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Staff was friendly, service was fast, food was ok. Rice was slightly undercooked, Katsu was good and decent size, curry has a good flavor. Could have used a little more curry as I had extra rice and no curry for it Price was $15 + tax. Reasonable for what you get.
Really generous portions and good food! We had the rosemary chicken katsu Sando, egg salad sando, Garlic Udon Noodle, & Poke bowl. The staff was very cheerful and the katsu bar has a simple interior. Come here for a quick bite.
Acceptable Curry Udon with Pork Katsu served up quickly here. This seems like more of a Doordash pickup spot, but they do have a few tables. For $17, I did get a filling but not exactly cheap lunch, and it was quite spicy as I requested. For scratching the Japasese curry itch, it'll do, but Go Go Curry at Tokyo Central in Gardena remains the go to for this sort of thing in the South Bay
I was genuinely shocked when I opened this katsu sandwich. The photos advertised a thick, juicy pork cutlet, but what I got was almost entirely breading with an extremely thin slice of pork inside. Half of the "katsu" was just fried batter. It honestly looked like they used shabu-shabu pork slices and layered breading around them to make it appear thicker. The sandwich in real life looked nothing like the photos. The meat was so thin that every bite tasted mostly like oil, breading, and bread instead of pork. A proper katsu sandwich should have a substantial cut of meat, not a paper-thin slice hiding inside a giant crust. I rarely leave negative reviews, but this felt very misleading and nowhere near what was advertised
I love this combination of Katsu and Poke Bar! I'm obsessed the food is soo good. The Katsu is crispy and The Poke was fresh and flavorful. I tried their Japanese Sparkling water for the first time is the best. The portions are big so it's definitely good for sharing so it was worth it! The ambiance was casual and plenty of seating. The costumer service is great everyone was nice and fast service. I live for this combination especially I'm always on the go and love a good Japanese food. What I got: Katsu Sandwich with Waffle Fries 2 Poke Bowls(build our own) Black Garlic Udon with Katsu 2 Japanese Sparking Water (Apple,peach flavor)
1st time trying. Easy to order online as the menu is pretty straight forward and the food would be ready fairly quickly. I go...get my food...come home to eat it and BOOM! My order was incomplete. Damnit. I got my 2 chicken katsu meals but not the side of Kimchi Mandu that I paid for. Well that's $8 wasted on nothing. On the upside of the review, the chicken katsu curry meal was pretty good. Filling and all right as far as curry goes. Overall: Probably won't make this place one of my regular spots for lunch or take out. I'm on a Japanese curry hunt at the moment and it's a bit of a drive. I could probably find something closer. Cheers.
Overall pretty decent, especially since there's not a ton of similar food options in the area. I thought the katsu itself was pretty terrible... hard, overcooked, just bleh. But the rice, curry, salad, and mac salad I thought were really good, especially at the price! The egg sando was also terrible in my opinion, absolutely nothing like the sandos you get in Japan. I would not order that again or recommend. You order from Katsu Bar on the little screen in the corner, not at the poke counter. Located inside the poke shop with a small private parking lot.
