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| - I would had NEVER expected to have such quality katsu in (not-even-downtown) Calgary. It was unreal.
Because of work, I had to stay in the city for 5 days. One thing in the city is that everything closes pretty early, so I had to always make sure to have something in my tummy before 9 pm or else I'd get starved until the next noon (because everything opens LATE too).
I was walking around in the neighborhood searching for food around 8 pm and I saw this Katsuten. It was a cozy little restaurant. I wouldn't say the decoration was special in any way. It was more like a family style restaurant - probably owned by a family and it's also excellent for families.
Although it is marketed as a Japanese restaurant, all the staff & some dishes were modern Korean (e.g., the cream curry udon). However, this did not stop me from dining here because I know some of the Korean restaurants make the best katsu, such as Mr. Tonkatsu in Toronto.
After having a very friendly conversation with the staff (because I love the R&B music they played in the restaurant), I ordered loin katsu ($14.9). The price is definitely not cheap - so I wouldn't say it's a place I would come for every meal if I live in the area.
The meal came with miso soup, rice, and shredded cabbage. Unfortunately, I did not like any of the sides. The miso soup was pretty watery, and the shredded cabbage dressing (lemon) was very mediocre. Just when I was about to accept the fact that Calgary does not have any legit Asian food, I had a bite of that lion katsu. The deliciousness of the flaky breading combined with the juicy pork chop blitzed me, which almost bashed me into another dimension. God, it was SURREAL. The breading was so flaky that it just dissolved in my mouth, yet I could still taste the freshness of the bread they used to deep fry the pork cutlet. It was a surprising moment for me because I just couldn't believe that I could taste a katsu this level in Calgary freaking Alberta. Wow.
In conclusion, if you're here you have to go for its Katsus on the menu. Although the sides were mediocre at best (I'm looking forward to any sort of improvement in the future), the katsu here was on the other level of the food heaven.
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