Nowhere does tonkatsu like Tonki. Of all the restaurants in Tokyo that serve those ever-popular cutlets of breaded, deep-fried pork ¡ª and they number in their thousands ¡ª nowhere stands out quite the way Tonki does.
To its legions of fans, it is an all-time classic. Others say it¡¯s an old-fashioned relic, and don¡¯t see what the fuss is about. But on whichever side of that divide you stand, there¡¯s no denying that after more than seven decades in business, Tonki is a veritable institution.
From the outside it looks simple, traditional, readily overlooked, especially now it¡¯s overshadowed by the soaring new Meguro Hilltop Walk tower. But once you slide aside the well-worn wooden doors, duck under the short indigo noren curtain and step inside, you realize it really is one of a kind.
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