"Oh, man.....!" Was my initial reaction when I realized it's in a shared spot with Poke Bar. (Just to clarify. I didn't really have a good run here back in the day, and it didn't help that one of my colleagues mentioned she's tried this place and wasn't too thrilled about it.) But! I was curious about their curry sauce. Since the chain of The Curry House shut down so abruptly a few years ago, I've been on the hunt for Japanese curry. And that's what got me here. Pork katsu curry it is! Except the first thing I see right behind the order screen is a sign saying they're out of the pork katsu, soooo... off to a not-so-good start. I was still curious about the sauce, so chicken katsu it is. I also got a side of spicy tuna yubu pocket. Both sides of the resto were quiet busy with serving dine-in, take out and online orders. I guess there are followers for both cuisines because everyone behind the counter was hustlin'! It also looked kinda cramped back there, but, I guess they found a way to make it work. I was outta there in no time. I was also back at work in no time. Packaging is impressive. I appreciate that they were able to section every part of the meal. (My mini-OCD really liked that!) Packaging for the yubu was nice as well. SPICY TUNA YUBU POCKET: It's not as spicy as one might expect. It does have a kick, but pretty minor at that. It did add to the taste experience with the tuna being seasoned well. However, the pocket was mostly rice. I had too much left after finishing up the fish. Delish, though, I just felt they could cut down on the rice a bit. CHICKEN KATSU CURRY: I love love LOVE the packaging! It looked like I took an actual bento box back with me! It helped with keeping everything in their place during transport. Katsu was breaded thin and seasoned well. I dipped it in the curry sauce and made it even better. Sauce was good, but can be better. Don't get me wrong: it wasn't bad at all, but it has potential to one up itself. The salad, ginger and the mac did their part as palate cleansers. Delish, overall. FOOD: 3.5. SERVICE: 3. Very little interaction, so average at best. VALUE: 3. PARKING: Shared private with 7-ELEVEn and Farmer Boys. I came through during a lunch rush and it wasn't an issue. OVERALL: 3.25. Just FYI: I noticed most food orders are taken out, but if dining in is your thing, there are limited seating options available. Okay first run. Should I have the urge for a 2nd, here's hoping they have the pork cutlet by then. I might even give Poke Bar another shot...
Dish: kimchi mandu Curry Plate, waffle fries, yabu pocket spicy tuna My scale rating: 8.5/10 Total: $24.00 Parking: plenty I think everything was tasty. Service was great. My only note is that the they use the end of the tomato as plating with the root part of it. I think for plating a dish this doesn't look pretty, but I am not sure what the cook is thinking. Also, some of the tables were still dirty when we were looking for a table. There were not other clients beside us and occasional two that came to get poke while we were eating our food, so they don't have an excuse to make sure that the tables get cleaned.
Been here twice and unfortunately the food was just okay. I really love dill and egg sandwiches and had high hopes for the egg salad sandwich but both times I've ordered it the crust was still attached and there was NO DILL! C'mon guys!? Don't advertise the sandwich this way if you aren't going to serve it. Service was good, they were friendly and the interior tables were clean. I want so bad to love it but it's just been okay.
This place is indubitably great. The katsu chicken is tender and crunchy and the different components of the box complement each other very well. I don't love the macaroni salad, it's a bit sweet but it isn't bad. I got this box to-go. The staff were very sweet and the spot is cozy.
This place is new and located inside the Poke bar restaurant. The service was great, and the workers there were friendly. There are a couple of tables in the front, with additional seats in the back. It's a great place for a casual meal since you place your order at the cashier and seat yourself. We got the chicken and pork katsu curry plates, as well as the chicken and pork katsu sandwiches with waffle fries. They were all really good but I think our favorite was the pork katsu curry plate because it was cooked perfectly, so deliciously flavorful, and came with a macaroni salad and a regular salad which was really refreshing. Honestly such a great balance. We'll be back! There is also a parking lot which is a plus.
Tried this new little hidden gem and it was delicious! Fast service, decent pricing, great atmosphere. Great customer service. The whole family enjoyed their food. Each of us got their signature dish which was the Katsu curry signature plate. If u can't handle spicy get the regular curry. They also have macaron ice cream sandwiches!!! Come check it out!!! Also I didn't wait long for my order at all!!!
