I tried Tonki's tonkatsu at Meguro based on a recommendation from my colleague . If you make a reservation, you may not have to queue too long but will be seated on the second floor, where you will miss all the action. I didn't make a reservation and instead queue for a good 45 minutes before I got a seat at the counter.
Arrived at 5.30 p.m. The shop only opens after 4 p.m.
The queue on the right. About 50 people can sit around the counter.
The second guy from left specialises in taking orders and remembering who is where in the queue. The other guy specialises in cutting the tonkatsu in portions of 70:30. He even got a permanent slouch from his work. The lady on the far right is responsible for cleaning the table when people leave. Another guy is supposed to only put the mustard sauce on the plate. It works like a factory serving good tonkatsu to their continuous flow of customers.
Got the meal at around 6.35 p.m. It was good and authentic.
