Sugita

Pork was very juicy. The chef and staff were all friendly/helpful. It was a bit pricey though given it had a far location in Taito/Asakusa area.

Visited May 2024

Was looking for a place for my last meal before heading back home, and this place was a short walk from my hotel. Ordered the Tonkatsu, with a side of rice, pickles, and miso soup-delicious! Great service, and they were accommodating to my very limited Japanese.

Visited April 2023

I had to wait for about 15 minutes for a seat at the counter and when given the menu in Japanese, I took out my Google Translate app to see the English version. Immediately, the owner came over to me and in good English, gave me the English menu (with pictures). I couldn't decide between the pork lo...in or the prawn and, as it might be my first and last visit, I ordered both. She told me that the prawn was very big and costs more, which I accepted. I also ordered the rice set and a beer and sat back to watch the chef prepare the Tonkatsu in front of me. Chef cooked my food and presented it to me with a great smile "Your special plate" he said. And special it was! Pork was cooked perfectly, very juicy and I used the Ponzu sauce as recommended by the chef. The prawn was HUGE and ever so slightly overcooked but in reality prawns of all things need to be safer so I was happy with that. Great food, wonderful atmosphere and I got to see the chef cook right in front of me. Great, quick and efficient service by a team who were in constant communication, some 6 staff for about 16-18 diners. When leaving I congratulated the owner and we exchanged numerous bows and 'thank yous' as I left, very happy indeed. As I had two mains, I paid over 6,000Y but worth every penny and won't need much else for the rest of the day.

Visited March 2023

We were here for lunch on a Friday around noon and waited for 15 minutes to be seated. We were handed an English menu when we were in the queue and ordered before seats became available. We were seated at the counter and it was interesting to watch the chef working. We had the tonkatsu fillet and ...tonkatsu loin with rice and tonjiru soup (miso soup with pork and vegetables). The tonkatsu was not oily at all and the breading was so thin and crispy. Both the fillet and loin were juicy, tender and flavourful but we preferred the texture of the loin. The tonjiru soup was surprisingly good. You must try it. The restaurant was around 15 minutes walk from Senso-ji in Asakusa. Everyone working in the restaurant was friendly. It was definitely worth trying.

Visited June 2019

This is not a well known hyped up place. Its an honest tokantsu-ya with the chef who is very skilled and use very high quality ingredients. The meat is so good, most people do not use the tokatsu sauce that covers up the meat taste but salt and lemon. Great rice too!

Visited July 2018