Like ramen, as a Japanese national cuisine curry rice, it is very suitable for a bowl in winter, warming the stomach and feeling full.The most famous place to eat curry in Los Angeles is Curry House.Two years before I came to LA, I went to Curry House in Little Osaka, Curry House in Little Tokyo, Curry House in Torrance...It was not until Ichibanya Coco ichibanya entered the United States that Curry House broke the dominance of Los Angeles' curry arena.Today we will compare the famous curry house brands in Japan. The curries of these two are delicious~

Let ’s talk about Curry House. This restaurant is actually a restaurant owned by House Foods. Since opening its first branch in Little Tokyo, it has opened ten branches in California. House Foods may not be familiar to everyone, but when it comes to House Tofu and House Curry, housewives who often go to the supermarket know which one.

Not much nonsense, let’s introduce its dishes directly.The most common people order the most-a curry dish with a bowl of rice.It's cheap!

There are various curry dishes. In addition to the beef curry rice we ordered above, there are also Chicken, vegetable, and seafood ~

We also ordered an extra topping of beef. The taste is beef stew without curry, and the meat is crispy.

Focus onSignature Stone Grilled Curry Rice--Stone Grilled Curry Rice Serve the menu

We ordered his katsu, and we could choose pork chops or chicken chops. Free soup or salad with the meal. The corn cream soup was not bad. Free stuff.

By the way, one more thing is that you can choose 5 levels for curry, Mild, Med, Hot, and Extra Hot and Super Hot. The next two gears need 25 cents more. Not distressed money, but I think this policy is a bit weird. Including Ichibanya I introduced later.

The stone pot rice is served hot, served with thick curry sauce in a gravy boat.

Slowly pour the curry sauce into the stone pot. Did you see that tempting raw egg? !! The present looks are bright and beautiful, and so on, until I stir them together, it won't be fresh anymore. Sorry, pork chop jun, as long as you encounter curry, it will always be dirty and messy.

One thing that is loved and criticized by Curry House is that it has added a lot of western elements, such as macaroni, salad, and iron plate... People who like it will find it rich in choices, but some will definitely question its purity.Those who question the purity of Curry House will definitely like the one I will introduce next –CoCo Ichibanya!

Ichibanya is Japan's largest chain curry house, with several branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Suzhou. There are now three branches in the United States, one in Irvine and two in LA. (Who makes LA so many Japanese lol)
The simplest isChicken Curry Rice, But more distinctive isChicken Steak Curry Omelet(chicken cutlet omelet) ~

If you like seafood, try Tomato Clam Omelet, but to be honest, the contrast between this rice and the picture above is a bit big ~ By the way, the low-key sauce on the left side, I will introduce in detail later ~

Cheese Chicken Curry Rice, the cheese taste is not too strong, maybe the curry taste is too heavy. Not very recommended, it's too fat and doesn't taste.

As for the next chicken spinach curry, don’t look at him as unremarkable. In fact, this is the highest spiciness my friend ordered – Level 10=24*spicy!

Speaking of spicy degree, come to the popular degree table of popular science. Including mild and spicy, there are a total of 12 levels of spicyness, from 1 * spicy to 24 * spicy, but from a very low degree of spicyness, extra charge is required. The highest grade is plus 1 knife.

I took a bite of this level 10 chicken spinach curry. I only felt that my mouth was on fire. The level 10 spiciness was there, which completely overwhelmed the heavy flavor of the curry. I only felt a pure spiciness when I ate it. Rely on all kinds of ice water and cold food to alleviate – see the jar of pickles in a hurry, start to poke it in.This free pickled cucumber is really a life-saving pickled cucumber!

Later, I learned that this jar of pickles was called Fukujinsuke, and the Chinese name was "福神湯"-a blessed name!

In general, Ichibanya, as the number one curry chain in Japan, is claimed by Japanese friends as "authentic" Japanese curry.After all, although the parent company of Curry House is a very large food company in Japan, as a restaurant, it did not come from Japan. Instead, it started in Tokyo and gradually dominated LA. It has opened up Cupertino's Kitaka branch.The author, who is silly-spoken, doesn't really tell the difference between the two curries.What's more is that the dishes are different. Some ordering methods are different. For example, although the spiciness has a choice, Ichibanya offers 10 levels, while Curry House offers only 5 levels.Ichibanya also has different appetites to choose from, and offers more topping. Curry House offers additional non-curry dishes. For example, you go to Curry House with a group of friends, but you are not in the mood to eat curry. You can also order some refreshing things~

Finally, the restaurant information is provided:
There are ten branches of Curry House, so we don't put them one by one. For details, please refer to their official website (Click here)
Coco Ichibanya three branches
Torrance branch: 2455 Sepulveda Blvd., Suite C Torrance, CA 90501 Yelp click here
Irvine branch: 2710 Alton Parkway, Suite A-115 Irvine, CA 92606 Yelp Click here
West LA Branch: 12007 Wilshire Boulevard, # 12007 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Yelp click here