"Kurokatsutei" a tonkatsu (deep fried pork cutlet) restaurant in Kagoshima and Tenmonkan. Also in Tokyo
"Kurokatsutei" a restaurant specializing in kurobuta located in the area of Kagoshima-Chuo Station, Kagoshima City. In particular, the classic "kurobuta tonkatsu" enjoys ceaseless repeat customers at this popular restaurant that is bustling whether at lunchtime or dinnertime.
Priced reasonably out of a desire to have more people taste Kagoshima Prefecture kurobuta and its characteristic strengths of powerful flavor, high quality fatty meat and tenderness. We do not, however, lower the quality of the kurobuta; instead, we utilize many discriminating standards to prepare and serve kurobuta that is even more delicious. Be sure to enjoy the deliciousness of Kagoshima at Kurokatsutei whenever you visit for tourism. There is the main restaurant close by Kagoshima-Chuo Station, the Tenmonkan restaurant close by Tenmonkan, Kagoshima City's busiest area, and also a restaurant in Tokyo Station, far away from Kagoshima.
Those who think "when I come to Kagoshima, I definitely want to eat Kurobuta," should be sure to visit Kurokatsutei. Kurokatsutei's pork uses all Kurobuta raised in Kagoshima Prefecture. You can enjoy its characteristic strengths of powerful flavor, sweet fatty meat, and crisp texture. This safe and secure Kurobuta, which has been stocked solely from the same butcher ever since the restaurant's founding, has its fatty parts adjusted and sinewy parts removed carefully slice by slice so that it tastes even better when it is made into tonkatsu. We also do not make any compromises when it comes to the discriminating care we put into our ingredients to give the tonkatsu an even more delicious finishing.
For our "panko crumbs," which are what determine the tonkatsu's texture, we use "raw panko crumbs" that do not distract from the crispness of the Kurobuta and even draw out a great tasting texture from it. In particular, we enhance the crunchy texture by choosing rough panko crumbs.
A lot of oil gets absorbed when using Therefore, we use canola oil to evoke a feeling of lightness and are committed to using a special oil that blends in lard that draws out the pork's flavor.
To make the kurobuta tonkatsu taste even better, we give lots of painstaking attention not only to the kurobuta, but also to the sauce and rice. Here too we include the Kagoshima commitment to discriminating quality. Enjoy it from the first mouthful to the last.
The sauce that is indispensable for tonkatsu is "black sauce." A special sweet and spicy sauce with a superb taste using plenty of fruit that was created through repeated trial and error to create a flavor that suits tonkatsu. Also try the three condiment varieties of "salt," which allows you to simply taste the kurobuta's original flavor, red miso, and a "sesame sauce" that is made with sesame seeds and Japanese soup stock.
Kurokatsutei does not compromise when it comes to either its main menu item of Kurobuta or any other ingredients. In particular, we are absolutely committed to our "rice," which we cook just the necessary amount of, ranging from 1-3kg, depending on the day of the week and the time of day, so that customers can always have "freshly cooked" rice made in Kagoshima Prefecture. We take great care to serve our customers rice that has been cooked within 2 hours at the longest.
Premium Kagoshima kurobuta, Kagoshima kurobuta with a soft sweetness and a powerful flavor wrapped in raw panko crumbs and crispy fried in a special blend of oil. This crisp and juicy tonkatsu is a superb masterpiece that overflows with juicy deliciousness the more you chew it. Be just a little extravagant today, and enjoy to your heart's content the delicious flavor of Kurobuta that Kagoshima takes pride in.
A premium roast cutlet that tastes just a little extravagant using prime roast, only 6 servings of which can be obtained per pig. This is a menu item that the restaurant owner also highly recommends, great for anyone visiting the restaurant for the first time or undecided about what to eat. You can fully enjoy the original delicious flavor of Kurobuta!
Kurokatsutei's minced meat cutlet is a masterpiece we take pride in that uses meat of such a high quality that it is ordinarily not minced and overflowing with so much meat juice that it'll surprise you. Stuff in a mouthful and the delicious flavor of the meat and the sweetness of the onions spreads throughout your mouth; and then there's the hidden flavor, Kurokatsutei's black sauce. Relish the deliciousness that comes precisely from not compromising on ingredients and carefully performing each step by hand.
*We also serve a la carte dishes and alcohol.
| Restaurant name | Kagoshima Prefecture Kurobuta Tonkatsu Restaurant "Kurokatsutei Chuo Station Main Restaurant" |
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| Location | 1F Nakahara Building, 16-9 Chuocho, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 890-0053 |
| Access | 9 min. walk from Kagoshima-Chuo Station on the JR Kagoshima Main Line 5 min. walk from the Kagoshima City tram stop in front of Kagoshima Kagoshima-Chuo Station |
| Business hours |
Lunch 11:00-15:30 Dinner 17:00-22:30 (L.O.22:00) |
| Days closed | New Year's holidays |
| Number of seats | 33 seats |
From the east exit of the Kagoshima-Chuo Station for the JR Kagoshima Main Line, cross to the side of the street where "Kagoshima-Chuo Terminal Building" is, which has Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Kagoshima in it, and go straight ahead along "Konan-dori." Go past "Nippon Rent-A-Car," and the restaurant is on the corner of the "Kyoken Park South Exit" intersection at the first traffic light.
| Restaurant name | Kagoshima Prefecture Kurobuta Restaurant "Kurokatsutei Tenmonkan Restaurant/Kurobei" |
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| Location | 2-2 Yamashitacho, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima 892-0816 |
| Access | 1 min. walk from the Asahi-dori Kagoshima tram stop 10 min. walk from the Tenmonkan-dori Kagoshima tram stop |
| Business hours |
Lunch 11:00-15:30 Dinner 17:00-22:30（L.O.21:30） |
| Days closed | New Year's holidays |
Tram: 1 min. walk from the Asahi-dori tram stop. Get off at the "Asahi-dori tram spot" and finde the restaurant on the street between the Lawson convenience store and the main branch of Minami-Nippon Bank Head straight west on "Asahi-dori." Walk for 2 minutes and you will find the restaurant on the right hand side of the street.
| Restaurant name | Kagoshima Kurobuta Tonkatsu Restaurant "Kagoshima Kurokatsutei" |
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| Location | B1F Japan Gourmet Street,Tokyo Station Ichibangai, 1-9-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005 |
| Access | Near the bottom of the staircase from the JR Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit turnstile |
| Business hours |
10:00-23:00 (L.O.22:30) *Lunch time: 10:00-15:00 |
| Days closed | None |
| Number of seats | 35 seats (private room available for up to 6 people) |
On the premises of Tokyo Station, Tokyo Station Ichibangai, B1F, Japan Gourmet Street Japan Gourmet Street is located across from Tokyo Ramen Street.
| Restaurant name | Kagoshima Kurobuta Tonkatsu Restaurant "Kurokatsutei JR Hakata City"" |
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| Location | Kooten 9F, 1-1 Hakataeki Chuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 812-0012 |
| Access | JR Hakata City, Amu Plaza Hakata 9F, accessible from all lines in Hakata Station |
| Business hours |
11:00～22:00（L.O.21:30） |
| Days closed | None |
We just opened in Kooten, the restaurant floor on the 9th level of Amu Plaza Hakata, which is directly accessible from Hakata Station. Have a taste of black Oita pork while you're in Fukuoka.
