ll be eating the chicken.

We had dinner there on their second day of business, so I’m sure there were still some «opening night jitters.»
Everyone chooses an entrée and all come with an all-​you-​can-​eat buffet of some VERY SIMPLY PREPARED cold salads, udon and curry. Not the kind of curry with five different kinds of veggies.
Fair warning to all: All the entrees are deep-​fried. .. Katsu, tenpura, tonkatsu, etc.
Not my kind of food, but if you want a big, filling meal, then you may want to give this place a try. The wait staff was very pleasant.

Parking here is a bit koo koo — but we were able to find a stall in the same lot as Larry’s Auto. We went here for lunch — five of us were seated quickly. We had a $ 10 off coupon from Midweek and it was our first time. The menu is colorful with pics of each entrée available and it shows you exactly what you will get. The interior of the restaurant was cute and clean. The employees were very attentive and efficient. We had no problems at all. Each person has to order an entrée and the «all you can eat» applies to their various salads, mild or spicy curry, udon, miso, rice, and dessert. Our table ordered the assorted tempura x 3, chicken kaarage, and pork katsu (mini). You can also have all you can drink on non-​alcoholic beverages! Everything was hot and we had more than enough food. It’s buffet so you got to bring your A-​game on! Each table also had the sauces such as soy sauce, katsu, tempura, and the shirachi sauce. One of our waiters gave us some mayo and mixed it with the shirachi — damn that was good! FYI — they do not accept American Express.

If I talked to my fellow Unilocaler, Rod U after eating here it would go something like this:
Rod U (RU): So Addie, why do you continue going to restaurants with bad ratings? What are you, a glutton for punishment?
Addie (AL): Well, it’s my mom’s birthday and she wanted to go here, how can I say no despite the bad reviews? You had your share bad experiences also ha ha… recall IHOP and Ramen Ya!
RU: Well, I’m not perfect, sometimes I run into some bad ones. There has to be some good things about this place right?
AL: You can drink all the soda and tea you want, Coke is my fav, the miso soup is not bad, it comes with seaweed and tofu. The curry was surpisingly good, you can add that to the katsu and lessens the sting (more about that later), the shrimp tempura was ok. There is a 10% senior discount and $ 10 off the mega plate. Service was pretty good.
RU: That doesn’t sound that bad, I’m bracing myself for the things that went wrong.
AL: Where do I begin? The ketchup rice katsu was gross, who ever thought of that idea?! The udon was way overcooked, the salad was out of the box, the katsu came to the table and it was lukewarm and soggy (the restaurant name was katsu, isn’t this supposed be their forte but add curry to this and it doesn’t matter)? The shrimp tempura although good, only had three small pieces. Dessert wasn’t much of one with fruits and some weird dish with corn???
RU: Was the prices reasonable? Is it worth your money?
AL: Nope, don’t think we’ll ever come back. It was a good try and staff was very nice, too bad, the concept was a good idea but good quality wasn’t up to standards. Bottom line: Not recommended.

Was packed from the write up in the paper today in Dining Out. So crowded in fact that it took over an hour to get our entrees. Manager apologized and made all of our entrees ½ off. So definite points for service. Multiple staff members dropped by the table to check on us which was appreciated.
The food …? Average overall. Did like the curry, did like the tempura, did like the miso soup. Soft drinks included in the price of the meal which was a nice touch as well. But other appetizers on the buffet line were somewhat disappointing, the salad was just essentially salad from a bag, and the tonkatsu itself was a little dry. Like the overall formula but feel that they need to tweak more.

Pretty disappointed. This took the place of a restaurant I liked, Richo. Always up for new eateries, we decided to give a go. I guess there’s a coupon somewhere, as I saw may people holding them. Unfortunately we didn’t have one :(
The AYCE side bar, in one word was, JUNK. Miso soup was terrible. Curry was average, with WHOLE potatoes in there, But how can you mess up instant curry. Udon noodles were terrible. Honestly tasted like those frozen udon noodles that were just thawed out. Jello, green salad, a potato dish and mango pudding rounded out the bar.
The entrée’s we had were the tempura combo and mini tonkatsu. The mini tonkatsu (15.95) was pretty huge, with two large pieces. It tasted average. The pork was too thick, which I didn’t like. The tempura combo (17.95) was below average. It included 3 pencil thin shrimp tempura, 2 sweet potato, 1 broccoli, 1 pumpkin, 1 egg plant and few other stuff. The main dishes all came out at different times. We ordered 3 dishes and they came out at different times 15, 20, 25 minutes. At a large party behind me, one dish came out after everyone finished eating. They had to asked for a take out container, which is a piece of foil.
Honestly the best thing I enjoyed was the mango pudding and self serve soda. They need to reconsider their concept or they will not last. Providing low quality AYCE will not cut it. Right now its a gimmick that will lose its appeal real quick.

