A note on the words: rosu katsu is a breaded, deep-fried pork loin cutlet with a rich ribbon of sweet fat, while hire katsu is a leaner fillet cutlet. Zen refers to a traditional Japanese set meal served on a tray, complete here with rice, pickles, and sesame seeds in a suribachi grinding bowl. Sangenton is a three-way crossbred pork prized for tenderness, while Kinkaton refers to the prized Jinhua pig breed. Moshio is mineral-rich seaweed salt made by evaporating seawater infused with seaweed.
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Hirata Bokujo Tokyo Midtown on Tabelog (English) — opening hours, payment details and the Japanese address are kept up to date there, not here.
Hello, this is Hangover Meshi. Located inside Midtown is “Hirata Bokujo Tokyo Midtown”. It is a tonkatsu shop right in front of Precce, the supermarket in the Midtown basement, the kind of place where I would occasionally pick up tonkatsu to take home on the way back from the supermarket, but it also has a small eat-in space. On a whim, I felt like stepping in, so I decided to stop by.
Well, stepping inside, it feels more like a proper restaurant than just an eat-in space.
There are regular seats and a proper menu.
Kinkaton rosu and hire katsu zen — 2,400 yen
Kinkaton rosu katsu zen, 100g — 2,200 yen
Kinkaton hire katsu zen, 100g — 2,200 yen
Sangenton rosu katsu zen, 110g — 1,300 yen
Sangenton hire katsu zen, 100g — 1,800 yen
Normally, I would probably go straight for the rosu and hire katsu zen without hesitation.
Hesitating a little at 2,400 yen, I chose the Sangenton rosu katsu zen for 1,300 yen.
It was lunchtime, and it was reasonably crowded.
I had always only really looked at the storefront selling bento boxes, cutlets, and fresh meat, so I had no idea.
Looks delicious.
It comes as a set with sesame seeds and a suribachi grinding bowl, pickles, and rice.
Having what feels like an endless array of seasonings is fantastic.
Moshio seaweed salt, olive oil, soy sauce, tonkatsu sauce, and even a spicy miso garlic sauce.
For dressings, there are Japanese grated-onion dressing and roasted sesame dressing.
I thought I would start with the moshio seaweed salt, and tasting it—yes, delicious.
The tonkatsu is so tender. The crisp breading paired with the tender pork is wonderful.
With the seaweed salt, the sweetness really stands out.
And once I checked the salt, the rest was for sauce.
Since I also wanted to try the spicy miso garlic sauce, instead of drizzling it all over, I went piece by piece.
Yes, the classic sauce is definitely by far the most delicious! It pairs perfectly with rice.
I gave the spicy miso garlic sauce a try as well, and while it is certainly delicious and a flavor I like,
it simply cannot beat the undisputed king that is the classic tonkatsu sauce!!
I polished it off in no time, and that was that.
So this time I tried the tonkatsu at Hirata Bokujo inside Tokyo Midtown, and it turned out to be surprisingly worthwhile! From now on, I think I will recognize it as a regular restaurant and come eat here every now and then. Discovering a neighborhood spot where you can get a delicious tonkatsu set meal for 1,300 yen was a great find. Recommended.
Hirata Bokujo Tokyo Midtown (Tonkatsu (Pork cutlet) / Roppongi Station, Nogizaka Station, Roppongi Itchome Station)
Tabelog lunch rating ★★★☆☆ 3.3
I ate here and paid for it myself. Nothing on this site is a comped meal.
One more for the road?
