怒涛のとんかつラッシュ！７２歳店主がバリバリ働く大阪屈指のとんかつ食堂に密着

怒涛のとんかつラッシュ！７２歳店主がバリバリ働く大阪屈指のとんかつ食堂に密着

Tachibana Tonkatsu Minami Mikunigaoka-cho
, Sakai Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture
Approx. 8 min walk from Sakai-Higashi
Station on the Nankai Koya Line
Established 28 years ago 7:30 AM The owner, his wife, and their son
arrive for work. A long-established family-run tonkatsu
restaurant in Sakai, Osaka . Highly rated
on Tabelog . They’ve already finished shopping at the
market . Everyone has their assigned tasks. Ishikawa Prefecture snow crab. Preparing beef skewers for bento boxes . Trimming the fat. Now 72 years old . Still actively working
in the kitchen . Skewering the meat . Wife: I’ll set out the coffee . Yes. Yes. Preparing one side dish. Adding a large amount of bean sprouts . Here , making miso soup . Each person has their role as they
proceed with preparations . Demi-glace sauce , simmered slowly for
three days . Plating pickles . Grated bonito flakes. Adding miso . 8: 39 The owner’s daughter arrives for work. The owner prepares staff meals . Prepares spaghetti to go with the bento. 9:20 The owner made risotto for staff. Daughter) Let’s eat~! Wife brings kombu. Staff) Has the shop always been here? No, no, it moved once. It’s been here 27 years now . Staff) How many years were you at the
first location? Four years . Staff: This is a three-story building,
right? We used to have banquet halls on the third
floor . Son: Big banquets completely
disappeared. Before the accident, we’d get requests for
private banquets. People would buy hot pots and stuff . Then I got injured . Staff: But after such an injury, you
managed to get back to work again. I couldn’t do it . I’m just faking it . Daughter: I’m off now! Thanks for the
meal! Huh? Everyone’s already done?! Back to prep. The owner has artificial bones in both
shoulders from the accident. One ear and
one eye are a bit impaired. Daughter) Really!? Wife) Really, really . Wife) I was wondering why my tailbone
hurt today . Son) On the stairs today? Owner) Seems like it (must have fallen). Making rolled omelets. Preparing sea bream . Good morning! Employees arrive. Preparing sea cucumber vinegar . Staff: Sea cucumbers are expensive now,
right? Yeah, they’re really expensive . Gotta go buy more… 10:17 Finishing the bento boxes. Cream croquettes . Rice finishes cooking. Fried shrimp . Ginger. Beef skewers . Packing the finished dishes. Bento boxes complete. Handing out the bento boxes . 11: 00 Opening. Beef sirloin cutlet set 2000 yen . Grated
radish pork cutlet set 1900 yen . Japanese-style pork cutlet set 1900 yen
. Ginger pork set 1500 yen . Medium fatty tuna sashimi 1350 yen . Tuna
sashimi 950 yen . Sea cucumber 650 yen . Fried
oysters 950 yen . Parking lot about 2 minutes from the
shop. A car stopped. A woman got out alone. She seems to be checking the parking lot . Two women entered the restaurant. “One sirloin cutlet bowl,
please!” Ordered the Sirloin Tonkatsu Set and
Tonkatsu Bowl Set. Made the sauce . Tonkatsu Bowl Set ¥1,150 . Sirloin Tonkatsu Set ¥1,200. Snow crab processing complete. Thank you as always! Seems like a bento order. Customers keep coming in. One man entered. Ordered the Hire Tonkatsu Set. Hire Tonkatsu arrived. Miso soup using red miso . Dipped generously in special sauce and dug
in . Savored it thoroughly. The owner’s special sauce, made over three
days. The rich flavor seeping from the tender
pork . Goes incredibly well with white rice… Finished every last grain . Welcome! Cooking in coordination. Japanese-style broth Order for the Sirloin Bite-Size Tonkatsu
Set. Sirloin Bite-Size Tonkatsu Set: ¥1,300. Dish arrives. Dig in heartily. Preparing the Ginger Pork. Lightly seasoned, eaten with ponzu . Ginger ponzu. Ginger Pork Set: ¥1,500. A thick cut of ginger pork you don’t see
much elsewhere . Some regulars only order this. A popular
menu item . Staff) The ginger pork looks like
nothing I’ve seen before, right? It’s thick . Enjoy it with refreshing ponzu. My brother wants ginger pork. I’ll pay for it . It’s totally different from other ginger
pork . 14:00 closing time. Family enjoying staff meal together. Staff) Has your wife
gone home already? The barber shop next door . Apparently the only appointment
available for hair dyeing was at 2:00 PM . Staff) I’ve heard about sons taking over
the shop elsewhere too . Staff) It’s pretty rare for daughters to
work together, isn’t it? At first, the older sister was working at
the shop front . Staff) When did she start helping out at
the shop? This shop has been around for 27 years,
but before that, we ran it for about 4 years. My sister was there then. After moving here , she worked for a
little while too. She worked until she had kids . She worked here for about 3 or 4 years. She came thinking she’d just do a little
part-time work . Then she couldn’t leave . A 72-year-old owner still going strong .
