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| - Alright, I love Japanese curry ever since I was a broke student in Japan. It is cheap, filling, delicious and ubiquitous. Unfortunately, despite most North American cities having realized that Japanese food is more than sushi -- it still doesn't realize it's more than sushi and ramen. Sure, there are good spots in LA and NYC, but most Japanese curry served (including J-curry specialty houses) comes from a Glico or S&B box.
So, I was surprised (to say the least) when I heard there was a Malay/J-curry stand in the underground food court beneath the Aura condo - literally down the street from my apartment. First off, most of the other reviews look a bit suspect -- 5-star reviews from pretty new accounts (not hating - I would probably ask my friends to write a review or two if I was opening up shop). In addition, the entire underground mall under Aura is pretty sad - it's a ghost town with more than half of units unoccupied and the shopkeepers can't help but loom as you might be the only potential customer to wander in.
So, I was pretty skeptical., But hey, cheap rent usually means restaurants willing to take chances - if it sucks, at least it would suck spectacularly and entertainingly so. Also, they had a coupon on their Facebook page that allows you to buy two curry meals for $10 (regular price is ~$8 each - expired end of January) - so at least this was a cheap trial.
I ordered the pork katsu curry, which comes with coleslaw and a side of rice. It's a decent size for the price and the rice and katsu were solid. The lady grabbed the eggplant with cheese version and really enjoyed hers.
The curry is rich and slightly thinner than most other places. Definitely not box-made and packed a lot of flavour. I asked for it hot (one less than their hottest, 'Kaiju hot') and it had a strong spicy kick, they mean hot! Probably one of the best curry sauce I've had this side of the Pacific Ocean. I still give the edge to Go!Go! Curry in NYC - as the curry is similar, but Go!Go! has a ridiculous selection in toppings. If Kaiju bottled their curry, I would buy it.
I've gone twice already and I'll probably become a regular as the curry is pretty damned good and it's close to my place. Really looking forward to trying the Malay hawker style dishes as well. I'm going to hold off on giving it the full bird 5-stars til I have more visits under my belt and try out their other dishes. But will update when I do...
But honestly, the place is named 'Kaiju'... a.k.a. Japanese rubber monsters like Godzilla. For fuck sakes, they even *named* this place well.
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