Had a great takeout dinner from kato after my shunji carmakase. It was one of the best I’ve had since the shutdown. Just like at the restaurant every dish was good to great with lots of familiar flavors executed at a high level. Unlike the restaurant, you can BYOR and pair each course with a bowl of rice, which left me quite satiated.
Will definitely be ordering again. @Chowseeker1999, @TheCookie, @attran99, @NYCtoLA, @butteredwaffles, @J_L, @CiaoBob, @Omotesando, @paranoidgarliclover
Highlights were the lu rou fan; the cabbage, which I first thought was a throw away dish but was a surprise highlight; fish fragrant eggplant was deeply flavorful; ginger scallion fish was spot on; and the beef was fatty, tender and delicious.
pro tip
don’t mistake your chili oil for your dessert topping
#uniforscale
smashed cucumber, celery and lovage salad
enoki dan dan, kato chili oil
lu rou fan - braised pork rice
garlic cabbage, dried shrimp and nueske’s bacon
fish fragrant eggplant
steamed fish, ginger, scallion
american wagyu short rib, 3 cup style
chili paste
buttermilk pudding, kaya, pineapple, coffee brown butter oats
