Hakata Tonton

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Cuisine: Japanese Price: Moderate

  • Hours: Sun-Thu, 5:55pm-midnight; Fri-Sat, 5:55pm-2am
  • Public Transit and Parking: 1 to Christopher St-Sheridan Sq Street parking - Hopstop
  • Reservations: Recommended - Make an Online Reservation
  • Payment Options: Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, American Express
  • Dress: Casual
  • Noise: Low to Moderate
  • Key People: Executive Chef - Himi Okajima; Owners - Himi Okajima
  • Year Opened: 2007

Critic Reviews

Gothamist 11/02/07

What sets Hakata Tonton apart from the city's ever-growing roster of porcine temples is a cultlike devotion to feet. Save for dessert and a few other dishes, the menu's all about pig feet, or tonsoku - Joe DiStefano

The New York Times 01/23/08

At Hakata Tonton, Himi Okajima, the chef and an owner, has built an impressive and intimidating temple to the very strange idea that trotters are the missing ingredient in just about everything. - Peter Meehan

Time Out New York  

Tonsoku, or pigs' feet, find their niche at the first U.S. outpost of this Japanese restaurant. Chef-owner Himi Okajima finds a place for the hooves in nearly...

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Jennifer M.
1 Review

Food Rating star star star star
Service Rating star star star star Posted on 02/08/08
We had a great time at dinner here. The staff is super friendly and the food is very good. All the dishes have some form of pied du cochon (pigs feet) and naturally, some dishes work better than others. The greatest part though was, when we left, I was handed a small white envelope with a quarter sealed inside. I was told that it was to reimburse me for the call I made to make the reservation!
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dan k.
205 Reviews

Food Rating star star star star
Service Rating star star star star Posted on 04/20/08
the advanced tasting menu is excellent. pig's feet aren't at all what i expected. the texture is a little gelatinous and the taste, superb. great service, fair prices. the server gave us a PEZ as we were leaving. nice touch.