An up-close look at a family-run Osaka
tonkatsu shop . Osaka Prefecture, Osaka City, Chuo Ward.
1-minute walk from Kintetsu Nippombashi
Station. Original 5cm Katsudon Osaka Tonkatsu
(Formerly: Katsudon Chiyomatsu Dotonbori
Main Store) This shop is hugely popular for its
katsudon using thick-cut pork cooked at
low temperatures. Manager Murai-san was absent that day, but the founder was a
former sumo wrestler whose ring name was
“Chiyomatsu.” After retiring due to injury, his love for
cooking and his hearty appetite led him to
open a shop serving his favorite dish,
katsu-don . Preparing the batter . Pork cooked at low temperatures . Wanting to create a satisfyingly hearty
katsu-don, the founder developed this
method through trial and error . Trimming the fat. Seasoning . Coating in
batter, and coated with breadcrumbs . I think part of the appeal is the lively
atmosphere of the shop itself . The meat is divided into front and back
sections (the back being the premium, rare
cuts). They reportedly sell about 200 bowls a
day. Table condiments . Prepare the spoons . Set out the menu stand. Seating is counter-only, with 12 seats .
Open continuously from 11:00 to 21:30. The rice is cooked. Preparing pork for the “Osaka Tsutenkaku
Fillet Sauce Katsu Don” : Flatten the fillet, make cuts, pound to tenderize. Despite opening hours not yet reached,
many customers queue. Table setting: Onions. Multiple affiliated shops in Osaka city .
Specialty shops for katsu sandwiches and
tonkatsu rice balls (※Currently closed for
relocation). Specialty shops also exist. Premium 5cm Unbreaded Katsu Donburi:
¥2,500. Top Grade 5cm Unbreaded Katsu
Donburi: ¥1,850. Osaka Tsutenkaku Fillet Sauce Katsu
Donburi: ¥1,650. Refreshing Minestrone
Soup: ¥150. Asahi Super Dry Draft Beer: ¥600.
