Head Chef and owner of Kushya in Kyoto
Having eaten out many times in Japan, I’m fairly comfortable pointing at something and then enjoying the surprise of what turns up at the table.
I can even cook a little myself 
Katsudon made by Me
But as this next trip is extra special, I’m wanting to get recommendations of good restaurants that I could try for my big 40th birthday bash in Tokyo.
I’ve eaten at was called the “Best Kushiyaki Restaurant in Japan” and also at street-corner beef bowl shops that offered incredibly value for money. Couldn’t say which is better, but I can tell you I wouldn’t swap my experiences for anything.
So, Tokyo-dwellers and visitors, where can a non-Nihongi speaker go for a very nice night out with friends, and not end up being served the only two items in the world she loathes – unagi and Sea Urchin?
That food looks pretty good! Is that one of those croquettes I keep hearing about
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No, it’s a pork cutlet, crumbed using Panko Crumbs, served in a special broth with onions and egg and Tonkatsu sauce on sticky rice
Croquettes are usually deep fried rice or potato with peas and other things stuffed in them as well.
Your description sounds delicious :O!