Eater LAさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Eater LAInstagram)「A newish katsu restaurant has graced a busy strip mall in South Pasadena, and a few eager locals have already caught on. Katsu Jin (@katsujin_official), from Kevin Piyarat, opened on January 17, serving a tight menu of pork, chicken, and cheese katsu, plus a few types of ramen and other izakaya-style snacks. Piyarat has operated the next-door Patakan Thai restaurant for a decade and opted to pursue his passion for katsu when the space became available. Piyarat says his love of katsu developed when he took a Shinkansen bullet train to Osaka. A friend had packed him a cold bento of katsu for the trip, and despite the temperature, he was blown away by how delicious it was. Later, he visited other katsu restaurants and returned to the U.S. cooking the dish often at home, refining the flavors and technique through online videos. When Patakan first opened, Piyarat had no professional cooking experience but developed the menu based on his own recipes. He’s doing the same at Katsu Jin, where he oversees the preparation of almost every dish during this opening phase. Read about the hot new strip mall find in South Pasadena by tapping on the link in bio, written by Eater LA lead editor Matthew Kang (@mattatouille). 📸: @mattatouille」6月22日 0時01分