Kokolo Donburi Berkeley

Great spot for Japanese food. As a Japanese person, I was surprised by the menu options and the quality of each plate. All of it is authentic, the shows playing inside are entertaining and an overall really cool place to chill and eat. I was craving udonand was happy to get it here!

Giant portion of the Veggie Tempura. Very bland in flavor though. The Miso Soup also wasn't that great. Wanted to love it all but couldn't bring myself to finish it, despite the fact I paid almost 16 dollars.

Ordered in doordash yesterday evening. We had shrimp tempura that we didn?t realize wasn?t cooked enough until we were almost done the meal. Woke up vomiting with food poisoning. Will never order from this place again. Incredibly irresponsible to notcook shrimp well enough.

Big portions. Reasonably priced. Good drink and appetizer selection too. Friendly and quick service. Bus your own dishes. Pork was a little on the thicker and drier side but still hit the spot and was delicious. Wash it down with a kirin and I'm content.

Overall, filling and decent donburi type of food, though perhaps not good enough to justify the price. FOOD: Katsudon (4.5 out of 5): The tonkatsu was juicy and encased in an omelette with grilled onions and what I assume to be a light soy and sesamesauce, served over rice. Quite filling, and really good with the light sauce. Pork belly (4.5 out of 5): Really rich and fattypork belly with a really good soy glaze. Highly recommend if you like pork belly! Hamachi Kama (3 out of 5): Usually hamachikama is the prized specialty at any Japanese restaurant that serves it. Here it was a bit dry and not special. Mixed Tempura(4 out of 5): Good and standard tempura. Exactly what you would expect. Assortment of Shrimp, sweet potato, onion rings, etc.