ok, been getting a lot of emails from people all over japan sharing their secret eating places. this one is different. this hidden secret came from kaneohe. yeah, wendell kong sent me an email a few months ago telling me about this chicken katsu place in shonan. he said it’s the best in japan and guys like pat rawson and wake tokoro say the same thing. i pass by this place about 50 times a year and didn’t even recognize the place. so after wendell gave me directions, i went to check it out this time…
it’s pretty old school style. middle age married couple running this place probably for generations. i liked the feeling when i got inside…
wendell told me to try the chicken stuffed with cheese katsu. i wasn’t in the cheese mood so i took the pork katsu, or “tonkatsu”. 750 yen or $7. not bad…
when i check someplace out, i check everything. they had the sesame seed grinding machine, hot mustard, and sweet sauce…
all this for $7? what a freakin deal!! and when i took my first bite, i was like “ummmmmmmm.” the lady was looking at me and laughing. why? because i was by myself.. haha…
wendell was right. this place is probably the best katsu restaurant in japan. and now that i know where it is, i’ll be back for sure. it’s called SAGARA and you get there by taking route 134 toward hiratsuka. once you go over the banyu bridge, you will see a denny’s on the right. take the right at that light and SAGARA is right on the right side. the phone number is 0463-22-6336 if you get lost. try it, you’ll like it…
