Nara Chicken & Tonkatsu

Reviews

• Olivia R.

  star star star star star_border 10 June 2026

  So I finally able to go back and try the fried chicken (Nara Seasoned Chicken that comes with special sauce, the sweet and spicy kind). It's decent. I really like the sauce which goes well with all the fried stuff, especially Tonkatsu. The chicken itself is nothing special, but for us, the portion is enough to be shared among 2 people. The cuts are pretty big. If you're a big eater then you probably will end up finishing the whole basket.
  
  We also ordered the Nara Special Tonkatsu that comes with both sirloin and tenderloin Tonkatsu + their special sauce (different from the sauce on the chicken). The portion is pretty big, and I think it meant to be shared or for a big eater. I did finish the whole thing by myself tho so it's not like it's impossible LOL
  
  If you've read my last review about the Nara Pizza Tonkatsu (still dreaming about that cheese) you know how much I love their Tonkatsu. It's so soft inside and crispy on the outside. I finally figure out the secret of the crispness, they use real bread to make the crumbs which is surprising since I couldn't really taste bread. As for the special sauce, I know I won't like it once the staff mentioned that it was a mixture of garlic, soy sauce, apple, and BANANA! The banana flavour is way too strong for me. I could only taste banana. So I ordered the curry sauce on the side which complemented the Tonkatsu very well.
  
  Honestly, I won't be able to choose between the curry sauce or the sweet & spicy sauce. I probably will always end up ordering both everytime.
  
  If you decide to come and try this place, definitely go for the Tonkatsu. Legit the best Tonkatsu I've ever eaten!

• Violet P.

  star star star star_border star_border 24 May 2026

  We ordered from here and the food arrived pretty quickly so the temperature was warm. We decided to get the family pack which was a whole fried chicken, fries, and a 2 L pop. My husband also decided he would like poutine and I warned him that I wasn't sure how it would taste coming from this restaurant. But he decided to add it to our order.
  
  The family pack came in a box and the poutine and a rectangular take out box. The box was taped so that was good that the chicken and fries won't fall out in transit. When I open the box the chicken looked good and the skin look nice and crispy but I could barely see any french fries. For a family pack I was expecting more than about 20 fries. The poutine was even more pathetic for the price paid. There was not a lot of fries and the gravy was likely from the can. Would definitely not order this again.
  
  The star is the chicken. The skin was crispy, and not greasy. It didn't come with any sauce but still flavourful and moist chicken. We didn't finish the chicken and heated up the next day it was still moist and tasty.
  
  Maybe if we are in the area we might stop in for chicken or try something else on the menu that aren't fries!

• Jonny M.

  star star star star star_border 21 May 2026

  Guys, guys, guys. Can you believe it? A Korean place opened on the west end! Mind blowing. It's located right beside Empanada Convenience Store (never heard of it before, apparently its Filipino; not what I was expecting) but the better landmark is the nearby McDicks.
  
  We came on a Friday afternoon for lunch. Only a table or two were occupied. Pretty surprised. This place should be packed for lunch.
  
  The lady working the front was so sweet. Great service and she even thanked us/said she hoped to see us again.
  
  Menu is split into appetizers, KFC, tonkatsu and hansik.
  
  - Banchan and miso soup - pretty standard fare. Came with the tonkatsu.
  - Nara pizza tonkatsu ($15.99) - deep fried pork sirloin with cheese and their special sauce, pickled cabbage and rice. The pizza name is an odd translation but don't let that deter you. The cheese and deep fried pork was a perfect combination. Crispy, tender and not greasy at all.
  - Nara seasoned chicken ($14.99 half) - KFC with Nara's special sauce. Pretty sure it was a sweet gochujang sauce. Nicely battered and crispy.
  
  Great to see Korean finally making its way to the west end. Will be back for more. Very, very soon.

• Salvador G.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 15 May 2026

  Miso Soup, Nara Spicy Chicken, Nara Pizza Tonkatsu and dumplings
  
  Needed somewhere new to go and seeing that Zomato is mad slow at updating any new restaurants, I turned to yelp where this was rated 4.5/5 stars. If you've ever used yelp, you can only rate in multiples of 1 for the reviewers there have rated this place as a 4 or 5, which is fucking ridiculous because this place ain't that good. Miso soup was, miso soup...simple, warm, nothing special. The spicy chicken here was crispy enough to qualify as korean fried chicken but the sauce here was so fucking sticky that you'd tear your napkin just cleaning off your fingers. I felt like my fingers were trapped by this sauce. Pizza Tonkatsu was not bad. Just had cheese inside the breading of this deep fried pork dish. Breading and cheese tasted pretty good but the pork wasn't that great, mediocre at best. Dumplings followed suit with all the other dishes, Flavor was just ok.
  
  Located on 87ave and 150st, this place was just proof of how bad yelp reviews are. Service was really nice and friendly but overall just above average. They have some daily specials and would probably get a curry tonkatsu next time if I ever did come back here. Nara is half Korean and half Japanese, but fully so-so.
  
  Sal says: Just Try It (2.5/5)
  John says: Im gonna go with a C. Good service cuz we were the only ones there but food was just ok. Mediocre flavors. Decent chicken. Glad there were multiple tvs for my buddy sal to watch kpop stuff. (I know that makes him happy). Sigs says, "just skip it".

• Brent R.

  star star star star star_border 15 May 2026

  My daughter brought some fried chicken home and it was quite tasty. Perfectly cooked, moist inside and nice crunch outside. The sauce was a nice touch, not too sweet and garnished with green onion and sesame seeds. I will definitely visit the shop and try some of there other offerings. If their other items are as good as the chicken I'm in for a real treat.