Dinner at YODA

Dinner at YODA

at YODA on 9 June 2026
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In my profile, I summarize the restaurants and dessert shops I've visited, including those I wholeheartedly recommend based on taste, personality, and atmosphere. Feel free to use it as a reference.--------------------------------I made a reservation for OMAKASE at 12:30. Due to sourcing, there might be cases where your first choice isn’t available, so you can select up to three options when making a reservation. I chose loin as my first option, and it was available on the day, so I got the loin. That day, I had 140g of Rui Bi pork, and I ordered a large serving of rice for JPY 8,700.The tonkatsu was incredibly delicious!! The shock of the first bite was truly amazing. This is what real tonkatsu tastes like! The coating was perfectly crispy without falling apart, and it had a super fluffy texture. The sweetness of the fat and the umami of the meat created an incredible harmony that was absolutely delicious. I thought the sauce was good, but I hardly used it, opting instead for salt, wasabi, and a hint of soy sauce. The salt was also delicious; I don’t think it was regular refined salt, but I wonder where it’s from. When I ran out of salt and wasabi towards the end, I asked for more, and the chef suggested trying some sansho pepper, which pairs well with tonkatsu and is delicious, so I gave it a try. It was incredibly tasty! I realized how well pork and sansho go together. It was refreshing and really brought out the flavor of the pork.Everything besides the tonkatsu was delicious too. The cabbage was well-drained, and it was perfect with the sauce. This sauce was also incredibly tasty! Personally, I preferred the one on the right side of the picture. There were pickles, including young corn, which I don’t usually eat, and they were just the right amount of pickled to serve as a nice palate cleanser. The miso soup had various mushrooms in it, and the umami from the mushrooms was explosive and super delicious! The dekopon after the meal was exceptionally tasty, and I should have asked where it was from. I briefly chatted with the chef about the sansho, and I wondered if the citrus flavor after eating pork contributed to its deliciousness.Above all, the rice was unbelievably good!! It was freshly cooked, and each grain was lively. Somehow, each grain felt larger than the rice I usually eat. At home, I eat delicious rice sent by my grandmother from Shiga, but the rice here was clearly of high quality, and the cooking was just perfect.The owners, likely a couple, managed the restaurant beautifully, and both of them had wonderful personalities, allowing me to enjoy the tonkatsu to the fullest. This was the best tonkatsu of my life, and I want to try many other cuts and brands! I will definitely come back.

10 / 10