Coca-Cola (Surprise Size): ¥500 . Orders taken before opening. Many international customers . Opens at 11: 00 Opening time. Customers
rush in all at once . Rice mixed with barley for great texture
and health benefits . Low-temperature cooking reduces frying
time . Refreshing Minestrone Soup ¥150. Osaka Tsutenkaku Fillet Sauce Katsu Don
¥1,650. Biting into the sauce-covered fillet. Shredded cabbage and rice. A kind father sharing katsu with his son . The little one stuffs his mouth full of
katsu . They fry cutlets one after another. Premium 5cm thick cutlet rice bowl 2500
yen . This thickness… The minestrone is light and refreshing,
the perfect accompaniment to the katsu
don. Seems to like the flavor, takes two more
bites. Wants more to drink. Changes the flavor with sansho pepper. Sprinkles curry powder. Adds salt too. Enjoys various flavors. Clears the table. Two couples arrive. Both take photos of the incredibly thick cutlets. Even the regular katsu in the
katsu don is 2. 5 cm thick. She takes a 5 cm cutlet from her boyfriend
and takes a big bite. She puts yuzu pepper on the plate in front
of her . Next, shichimi togarashi. She seems to like the shichimi togarashi . The cutlet is so huge her mouth is stuffed . Staff: How big are the katsu don
portions? The Special is about 450-500g. The Regular
is about 350 ~400g. Regular is about 200g . Even men seem to be struggling to finish
it . Two customers arrive. To make it easier to eat , the pork is
moved aside first. They get hooked on the seasoned rice . They even ask for a rice refill. They thoroughly enjoy the rice and meat. Two female customers arrive. The pork is quite thick but tender . Despite the substantial volume, they polish it off completely . Staff:
When does the low-temperature cooking of
the pork start? It’s 24 hours (for the low-temperature
cooking), so we prepare it around 9 PM the
day before. Huge mug of black oolong tea. Clearing the table after dishes are
cleared. Laying table mats . Placing coasters, wooden plates, Place
minestrone soup. Two couples arrive. Take a couple sips of minestrone . Then
share the minestrone soup together . Started with seaweed . Ate everything looking thoroughly
delicious throughout. That huge mug again. Had the premium katsu donburi. Thought it might be a bit much since it’s
thick, but it was tender and delicious. If I come again, I definitely want to
recommend this place (to friends). (Second
visit) Premium 5cm thick pork cutlet rice bowl,
¥2500 . Pork cooked at low temperature then
fried is tender and juicy . Under the cutlet lies fluffy, runny egg
and rice drenched in broth . The hearty meatiness combined with the
egg is exquisite. You can enjoy changing the flavor by
adding table condiments to the cutlet . Staff) How was the tonkatsu? Very good.
It’s incredibly delicious. This shop is famous for its tonkatsu . And I brought everyone here After the lunch rush calms down, they
prepare the pork . Preparing the pork for the next day. They carefully remove the air and seal the
bags. Even in the evening, the line never stops . Always full, the line never stops . It
was a hugely popular tonkatsu restaurant . Wow~ amazing~ Awesome! Katsumoto-cho, Kashihara City, Nara
Prefecture 10-minute walk from Shinokuchi
Station on the Kintetsu Line Opened in 2022 Dashi-dokoro Shichifuku Parking available in front of the shop 8: 37 Owner Mr. Nakata arrives . The dashi restaurant famous for its
signature ” unse aled” extra-thick katsu don creates
lines. Preparing the famous unsealed katsu
don with San’en pork loin . Cutting while measuring . Staff arrive. Shichifuku’s famous “unsealed katsu don.” The cut is super thick, isn’t it? Cut into 350g~400g pieces . Since it’s fried slowly, we finish it up . Staff) It’s seriously incredibly thick. That’s right . Customers sometimes say , “Is it a brick?” Pounding the meat to break down the muscle
fibers . Cooking the rice . Lightly coating it in flour . Dipping it in breadcrumbs . Frying it once before opening. Staff) Do you fry it for quite a long
time? We fry it for 7 minutes . Still frying… It’s like we fry it once and let it rest . We do a second fry before serving
customers . We fry the entire batch needed for
service in the first fry , so we prepare a large quantity . Onions. We recently added curry to the menu. We simmer it in broth made from Rausu kelp
and bonito . We make the broth for the miso soup . Dissolve the miso . Miso soup complete! Curry complete! This is today’s lunch portion . Staff: That’s a huge amount. Will it all
sell? Probably. We started with limited-quantity katsu don
, but now it’s almost customers come
specifically for the “Extra Thick Katsu
Donburi with Egg Topping.” We don’t want to sell out and disappoint,
so we make sure to prepare plenty. Finally , the lunch portion is all fried . Preparing the Mapo Eggplant for the daily
special set meal. Preparing the sashimi
that comes with the set meal . Preparing the special dashi sauce . The rice is done cooking. Opening preparations complete . Second floor seating. 11: 00 Opening: Uncovered Katsu Don (Extra Thick) ¥1580
Dashiya’s Katsu Curry Don (Extra Thick)
¥1680 Tonkatsu Set Meal (Regular) ¥1300
Shichifuku Set Meal ¥1700 Egg Topping ¥100 Miso Soup ¥100 Shabu-Shabu Course ¥4500 ※ Reservation
Required Kuzu An Dashi-Maki 800 yen Dashi An-Kake
Shumai 680 yen Dashi Tororo Rice 580 yen Special Minced
Pork Cutlet 330 yen Customers pouring in right after opening Order for Togi-nai Katsu Don Here too Order for Togi-nai Katsu Don Finishing with double-frying Combining dashi and egg Secret dashi sauce Placing the soft-boiled dashi egg on the
bowl Uncovered Katsu Don Regular/Extra Thick Wow , amazing! Wow! Even the regular size is plenty. Use the lid as a plate . Add dashi soy sauce, sansho pepper,
shichimi togarashi to taste. Top with egg . Amazing!
