Katsu Donburi

Picking out the Good Stuff

Matuba Japanese Restaurant

Matuba Japanese Restaurant is a quaint little place in Arlington, VA that serves fairly authentic Japanese food on a small scale. They close at two o’clock in the afternoon and the staff takes a break to eat and relax before the dinner rush. There is hardly any parking. And, there’s no better place to get a Katsu Donburi (breaded and fried pork cutlet with sauteed onion and fried egg over rice) I began eating this dish as a student in Japan (it’s a quick and nutrition-rich lunch) and still love to order it whenever I can. My wife always gets the lunch box with teriyaki and tempura.

We love to come here on lazy days and enjoy the great food, small atmosphere and tasty green tea. It’s always delicious and relaxing. The staff seem happy enough (maybe due to the 2 o’clock break time) to shout irrashaimasse! (welcome, don’t be afraid to come in!) when we enter. Best of all, it’s not priced as most Japanese restaurants in the states are; expensive novelties rather than everyday food joints. Everything is very reasonable.

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