Karaage Mukai

Karaage Mukai is the Danforth shop that does one Japanese fried-chicken job: 547 Danforth Avenue, a three-minute walk from Chester, a RYUS Food Group room dedicated to thigh karaage. Official page ryusnoodlebar.com/karaage_mukai posts Tuesday–Thursday 12:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. with a 3:00–4:30 p.m. close, Friday–Saturday 12:00 p.m.–10:30 p.m., Sunday 12:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m., Monday closed. No reservations — the official page says drop in. First-timers: Original Karaage is the house plate; Karaage Curry Rice if you want the RYUS curry under it; the party set is for a table, not a solo lunch. Mid-afternoon gap is real on weekdays — do not arrive at 3:15. Weekend evening is the line. This is karaage, not Korean double-fry and not a Nashville sando.