At this time of writing, Tonkatsu Kuro is having their soft opening. Yet another new restaurant in the new Ward condo village. They are right next door to Nori Bar for those who know. I liked that they have reservations on Open Table so we made our reservation before it got super busy. They are currently only open for dinner but I’m sure they would expand later as they settle in, and I certainly hope they also expand their menu soon too!
Love the aesthetic interior! Very modern and sleek.
Salt, Katsu Sauce, Goma (Sesame) Dressing, Ponzu Sauce
iPad Ordering System! There are a lot of wait staff around who are very attentive. If you’ve seen the videos, you’ve always seen the robots “serving” food. Well, all they do is load the robots up and then the waiter comes and unloads the food onto your table. I was wondering how it would work!
Tiny Mortar and Pestle with Sesame Seeds. I say tiny because it is very small compared to Tamafuji lol.
Kuro Soba & Half Katsu | $25.00
Kuro Soba
chilled buckwheat noodles in a cold tsuyu broth
The soba noodles are perfectly cooked, small bit of bite in it. Perfect texture and perfectly seasoned tsuyu broth. I loved it! They do have katsu sets with rice but I really love noodles. I love this option – Tamafuji does not have a noodle option.
Half Katsu
tenderloin (60g) & shrimp (1 pcs)
This was so good! The set was actually very filling. The tenderloin was…well…tender! Juicy and perfectly cooked. The panko crust is crispy but not too thick. The shrimp is great. Big plump shrimp, also fried to perfection. They serve the shrimp katsu with a garlic aioli type sauce, not tartar sauce which was a surprise but a good surprise!! The entire set was delicious.
Free Cabbage Refill
They allow you to order two free cabbage refills – love the cabbage with the goma dressing. All in all, it was a great experience. The wait staff were attentive and the food came out quickly – all perfectly cooked. They did very well in soft opening – will definitely return!
soba and katsu!!!! can’t wait top try this place. Went to OnKee Saturday and saw it.
BTW, the meats at OnKee were super good but I was disappointed with the (lack of) banchan. I guess I’m spoiled by Korea Grill and Hanggang.
Ooh yes! Please try and let us know what you think! Glad you got to try onkee, they can definitely work on their banchans. Frog house gives so much banchan and it’s made with love. Yup I got frog house in on this comment somehow.
Looks good! So the robots do come to the table? Do they look like wheeled pillars? Very interesting.
The robot comes to the table! And yup pillars on wheels! I thought we would have to grab our own plates from the robot but the waiter came and placed it on our table!
looks ono
It is! Greet to have more options!