Japan's Most Popular Curry Spot, Go Go Curry, Has Opened in Los Angeles
When it comes to Japanese curry, the American market has been passionate about the yoshoku (Westernized) dish for decades, going back to the opening of Curry House in 1983. Though Curry House closed all of its restaurants in 2020, the dish is poised for a comeback with the arrival of Japan's most popular chain, Go Go Curry, which opened a stall on June 26 inside Tokyo Central Market in Gardena. The chain already has outlets in New York City, New Jersey, Cambridge, Dallas, and Hawaii, but this marks the first time the restaurant has expanded to Southern California, and it just might help fill the void that Curry House left.
Taking over the former Croissants du Tokyo bakery at Tokyo Central Market's flagship location on Artesia Boulevard, Go Go Curry serves fried pork and chicken cutlet laced with dark brown Kanazawa-style curry that allegedly takes 55 steps, 5 hours of stewing, and 55 hours of 'maturing' to create. While the marketing jargon leans on the number five (go-go means the number 55 in Japanese), the result is a thick, rich sauce that sits under the fried cutlets or comes spooned over a mound of white rice.
The dish comes with a choice of tasty Japanese sausages or fried shrimp, or altogether as the 'home run' curry that combines sausage, hard-boiled egg, a piece of fried shrimp, and either pork or chicken cutlet. A larger 'grand slam' has twice the home run portion with 16 ounces of rice, and a huge shareable 'world champion' serving, equal to five servings (that costs $55.55, of course), comes with a truly ridiculous amount of food, probably enough for a family. All dishes come with shredded cabbage to balance out the dense curry and fried foods.
Go Go Curry's opening at Tokyo Central Market (a subbrand of the older Marukai Market brand) could signal a larger partnership with the grocery store, which operates seven stores in the Los Angeles area. Last year, Tokyo Central opened a new location in Torrance in December 2024 with a casual sushi spot called Vanshow, and in March 2024, Tokyo Central in Gardena debuted one of the best conveyor belt sushi restaurants in Southern California, Waka Sakura. Clearly, supermarket customers want some good Japanese food to go along with their groceries.Go Go Curry is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily and is located at 1740 Artesia Boulevard, Gardena, CA, 90248.
Go Go Curry menu in Gardena. Matthew Kang
The 'major' curry with pork cutlet, shrimp, sausage, hard-boiled gg, and more from Go Go Curry. Matthew Kang
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