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Kurobuta Tonkatsu

📍 Tokyo Tonkatsu $$

at Maisen Omotesando

"The 70-year lard blend is the reason the Maisen crust is different from every other tonkatsu in Tokyo. 3cm thick Berkshire pork, 25 minutes from order. The wait is not theater — it is the cook time."

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"The 70-year lard blend is the reason the Maisen crust is different from every other tonkatsu in Tokyo. 3cm thick Berkshire pork, 25 minutes from order. The wait is not theater — it is the cook time."