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| - We stumbled upon this place by accident as we were actually trying to grab a "poke bowl." at a new restaurant that opened recently. Fortunately, they actually ran out of food for the day so after an impromptu stroll along Bloor St., we came across Mr. Tonkatsu!!! (by the way ~ I'm writing about the Bloor Branch at 520 Bloor St, West, Toronto) Immediately, we were greeted by the courteous and attentive staff. Once seated, we were given a menu that offered all the Katsu a person can want!!! Being as it was my first time, I decided to try the basic signature dish: The Original Katsu Set (with a side of Soba ~ cold buckwheat noodles due to the hot weather). The food came very quickly. What most people talk about would be the sesame they present to you in a bowl for you to grind then add to the Katsu Sauce. I will not go into detail about that since it has been written about extensively by other yelpers. I will focus on the main dish itself. The succulent Katsu. Most poorly done Katsu are over-fried, dried or under / over-battered. The Katsu here was just perfect. Fried just right to be crispy but not dry, with the juices of the pork still intact. Not over or under-battered, battered just right and cooked just right (over-dry and still runny batter are the worst). You can taste the pork through the fried batter. The fried batter does not overtake the taste. Secondly, the sauce. The sauce accentuates the Katsu just right. In short, all elements of the dish compliments each other without overriding each other. End Result? Explosion of taste in your mouth!!! Notable mentions are: the house-made salad dressing, miso soup and the soba but come on, what we really want is MORE KATSU!!! Great place. Highly recommend it to all lovers of fried foods.
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