I recently went to a tonkatsu restaurant that opened near Nagahoribashi Station 🐷

The restaurant is called "Tonkatsu Nagikatsu," and the nearest station is Osaka Metro Nagahoribashi, but it's also within walking distance from Shinsaibashi Station 🚃

The exterior was stylish, and the interior was also chic ✨
There were counter seats as well as table seats.

On the table, there were:

• Pickles
• Rock salt 🧂
• Carrot dressing 🥕
• Perilla dressing
• Dashi for ochazuke
  And for condiments:
• Mustard 🔥
• Real wasabi 🔥
• Sweet soy sauce from Tanigawa Brewery in Ishikawa Noto
• Osaka-made sauce using figs

I ordered a half portion 🐷 for 3410 yen, which included half of both loin and fillet.
I also added a dinner set (rice 🍚 and tonjiru (pork soup) 🐷) for 440 yen.
You could choose the amount of either cabbage or lettuce 🥬 and the portion of rice 🍚.
Rice, tonjiru, and cabbage can be refilled 🍚🐷🥬.

The tonkatsu that arrived was thick for both the loin and fillet, with a beautiful pink color that looked incredibly delicious 🐷.

It's recommended to start eating with salt, so I tried that 🧂.
The loin was incredibly tender and juicy 🐷. The tenderness was such that I didn't mind the thickness at all, and the fat was sweet and tasty.
The fillet was so soft that it disappeared from my mouth in no time 🐷. I felt it was soft enough to be chewed even without teeth 🐷.

Eating it with salt allowed me to truly taste the meat, and it was delicious 🐷.

After that, adding some wasabi was also tasty 🔥.
The soy sauce was sweet and delicious either on its own or as mustard soy sauce 🔥.

The sauce was rich, with a sweetness that matched perfectly with the tonkatsu, making it absolutely delicious 🐷.

There were various ways to use the condiments, which kept things interesting while eating 🐷.

The cabbage 🥬 was finely shredded and fluffy 🥬. I used both the carrot dressing and the perilla dressing 🥕. Both were delicious, but I preferred the carrot dressing 🥕

The rice 🍚 was incredibly tasty and paired perfectly with both the tonkatsu and the pickles. The dashi for ochazuke was also very delicious. It was tasty even with a bit of wasabi added 🍚.

The tonjiru 🐷 had plenty of cubed pork, along with large onion 🧅, carrot 🥕, radish, and green onion—lots of ingredients 🐷. The dashi was rich, and the slightly sweet miso was delightful ✨. It was so good I asked for a refill 😋.

For dessert, I had black sesame ice cream 🍨. After the meal, I could choose between yuzu sorbet and black sesame ice cream, and I went with the black sesame 🍨. It had a rich sesame flavor and was absolutely delicious 🍨.

I was very satisfied with the meal and thoroughly enjoyed it 😋. It has definitely become a restaurant I want to visit again 😍. Since it just opened, I hope it continues to thrive!!