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| - Located in the same plaza as Raku, Kabuto, and Monta, Japanese Curry Zen rounds out this wonderful menagerie of awesome eateries on Spring Mountain and Decatur.
This place is a bit small so if you if plan on coming with a group of 3+ there might be a bit of a wait during rush hour times. The bar is better suited to single eaters or 2-people groups. Still a fun, casual dining experience.
If you're doing curry, this place is a delicious choice! I ordered the base curry pork katsu ($9.45), with sausage ($2.50), corn ($0.50), and a spicyness level ($0.20). The pork katsu was perfectly crisp without being dry meat on the inside. Sausage was flavorful. Curry itself had depth and didn't taste like it came out of a box. Along with curry bread ($2), we couldn't get enough! Curry bread tastes like crack, but with curry and whatever magic is in there to make me salivate. Think pastry without the sugar and all savory goodness.
Prices are okay. You can see how it runs up pretty quickly per person. They charge quite a bit for toppings. $2.50 for three tiny sausages? Base curry is just rice with sauce and a little bit of meat all for $8-$10ish and you're still expected to get toppings? It'd be a pretty plain curry otherwise. Not as cheap as pho, but it's still pretty savory and a nice change of pace. After all the add-ons between my boyfriend and I, the bill came out to be $35ish.
Not exactly cheap for what you get, but hits the spot! Good place for a casual date night or hang-out with friends! We both left feeling pleasantly satisfied. You know food is wonderful and delectable when it stays with you on the ride home. (Well, obviously, because you just ate it.) But for instance, it just makes you feel happy like a cat on a lazy sunday.
Would come here again!
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