A hidden gem that is less than 10 minutes away from me, and not in Marda Loop where you can barely find parking. This place is perfect.
The venue is small, so get there early or book resos, otherwise you'll be waiting, watching the other patrons eat all the delicious dishes coming out of their kitchen.
We had the fried shrimp dumplings, takoyaki, lotus root salad (OMG, make sure you mix the salad to get to the ponzu-like sauce at the bottom - we ordered another one at the end of our meal because it was soooooo good). Pork Tenderloin Katsu, Cream Curry Udon and the Spicy Beef Yakisoba.
Everything was super tasty. Glad that the breading on the Katsu comes from Glamorgan Bakery too! Another plus in my books when local businesses work together.
I'm secretly hoping that Katsuten doesn't explode on popularity - this way I can always get a table when I'm too lazy to plan dinner.
Side Note: Parents with babies/toddlers, the washrooms do not have change tables. We had to change our little girl in the trunk of our car. Not very convenient, but I wasn't going to lay her on the ground. Just an FYI. Hopefully Katsuten sees this review and installs some foldout change tables. That would be awesome.