Reviews

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  TERRIBLE SERVICE!!! INCOMPETENT STAFF who would dare raise their voice to a customer!!!!

  musiclive | Nov 6 2011

  Staff don't speak english.
  Hair fell off from the sleeve cuff and onto the rice being served!!!
  Taking wrong orders and not owning to their mistakes.
  Bad manners while reasoning with the customer.
  
  NO CLASS AT ALL!!!
  this place is definintely highly overrated!!!

  • How much did you spend?
    about 150
  • Overall Rating
    Bad
  • Food 7
  • Service 1
  • Ambiance 6
  • Price 4

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  我愛吉列

  Jo | Jul 26 2011

  好耐都無此店食吉列豬扒, 難得友人放假可以早到銅鑼灣, 所以大家就6時左右到達免左等位之苦.
  
  估唔到此店6時左右已經差不多full house真係厲害.
  
  2個人叫左一set 吉列豬扒, 一set吉列豬柳拚蠔.
  
  唔知點解今次d豬扒有根, 同埋好似炸得太乾身唔夠juicy麻麻地, 成餐最欣賞係個吉列蠔夠大隻真係外脆內軟一流...至於豬柳都係不過不失..下次都係叫多款海鮮好過.
  
  最後係西瓜作飯後甜品清一清之前食得太多既炸物都算完美一餐.
  
  值得一讚係這店雖然成日都好多人排隊, 但係佢地都唔會有趕人走既情況都算係唔錯.

  • How much did you spend?
    200
  • Overall Rating
    Good

  
  • Food 7
  • Service 6
  • Ambiance 7
  • Price 2

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  Aside from cutlets...love their salad!

  ANMH | Aug 13 2010

  Everyone knows that Tonkichi is famous for their pork cutlets and other deep-fried foods. However, when I come (usually with my boyfriend), I never order two sets seperately because that is a LOT of deep fried items. Therefore, what we end up doing is order one set, and since I am obsessed with salad, I keep eating the refilldable lettuce shreds. The lettuce is always fresh and sweet and easy to eat. Together with the two salad dressings provided - grapefruit and soysauce I believe, I can eat them all day long.
  The veggies also keep myself from eating too many greasy food which is great.
  I believe you can still make reservation for weeknights, but not weekends. And by that you also get window seats!

  • How much did you spend?
    $150@
  • Overall Rating
    Good
  • Food 9
  • Service 6
  • Ambiance 6
  • Price 2

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  Kraving Katsu

  EdEats | Jul 4 2010

  Japanese Katsu or cutlets, commonly associated with the golden brown deep-fried breaded cutlets of meats and seafood. Definitely always a welcome food - who can quibble with deep-fried? Of course, for the few of us who do try to watch what we eat or eat the good stuff sparingly, we try to limit our katsu intake. But if most seem to think it's the best in the territory, any foodie worth her salt must try.
  
  Unfortunately, there are many rules to dining at Tonkichi. First, take a number. Then you must ensure your whole party has arrived before you can seat. Thirdly, you only have an hour and 15 minutes to down it all, while trying to savor the experience. Hmm... pretty stressful. I can't believe the people who have voted this place "romantic". Far from it unless HongKongers have begun to like romance the way they work and live - Hectic!
  
  We get seated, order the staples and told we need to wait about 15 to 20 mins for the food to arrive. Ok, that means 60 to 55 minutes to eat! Added stress... but we get a bowl of sesame seeds to play with. For the obsessive compulsive, you can grind away without engaging in conversation till your food arrives. Pretty good idea, huh? There are various schools of thought about how fine you need to go. I don't think there's a right answer. Ultimately, you need to pour the brown katsu sauce over it to get a sesame infused sauce. It's like peanut butter - do you like yours smooth or crunchy?
  
  Exactly 15 minutes later, our tenderloin arrives. Note: there are 2 kinds of pork on offer - we chose the tenderloin over the fillet because we were told it has more marbling, juicier, and tastier. Check, check, and check.
  
  And since the name of the restaurant has the word seafood in it, of course we order the assortment of shrimp, scallop, oyster and for good measure, a crab mayo croquette. I liked them all - very fresh and lightly done so as to retain the natural juicy crunchiness of each distinct piece of fruity de mare. The only one I didn't like was the crab croquette - way too much mayo for my liking and hardly any taste of crab.
  
  Overall, I can see why people like this place. The cutlets are all done to perfection ie. well-fried and not greasy at all. Light and super crisp. Also, the use of good pork and seafood of course adds to the greatness of the cutlets. And for the health conscious, the free-flow of chilled shredded cabbage throughout the meal soaks up any grease, and helps you eat more than you should.
  
  I'm not the sort to brave the queues ever so often but if I ever get a craving for katsu, this place certainly makes the list.
  
  For the original post, visit edeats.blogspot.com

  • How much did you spend?
    $400 for 2
  • Overall Rating
    Good
  • Food 8
  • Service 6
  • Ambiance 6
  • Price 3

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  Tonkatsu tedium

  paschali | Mar 11 2010

  Newsflash!!! The fried pork cutlets in this place are the biggest disapppointment since Edison Chen's genitalia where splashed all over the internet. They both deserve the same reaction, "You must be joking. What is all the fuss about?"
  
  Perhaps the only explanation for peoples' ridiculous praise for this place is that the excruciatingly painful wait for a table can only be mitigated by a forced and manic determination to like whatever they throw in front of you. The other reason might be that no one who has loved this place has ever tasted tonkatsu in Japan, or at least a very good one, anywhere!
  
  Get a grip Hong Kong. Yes we all have a Japanese fetish but we don't have to give credit where it's not due. On the other hand if you want to indulge your passion for subservient idolisation of Japanese cuisine without any critical thought whatsoever then this is your place. It's like a bad S&M culinary experience. Not ony is the pork incredibly thin and almost tastless, the staff will treat to you like it's your priviledge to be served overpriced pork chops. What more could a dedicated culinary masochist want?

  • How much did you spend?
    Too much!
  • Overall Rating
    Bad
  • Food 4
  • Service 3
  • Ambiance 5
  • Price 4

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  The never-ending wait

  delicious | Oct 30 2009

  The line at Tonkichi is always long, and rightly so. Excellent tonkatsu fried pork cutlets!

  • How much did you spend?
    120
  • Food 8
  • Service 6
  • Ambiance 6
  • Price 2

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  Delicious with nice touch of japanese

  balljaii | May 6 2009

  The fried pork cutlets are very tender even after deep frying. It tastes even better when dipped in the crushed sesame seeds with the Japanese bbq sauce. It is also famous for its fried oysters. With just a sprinkle of lemon juice can make it taste much better than half the food the they offer in the whole restaurant.
  • Food 9
  • Service 7
  • Ambiance 6
  • Price 1