Geomdan tonkatsu with baby chairs and potato croquettes: HOKATSU

🍽️ Today I visited HOKATSU, a famous restaurant in Geomdan New Town, in Geomdan-gu!

Where is HOKATSU in Geomdan? Location, hours and parking

HOKATSU is at 788 Seogot-ro, Unit 128, Geomdan-gu, Incheon, and is open daily 11:00–21:30. Break time is 15:00–17:00, and last orders are at 15:00 / 21:00.

🅿️ HOKATSU is in the same building as Megabox and No Brand, so we parked easily in the big underground car park and came up to the first floor! (Parking is covered for up to 2 hours.)

HOKATSU weekend wait and how to book a table

HOKATSU is a Geomdan tonkatsu spot selected for the Blue Ribbon Survey 2026 🎀 You can reserve through Catch Table or Naver Reservation ✔️ (right now, booking via Naver comes with a free mini curry).

🕰️ We went on a weekend and arrived around 5pm, just after the break time, and people were already lined up outside the shop, whoa!

What we ordered at HOKATSU and how much it cost

We ordered two Choeae Katsu, a mini curry and two potato croquettes. HOKATSU has so many tasty options, from gyukatsu (beef cutlet) and tonkatsu to ramen, but this is what we picked!

• Choeae Katsu ₩16,000 × 2
• Mini curry ₩4,000
• Potato croquettes (2) ₩4,000

Is HOKATSU a good tonkatsu spot for babies and kids?

HOKATSU has baby chairs and kids' tableware, so it's a great restaurant for families with little ones 🥹💕 Fetching side dishes and bowls yourself is easy, which was so convenient... (with babies, tongs and scissors are a must ✂️)

HOKATSU's yogurt-aged pork and the pre-meal yogurt

HOKATSU uses a handmade-yogurt dry-aging method, which they say they were the first in Korea to develop. Aging the meat this way reduces gamey smells and gives a tender texture, and that's HOKATSU's signature, they say!

🥄 Before the meal we got a handmade yogurt, and mixed with the honey at the bottom it was sweet and the kids really loved it, haha 👧🏻👧🏻

HOKATSU Choeae Katsu: how do the tenderloin and cheese katsu taste?

Doesn't it look delicious!! 🥩 Choeae Katsu pairs 4 pieces of tenderloin katsu with 2 pieces of cheese katsu, giving you both flavor and quantity, and it's one of HOKATSU's most popular dishes :) Cabbage dressing, tonkatsu sauce, salt and more sit on the table, so sprinkle whatever you like, haha.

🥢 I tried the tenderloin first and the coating was crispy but the meat was really tender. Since it's fried tonkatsu I assumed it would be a bit dry, but it was juicier and moister than I expected, and I was surprised...

🧀 See how the cheese katsu looks?? A mouthful of cheese bomb, and the rich nuttiness was just perfect...

🥩 The meat has no gamey smell and is so tender that I started by dipping it in sauce, then later tried it with a bit of wasabi and salt. Personally, salt let me taste the meat more, so I liked that best :) The babies seemed to find the meat tender too, asking for more and eating really well 🫶🏻

Mini curry and potato croquettes the kids could eat

🍛 For the side, I mixed HOKATSU's mini curry with rice for my child, who gulped it down along with the soup! The spice levels are split so babies can eat it too, which I loved 😚

🥔 They also polished off the soft potato croquettes without leaving a crumb ><

Would we go back to HOKATSU in Geomdan?

♥️ I'm so glad there's such a tasty tonkatsu place near Geomdan New Town, haha! I heard the other dishes besides tonkatsu are great too, so I plan to visit again soon, hehe.

If you want to taste super-tender tenderloin katsu with no gamey smell at all, come visit HOKATSU in Geomdan 🌼