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| - Try this place now! If you are in the south part of Vegas south of the 215, this is a great place to stop and try. We drove out here to try it out from Henderson and it was totally worth it. As usual, I read reviews before trying this place out / driving 15 miles and the reviews of Rod U, Lawrence C and Jennifer D caused me to be quite ready for this evening's quest.
a. Normally - I am normally getting Tonkatsu or Chicken Katsu from a place like L and L Hawaiian. Oddly, there was an L and L a few blocks away from this place. While I find it extremely convenient to get it from L and L, I also know it is like me getting chow mein or fried rice at Panda. Edible, comforting, but just not the same. Here at TK, this is the real deal in Tonkatsu.
b. Ahhh Curry - There are a few pleasures in foodie life and Japanese Curry is one of them. I love all types of curry, = Thai, Indian, Chinese, Japanese. From the hottest to the mildest. However, I find that the Japanese Curry like what they have here is simply the best. If you like mild curry over rice with carrots and potatoes, this is it.
c. Miso Soup - I pretty much always have miso paste at home and make plenty of variations of miso soup from hearty vegetables soup to your basic miso. I consider myself a Miso fan and the miso here is pretty darn good. Finished mine and most of my wives. Yep, and I slurped it all without using a spoon. Just slurped away and used the chopsticks. Now, while I am not Japanese, I find that eating the soup like they do in Japan, by putting your mouth to the bowl and drinking, using the chopsticks for the bits you cannot swaggle down is a great way to enjoy the soup. Here the soup was just right. Be sure to chuggle it down while it is hot. I also keep getting spell check warnings here, so I am sure swaggle and chuggle are not words but that is what comes to mind with this Miso Soup.
d. The TK Sauce - What am I to do with the sesame seed and the tonkatsu sauce, mortar and pestle? See, I have been trained to eat tonkatsu at L and L and am used to having the sauce in a little plastic takeaway thingamajig. Here you get to pour out a good spoonful or so of sesame seed, and use the pestle to grind down the seeds to mix it with the sauce. That was fun and since I did not have a clue, I had to ask the waitress how on rudimentary tonkatsu sauce preparation. I am so glad I did, i love learning about foods and processes and tradition. And, this was FUN!
e. What to order - I was totally befuddled in what to order. While my wife ordered the "Hire" tonkatsu, I was stuck between the Hire,, the Ebi and the Curry. Reading the reviews and all, I wanted to try them all. So, I asked the waitress, what to do what to do. See, there relatively small but perfect menu did not have this combo on it. So she said, order the Hire, Ebi, Curry combo. Yep, they said they could put that together no problem! That was cool.
Hire Katsu - Plenty big portion and very tender and crispy, light and delicate. I really enjoyed it, okay, compared to my norm and limited experience.
Miso Soup, Shaved Cabbage, Scallion and a sauce for the cabbage round out this dish. All was just right. I could have ate a bunch more of the pickled scallion, Rakkyo, they give you.
Curry - The plate was in a yin yang fashion with Japanese rice on the yin and the curry on the yang. Then, a bit of Hire Katsu and Ebi Katsu on the rice. If you are ancient like I am, it was like that old tootsie pop commercial where the kid is trying to find out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop. (See this youtube if you are too young). Anyhoo, I was pretty darn anxious to get to the curry and rice so I am not sure but I did a David Copperfield on the Ebi and Hire Katsu and they disappeared quickly. Then I got to the curry and rice. I have not been eating white rice for a long time and here I made an exception because this was like the best ono thing to do!
Hot Tea - I ordered hot tea and got an ever filling cup of ocha, that was pretty darn good. Could have been a bit hotter, but it was full of flavor.
f. How about that service - Now, the last place I was at, was Bachi Burger for the wifey's birthday and well, the service from the maitre'd, shift manager and server was absolutely horrendous, I can tell you that the service here is the exact opposite! WE have very attentive service, from the host, the waitress, to the big guy checking on us. I mean, I felt like I was at a five star dining service or flying first class on Singapore Airlines. It was just right.
In the end, we were so happy with the food, the service, the experience, we actually ordered two more dishes for take out. We are thinking about sharing this with the kids who were out with friends while we were basking in the glories of tonkatsu delight.
Three - That is how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop!
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