Katsu Sando

Easy, convenient, tasty sandos! Tried this place with a friend and wanted their honey walnut shrimp Sando. It was thicker shrimp patty put together in a patty and deep fried with little honey walnut pieces inside, and I believe a condensed milk sauce. Love the flavor especially with the OMG sauce (a spicy sauce recipe) This is more of a unique food item as I would normally go for pork/chicken but I was glad I tried it. I also ordered the Katsu chicken tenders with the waffle fries. Nicely fried and crispy, it came with three sauces the ranch, honey mustard, and omg sauce. Ranch was garlicky and flavorful, and their OMG sauce is a must try for spicy food lovers. The honey mustard was okay. Waffle fries were great and seasoned. I also took an egg Sando for the road and it held up well a day later. Would recommend! Staff were nice and informative, they told me their plates also come with additional items like (potato salad?) and the katsu plate would come with rice. They also had extra snacks and drinks for sale and acted as a mini-mart. Looking forward to eating here again when I come to the area next.

In a small shopping center is a Mini Mart with convenient sandwiches, snacks and soft drinks. They are pre-packaged and ready to grab-and-go. The vegetarian option is Portobello Katsu on a toasted honey milk bread for $12.99. They do offer made to order hot meals at a reasonable prices. I got the 2 piece Boneless Chicken Tenders with Waffle Fries for $10. The chicken was fried perfectly with a little crunchy breading that was very delicious. The chicken was bigger than I expected and the Waffle Fries were very tasty. They do have a 4-piece combo for $14.99. Katsu Family Meals are available for $55 - $60. This deal comes with 4 proteins, 2 large rice, a large potato salad and cabbage slaw or a large Wagyu Curry. Other side options are Potato Salad, White Rice, and Curry Cheese Fries (sorry, I do not have a photo of this), it does sound intriguing tho. There is free parking in front of their Cafe. There is seating for about 25 customers if you want to dine indoors. I really felt I got my money's worth and was very satisfied. Give them a try, they are open Tuesday through Sunday (11AM to 8PM)... don't forget to tell'em that Rosemary sent ya.

Decided to have a catch up lunch with some friends of ours here. They hadn't been here before so we recommended as we've had it in the past.Small venue, not much seating but it's a cute little cafe with drink selections and fun sandwich and box set options.I got the Katsu Sando which was delish and just the right serving size. The service was polite and relatively quick but we were there for a catch up so we didn't kind the short wait. But the staff were friendly though.It's also in a nice area with good parking.

First time being, was really great! Ordered the chicken katsu curry plate, was delicious. Definitely recommend!

Stop #2 on our Friday Sammy Tour! Small sando/mini mart located on Mission and Las Tunas. Parking is limited in the plaza lot during busy hours. Very nice shop. Open. Bright. Clean. Sam greeted us as we walked in the door, provided us with food recommendations, and was nice enough to let me switch my drink out when I changed my mind later.Went in for the katsu sandwich but fell in love with the honey walnut shrimp sando. So much flavor and plenty of shrimp. We also ordered the waffle fries with furikake and curry on the side. Super filling.Sam must have seen me eyeing the egg salad sando because he graciously offered one to us for free on the way out. Made my freakin day :) Will definitely be back for more.

The parking here is awful, best to try and find a spot in the neighborhood. Small, unassuming spot with clean interior. Some tables for you to dine in.I got the chicken Katsu curry plate. The chicken was perfect, not dry at all and had the perfect amount of crisp. The curry was smooth and delicious.

3 star review for the fruit sando only. I have yet to try the katsu sando or any of the made-to-order food from the kitchen.I got the strawberry cream filled sandwich. Smell & taste a little off. Not quite spoiled but just not right. Not fruity, not milky, not quite sure how to put it. Also, the bread is thinner than I'd like & not soft. I went on a weekday around 2-3pm so it could be not-freshly-made product. For $6-7 bucks per tiny sandwich I'd expected better though.They have other stuff to grab n go like triangle kimbap, japanese egg sandwich, unique snacks, & drinks. Convenient.Staff are nice.This place is located in the bonchon plaza. So ofc parking is terrible.

The pork katsu curry was fantastic! And way too much food - plan on sharing this meal or having leftovers.Staff were friendly and served us within about 10 minutes of ordering. The store is extremely cute, with vintage themed packaging.

So normally I think Japanese fast-casual yoshoku places are kind of cringe in the United States because they tend to appeal to bougie customers who want to pay $30 for something that I used to pay $1.25 in a cafeteria for as a student in Japan (this is literally how Japanese curry usually works).But this place WAS NOT like that! Let me be clear, the fried chicken katsu was better than the vast majority of katsu I've had in Japan. It's actually just legitimately, incredibly good. And while kind of on the pricey side, that's really just an artifact of being in California (as opposed to being able to upcharge customers who want to pay extra for cafeteria food because it's Japanese and thus 'fancy').First, the fried chicken itself is intensely crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside. And that's really the judge of fried chicken most of the time because you really aren't changing the basic flavor profile of chicken that much. That being said, the sauces were good and the sandwich had a lot of flavorful veggies/other stuff in it. Love the coleslaw. All my homies love coleslaw. So I will be clear that both the standalone chicken and the sandwich is really good. I would honestly consider this a top-5 chicken sandwich I've had in my entire life.Second, they've got other stuff besides chicken. I tried a bite out of the honey walnut shrimp sandwich and it was good. That being said, it's hard to make a bad version of honey walnut shrimp, so that's my only real commentary. It's good, but I thought the fried chicken was better/more unique.I'm also not sure I would order this to-go or via delivery. Fried chicken is best when it comes right out of the fryer and gets more or less worse every minute after. Furthermore, there isn't a lot of sitting space, though there is some and I guess it's a sandwich so it can be eaten while loitering outside ("wow it's the authentic Japanese delinquent experience").Service was great and attentive, especially for a counter-serve place!Parking is horrible, so good luck. That plaza is insanely fisted and always will be. You will never find parking nearby, so godspeed. It's still worth it though.Hoping to try the menchi next time!

Katsu Sando has kakigori, which is a welcome treat on a hot summer day. The katsu sandwiches and plates are made-to-order so can take 20 mins to prepare. There's a parking lot in the complex.For the food: The hot cocoa kakigori is super cute and a little messy to eat. I picked up strawberry sando and coffee milk drink for snack.