Tonkatsu Noguchi (とんかつ 乃ぐち) Osaka

in osaka, japan (jan’24)

second tonkatsu shop i went is at this small tonkatsu joint in a residential neighbourhood with only 5 seats. really glad to snag seats and enjoyed one of the best tonkatsu experiences i’ve had, and given i don’t really love tonkatsu made my experience here even more eye-opening.

we selected the full course in which we sampled the best cuts of some of the top pork breeds, but my favourite still remains to be tokyo-x, with the right amount of lean, juicy and rich pork flavour. the batter here is double fried, but still remains light, aerated and thin without feeling greasy at all. the tokyo-x hire (fillet) really set the scene, the second type, 望来豚ロース loin was a bit less succulent in comparison, and the 林spf ロース loin was juicier and richer in flavour. the last cut of the リブロース rib loin was a bit too much for me as it was too fatty overall.

to end, we had a choice of a shoyu katsu don or katsu curry, much much preferred the curry. on top of the katsuo boshi, the katsu don was topped with vegetables and shiso, with generous soy so i found it a bit heavy. the curry had the inclusion of raisins and was overall lightly sweet so it was easy to eat especially after all the fried goods. one to definitely try out when in osaka, a very nice interactive counter tonkatsu experience.

noguchi omakase set: (¥4000)
3 types (~260g)
shoyu katsu/ curry don mini size
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📍とんかつ乃ぐち
location: heike apartment 102, 3-14-2 nakatsu, osaka
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