The juices! The juices trapped inside the thin batter
overflow… A friend told me about this place . (What I ordered) Uncovered Katsu Don. Not greasy at all, even though it’s so
thick . It’s incredibly delicious! The dashi flavor really comes through ,
it’s delicious . The pork fat is also incredibly tasty . Curry with a rich dashi flavor. Dashiya’s Katsu Curry Don, Extra Thick . Thank you! I’ll be back! I finished everything. I’m satisfied . My stomach is full… It was delicious~ I want to come back! Staff) How many groups are waiting now? Currently 8 groups, 18 guests. Peak time is from 12:00, so it’ll likely
double . Takeout orders are being prepared
simultaneously. The lid won’t close all the way… 11:54. Lunchtime rush, customers
increasing. Quickly setting up seats. First-time customer: “This is incredibly delicious!”
So tender, I could just lick it clean . It was huge and amazing. Even though it was super thick, the fat was sweet and incredibly tasty . So delicious! Rice keeps steaming up. We’ve been frying nonstop since opening . Customers came for the new curry menu . Staff : How’s the curry flavor ? The broth is super rich and delicious! It ‘s the best ! Spicy, huh? It’s incredibly delicious. The meat is so tender , thick but melts in your mouth. The egg is super runny . 12:40 p. m. We’re still full . Thank you so much! Staff: Thank you for coming!
Take care . Thank you for the meal~ Tonkatsu Set Meal, Extra Thick . Staff: We have a box of Miwa somen
noodles here . Are you using them? We use Miwa somen. For the shabu-shabu course at night as the
final dish in the hot pot. Also for the summer version we’re about to
start, the dashiya’s dashi somen . The summer-style sudachi somen . We use it for that too. It’s incredibly delicious, right?
Miwa somen. I really love it . Somen. I see katsudon done in quite a few places
, but since we cook it once using low-temperature
cooking , coat it in breadcrumbs, and then
fry it , isn’t double-frying unique to this shop?
People often say that, but the meatiness is totally different. With sous-vide, it gets a bit ham-like, and I don’t really want that . With double-frying, the juices stay
locked inside . Wow~ The super thick katsu donburi arrives. Place the egg in the center. Taking a photo is a must. First , eat it plain. Break the egg. Mix it in and dig in. Delicious! My friends nodded in agreement… Two women came in . Ordered the Shichifuku Set Meal and the
non-covered katsu don. Made mapo eggplant. Mapo eggplant with a Japanese dashi flavor . Rice and miso soup. Just a moment,
please! Wow! Looks super delicious. Snap a photo. It was incredibly tasty. The amazing thickness was so impressive! We went with the Shichifuku Set. The mapo eggplant had a nice thickness and
wasn’t overly salty, just mild. Since it’s a dashi place, using dashi
makes it delicious . Closing at 2:45 PM . Staff: Did you train somewhere? I studied at a French restaurant . I went to university thinking I’d do
something completely different , but then I thought I wanted to run a cafe. I decided to go into food service, saved
up again, went to a vocational school , and then joined a French restaurant
company. I studied French cuisine for about 7 years . After that, I knew the owner here, so he
took me in. I’m learning and gaining experience,
including management, to eventually go
independent . (For my future restaurant) My only focus is serving food and drinks I
personally find delicious . That’s it. I’m having staff meal. Itadakimasu! With eggs, “not sealed” – the lid “doesn’t
seal” . It was an exclusive look at the
popular “Tojinai” katsu don shop where
lines form.

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