Ginza Bairin - Menu

I got the ton-katsu thick cut for takeout and was super satisfied. The meat was super tender and juicy and the crust had a nice amount of crisp and chewiness. Even though 20-30 may be a little steep for ton-katsu, I still think this place is well worth it : would highly recommend and will come again!

Best fried pork cutlet in Oahu. You won't find a better tonkatsu anywhere else on the island. The pork is juicy and the breading is very crisp. The restaurant is very small, but it is located in a nice location. The wait for this restaurant is long, as they don't allow walk-ins sometimes. You will not get a space without a reservation.

Hands down the best meal in Hawaii that we had!!! You have to try this place, but eat there if possible. We were lucky to get in without a reservation around lunch and sit at the counter. If you can make a reservation that'd be better. The pork was so juicy and the crust on it was just the perfect. We tried another place to compare and this place was the best ! View menu

No lie: this is the best tonkatsu I've ever had. The pork was perfectly cooked. Juicy, crispy but not greasy, and amazing flavor. Also I'd highly recommend the curry as it took the meal to a whole new level. Everything about the meal was perfect, no complaints at all. We were able to get seating relatively quick late on a Saturday at the bar area. Wait staff was friendly and attentive.

This is the better tonkatsu place around the area. The food is delicious and you can tell there is a lot of care for the preparation. Everything was good. I cleaned my plate. It is better to have reservations. I came at non peak hours so was seated quickly. I wouldn't take the gamble next time though and just make a reservation. The staff is very friendly and professional. I will come back!

Leaving a review for the yoshoku side (western cuisine) which is the right side of the restaurant. Food overall felt pretty standard. We ordered tonkatsu too, but it didn’t really blow my mind like I was hoping for it to. Tasted like a lot of tonkatsu I’ve had here in LA. I wonder if it tastes different on the left side of the restaurant? Prices are a little steeper than I expected as well. View menu

Customer service 0/10 Value for money 8/10 Quality of experience 6/10 After a couple tries we finally got this as delivery. The taste is actually very good but not to a point that actually warrant the attention it gets. You might hear good things about it and you want to try. I will say go ahead and do that, it won't be bad. But it will be kind of a bad experience getting it and you won't really be getting anything beyond expectation. When you order for pick up at this restaurant, be prepared for the order to be cancelled without explanation. The place is so busy that we ended up schedule for delivery on a later day only to have our order cancelled 10 minutes before the supposed delivery tim...

We liked their food so we made another reservation after our first visit about 2 weeks ago. Yesterday we were there waiting to get in for the first slot, 11am reservation, but they didn't open until 5 min past 11am. Then a guy came out and started to talk to the walk-in people. When customers with reservations asked him about going inside, he said they should just get in the same line and wait for their turns. (In fact, we came early as well; it just didn't occur to us to join the walk-in line. So while he chitchatted with people (and told them sorry there's no available seating the customers with 11am reservations stood outside waiting. And the restaurant sat empty. Finally a woman with bet...

Many of our friends recommended coming here and they had been to Japan before. They raved how this was the best katsu they 've had outside of Japan. I have nothing to compare to since I 've never been to Japan and the only katsu I love in the Bay Area is from Demiya. I got lucky and called a week in advance to get dinner reservations at 5pm on a Tuesday. But I had to call 11 times to get through. Between me and my husband, we both ordered the 7.0oz Specialty Kurobuta Pork Loin Katsu set each $42) and the katsu sandwiches to share. The sandwiches were so good and a great appetizer while we waited for our entree. We did order a side of curry sauce $5) since one of our friends suggested it. I t... View menu