7 months ago
Was craving a katsu chicken plate and this place perfectly delivered. Friendly service and comfortable ambiance. Soooo good. read more
21 days ago
I ordered the rosemary chicken katsu sando with waffle fries and a yuzu drink The sando was outstanding. The chicken was crispy on the outside and juicy inside with the rosemary giving it a clean and fragrant flavor. The bread held everything together and the sauce pulled the whole thing together without feeling heavy. The waffle fries were hot and crunchy and the yuzu drink was refreshing and bright Service was quick and friendly and the space had an easygoing feel that made it a great spot for a casual meal. Everything tasted fresh and well made. Highly recommend. read more
Staff was friendly, service was fast, food was ok. Rice was slightly undercooked, Katsu was good and decent size, curry has a good flavor. Could have used a little more curry as I had extra rice and no curry for it Price was $15 + tax. Reasonable for what you get. read more
1 month ago
1 year ago
Really generous portions and good food! We had the rosemary chicken katsu Sando, egg salad sando, Garlic Udon Noodle, & Poke bowl. The staff was very cheerful and the katsu bar has a simple interior. Come here for a quick bite. read more
Acceptable Curry Udon with Pork Katsu served up quickly here. This seems like more of a Doordash pickup spot, but they do have a few tables. For $17, I did get a filling but not exactly cheap lunch, and it was quite spicy as I requested. For scratching the Japasese curry itch, it'll do, but Go Go Curry at Tokyo Central in Gardena remains the go to for this sort of thing in the South Bay read more
5 months ago
I was genuinely shocked when I opened this katsu sandwich. The photos advertised a thick, juicy pork cutlet, but what I got was almost entirely breading with an extremely thin slice of pork inside. Half of the "katsu" was just fried batter. It honestly looked like they used shabu-shabu pork slices and layered breading around them to make it appear thicker. The sandwich in real life looked nothing like the photos. The meat was so thin that every bite tasted mostly like oil, breading, and bread instead of pork. A proper katsu sandwich should have a substantial cut of meat, not a paper-thin slice hiding inside a giant crust. I rarely leave negative reviews, but this felt very misleading and nowhere near what was advertised read more
9 months ago
I love this combination of Katsu and Poke Bar! I'm obsessed the food is soo good. The Katsu is crispy and The Poke was fresh and flavorful. I tried their Japanese Sparkling water for the first time is the best. The portions are big so it's definitely good for sharing so it was worth it! The ambiance was casual and plenty of seating. The costumer service is great everyone was nice and fast service. I live for this combination especially I'm always on the go and love a good Japanese food. What I got: Katsu Sandwich with Waffle Fries 2 Poke Bowls(build our own) Black Garlic Udon with Katsu 2 Japanese Sparking Water (Apple,peach flavor) read more
1st time trying. Easy to order online as the menu is pretty straight forward and the food would be ready fairly quickly. I go...get my food...come home to eat it and BOOM! My order was incomplete. Damnit. I got my 2 chicken katsu meals but not the side of Kimchi Mandu that I paid for. Well that's $8 wasted on nothing. On the upside of the review, the chicken katsu curry meal was pretty good. Filling and all right as far as curry goes. Overall: Probably won't make this place one of my regular spots for lunch or take out. I'm on a Japanese curry hunt at the moment and it's a bit of a drive. I could probably find something closer. Cheers. read more
2 years ago
Overall pretty decent, especially since there's not a ton of similar food options in the area. I thought the katsu itself was pretty terrible... hard, overcooked, just bleh. But the rice, curry, salad, and mac salad I thought were really good, especially at the price! The egg sando was also terrible in my opinion, absolutely nothing like the sandos you get in Japan. I would not order that again or recommend. You order from Katsu Bar on the little screen in the corner, not at the poke counter. Located inside the poke shop with a small private parking lot. read more
5 months ago
3 years ago
