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| - Small store located in the same plaza as Monta Ramen and Big Wong Resturant.
I've been meaning to come here as I've heard good things from friends and others and finally was able to come.
The overall atmosphere is very friendly with a welcoming staff. I liked the atmosphere a lot. There is a bar with maybe 10 or so seats and four tables I believe that seat four each.
I'm very particular about my Japanese Curry as I am with a lot of Japanese foods, but I try to keep an open mind.
They have many condiments on the table, three of them are different levels of spicy curry powder (mild, regular, spicy), ginger, almonds, raisins, and salt & pepper. The curry powder is their recipe with many blended spices that they make.
The prices are pretty reasonable, $4.95 for the plain curry and then depending on the topping you add additional costs. You can mix and match whatever you want on their menu ranging from chicken katsu to corn and other items you would "normally" find in curry.
I got the croquette (+$2) and corn (+$1) in my plain curry. I thought for the price the croquette would be slightly larger than what it came out as, so I was a little disappointed. They brought it out on a plate with the rice on one side and curry on the other, the croquette and corn in the middle, with an overlap of curry (Japanese don't like to "mix" the curry and rice traditionally). The croquette however was good and I believe they make it as well. It was nicely browned to the correct color and breaded perfectly.
The curry itself was mediocre, maybe I was expecting more, but I have to come back and try it again to make a real comparison. The spices were good, but it felt like something was lacking, maybe it was an unlucky batch that I got. I'll definitely come back to give it another try before making a final opinion on it.
It has an authentic taste to it, maybe the most authentic out of all the curry I've tried in Las Vegas, but like I said I would have to give this another try along with some others. Will update in the near future on the taste of the curry again. =]
Oh they didn't put the ginger on the plate (thankfully, as I don't like ginger).
I would definitely recommend at least giving it a try.
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