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Maisen Katsu

4.4 (107 reviews)
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Closed 10:30 am - 8:00 pm

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Pork katsu
Kat V.

Big portion of pork katsu! I thought they would only give me one piece but they gave two pieces of pork katsu. I like the crunchy katsu and juicy meat inside. Their sauce is different than what I had before. It is creamy and less tangy. I wish I got two packets of sauce for two slices of katsu. They are busy during the weekday lunch but the food comes out really fast.

Jonna L.

I ordered one of the ramen bowls, and I'd probably not get that again. I know it's probably just the style, but the fully cooked egg was not good. Soft boiled would have been better! Next time I'll get the chicken katsu because that looks better. The service was fine and it was fun to get to walk around H mart afterwards!

Chicken katsu + soba noodles
Wil L.

Maiden Katsu is located inside HMart food court. Very popular place as we came on a Saturday and the place was mobbed. Saw these gigantic disks the size of dinner plates of pork and chicken katsu. I ordered the chicken katsu + soba noodle combo. Soba noodles were done in a Korean style with ice cold tsuyu broth along with shredded cabbage and other vegetables. Was so cold I got a brain freeze from drinking the soup. That in itself would've been a full meal but the chicken katsu was delicious. It was golden and crispy along with a scoop of rice, shredded cabbage with dressing, and jalapeño daikon pickles. We waited about 10 for our food. It was longer to try and position yourself to wait for a table to open up then pounce on the empty table. Overall great food

Chicken Katsu Curry
David M.

I was craving curry and stopped by for some chicken katsu curry. The chicken was so tender, I could cut it with a spoon. The curry is good too. I just wish they served more rice. Can't go wrong when you get lunch while shopping at H-Mart. As for service, it came out hot and fast. You eat it in the food court, so it's kind of hit or miss finding a table.

Nicole R.

I don't tend to gravitate towards katsu, but this place had good reviews and I felt like mixing it up. I'm glad I did as the curry chicken katsu I got was delicious! It comes with a scoop of rice, salad, soup, and two entire chicken cutlets with the curry sauce. The katsu had a really good crisp breading and the curry sauce was sweet, not spicy! This is located in the food court of H Mart so just order at the counter and there's plenty of tables to sit at. The food is ready quickly.

Pork katsu amd cold soba combo
John S.

I've been messing around with all the other places in the H Mart food court, because once I tried Maisen Katsu the choice was clear - they are the best choice! For $20 I got the pork katsu and cold soba noodle soup combo. The katsu was tender, juicy and perfectly fried crispy. This was on par with some of the best katsu I've evet had, even in Japan. The cold soba was well balanced with veggies that gave it a good umami flavor. This portion of katsu and soup was large enough to share. The only thing I would improve is the curry sauce which came cold. Don't sleep on Maisen like I did .

Pork Katsu+Udon Combo (5/5)
Ian N.

Pork Katsu+Udon Combo (5/5): Huge portion that's definitely enough for two. The Katsu was light and very crispy. The sauce looked weird but tasted like regular Tonkatsu sauce. I LOVED the shredded cabbage--it was finely shredded and very fresh with a light coleslaw flavor with a hint of horseradish. The udon was solid and pretty standard. RATING SYSTEM 5 - Great (Need to get this again) 4 - Good (Would get this again) 3 - Ok (Might give this another shot) 2 - Not Good (Won't get this again) 1 - Bad (Telling people to avoid this)

Katsu Kare
Vanessa B.

I was craving Katsu Kare and I remembered Maisen Kare at H Mart Food court. It was tasty and they serves a large portion. I could only consume half of it. "A box to go please !"

Denise M.

Friday evening and craving dinner and ramen sounded really good. We didn't want to drive too far and I needed to go to H Mart to pick up a few things so when I saw this place is an h Mart we decided to go. There is a food inside of h Mart, the Korean chain grocery store. There's a Paris Baguette and several Asian food counters. There are lots of wooden tables with stools and some art on the wall. It's not fancy. The reviews I saw were pretty good so I was expecting it to be pretty good. I'm sad to say that I was very disappointed. Me bowl of shoyu ramen didn't have much flavor and the noodles didn't seem to be cooked quite long enough. It wasn't horrible, it just wasn't the delicious ramen I was craving. We did order gyoza, and that was really good. My son liked his miso ramen well enough, although he also said he has had much better elsewhere. I cannot see myself coming back here. There are so many other places with better ramen.

Pork Katsu with shredded cabbage & rice  top left - udon soup base lower left - Katsu sauce not pictured - sm pickled veg
Budoh L.

Even though we went during a busy Sat lunchtime, we found a seat pretty quickly. Food came out pretty quickly about 10-15min after ordering. Cold Soba was a good portion, tasty & super cold just like the Korean Mul-naengmyeon. Chicken Katsu was fried. Perfectly but still moist & juicy inside. Pork Katsu satiated my craving. Big portion, fried perfectly & still juicy inside. Served on a metal rack to keep it crusty with a scoop of white rice & shredded cabbage. I didn't taste much sesame in the mayo based dressing, but it help cut the heavyiness of the fried food. Also came with pickled veggies & bowl of warm soba soup base.

Curry and katsu
Kathleen W.

Honestly, in Arizona, this place hits the spot for Katsu. The breaded katsu is done right and the curry tastes decent. Comes in a little set with radish, soup, and some salad with tartar sauce. It's in the Hmart food court, busy, but everyone is respectful about seating. Can be difficult to get seating on weekends though so beware. Orders are announced on the intercom. Service was friendly. I have no complaints and will be coming here to hit my Katsu cravings when I'm not in California.

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Dawn M.

My husband and I stopped by on a weekday and the food court was not busy at all! Score! We decided to try Maisen Katsu. Ordering was easy with the help from the employee- she gave us great recs! We ended up sharing the chicken katsu which came with soup and cabbage salad. This is probably the lightest batter I've had in town, yet still had a great ratio of chicken. It came with a curry dipping sauce-more on the sweet and savory side. The soup was also a hit! Very hardy. We will be back!

Tan Tan Ramen
James K.

i ordered Tan Tan Ramen It was pork based very rich but with Spicy sauce was well balanced grilled chashu was tasty. Kikurage and carrots added to Crunch. It was spicy but bot overwhelming just enough to warm me up in cold Arizona winter.

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This is by far my favorite katsu place in all of arizona. I've been to japan 3x and their katsu sauce is so addicting!

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