We decided to try out Katsu because we drove past it recently than we saw the ad min midweek. I had the assorted tempura which was pretty decent. The pickings at the buffet were alright. There was miso soup, curry, udon, a spaghetti salad, some kind of stewed potatoes dish, rice, tossed salad, oranges, jello and mango pudding. What i liked about the miso soup and udon was that there was wakame available which added to those dishes. The spaghetti salad, toss salad and potatoes was just average. The curry wasn’t bad.
For the price it was a good deal. Some suggestions would be to add tofu onto the buffet line and maybe a couple more salads. Also would be nice to have a fish offering on the menu.

Came here for my brother’s birthday, which seemed like such a great idea because he loves chicken katsu… and what better place to go to than a restaurant named as such?! Well trust me, there are definitely better places to go.
The inclusive buffet seems like a great deal, but the pickings are slim. A few salads, mostly doused in sauces; fresh fruit (on which two flies decided to stop for a bite), a very lightly sweetened guava jello with mandarin oranges, an attempt at a lilikoi chiffon pie (got nothing on Hamura’s), a potato/​pork mixture served cold (or at least at room temperature) with no pork, rice, udon (which tasted like packaged udon, bought in bulk from Costco), and curry. All you can drink too for water, coffee, tea, and soft drinks but beware because there are no straws for your sodas and the tea was as black as the coffee.
We sat in the back of the restaurant, in the section that has the floor seating. The zabuton was thin and halfway through dinner I grabbed an extra one because I could feel the cut out in the bottom of the seat and I felt like the Princess and the pea. The portable air conditioner displayed 85 when we entered, and before we got our food, said 87. The radio station was about 60% static, but only in that portion of the restaurant. And there’s still some construction going on, because from our table we could see straight into the dish pit, through a jagged doorway-​sized hole in two layers of drywall, which exposed some important looking pipes and wires. Oops… I guess someone forgot to pull down the tatami-​style curtain that was rolled up at the top of that opening. So basically, don’t sit in the back.
My mom had clipped a coupon in the paper for $ 10 off the Mega Plate, which is pretty mega in size but not in taste or quality. Chicken and tonkatsu seemed to be breaded first with mochiko and then panko because the batter was thick and chewy. Meh. Not a happy birthday dinner for my brother. He said he’d rather have eaten katsu from L&L. I had the tempura plate, mom had karaage chicken, and my dad and hubs had the mega plates. We all had leftovers that no one ate for lunch.
The servers are friendly and the décor was nice… but this was one book that should not be judged by it’s cover. I probably won’t try it again because it just wouldn’t be worth my time.
PS: Parking is kind of a bitch, because there’s residential parking all around and haunting tow away signs, but the guy at Sal’z Lock & Key said parking is A-​OK after hours (5:30). If this place doesn’t close down because it’s junk, it’ll have minimal business because of the lack of parking.

