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About this place
Crowned with a soft-yolked fried egg and smothered in rich ingredients glazed in a sweet-savory sauce, "Hong Kong rice" (Hong Kong han) is the signature dish that immediately catches the eye at Kusakatei. Packed with stir-fried pork, cabbage, and wood ear mushrooms, its robust, deeply savory profile makes it easy to polish off the bowl without pausing. It comes served alongside a classic Chinese-style wakame seaweed soup.
When you want something truly substantial with both noodles and side dishes, the tsukemen dipping noodle sets are a dependable choice. Options include a vegetable set with 1.5 portions of noodles, a garlic- and ginger-accented dipping broth, stir-fried meat and vegetables, and a small bowl of rice, as well as combinations accompanied by tender, well-marinated chashu pork. A light broth is provided to dilute the dipping soup toward the end, letting you enjoy every drop.
Beyond classics like fried rice and plump, handmade pan-fried gyoza with fragrant browned skins, the menu stretches into broader diner favorites, including omurice and retro downtown-style Napolitan ketchup spaghetti. The fried rice is tossed until wonderfully light and loose, rich with the savory depth of roast pork, making it an ideal companion to noodles or a great order as a half-portion. With beer, lemon sours, and Shaoxing wine on hand, it is just as easy to drop in for a drink alongside crisp fried chicken karaage or gyoza.
With both counter and table seating, the dining room suits a solo lunch just as naturally as an effortless stop after work or on the weekend whenever a hearty, satisfying meal is in order.