"Oh, man.....!" Was my initial reaction when I realized it's in a shared spot with Poke Bar. (Just to clarify. I didn't really have a good run here back in the day, and it didn't help that one of my colleagues mentioned she's tried this place and wasn't too thrilled about it.) But! I was curious about their curry sauce. Since the chain of The Curry House shut down so abruptly a few years ago, I've been on the hunt for Japanese curry. And that's what got me here. Pork katsu curry it is! Except the first thing I see right behind the order screen is a sign saying they're out of the pork katsu, soooo... off to a not-so-good start. I was still curious about the sauce, so chicken katsu it is. I also got a side of spicy tuna yubu pocket. Both sides of the resto were quiet busy with serving dine-in, take out and online orders. I guess there are followers for both cuisines because everyone behind the counter was hustlin'! It also looked kinda cramped back there, but, I guess they found a way to make it work. I was outta there in no time. I was also back at work in no time. Packaging is impressive. I appreciate that they were able to section every part of the meal. (My mini-OCD really liked that!) Packaging for the yubu was nice as well. SPICY TUNA YUBU POCKET: It's not as spicy as one might expect. It does have a kick, but pretty minor at that. It did add to the taste experience with the tuna being seasoned well. However, the pocket was mostly rice. I had too much left after finishing up the fish. Delish, though, I just felt they could cut down on the rice a bit. CHICKEN KATSU CURRY: I love love LOVE the packaging! It looked like I took an actual bento box back with me! It helped with keeping everything in their place during transport. Katsu was breaded thin and seasoned well. I dipped it in the curry sauce and made it even better. Sauce was good, but can be better. Don't get me wrong: it wasn't bad at all, but it has potential to one up itself. The salad, ginger and the mac did their part as palate cleansers. Delish, overall. FOOD: 3.5. SERVICE: 3. Very little interaction, so average at best. VALUE: 3. PARKING: Shared private with 7-ELEVEn and Farmer Boys. I came through during a lunch rush and it wasn't an issue. OVERALL: 3.25. Just FYI: I noticed most food orders are taken out, but if dining in is your thing, there are limited seating options available. Okay first run. Should I have the urge for a 2nd, here's hoping they have the pork cutlet by then. I might even give Poke Bar another shot... read more
Dish: kimchi mandu Curry Plate, waffle fries, yabu pocket spicy tuna My scale rating: 8.5/10 Total: $24.00 Parking: plenty I think everything was tasty. Service was great. My only note is that the they use the end of the tomato as plating with the root part of it. I think for plating a dish this doesn't look pretty, but I am not sure what the cook is thinking. Also, some of the tables were still dirty when we were looking for a table. There were not other clients beside us and occasional two that came to get poke while we were eating our food, so they don't have an excuse to make sure that the tables get cleaned. read more
1 year ago
Been here twice and unfortunately the food was just okay. I really love dill and egg sandwiches and had high hopes for the egg salad sandwich but both times I've ordered it the crust was still attached and there was NO DILL! C'mon guys!? Don't advertise the sandwich this way if you aren't going to serve it. Service was good, they were friendly and the interior tables were clean. I want so bad to love it but it's just been okay. read more
1 year ago
This place is indubitably great. The katsu chicken is tender and crunchy and the different components of the box complement each other very well. I don't love the macaroni salad, it's a bit sweet but it isn't bad. I got this box to-go. The staff were very sweet and the spot is cozy. read more
3 years ago
This place is new and located inside the Poke bar restaurant. The service was great, and the workers there were friendly. There are a couple of tables in the front, with additional seats in the back. It's a great place for a casual meal since you place your order at the cashier and seat yourself. We got the chicken and pork katsu curry plates, as well as the chicken and pork katsu sandwiches with waffle fries. They were all really good but I think our favorite was the pork katsu curry plate because it was cooked perfectly, so deliciously flavorful, and came with a macaroni salad and a regular salad which was really refreshing. Honestly such a great balance. We'll be back! There is also a parking lot which is a plus. read more
1 year ago
Tried this new little hidden gem and it was delicious! Fast service, decent pricing, great atmosphere. Great customer service. The whole family enjoyed their food. Each of us got their signature dish which was the Katsu curry signature plate. If u can't handle spicy get the regular curry. They also have macaron ice cream sandwiches!!! Come check it out!!! Also I didn't wait long for my order at all!!! read more