After seeing the (huge) grand opening ad in last week’s Dining Out, I was SUPER excited to try this place that boasted so much Japanese yumminess all in one spot! In hindsight, I probably set my hopes too high, considering the bargain price… which is to say, it’s pretty good for ~$ 20 pp, but don’t expect $ 50-​buffet quality when you’re only paying $ 20. Duh!
One thing’s for sure, the service here is TOP-​NOTCH; from the moment you walk-​in, to the moment you roll out in a wheelbarrow, it’s clear the staff are determined to make a great impression. There doesn’t seem to be any set territory for waitstaff – everyone just helps out everywhere – but Gerald was particularly great… welcoming, informative, enthusiastic & attentive (but not overly-​so)!! When we arrived, we were greeted & seated immediately; Gerald explained the process, where everything’s located, and happily let us order one Mega Plate to start us off (we knew we’d have to order another entrée later, one per person required). Since the Mega Plate offers a little of everything else on the menu (literally), we figured this would help us figure out what to get for our second plate.
Looking at the salad bar and sides, the offerings look modest, but decent… and we usually avoid salad anyway, to save tummy-​space for the main course! There were tossed greens (didn’t try), mac salad (didn’t try), spaghetti salad (didn’t try, looked tomato-​based), some curried rice noodles (didn’t try), and something I DID TRY & affectionately nicknamed «this stuff.» What is this stuff, you ask? From what I can tell, it’s chopped & blanched cabbage, carrot, sweet potato & corn, mixed with a little mayonnaise & some unidentified spices. It’s strangely good, light, tasty. Hard to describe, but definitely worth a second serving!
As for the side dishes, I’d pass on the pork & veggies dish (only the scarcest amount of pork anyway), but heartily agree with others that the CURRY is a hit! It tastes homemade, a little on the sweeter side, with huge satisfying chunks of carrot, potato and onion. At Gerald’s suggestion, we mixed some of it with the udon noodles & a little bit of dashi… make-​your-​own curry udon! Very clever idea, but a little disappointing because the texture of the noodles wasn’t as chewy (is «springy» a word?) as I’m used to… they were actually rather brittle, if cooked noodles can be brittle… the bf hypothesized that they might have been frozen and then thawed.
As for our main entrée, the Mega Plate was indeed Mega…2 people can easily share… so plan on taking most of your second entrée home! Here’s the breakdown:
— Tempura (1 each: shrimp, sweet potato, carrot, eggplant & kabocha); good but not exceptional, maybe a tad oily, not super crispy, but also not soggy
— Chicken katsu (good-​sized piece, cut into 4); good but not exceptional, prepared ‘traditional’ style (chicken’s not marinated/​flavored) so I wish the breading was a little lighter
— Tonkatsu (2 different cuts: loin & filet); both were really good, but batter doesn’t stick very well to the meat, and it maybe a tad overcooked because the meat was a tiny bit dry; even so, both cuts were lean & tasty, and double-​thumbs up for the PORK FILET… wish it were a bigger piece… we both agreed that we’d just order an entire plate of that if it were an option! 0=) Hehehe.
— Other panko’d stuff (1 each: shrimp, zucchini & «tomato rice»); wish I could’ve been more excited about these items, but they were just ok; I even tried dipping the tomato rice katsu in 4 different sauces, but nothing made it «wow»…it was still just tomato-​saucy rice that’s panko’d & deep-​fried
— Chicken karaage (1 each: plain & sweet chili sauce); not exceptional, but the chicken karaage was kind of nice when dipped in the tempura sauce (randomI know, but I tend to get creative at the dinner table)
— Roast beef (2 paper-​thin slices); probably has to be that thin b/​c it’s so dry, but I must say it tasted yummy, kinda like pipikaula (smoky-flavored)…even so, this item was a little confusing, because we were expecting a nice piece of medium-​rare steak (like the picture!!), & that’s definitely not what we got
We finished off with some dessert from the salad bar, which was also pretty good. The mango pudding was super yummy, but a slightly different texture than the Chinese restaurants… you could actually taste & feel the pureed mango bits in it, which was nice! The fruity-​flavored jello was very bland, but I mentioned that to Gerald (b/​c he asked) & he said he’d let the cook know. We didn’t get to the fruit platter (honeydew, pineapple, etc), but that looked good too.
My favorite meal-​closer is always miso soup, and theirs was the perfect miso-​to-​dashi ratio. A good ending to a good (& super-​duper filling) meal. FOOD: 3 stars, SERVICE: 5 stars. Hats off to Gerald & the rest of the crew for setting Katsu off to a great start…& I’m sure it’ll get even better in the coming week

