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About this place
The choice of sauce gives Tonga’s tonkatsu a distinctly Western-style restaurant feel. One diner singled out the loin B (130g), served with demi-glace sauce, and enjoyed how it complemented the flavour of the pork. Another visitor noted the thickness of the 220g loin, its savoury meat and the crisp coating. Loin portions are available at 80g, 130g and 200g, making it easy to choose a lighter serving or something more substantial.
There are plenty of set meals that pair tonkatsu with another dish. Choose from fried prawns, cream croquettes or squid tempura for a varied selection of fried food. A visitor who ordered the tonkatsu and cream croquette mixed set meal reported that it came with salad and curry-flavoured spaghetti, and that the croquette was served with tartare sauce. Another diner’s hamburger steak and fried prawn set meal included a hamburger steak with demi-glace sauce and fried prawns with tartare sauce, alongside salad and spaghetti.
For something beyond fried dishes, options include the stamina set meal, which combines tonkatsu with grilled meat, and the piripiri set meal of pork and vegetables stir-fried with curry powder and ketchup. Curry rice is also available with toppings such as cutlet or fried prawns, offering another way to enjoy fried food.
Tonga is on Arima-cho, north of Imadegawa on Jofukuji-dori, in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto. It serves lunch and dinner. The listed hours are 11:30–14:00 and 17:00–20:00; the restaurant is listed as closed on Tuesdays and Fridays. Payment is cash only, so it is worth preparing before you go.
