Tonkatsu omakase course @ Tonkatsu Fujii (Osaka, Tabelog Bronze)

Tonkatsu Fujii is ranked in the Top 5 tonkatsu restaurant in Japan with a tabelog score of 4.13.

Operated by a husband and wife team, the restaurant has only 7 counter seats. It is known for its precise high-temperature frying method to cook their tonkatsu.

The chef is a French cuisine-trained and applies some of the French techniques into the food preparation such as adding a hint of vanilla into panko crumbs to imbue fragrance, making homemade carrot sauce for the cabbage salad, and incorporating red wine into the tonkatsu sauce. The dipping salt is a blend of Japanese, Himalayan and French salt.

The restaurant offers 3 types of omakase course priced at 3850 yen, 4350 yen and 4,850 yen. We opted for the middle course which comprised of:

1. Ebisumochi Pork Fillet

Pork raised in Awaji island on a diet of banana chips. The meat is lean and yields incredible sweetness.

1. Menchi Katsu

Minced meat cutlet made from a mix of loin and filet, oozing with juiciness.

1. Sasami Katsu

Chicken tenderloin was perfectly cooked, crunchy on the outside with medium interior.

1. Tokyo X Loin

Known as the the Rolls-Royce of pork, famous for its delicious marbling.

1. Cabbage, miso soup & rice (one time free refill)

2. Herbal Tea to finish