Grand opening night! That’s when I visited Katsu with a few friends. When we called them for a reservation we were told that they weren’t taking any reservations, but we could just walk in, and it wasn’t too busy at the moment. However, by the time we made it down there it had filled up, and we had to wait for maybe 5 – 10 minutes. Not bad at all. The staff was friendly and helpful especially considering that it was their grand opening. If you’re familiar with new restaurants you’ll know that it could be a war zone on opening nights. The staff didn’t seem as stressed and frazzled as you would think they might, and from what I could tell the kitchen wasn’t running out of any food.
The big draw of Katsu is that when you buy your entrée dish you are treated to an included all-​you-​can-​eat buffet of sides and supplemental dishes. You can select from a couple of salads, a spaghetti salad, mac salad, fried noodles, fresh fruits, a couple variations of jello, nikujaga minus the niku, rice, miso soup, curry and udon. Soft drinks are also included for dinner, but are an additional $ 1.99 during lunch.
The entrée dishes you can choose from are chicken katsu, tonkatsu, shrimp and veggie tempura, veggie tempura, chicken karaage, spicy chicken karaage, and the mega plate which consists of everything above and some slices of roast beef. All entrees except for the mega are also available in mini size. I recommend getting the mini unless you really love your katsu or tempura. I like to think that I can put away a good amount of food in one sitting, but I ended up leaving Katsu with some leftovers… And I ordered a mini tonkatsu! I blame the unlimited sides bar on that fullness.
The food on the sides bar was alright. Nothing exceptional either way. I would say the best items were the fresh fruits (pineapple, honeydew and oranges), the curry, and the udon. One of the salads was interesting. It was already tossed with a dressing that I couldn’t quite place, but it reminded me of spicy ahi minus the ahi. Along with the lettuce there were chunks of sweet potato, kabocha, carrots, and other goodies. I think the thing I liked most about that salad was the spiciness.
The tonkatsu was ok. For some reason the breading was very loose to the point if falling off of the pork, and the pork wasn’t very moist, and a little on the chewier side of what I like my tonkatsu to be. The chicken katsu was much more moist and soft probably due to the fattiness of the cuts. The spicy chicken karaage was basically chicken karaage with mae ploy chili sauce.
The verdict: Whelming. Neither overwhelming, nor underwhelming… Just whelming. I’m sad to say that the verdict at my table was that the best parts of our meals was not the katsu, or other entrees, but it was actually the udon and the curry. This isn’t my final decision on this restaurant, though. I like to give new restaurants at least a couple months to work out the kinks before I say for certain how I feel about them, but for now, based on my grand opening visit I would rate Katsu somewhere between 3 and 3.5 stars. Great service, but the food has room for improvement.

The staff answers the phone with «Restaurant Katsu» but when I asked a couple employees there, they said that the restaurant name is «Katsu». It’s anyone’s guess what the correct name is.
Changes to the restaurant name, including the hours and phone number have already been submitted for approval. But in case it’s still not visible, here’s their info:
3008 Waialae Avenue (old Richio Korean Restaurant location)
808−734−2222
***walk-​in only, they don’t take reservations***
Hours:
Closed Mondays.
Open Tues-​Sunday for lunch (11am-2:30) & dinner (5pm-​9pm).
I’m torn between giving Katsu either a 3 star or 3.5 stars based on their food (it was just average-​tasting for me).
But the staff was friendly and the unlimited curry was good (better than the main items) so an extra ½ star was added.
The staff will take your order and bring out your main entrees of various katsu dishes. Everything else, you’re on your own:
–water & soft drinks (soft drinks & tea are free & unlimited for dinner, $ 1.99 unlimited during lunch).
–napkins
–silverware
–unlimited self-​service to their food bar (udon, miso soup, salads, curry).
***I tipped 20% anyways because it’s just how I am… and because I believe in Karma (and Karma’s a bigger bit@h than me, trust)***
Let’s not forget the booze:
Unlimited food station (salads, cold desserts, udon, curry, miso soup & rice), but everyone at the table MUST order a main entrée.
Unlimited Udon:
The best part of the unlimited station was the curry!
The fried foods were just alright, nothing spectacular.
MEGA-​PLATE ($ 29.98 dinner, $ 24.98 for lunch):
Go to
to print out your $ 10 off a mega-​plate coupon).
Our plate:
Mega-​Plate consists (one piece of each item):
–tempura: shrimp, onion, carrot, kabocha & potato.
–zucchini katsu
–fried panko shrimp
–chicken katsu
–chicken karaage
–tomato rice (
)
–roast beef
The roast beef looks nothing like their website or menu (advertised showing thick cuts of beef). We just got 2 pale-​looking slices of cold meat
SPICY CHICKEN KARAAGE ($ 18.98 reg, $ 15.98 mini):
Taste like sriraccha-​basted fried chicken. I’d skip this dish.
Our order:
I regret not ordering just the regular CHICKEN KARAAGE.
CHICKEN KATSU ($ 17.98 reg, $ 14.95 mini):
We all said that we liked l&l’s katsu better… that says a lot.
The fatty parts made each bite too greasy for us.
TONKATSU/​PORK LOIN ($ 18.98 reg, $ 15.98 mini):
It was tasty. I liked that there was some marbling in it to give it an extra richness.
ASSORTED TEMPURA & ASSORTED VEGETABLE TEMPURA (both are $ 15.98):
Overall, it was just okay. But we all agreed that despite the average-​tasting main fried items, you do get your money’s worth from the unlimited food & drinks bar. Hit up the udon & curry!