1 year ago
3 years ago
Another new franchise where they put premium price on Korean "boonsik" food. Okay, let's be honest. This is somewhere between Korean and Japanese style. But definitely not a premium pork katsu style / quality. First and foremost... I don't know if it's about this particular location. But the pork tasted very "porky." Which means the premade katsu was in the freezer too long. I say overpriced because at $15, this quality katsu should be a lot bigger. Curry amount was lacking to cover the whole katsu and rice. I am happy to see a lot of new businesses popping up (especially Koreans) introducing something different and trendy. But I hate how they are artificially driving the price up while bringing the quality down. Another place where you walk out thinking that was not worth $15. read more
I'm so glad to see Katsu Bar expanding out of Torrance. I loved their Torrance location and I'm happy to see them in their beginning stages in El Segundo. Their katsu sandos are so juicy and nicely seasoned. I'm also a big fan of their curry katsu set, it's filling and reasonably priced. I look forward to having their fruit sandos (hopefully they'll put them on their menu soon!) read more
First time dining at Katsu Bar at El Segundo on 1/14/23. They are located inside Poke Bar ao in case you're looking for a different entry door, they are in the same location. We ordered pork and chicken Katsu sandwiches that came with waffle fries. We also ordered katsu curry plate. Everything was delicious! The Katsu sandwiches were moist and the waffle fries were tasty. The chicken katsu plate was also really good. The portions were generous. The kids didn't care for the mac salad but they liked the curry sauce. Prices were good. $15 For the katsu plate which is more like a bento box. Came with rice, salad, mac salad and curry sauce. The staff was friendly and helpful. So nice to have a katsu bar nearby. The bathroom is also clean which is always a plus! Definitely recommend if you like katsu. read more
Was in the area, looking for something quick and tasty and was led to here. It's in the same building as the poke restaurant, but they have different registers. Everything I ordered tasted good. The size of the yubu pockets were pretty decent. Not the best egg sando I've ever had, but it got the job done. Wished the kimchi mandu had more kimchi flavor, but it had good crunch. Not a bad spot to try for some quick Asian food. read more
1 year ago
2 years ago
The sandwich was alright gotta eat it with the curry dip, i did dip the fries (fries were crispy) with the curry a bit too salty so when getting the sandwich go with the just the dip i paid extra to get the dip to try everything with it overall 3.5/5 black cherry soda was good i liked the pineapple cream soda better read more
2 years ago
2 years ago
Pricey for the amount you get and CoCos is still tops but not a bad option if you're in the El Segundo area. Tread carefully on the spicy Va mild option as I definitely should have went mild. read more
2 years ago
I really like this place. I watched youtube videos of this in Japan and was stoked when I saw a new location in el segundo. Ordered the pork sandwich. So freaking good. Tons of flavor. Different taste if you dip it in curry. Waffle fries were legit. read more
3 years ago
i was really excited to see Katsu Bar opening up in el segundo. the service was extremely fast, easy for take out or a quick meal. the chicken katsu was good, but could've used a little more seasoning in the chicken and curry. the price seemed a little steep at first, but was reasonable after seeing how much food was on the plate. i was overall happy and will definitely be going back. excited to try the sandos! read more
3 years ago
Fresh, made to order Katsu. The katsu curry plate is delicious. Chicken and pork are both good. I prefer pork. They are served over sticky rice, which is nothing special. The salad dressing has a nice asian flavor. The macaroni salad isn't too great. However, the katsu and curry sauce make this a must-have! read more
2 years ago
Service was quick, and the store looks clean. Presentation of the chicken Katsu plate also looks nice. Unfortunately, the taste was mediocre at best. The curry and the salad dressing were too salty to my liking. Macaroni salad didn't taste like much except for mayo. The chicken was, however, crispy and tender. Overall, it was okay, but I don't think it's worth $16. read more
2 years ago
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