Kawanoya

Me *Squeals*: "I need a mini pig in my life....they're SO cute!" Also Me: "Mmmm, tonkatsu!" While driving to the vet last week, I noticed a new business took over Clay Oven Indian Cuisine....

Cozy Japanese tonkatsu restaurant.with a hint towards a neighborhood izakaya in the heart of Noe Valley. Since they soft opened three two days ago, I'll be splitting this review in two parts. In...

Finally there's a Japanese restaurant in SF that serves authentic tonkatsu!! The pork cutlet at Kawanoya is perfectly fried: super crispy on the outside, juicy and tender on the inside, and...

Delicious Japanese cuisine with pleasant service and mostly compostable takeout containers. They say it's a limited menu for the soft opening, but it's still a fairly long menu. Also, looks like...

So excited that this restaurant has opened!! We ordered tonkatsu which was crispy and perfectly cooked, and loved the sides that came with it. Also had several skewers - my favorite was the eel...