Tonkatsu diner with hygiene difficulties

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旅行時期：2023/06（約3年前）

by Cyberさん（男性）

神田・神保町クチコミ：18件

衛生面についていくつか疑問点を残すトンカツレストランだと思います。
典型的な下町の食堂、といった佇まいで、しかもほぼ全ての料理が安価で提供されるため、特にこの食堂の周辺に勤務しているビジネスマンに人気があります。とは言え、ランチタイムでも連日長蛇の列が出来る程ではありません。利用客は概ね単身者が多く、おしゃべりしながら食事をする客も多くないため、客の回転は悪くありません。
給仕されるトンカツの見た目・味付けは全て典型的で、特にこの食堂ならではの特徴的な味付け等は見当たりません。一部のトンカツレストランに見られる、トンカツを載せる金網は無いため、時間経過とともにカツの衣に水分が含まれ、サクサク感が失われることに注意が必要です（キャベツと一緒に1つの皿に盛りつけられるため、余計に衣が水分を吸いやすいです）。
一方で、床や机の一部が汚く、清掃が不十分である状態です（スタッフが少ないため、致し方ない部分はあるとはいえ）。スタッフはハキハキとした受け答えではあるのですが、衣を作る過程で、顎マスク状態で咳き込みながら（しかも飛沫が食材にかからないよう、顔を逸らすことなく）作っている様子が見え、かなりガッカリしました。
この食堂は建物の1階にあるものの、出入り口に段差があるため、車椅子等の障碍を持つ方はやや利用しづらいと感じるかもしれません。

It's a pork cutlet diner that leaves some questions about hygiene.
It's especially popular among businessmen who work near the diner because it has the appearance of a typical downtown diner, and almost all the dishes are inexpensive. However, there are not so many customers that there are long lines every day, even at lunch time. The customers are generally singles, and there are not many customers chatting while eating, so the customer turnover is not bad.
The appearance and seasoning of the pork cutlets served are all typical, and there are no special seasonings unique to this diner. There is no wire mesh to place the pork cutlets on, as is the case in some pork cutlet diners, so it should be noted that the cutlets lose their crispness over time due to the moisture in the batter (since they are served on one plate with cabbage, the batter tends to absorb moisture even more).
On the other hand, the floor and some of the desks are dirty and inadequately cleaned (although this is partly unavoidable due to the small staff). Although the staff is very friendly and receptive, I was quite disappointed to see them coughing in a chin mask during the process of making the batter (and without turning their heads away to avoid splashing the droplets on the food).
Although this diner is located on the first floor of the building, the entrance and exit steps may make it somewhat difficult for wheelchair users and other physically challenged people to use the diner.