Curry-Ya
“My husband and I shared the Berkshire Pork Katsu Curry with a Housemade Corquette (deep-fried mashed potato with ground beef).”
“And I loved the cute little pot of dried onion flakes complete with a tiny wooden spoon.”
“The space seats fifteen'; most at the counter at stools facing the kitchen, and two more in the window with stools and a counter.”
Curry-Ya
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Possibly the best japanese curry I've ever had. You can tell in the taste that this is not instant roux block.
The curry has real depth and sweetness. You can taste the spices, the vegetables that have melted into the sauce, and the base of rich meat and bones.
The pork cutlet was drier than I expected. It wasn't particularly juicy, nor did I find the flavor to be significantly different from just run of the mill super market pork. The beef burger feels more like a meatloaf and is a bit crumbly and sweet.
The rice seems to be of very high quality and I appreciate the presentation with teh rice mold and all.
Overall, a fairly high class japanese curry experience. The curry sauce is worth it, the protein toppings are okay, but not all that impressive.
there was no wait on sunday around 6pm. the service was fast and attentive in this extremely small restaurant. they only had a few options (all curry) and everything looked pretty good on the menu. i really wanted to try the bake curry, but chickened out at the last minute. i just got the classic curry with a croquette.
a bit pricey for curry!! it came out to about 20 dollars a dish. the curry was flavorful, definitely tasted that msg hours later when burping.
Please be warned that it is cash only and seats are limited. Picture a bar seating area and that's literally about it (probably 10 seats total). Regardless, this place is awesome. I might be bias because I was starving after bar hopping but my friend said it was good too and she can be trusted. I ordered the baked curry with their pork katsu. Cautious- let it cool a bit. With the baked curry, yes, it takes a bit longer than the other items from the menu but it is well worth it. You get a baked egg, curry of your choice, rice, and finished off with melty goodness cheese. I'm not sure what is the star of the show. The pork cutlet or the curry. They work wonders together. Get this dish. My friend ordered hamburger steak curry which wasn't as good so order the baked curry! I'll be back.
Be sure to ask for pickles (Called Fukujinzuke) at no extra charge, as they do not automatically add them but it is a go to in traditional Japanese curry! Makes all the difference difference.
Delicious!
Curry is very causal Japanese dining. Bring the price down and I'll give it five stars. Until then, Curry-Ya is the real thing. A much better representation of Japanese curry then a curry chain trending in NYC (see my review on Go-go curry)
Been meaning to try this place since I've passed by a thousand times. It was actually way better than I had expected, which is why I'm giving this place a 5 star for the dish I ordered. We ordered a chicken katsu baked signature casserole and the pork katsu baked signature casserole. Pork katsu alone is $16 and chicken katsu was $14, but to make it the signature style baked casserole, an extra $5 is added on. It's a rice casserole, mixed with cheese with a sunny side up egg on top. Although the pork katsu is the most popular the chicken katsu tasted much more better and tender. The pork was okay, but a little more tougher than the chicken so I suggest ordering the chicken katsu instead. The casserole was so cheesy, it was so good. Melted in my mouth. The flavor of the curry mixed with the cheese and egg was incredible. I'm not a rice nor curry person, but everything combined in this casserole was perfect. It takes about 15-20 mins to prepare to bake, but we'll worth the wait. The lunch special also comes with a free house salad and the dressing was really good on it. We also ordered the other lassi, but I thought it was only okay. Too thick and "yogurty" for me. The table had some dried onion flakes that also went really well with the rice. Definitely will be coming back here! This place is only countertop seatings and takes cash only. The owner has multiple restaurants next door and around this area. Will include which other restaurants he owns in pix posted. He was named "restaurant king." Just a little background.
I can cook curry myself, so I'm really asking for a lot when judging curry dishes. And since I've tried Go go curry, I tended to compare the two.
Curry-ya offers more selections, and more topping choices. Cheese lovers should go ahead and order their house-specialty baked curry. It is also served cleaner, with Japanese pickles on the side. However, for a single curry dish (including topping), ~20 dollars pre-tax was definitely a bit pricey.
Suggestions: skip the regular curry and opt for something unique (like beef cutlet, baked curry, or veggie). Place was extremely small and cash only.
I've never dined-in, but my takeout experience was great. The food arrived in about 40 minutes and it was delicious. Berkshire pork katsu curry is the best, and they give you just the right ratio of curry to rice.
I tried the chicken katsu curry and honestly I don't think it's as good. Get the berkshire pork katsu curry and you cannot go wrong.
I was not a fan of the lychee lassi though.
Also, you can pay with credit card if you order online through grub hub, otherwise cash only for dine in and delivery!
Good Japanese curry place! We didn't get baked ones because it has melting cheese, which is too heavy for us. I got the vegetable with eggs, my friend got seafood with pork. It's the right amount of portion. We are full, but not too heavy. It's so hard to find real and not so heavy Asian curry places in the states. The only downside is cash only.