Food Detective / Japan / Katsudon

Katsudon (pork cutlet bowl) · カツ丼

カツ丼 · Katsudon

A breaded pork cutlet simmered with egg and sauce over rice.

Kind
Rice, Meat
Cooking
Fried, Braised / simmered
Taste
Sweet, Soy sauce, Filling meal, Easy to eat alone · Not spicy
Served · texture
Hot · Cutlet softened in sauce, with egg

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients, including hidden ones

Main ingredient
Pork, Rice
Usually included
Egg, Wheat, Fish stock / bonito flakes
Can be in the sauce or broth
Tofu & soy
  • Broths and sauces often use dashi made from bonito or other fish.
  • The coating uses flour and breadcrumbs.

Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.

CHAINS

Which chain, which menu item

Prices in local currency (JPY).

No chain with a confirmed menu item yet. Find restaurants on Google Maps ↗

“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.

PRICE GUIDE

General price guide · One bowl

Budget
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Typical
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Premium
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Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.

ORDERING

Phrases to show when ordering

えびを抜いてください
No shrimp, please (ebi o nuite kudasai)
魚介類が食べられません
I can’t eat seafood (gyokairui ga taberaremasen)
だしに魚は入っていますか?
Is there fish in the stock? (dashi ni sakana wa haitte imasu ka?)
豚肉が食べられません
I can’t eat pork (butaniku ga taberaremasen)
牛肉が食べられません
I can’t eat beef (gyūniku ga taberaremasen)
卵を抜いてください
No egg, please (tamago o nuite kudasai)
辛くしないでください
Not spicy, please (karaku shinaide kudasai)
アレルギーがあります
I have an allergy (arerugī ga arimasu) — then the ingredient

A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.

Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Katsudon (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.